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Amaroni’s Little Italy:這一夜，我們遇上峨嵋派「掌」門人
Amaroni’s Little Italy
九龍塘達之路80號又一城LG1層32號舖/2265-8818
Favorites：Zuppa di Mussels番茄白汁燴青口、Portabello Mushroom & Truffle Table Pizza 黑松菌配意菇薄餅
6/10 plates emptied!
[Written by Gobay & Carly]
The Gang一行四人踏進這一個充滿濃厚美國氣氛的意大利餐廳，像進入了另一個與外隔絕的世界，只有牆上掛滿了七十年代的美國人家庭照，泛黃的燈光讓人只想盡情享受一餐。這時隔壁一桌坐滿了八位看上去像四十歲以上的女士突然高聲大笑。
「哇！做咩啊？哈哈，嚇死人咩。」
「做咩無見你一排尐皮膚好徂恁多嘅？究竟你平時用開邊隻護膚品架，識你恁多年，皺紋都唔多條。」
「嘻嘻嘻。生日唔使特別好口嘅，新年都未到。」
「但你就黎去韓國旅行嘛～」
「就知你無好野。」
「嘻！你當可憐下我因為學校尐百厭星多徂好多皺紋啊。」
「你得閒練下氣功就得架啦。」
「係真唔係？」
「我個個禮拜練兩，三日。」太太邊吃一口Little Italy馳名的Table Pizza邊說道。
「唔單止皮膚好徂，就連心情都會好尐！」
「唔單止皮膚好徂，就連心情都會好尐！」
我在旁一邊聽，一邊吃著Zuppa di Mussels 番茄白汁燴青口，不管那麼多，還是慢慢享受星期五晚與the Gang一行四人的晚餐最好不過。
Little Italy was always one of my favorite Italian food places in Festival walk. The place is famous for its ginormous portions and sharing-friendly style as it best suits 6+people gatherings. Love their laid-back, family-style ambiance for the American style “Italian food”, I wouldn't say their food is authentic at all but you will get what I mean once you step into the restaurant and see walls full of picture frames of Americans who have moved to Italy as migrants, vintage candle lights and lamps hanging on the walls, and the washroom that keeps looping the recordings of basic Italian course.
店名寫著“Fine Italian Food”──但我們都覺得無論氛圍還是食物，都有濃濃的美國味道。首先就是桌上一摞厚碟子，一壺大冰水──正宗的義大利餐廳是不會放這些在桌子上的。 我們都很喜歡餐廳的裝潢，牆壁上掛滿和義大利歷史有關的人像和風景，昏黃的色調，古老的吊燈，懷舊的桌椅…一切都讓人感到很親切，非常適合朋友和家庭聚會。
Focaccia & Sardinian Pane Carasau basket 麵包籃
The Focaccia bread had slight olive and herbs blend to it, it was fluffy enough to go with the balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Pane Carasau as the other choice was a type of light crisp which is so hard to resist on a hungry night of Friday!
Focaccia就是香草橄欖油麵包，Pane Carasau是另一種薄脆型的麵包。義大利餐廳裡吃麵包的方式就是蘸黑醋和橄欖油（“添油加醋” ，哈！）這裡的麵包很不錯，Focaccia是要有點蛋糕的鬆軟，又有麵包的柔韌，軟軟地加上香草的香味，和油醋汁一起吃，健康又美味。
Zuppa di Mussels 番茄白汁燴青口
HKD$172
Little Italy serves the regular blue mussels that are relatively skinnier in medium size. The tomato-based sauce highlighted the whole dish as its slight acidity definitely starts your appetite for the night.
這是不太喜好海鮮的Carly都盛讚的菜，必食！它跟Frites 的青口不一樣，湯汁是番茄洋蔥湯加了香草，酸酸的和爽口彈牙大隻的青口混在一起，是一道狠適合夏天吃的，開胃！
Little Italy serves the regular blue mussels that are relatively skinnier in medium size. The tomato-based sauce highlighted the whole dish as its slight acidity definitely starts your appetite for the night.
這是不太喜好海鮮的Carly都盛讚的菜，必食！它跟Frites 的青口不一樣，湯汁是番茄洋蔥湯加了香草，酸酸的和爽口彈牙大隻的青口混在一起，是一道狠適合夏天吃的，開胃！
Prosciutto and Melon 義大利火腿配蜜瓜 HKD$128
One of the frequent dishes I would order as
the melon always come out mellow and sweet plus my favorite prosciutto – even though
it would have been better with Parma Ham but it was good enough for its price
and quality.
傳統經典菜式。當晚大家都覺得蜜瓜很夠甜，還不錯。我一直以為這道菜是Parma Ham配蜜瓜，所以我就想這質量好像有點騙人，哈哈哈！原來是普通的Prosciutto，蜜瓜再軟身一點，感覺會更好。
傳統經典菜式。當晚大家都覺得蜜瓜很夠甜，還不錯。我一直以為這道菜是Parma Ham配蜜瓜，所以我就想這質量好像有點騙人，哈哈哈！原來是普通的Prosciutto，蜜瓜再軟身一點，感覺會更好。
As a huge potato fan, this recommended dish on
Openrice met my expectations. Potatoes were sliced evenly yet could have been
thinner to blend better with the cheesy cream sauce. It smelled really good
when it was brought to the table so you can tell it was freshly baked from the
oven and slightly crusted on the top.
經Carly的介紹，這是地道美國菜，形容把薯仔切成薄片，像半透明的帶子一樣，加上芝士碎和牛油做成的，菜的本身是不含帶子的，呵呵～對於狂熱薯仔愛好者Carly來說，簡直是“夢一場”──這裡的scalloped potato還是挺不錯的，薯仔粉粉的，好吃～
經Carly的介紹，這是地道美國菜，形容把薯仔切成薄片，像半透明的帶子一樣，加上芝士碎和牛油做成的，菜的本身是不含帶子的，呵呵～對於狂熱薯仔愛好者Carly來說，簡直是“夢一場”──這裡的scalloped potato還是挺不錯的，薯仔粉粉的，好吃～
Seafood Risotto 義大利海鮮飯
HKD$228
Even our tagalong Lyoe commented that the dish was not appealing at all so you can picture that this was the worst dish for the night. The rice was over cooked, considered to be too moist for a risotto. Bits of mussels, shrimp were found but taste was certainly bland. I felt like spooning chunks of carbs down my throat instead of enjoying a supposedly decent risotto from this prominent place.
很遺憾地，這道海鮮義大利燴飯經我們一致通過當選當晚「最不具任何美味特質」的菜。雖然有青口，有新鮮蝦仁，但是味道不鮮美，不濃烈，甚至可以說是平淡乏味。外觀也沒有讓人食指大動，甚至我們的Tagalong Lyoe說了一句「這個一看到就飽了」 。確實，它的米飯一部份煮得太久，米飯都煮開邊了，一點柔韌咬口都沒有，少量煮得稍嫌不夠，咬下去還咬得到米心。
Even our tagalong Lyoe commented that the dish was not appealing at all so you can picture that this was the worst dish for the night. The rice was over cooked, considered to be too moist for a risotto. Bits of mussels, shrimp were found but taste was certainly bland. I felt like spooning chunks of carbs down my throat instead of enjoying a supposedly decent risotto from this prominent place.
很遺憾地，這道海鮮義大利燴飯經我們一致通過當選當晚「最不具任何美味特質」的菜。雖然有青口，有新鮮蝦仁，但是味道不鮮美，不濃烈，甚至可以說是平淡乏味。外觀也沒有讓人食指大動，甚至我們的Tagalong Lyoe說了一句「這個一看到就飽了」 。確實，它的米飯一部份煮得太久，米飯都煮開邊了，一點柔韌咬口都沒有，少量煮得稍嫌不夠，咬下去還咬得到米心。
在我們為這道令人大失所望的Seafood Risotto默哀之時，侍應捧著我們期待而久的Portabello
Mushroom Table Pizza走過來。不知道是那裡殺出來的小孩在餐廳裡玩耍奔跳（我都話哩間餐廳好受一家大細歡迎），小孩狠狠的撞到了這位侍應！我們的Pizza啊！
「哇！」
就在電光火石間，隔壁的阿太站起來，半個馬步，一個轉身，剛好托著侍應的盤子，救了我們的Pizza! 我們一行四人又驚又喜目定口呆，這一班太太除了懂氣功，是不是也懂武功？！
Portabello Mushroom Table Pizza (Truffle paste, Arugula and Pesto sauce) 黑松菌配意菇薄餅 HKD$218
Here come Carly’s and Lorling’s favorite and
we are sharing our ultimate tip of trying the best table pizza at Little Italy.
Order Portabello Mushroom with the additional topping of sausages to add that
extra savory flavor and sausage fat/oil to complement the truffle paste & pesto sauce.
People say you can never go wrong with truffle and as a truffle fan, I would say that you will need the right ingredients to balance the aroma, flavor and experience how truffle can make great food. It was served hot, huge in portion as usual, yet slightly dry for the cheese appeared in thin crust and pizza crust on edges turned slightly hard. Not enough cheese! Nonetheless, I still had two slices just to kill my cravings for this. After this dish, it was certain to say that Little Italy’s food quality dropped since my last visit few months ago.
這是讓Carly和Lorling念念不忘的必食項目!推薦喜愛松露的朋友嘗試一下，會有驚喜的。這個Pizza雖然不是地道的義大利薄底批，口感像烘焗得鬆脆的Focaccia，Carly和Lorling評說當晚的烤得太乾了，再濕潤一點會更好吃。但這也可以理解的，通常週五晚上座無虛席的餐廳，菜品很少有能維持一貫水準的。個人比較傾向於新鮮的松露切片配最簡單的菜，嘻嘻！Pizza我吃過香港較地道的薄批是SOHO區的Peak Bar。
People say you can never go wrong with truffle and as a truffle fan, I would say that you will need the right ingredients to balance the aroma, flavor and experience how truffle can make great food. It was served hot, huge in portion as usual, yet slightly dry for the cheese appeared in thin crust and pizza crust on edges turned slightly hard. Not enough cheese! Nonetheless, I still had two slices just to kill my cravings for this. After this dish, it was certain to say that Little Italy’s food quality dropped since my last visit few months ago.
這是讓Carly和Lorling念念不忘的必食項目!推薦喜愛松露的朋友嘗試一下，會有驚喜的。這個Pizza雖然不是地道的義大利薄底批，口感像烘焗得鬆脆的Focaccia，Carly和Lorling評說當晚的烤得太乾了，再濕潤一點會更好吃。但這也可以理解的，通常週五晚上座無虛席的餐廳，菜品很少有能維持一貫水準的。個人比較傾向於新鮮的松露切片配最簡單的菜，嘻嘻！Pizza我吃過香港較地道的薄批是SOHO區的Peak Bar。
總體來說，價錢偏貴，服務倒是挺好的，人也友善，再忙的時候還是達到「呼之則來」的水準。
「Happy Birthday to you~ Happy Birthday to you~」原來是其中一位太太的大日子，侍應們也加入一眾大唱生日歌。
「我二十年後會唔會好似佢地恁？」Carly問。
「唔會啦，諗恁多。」Lorling望一望太太們。
「好似佢地有咩唔好啊？」Lyoe呆呆的說。
生日歌唱畢，一輪拍照後，阿太太沒有彎前身吹熄蠟蠋卻把力量集中於手掌，一個掌風，呼，火熄了。
生日歌唱畢，一輪拍照後，阿太太沒有彎前身吹熄蠟蠋卻把力量集中於手掌，一個掌風，呼，火熄了。
「你頭先見唔見到？」Gobay瞪大眼問道。
Lorling已經開始笑到停唔到，Gobay又笑埋一份。
「哈哈哈！天啊！難道…難道佢地係…？」Carly笑到停唔到。
「哈哈哈！我估係！」只有Gobay回應，因為Lorling笑到講唔到野，標晒眼水。
「哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈，救命，笑到好辛苦。」最冷靜個個應該是Lyoe，他立即一語道破，「哈！估唔到我地今晚會遇上峨嵋派一班師太！」。
「哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈，救命，笑到好辛苦。」最冷靜個個應該是Lyoe，他立即一語道破，「哈！估唔到我地今晚會遇上峨嵋派一班師太！」。
這個epic的星期五晚上就在一片停不了的笑聲下完滿結束。哈哈哈。（出掌）
Gobay’s food knowledge
corner:
Portabello mushroom, 又稱Portabella,拉丁文是Agaricus Bisporus。網站普遍都是顯示大褐菇或大啡菇，但其實在DK蘑菇圖鑒裡面的學名是雙孢蘑菇。它現在已是眾所週知、大規模被種植的食用菌，從白色到褐色都有，比一般的香菇要貴。Citysuper, Olivers, Taste等超級市場都有發售，我試過買來燒烤，把菇柄切除，塗上淘大蒜茸、牛油、少許香草，用錫紙包住烤焗大約10分鐘，香氣四溢，那肉肉的豐滿口感，人間極品！
Portabello mushroom, 又稱Portabella,拉丁文是Agaricus Bisporus。網站普遍都是顯示大褐菇或大啡菇，但其實在DK蘑菇圖鑒裡面的學名是雙孢蘑菇。它現在已是眾所週知、大規模被種植的食用菌，從白色到褐色都有，比一般的香菇要貴。Citysuper, Olivers, Taste等超級市場都有發售，我試過買來燒烤，把菇柄切除，塗上淘大蒜茸、牛油、少許香草，用錫紙包住烤焗大約10分鐘，香氣四溢，那肉肉的豐滿口感，人間極品！
