Delifrance is an international French bakery/cafe chain that I came across while in Hong Kong. It's actually in over 50 countries, just not the U.S. It looked pretty interesting so we ate there for breakfast.
Since it is located in Hong Kong, the menu had several popular local favorites along with more French-style items like pastries, sandwiches, and something called a "croque-madame," which is a hot ham and cheese sandwich with a fried or poached egg on top. Pasta also seems to figure in the menu somewhere.
Upon walking in there was a definite French feeling going on, mostly from the funny hats the employees had to wear. It's a bit of a beret, no?
But enough poking fun, I wasn't super hungry and figured it was a French restaurant so I ordered a
Jumbo Sausage Croissant for
22 HK ($2.83 US) and comes with your choice of brewed coffee or tea, which I upgraded to a Cappuccino for
7 HK ($0.90 US).
The Jumbo Sausage Croissant is pretty much a hot dog wrapped in a crisp croissant. It tastes just like you would imagine. It reminds me of Pillsbury Crescent Rolls wrapped around cocktail wieners but bigger and a little bit better.
The Cappuccino was fine as well. The froth could have been finer but the coffee wasn't too harsh or burnt tasting.
You can get an idea of what they serve by clicking on the menu below.
This is the last of my Asia Trip posts (unless I end up posting about the more local cuisine that I ate). I hope you've enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed eating it!
