medium cup of yole’s original froyo topped with mangoes, strawberries and the ever-decadent dark chocolate sauce 👅 gotta have my yolé fix every other day... yes i’m crazily addicted but i’m not and will never be ashamed of that 😗

Despite how spoilt for choice I always am at The Daily Cut, I realised that I’d often end up picking the same few toppings in my bowl — sweet potatoes as my base, honey lemon tilapia as my protein, braided red cabbage, brussels sprouts and broccoli as my supplements, topped with sliced almonds and lime squeeze as my dressing. Love every single ingredient to bits! Can never get sick of this hearty combi 😛❤️

Opted for no pearls bc I’m not a fan of them, but that just means I get more of the drink as well hehe 😌 Love how I could taste both the taro and soy milk in this! Really wish the hint of taro could be much stronger though... 🙇🏻‍♀️ Nevertheless, this makes up for a more affordable alternative (as compared to all the other bubble tea stores out there) on days when I’m craving for a taro-flavoured/infused drink! 🤗😋

Not to be confused with “Ben Kee Popiah”, this popiah is from another stall that sells its rojak at $3, along with other breakfast delicacies like traditional kueh and curry puffs. It is located a mere stone’s throw away from the stall that I wrote about in my previous review. Despite being sold in just the next coffeeshop and carrying the same price tag, the difference between this popiah and the one from Ben Kee Popiah is pretty significant imo.

👍🏼 PROS:
- affordably priced at $1.50 per roll

👎🏼 CONS:
- stingy with the amount of ingredients, especially the crushed peanuts! I could barely taste them in every bite I took :(
- the ingredients were way too bland 😔
- popiah skin was dry and hard to chew
- definitely pales in comparison as compared to BEN KEE POPIAH, which is located just a few stalls away

overall rating: 1/10
my advice: just get the one from Ben Kee 🤭 hahahaha

Ben Kee Popiah from Teck Whye Lane Blk 143

👍🏼 PROS:
- affordably priced at $1.50 per roll
- each roll was brimming with ingredients, and they were really flavourful too! 😍
- the popiah skin was chewy, and was of the right thickness
- adequate amount of sweet sauce and chilli

👎🏼 CONS:
- the turnip came in exceptionally huge chunks as they were not properly/consistently sliced
- the popiah skin failed to keep the ingredients in place as they started falling out the moment i tried to pick each piece up with my chopsticks. but then again, because of how fresh the ingredients tasted, I gladly scooped all of them up with a spoon and polished the plate clean anyway 😛

overall rating: 9.5/10!!!!
yay i’m so glad to have found yet another good popiah place in the west 🎉😄💕

Part of the Japanese-inspired range of bread and pastries, this matcha red bean bun has been around since Bread Talk came up with a series of new buns and cakes in line with Japan’s Sakura season last year. Unfortunately, only this bun has managed to stay on the shelves while the other creations like the Tuna Edamame croissant and the Yakitori bun have all ceased to exist. This is my second time having this matcha bun as I didn’t like it the first time I tried it… bought it again to see if it would fare better than the previous time. Sadly, other than the decrease in the amount of flour dusted on the surface of the bun (yay to that; I really dislike the flour coating as I personally find it really messy and unnecessary haha), not much has differed – the red beans studded within the buns are still really sparse and pathetic in quantity, the bread itself has only a v v slight hint of green tea taste/smell, and the entire bun was just too dense for my liking 😞

I’m sorry for being harsh but… this was honestly one of the worst matcha buns I’ve ever tried 😕 Never again.

Today’s the last day to enjoy Yole’s limited edition cheesecake flavoured icecream, before they launch their pineapple flavoured one tomorrow! 🤩 While this cheesecake icecream is a really interesting flavour, I would very much prefer their original frozen yogurt as the latter is much more light-tasting and I could easily finish a whole ibiza/large cup on my own 😛 This was slightly too indulgent for me - ordered the regular ibiza size to eat by myself and it got kinda ‘gelat’ towards the end 😅 I’d recommend getting a smaller cup for one to eat on his or her own, or simply get the ibiza/large cup to share! 😉

Served in a transparent, minimalistic plastic bottle, the white cold brew from Senate Coffee is smooth, rich and velvety, leaving a pleasant touch of lingering creaminess with every sip I took. I’m absolutely intrigued by how refreshing it tastes, with that subtle hint of sweetness 👌🏼 The silky texture further enhanced the robustness of this coffee, making it a perfect midday perk-me-up with its satisfying boost of caffeine 😍😌

This place is best known for their pulled pork – so obviously I had to choose that for my choice of protein 😚 The pulled pork, having claimed to be stewed/grilled for 8 hours, was immensely flavourful and well-seasoned! Although I found it a little too salty for my liking, it definitely matched my choice of base - the 3-grain mix - really well 😋 The 3-grain mix consists of quinoa, bulgur wheat, and pearl barley, which had a lovely gritty texture and was pleasantly addictive.

The main highlight of my bowl was certainly the glorious combination of pulled pork and grains, as I personally felt that their sides had nothing much to shout about.

The zucchini and herb salad came drenched in a citrusy sauce, giving it a tangy flavour, while the marinated mixed mushrooms were garlicky and juicy, which probably stood out best amongst the rest. The purple cabbage slaw was rather disappointing as I expected it to be well-marinated given that it’s supposed to be a “slaw” and not just plain shredded purple cabbage… and the broccoli could have been boiled for longer, as the ones served tasted a tad too raw.

Overall, the portion could have been bigger as this grain bowl did not fill me up… considering that I paid $15.50 for it, I believe they could be more generous with the ingredients.

Would I be back again? Hmm maybe, if I was in the vicinity, craving for something healthy and when I’m not too famished. Otherwise, I guess there are better and more substantial grain bowls out there.

This is hands down my FAVOURITE popiah ever. Everytime I'm craving for popiah, I know I can always settle for the one from Pontian because it never disappoints! 💕👼🏻

PROS:
- THE ABUNDANCE OF FILLINGS! 💯🤤
- the quality of popiah is consistent across all their outlets - the turnips are always incredibly juicy and the peanuts are distinctly fragrant 😛
- a tiny shrimp is added into each roll of popiah as well 🍤
- the popiah skin is chewy and it might be a tad too thick, but it always does an amazing job of holding the fillings together to prevent them from falling out easily 😉
- the size of this popiah is A LOT larger compared to your regular popiah, which explains its higher price tag

CONS:
- might be a little pricey at $2.80 per roll (but then again, it's the quality AND quantity you're paying for!)
- sadly, not every Pontian cafe sells popiah 😧 also, the price of each roll of popiah varies across different outlets (it ranges between $2.60-$2.80 per roll); really hope that they could make popiah a permanent item on their menu that is available at all their outlets!

overall rating: 10/10 🤗

The Mexican chicken thigh was generously garnished with oregano & chilli, giving it a delightful hint of flavour. Despite my usual slant towards chicken breast meat as I dislike having to go through the inconvenience of prying the meat out of a whole chicken thigh, the meat here was incredibly tender and moist, falling off its bones easily 😍 The skin-on sweet potato was soft and sweet, whereas the mushroom, celery and carrots slaw was peppery and well-seasoned 👍🏼

I truly appreciate how quick the service here at Caveman Food is, while not compromising on the freshness of their food as their dishes are always served piping hot. Being affordably priced, it only costs $8.90 for 1/4 chicken and 2 sides, making it an economical, fuss-free and healthy meal! ☺️ This is especially ideal for those on special diets, catering to not only the paleo crowd but those with particular intolerances to grains, soy, gluten, & dairy. Overall, this certainly made up a very hearty and satisfactory meal 😋

In clockwise order starting from the top left: Korean Banana Milk, Blueberry, Thai Iced Tea, Matcha, Mango, Taro.

Think soft, doughy mochi molded around small orbs of ice cream, before dusting it off with flour. The mochi shell tends to peel off the ice cream rather quickly as it thaws, but it makes for a nice chewy complement once the ice cream has melted in your mouth 😌 I would say that the flavor of the mochi itself is rather mild, while the ice cream tasted really creamy and velvety 👌🏼 My favourite out of all has got to be the thai iced tea flavour, followed by the taro and the korean banana milk ones! 🤗 The most disappointing of this lot would be the matcha mochi, which only had a subtle hint of green tea taste, despite it being one of the premium flavours (and hence I was expecting more). The blueberry and mango ones were decent, but they were definitely not as rich-tasting as the aforementioned 3 flavours.

While I’m not the biggest fan of mochi, I really enjoyed these ice cream encapsulated ones, making them a perfect midday sweet treat in our hot and sultry weather 👅 Really wish they could open more outlets across the island!

p/s. Kane Mochi is stationed at this year’s Artbox event in Singapore as well, so do keep a lookout for their stall and give these little frozen balls of goodness a try! 😇