“Foot-long” fried karaage chicken & waffles. The white Béchamel sauce reminded me of the vanilla cream in the middle of those long buns we used to get from neighbourhood bakeries, and it went well with the rather dry pancake-esque waffles. The chicken karaage should give tuition to other joints serving fried…
Secret Thai Chilli Chicken and Goddess Chicken. At the soft launch of The Betterfield, a cafe-bistro concept that serves coffee and cafe fare. I preferred the Secret Thai Chilli Chicken – the sauce is thick, limey, spicy and sweet, and coats the chicken very nicely. 3.8/5 The Goddess Chicken is…
Spicy chicken nanban. A Singapore-exclusive item, and essentially the concept of “dish localization” executed to perfection. The spiciness doesn’t just dwell in the sauce – it looks all creamy and harmless but oh, boy – but also in the chicken’s marinate. Thus, it’s spicy inside out yet restrained enough that…
Ayam penyet. I first discovered Waroeng Penyet when it was a very successful eatery at Marine Parade. When they moved to Joo Chiat, I faithfully followed. I even sought out the Kuala Lumpur branch when I was there! And when the Joo Chiat outlet closed down and the last remaining…
Abalone noodle with salt baked chicken thigh. The noodles were nicely springy, but the overall experience generally felt pretty pedestrian. The salt baked chicken thigh is clearly the star, its salty goodness and accompanying jus being the sort of thing one walks ten minutes in the sweltering heat to taste.…
Salivating spicy chicken. The spiciness slowly does a shadow sneak, and before you know it, your lips are numb from the flames but it’s a Fifty Shades of Grey situation, so yeah baby. 4/5 Xi Yan Shaw 1 Scotts Road #03-12/13 Shaw Centre Singapore 228208