五十：Magnifico Hong Kong Egg Waffles

While strolling in Robinson's Metro East, my friend and I noticed this stall. I got a bit ecstatic upon approaching it because I knew it was something familiar to me. It was a stall selling Egg Waffles or Eggettes as some would call it. It's a famous snack in Hong Kong and finding out that someone sells it here made me reminisce the days when I was in Hong Kong.

I talked about Egg Waffles in my other post: Hong Kong Street Foods. Egg Waffles or Eggettes are waffles similar to the sundae waffle cones but they are circular in shape or look like little eggs hence the name.

In Hong Kong it is sold as a street food and almost all street food stall sells it. The price is about 10HKD or 1USD. 

There is nothing really special with the egg waffle except for its shape and maybe the variety of flavors. I was able to taste the regular one, chocolate and black sesame in Hong Kong and those that I have tasted are hollow inside. Magnifico made a twist and they have egg waffles with filling.

Magnifico have eight varieties and four of those are filled with either chocolate, cheese, mango or strawberry. They also sell fruit teas with bubbles or what we call sago.

L-Hong Kong premium iced tea and  R- Raspberry iced tea

My friend ordered the premium Hong Kong iced tea and cheese filled waffles and I ordered the raspberry iced tea and chocolate filled waffles.

I liked the tea because it was not too sweet and I like the tartness of raspberry. I also liked the cheese filled waffles because of the salty sweet flavor and I liked it better than the chocolate one but both tasted good. My friend said the premium iced tea  had a citrusy flavor if I remember it correctly. 

cheese filled waffles

What I did not like about the waffles is that, since it was filled with some liquid, it became soggy and the ones I tasted in Hong Kong were crispy though maybe if I bought the plain ones they will stay crispy.

chocolate filled waffles looked like frog eggs

It was a nostalgic and fun experience especially because my friend jokingly said that the mascot is cute but kind of looks like a poop so it was like a cute poop in her opinion and for those with trypophobia (Google search if you do not know what it means), you might feel very awkward or itchy looking at the waffles. LOL!

三十八：Hong Kong Street Foods

Lots of Variety

 During our trip to Hong Kong, we tried to save some money by eating some Hong Kong street foods. Street Food in Hong Kong is almost every where and it is as common as the 7/11 Store. You should see one beside every 7/11 Convenience Store.

Mini Sausages and Fried Squid

It's really tempting to eat one of these because of the variety and it's cheap. The price is from 3 HKD to 15 HKD only. That is about less than 20 PHP or 50 cents in USD to 50 PHP or a little more than a dollar per order.

Chocolate Egg Waffles

 Each stall sells a different variety. Some would sell grilled street foods and some would sell more of the fried ones. Some also sell noodles or soup with fish cakes and the famous curry fish balls and other ball shaped stuff like lobster, chicken, beef etc. Some sell my favorite takoyaki which is the ball shaped Japanese street food made with batter and vegetables with octopus inside but in Hong Kong it's big like the size of a golf ball and the octopus piece is also large and it's just 12 HKD for 4 large pieces.

Gigantic Takoyaki

Lobster Balls and Beef Balls and Spicy sauce

 There are also stalls that sell sweet stuff like the egg waffles which tastes like waffle cones that you use in sundaes or ice creams but it is round shaped like an egg and is hollow inside but taste good. It's around 10 - 12 HKD and has different flavors like Regular which is the normal batter, Chocolate and Black Sesame.

Mini Sausages with Curry Sauce

 Hong Kong people like spicy foods and curry so when you order, you have the option to choose whether you like your sauce sweet, spicy or curry. Curry is also sold in almost every restaurant even the famous fast food chains have curry in their menu. Curry is very common in Hong Kong and it's so common that you can smell it everywhere even on people. Don't go near people who just ate curry and smokes, it's deadly.

Fried Sausages

Food tripping in Hong Kong is fun but what I don't like when it comes to buying stuff in Hong Kong is the aggressiveness of the sellers. Hong Kong 's people are very business minded and when you buy something from a stall, make sure you don't buy the same stuff that they sell on the stall that is just beside them or you'll get cursed like what happened to me. What's even worse is that, you don't understand what they're saying because they speak Cantonese and speak very few English words.

Besides the language barrier and their aggressiveness, it's still fun to eat from the street food stalls in Hong Kong. Just pretend you understand whatever they're saying and enjoy your food. ^_^