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Snow Egg or Easter Egg?

March 29, 2018
I'm sure everyone has watched or heard of the 'Snow Egg' from Master Chef and the fact that it is very hard to replicate or make. So when I had the chance to go back to Sydney a second time, I took the chance to eat at the Quay Restaurant.

The restaurant has panoramic views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House and we were lucky to get a seat next to the window with a full 360 view. We started off with some drinks while we perused the menu. In the end, we decided with the 3 course set menu.


Above (clockwise from top left): Beverages // Amuse Bouche // Congee of hand dived scallops, heart of palm & black vinegar laver (dish 1) and Smoke confit pig jowl, southern squid, shaved shiitake & sea cucumber crackling (dish 2) // Slow cooked quail with fermented mushroom custard, walnuts, brioche porridge and seed crackling (all entrees)
Above: Arkady lamb, barrette onions, ice plant, oca, lemon puree, roasted hemp seeds 

 Above: Roasted pasture raised duck, fermented wild rice, black garlic, orach, hatsuka radish

Above: Steamed Coral Trout, young almonds, heirloom radishes, sake, lemon

Entrees and mains were really good and well presented. The flavours and ingredients of the dishes were well balanced, as well as the size of the dishes. By the second course, we were quite full as there was plenty of food (especially with the home made bread and delicious butter) but obviously, everyone always has a second stomach for dessert.

 Above: Eight textured chocolate cake

Above: Snow Egg

The eight textured chocolate cake consisted of Valrhona dark chocolate with 8 different layers of chocolate. It was delicious and not too rich - perfect for those who love a dark chocolate dessert. When the snow egg came out, my eyes lit up because it looked so pretty. The ice was infused with peach syrup, the egg was just sitting there looking delicate and the presentation of the dish was perfect. After taking photos (as all asians do - but don't worry, I only took less than 3 minutes), I cracked the egg revealing custard and ice cream. Would I come back again - yes. Although I've heard the Quay is re-designing their menu and removing the snow egg (gasps), so go check it out before they take the snow egg out. Overall my experience at the Quay was pleasant and enjoyable and the snow egg is probably one of the best desserts I've had.

Would you choose a snow egg over Cadbury oreo eggs? (its a pretty hard choice tbh)

All photos taken on iPhone X.
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