Jean Paul Hevin- Shop front

I shall attempt to blog all about my food adventures in Hong Kong and Macau in separate posts. And it will most probably not be in chronological order.

My first post shall be on sweets. My first taste of HK sweets was actually at the airport. We got of the flight feeling thirsty so we went to buy Mango iced drink from the famed Xu Liu Shan. They have generous portions of mango which was good. Even though I like mangoes, I prefer to eat them on its own and not as a drink because it can get too sweet.

We had more sweets over the next few days. First up is Jean-Paul Hevin at Tsim Tsa Tsui. We headed to the outlet at Ocean Centre after our trip back from Macau. I could still remember the chocolates from Mr Hevin from my trip to Tokyo last year. He truly deserves the crown as the master chocolatier.

This time, my purpose there was for his macarons-his chocolate macarons to be specific. his chocolate macarons was awarded the best chocolate macaron in Paris by Le Meilleur Macaron de Paris. I bought a box of 6 which cost HK$90 (Each cost about S$3).The pictures will probably tell you that I picked mostly chocolate-ish flavours. Jean-Paul Hevin still isn’t too experimental in terms of flavours as compared to Pierre Herme or perhaps he stick to what he is best at.

Selection of macarons

I only tried the chocolate macaron when I got back to the hotel. It was heavenly. When I went for the Macaron seasonal buffet at Macaron last year, I thought that I was done and over with eating Macarons. I was reminded that I still deeply love this Parisian treat. The chocolate ganache was rich of intense dark chocolate covered with a slightly crisp and slightly chewy meringue disc, it formed the most perfect tea-time treat. I prefer Pierre Herme style of macarons though- they are on the chewier side which I like and I still love the vanilla bean macaron that I ate in Tokyo!

Macarons from Jean-Paul Hevin

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Jean-Paul Hevin
Shop 212, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tsim Tsa Tsui

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Next up is dessert at the famous, The Sweet Dynasty (糖 朝). The Hong Kongers really love their sweets. There are many desserts stores serving both hot and iced desserts. The Sweet Dynasty is no different. Its popularity has transcends Hong Kong borders to Japan, Taiwan, Korea etc.

The story behing Tong Shui

We came here for desserts after our dinner. I ordered the Walnut paste soup with tofu pudding (Soya beancurd). The soya beancurd is the most famous here because its fresh and really smooth. I was quite surprised that the combination of the walnut paste soup will go so well with the soya beancurd. The contrast of textures- the silky, softness of the soya beancurd with the thick and empowering nutty flavour of the walnut soup. This is a must-go place for good Hong Kong desserts.

Walnut paste soup with soya beancurd, The Sweet Dynasty

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G/F., 88 Canton Road, TST, Kowloon, Hong Kong (opposite Marco Polo Prince Hotel)