Duck confit pasta with tagliatelle, sauteed spinach and hazelnut cream from South Union Park near Kembangan MRT. The meepok-esque homemade tagliatelle had a rustic, earnest firmness, whilst elsewhere the duck was appetisingly salty and the citrusy zest and nuts would elicit an intrigued huh from your lips. 3.7/5 South Union…
Wafu Tagliatelle from Mariko’s – mixed mushroom, wafu, bluefin chunks, konbu sauce. The waifish pasta seemed to have slathered salted buttery all over its slithery body before sliding down a smoking chimney to join its thick, crunchy mushroom friends at the other end. 3.9/5 This was a hosted meal, courtesy…
Squid Ink Tagliatelle from Paddy Hills – fresh pasta, seared hotate, compressed watermelon and ikura. The creamy tagliatelle was as firm as a lithe yoga practitioner, with watermelon cubes on hand for mouth cleansing if the murky squid ink gets too interfering, while the scallops were happily-sized, with nicely-grilled skin…
Squid ink tagliatelle with “inferno” sauce, calamari, asparagus and chilli padi from Open Farm Community. The spiciness of the nicely springy pasta was a slow burn and lingered without ever being interfering, and I preferred the salty and addictive fried calamari over the more traditional naked version. Interestingly as I…
Seafood tagliatelle from Arbite – handmade squid ink tagliatelle, prawns, squid, salmon, mussels, chilli and spring onions in a tomato sauce. The tagliatelle tasted like they may have taken one year’s worth of BodyCombat classes, but thankfully the tomato sauce, all wet and brothy, made the pasta easier and much…
XO Duck Tagliatelle – tagliatelle, duck breast, XO chilli sauce, sugar snaps and corn kernels. Tastes and smells exactly like the XO carrot cake you get at Hong Kong cafés. The duck must have been a hardcore Fitness First (Market Street branch) gym rat as his breast was sure tough.…