Dumplings Italiano from Takumen. Essentially a baby dumpling pizza, with the internal mozzarella cheese having the chewy bounciness of a sausage. 3.6/5 This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Takumen. Takumen 66 Circular Road Singapore 049420
Kimakari gyoza from Takumen. Essentially a quail egg-headed and heavily pregnant xiao long bao which erupts a powdery, Myojo-esque Japanese curry. 3.8/5 This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Takumen. Takumen 66 Circular Road Singapore 049420
Sriracha Caramel Popcorn from The Prawn Star. Delectably sweet, yet gives a devilishly spicy sting to the lips. Majorly addictive. 4.1/5 [This was a hosted meal, courtesy of The Prawn Star.] The Prawn Star 21 Duxton Hill Singapore 089604
Customised mezzanine set at Museo ($44), consisting of any four of the eight mezzanines available. It was quite an interesting experience having share-sized portions of zi char-style fare in a classy, laid-back and cosy setting. Hits and misses, but maybe I didn’t order the best mezzanines? 4/5 (aggregate score) Picasso’s…
Chiang Mai chicken relish with cabbage, chilli and mint. Delectably fatty and salty, and wickedly spicy of the slow-burn, mouth-numbing variety. Remarkably humble a dish (and humbly-priced at $10), yet it spectacularly kickstarts a meal on a supernova explosive note. 4.3/5 P.S. One needs to be faithful to the concept…
Spam fries with curry mayo. The piglet rectangles are reliably tasty indulgences, made a bajillion times better by the curry mayo which is essentially gentle yet thick mayonnaise making sweet love with Maggi curry powder. 3.9/5 P.S. Check out the cool “live” electronic Likes counter! [Tasting courtesy of Little Hiro.]…
Grilled octopus, olives and lime, and toasted ciabatta. Visualised the grilled octopus as being a massive suction-cupped tentacle laying on a plate which would dart around playfully as I guide it into my mouth, so I was very surprised to find said tentacle all unceremoniously chopped up. A spoonful tastes…
Warm kimchi with tofu & spam – housemade kimchi, mangalitsa pork belly, tofu, onion, scallion. Essentially deconstructed Korean army stew. You can merge the disparate elements into a mini stew within your mouth in manner of Power Ranger-esque Megazord transformation. The tofu wore its strong tofu taste with gusto, and…
Baby Eel Paper – deep fried baby eel, chilli salt, lime zest. A delectable cross between ikan bilis and cuttlefish which is crispy snackeroos on its own, but squeeze lime over these babies and they soak up the citrusy tanginess with the absorbency of a Huggies diaper whilst still retaining…