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Paella and Aioli Actually Taste Spanish
2016-03-08 1117 views
Sabor, means “Flavour” in Spanish, is probably one of the most common words I have used when it comes to food blogging. We were here to try some of thir appetisers, tapas and dessert. And the food picks cost us $530 per head. AppetiserPotato saladAs expected, the potato salad was light and refreshing with a hint of savouriness from the bacon bits to it from the ham. The portion was just enough to excite our appetite.Tomato Garlic ToastI remember when I was travelling in Bercelona, my friend made
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 Sabor, means “Flavour” in Spanish, is probably one of the most common words I have used when it comes to food blogging. 

We were here to try some of thir appetisers, tapas and dessert. And the food picks cost us $530 per head. 

Appetiser

Potato salad
As expected, the potato salad was light and refreshing with a hint of savouriness from the bacon bits to it from the ham. The portion was just enough to excite our appetite.
Potato salad
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 Tomato Garlic Toast

I remember when I was travelling in Bercelona, my friend made this toast for me and he said that traditionally, fresh tomato was used to make this first. Simply cut open fresh juicy tomatoes, then smear the juice and tomatoes fresh onto the toast drizzled with fresh from the farm olive oil.
Tomato Garlic Toast
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 The crispy toast was really flavourful and appetising through the sourness from the tomatoes. It truly reminded me of the good times I had when I was in Spain.
Tomato Garlic Toast
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 Tapas

Slow Cook Pork Belly with Scallop

The giant scallop was placed on a piece of pork belly, on two spears of asparagus. You may enjoy it on its own or have it with the pork belly and scallop.
Slow Cook Pork Belly with Scallop
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 The scallop was cooked until golden with a slightly crispy edge, while the pork belly was even crispier with a hardened texture and a super crispy skin top. When having them alone, you may taste each individual’s original taste since this tapas had only minimal seasonings. When having it all together, it the meat flavour from the pork balanced with the mellow fresh sea water taste from the scallop. It was a great elegant surf & turf tapas to start with.
Slow Cook Pork Belly with Scallop
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 Potato Sabor

Chorizo with fried potato crisps with onion, topped with a sexy runny egg. We had to break the yolk then mix that well combined with the potato and onion.
Potato Sabor
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 The egg just binded everything together. The savouriness was intense while every sheet of potato crisp was thin and crispy, absorbing all the egg sauce and the flavours from the sausage. It was a fun dish to play with and to share with friends.
Potato Sabor
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Potato Sabor
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 Garlic Shrimp

The restaurant’s signature tapas. The garlic shrimps were served in boiling olive oil so be careful when you were having this dish.
Garlic Shrimp
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 All four pieces of shrimps were very fresh. I think they were the freshest shrimps we have ever had in the past month yet. The garlic was almost fried until crispy from the boiling oil, infusing the oil with an intense garlic aroma. We liked how the tapas was kept warm all the time so that we could enjoy maximum happiness from this small dish.
Garlic Shrimp
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 Main Course

Seafood Paella

The paella was cooked using traditional method using seafood soup to cook raw Spanish rice until al dente. 
Seafood Paella
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 The rice was cooked with mixed pepper, onion, shrimps, baby scallops, calamari, and clams.
Seafood Paella
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 Squeen your lemon into the paella if you want some refreshing taste in the rich paella. 
Seafood Paella
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 We have requested aioli to go with our rice because it is just something cannot be missed when having paella. Oh my lord! Their aioli was pretty close to those ones I had in Spain! The intense in garlic flavour with a hint of spiciness to it. I just couldn’t help but drizzle a generous amount of aioli on top of that mouth watering paella with fresh seafood!
aioli
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 So, do ask for aioli because that's the way to eat paella! I am not so dare to say that but I think this is by far one of the most authentic Spanish restaurants I have ever tasted in Hong Kong.
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 Desserts

Catalonia Cream

One of the most classic dessert that you can find in any restaurants in Spain. The Spanish version Creme Brûlée does not have their egg mixture baked, therefore, the texture was a bit more light and watery.
Catalonia Cream
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 Apart from the different way it was prefer, the sweet dessert was also covered with a sheet of sugar crisp on top, creating a cracking effect when digging into it.

The kind of gingery taste from this dessert was addictive. The smooth almost like foamy texture was just esquisite. 
Catalonia Cream
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 Tiramisu Foam with Homemade mix Berry Ice Cream
Tiramisu Foam with Homemade mix Berry Ice Cream
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 A lighter version of tiramisu but in foam form, with digestive biscuits at the bottom, served with some house made mixed berry chilled ice cream on the side.
mix Berry Ice Cream
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 The sourness from the ice cream act as a digestive agent to the light creamy tiramisu mixture. I really prefer this kind of tiramisu rather than the traditional heavier one.

Overall, I found the taste was pretty authentic and on par, when comparing to other Spainish restaurants in Sheung Wan or SYP area. We particularly liked the garlic shrimp and seafood paella, and we knew it's gonna good when the restaurant could provide us some good aioli sauce to go with our paella. We are so glad that we finally have found a place for some authenic Spanish sabor! 
Other Info. : No 10% service charge No corkage fee
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Date of Visit
2016-03-07
Dining Method
Dine In
Spending Per Head
$530 (Dinner)
Recommended Dishes
Tomato Garlic Toast
Tomato Garlic Toast
Slow Cook Pork Belly with Scallop
Slow Cook Pork Belly with Scallop
Potato Sabor
Potato Sabor
Potato Sabor
Garlic Shrimp
Garlic Shrimp
Seafood Paella
Seafood Paella
Seafood Paella
aioli
Catalonia Cream
Catalonia Cream
Tiramisu Foam with Homemade mix Berry Ice Cream
mix Berry Ice Cream