Truffle soba from Two Bakers. The soba was made appealingly salty and fragrant by the sauce and seasoning with the truffle being as light as a mynah’s roadside abandoned feather with its touch, never being too heavy-handed with its usually militant agenda. Elsewhere, the succulent portobello mushroom squirted its juices…
Chilled Truffle Angel Hair from Horizon Bistronomy (Alexandra) – chilled truffle angel hair, ikura, golden tobiko, crab meat, chorizo oil. The angel hair was eagerly oily and vinegary, whilst elsewhere the indulgent crab meat displayed a supple voluptuousness and the golden tobiko offered gritty realism to the proceedings. 3.7/5 Horizon…
Portobello Fries from East 8 – crispy truffle portobello mushroom fries with roasted garlic aioli. Marvellously scrumptious – the truffle component kept things as gentle as a hawker centre ceiling fan, whilst the delectably salty and plump mushroom fries’ unshakeably high levels of water retention was to our benefit. 4.1/5…
Halibut en Papillote from The Halia (Raffles Hotel) – sushi rice, wakame, shiitake, mirin broth, shallot butter, truffle aioli. The sweet, tender halibut soaked in a rich, almost creamy Chinese-esque broth, whilst enoki mushrooms and broccoli were on hand for crunch and (along with the sushi rice) Asian cheerleader duties.…
Braised beef cheek from Open Door Policy – black truffle mash, roasted mushroom, red wine jus. The soft, chewy beef cheek here has the manly essence of a rugged and hard-working farm labourer, whilst elsewhere the truffle mash is as reliable as the Japanese train system and the roasted mushrooms…
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.…
Egg and truffle mousseline topped with caviar from Roots Kitchen & Bar. A shot of initial truffly saltiness, followed by a most egg-white heavy whipped cream experience. 3.9/5 Roots Kitchen & Bar 30 Dickson Road Singapore 209512
Black Truffle Edamame from Kanshoku Ramen. An experience in itself – you access the little soybeans by sucking on them pods, which are so immersed in truffle flavour that the normally tasteless soybeans themselves become unescapably tasty by virtue of your mouth becoming an intermediary truffle oiling agent. Somebody should…
Pigeon from La Ventana Singapore – whole pigeon cooked in two ways (Josper-grilled and confit) and served with truffle mash and sauce made with pigeon bones. The leg confit fared competently, but the pigeon may have sustained a serious chest injury from all the free weights training (due to societal…