Squid ink scallops risotto from Horizon Bistronomy (Alexandra) – squid ink risotto, crab meat, pan seared scallop, clam meat, caviar and beurre blanc foam. Essentially a creamy, herby appetite whetter that primes your mouth for the chewy, oceanic and colossally umami scallops, an experience greatly indebted to the rudely explosive…
Aged carnaroli risotto rice, fermented coconut, Thai inspired salad from Bacchanalia’s vegan and vegetarian course menu. Despite possessing not a smidgen of meat, the coconutty and wetly muifan-like risotto had a rich and robust seafood-esque flavour, with an urgent sourness and a piquant gingerly slant. 4.2/5 This was a hosted…
Squid Ink Risotto with Cuttlefish and Green Pea Ragout with Shallot Sauce from Basilico. Essentially a decidedly Chinese-tinged and intriguingly tantalising pasta-muifan (烩饭, or “Asian risotto”) crossover project, with wisps of dried shrimp annotating the proceedings. 3.9/5 This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Basilico. Basilico 1 Cuscaden Road Level 2,…
Miso Cod from Birdie Num Num Gastrobar – codfish marinated with Japanese miso served with creamy risotto. Whilst the risotto gave the cheesiest pickup lines, the cod tasted all Japanese style meets zichar (Chinese a la carte dining). For its price ($15.90 at point of publication) this was buttery good…
Twice cooked kurobuta pork from The Disgruntled Chef – black truffle barley risotto, fennel, shavings, soubise. Essentially a Phua Chu Kang-haired pork cutlet with a delectably crispy scalp and strong torso, resting on a mattress of truffley crunchy barley. 3.7/5 This was a hosted meal, courtesy of The Disgruntled Chef.…
Curry Prawn Risotto from The Wicked Garlic. The six prawns had the girth of the ridiculously muscled men that sashay out of the yoga studio/rock climbing wall room next to Brawn & Brains, whilst the risotto and its spicy Indian mystique remind you (in a most fond and complimentary way)…
Seafood risotto from CreatureS. The tomato-heavy seafood broth was comfortably light and the rice had sufficient bite, but the medley of seafood probably took a delayed flight. 3.7/5 CreatureS 120 Desker Road Singapore 209639
Prawn risotto from The Betterfield. Essentially what happens after a very gregarious Mui Fan (烩饭) who grew up on Sixth Avenue goes travelling in northern Italy and takes a ride on a Venetian gondola. The risotto rice grains are moist and distinctive and nicely absorb the prawn essence, which results…