Restaurant review: Miyaha in Prince Edward – desserts a matcha made in heaven
Japanese collaboration produces mixed results: savoury dishes didn’t excite but delightful green tea desserts save the day
Hong Kong’s obsession with matcha shows no sign of abating. The latest place specialising in green tea dishes (as well as other Japanese fare) is Miyaha, a collaboration between a local owner of a Japanese ramen shop and a Japanese pastry chef from Tokyo, who worked in dessert shops for years in Chiyoda in Tokyo.
We started with savoury dishes. The Kansai pork ramen (HK$52) had chewy noodles that absorbed the broth, which was slightly sweet, not oily, and with a heavy pork flavour.
Fried mackerel (HK$40) was so salty it was practically inedible; we had to rinse the fish in water so we could finish it.
Desserts were an absolute delight.They serve a wide selection of parfaits with different types of fruit. The waiter recommended the tokusen green tea frozen yogurt parfait (HK$50) with matcha ice cream from Hokkaido and dragon fruit. We loved the smooth ice cream that had a natural matcha taste.
