Not too shabby....
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According to the folks at .elia, they do source for their own coffee beans and roast the coffee beans by themselves. The Flat White here is brewed using beans of Himalayan origin — a rather smooth and creamy cuppa that carried a light body which serves as a rather soothing and easy-to-drink cup of coffee with the food.
Recently opened by an Indonesian Chinese gentleman from West Borneo, "Kemiri by Aroma Indah" (stall unit #01-46) focuses on serving a key dish - "Nasi Kuning", with the meat being the only variant. Which makes it pretty similar in concept to "Chop Chop" at Amoy Street Hawker Centre albeit with less choices since this hawker only has chicken rendang, beef rendang and mutton rendang ($5.50, $6 and $6.50 respectively). However, having eaten the dish today, I don't see it being a problem because by golly, it tastes superb!
I love how aromatic the yellow rice is from the "kunyit" (also known as stain-fingers-forever turmeric) and because the rendang features beef shin, it's melt-in-the-mouth tender. The rendang gravy is also of a respectable hotness, and being rather dry, the "rempah" spices seem more concentrated.
Pickles, stir-fried cabbage and a paper-thin slice of omelette with sambal complete this $6 dish. To be honest, I'd be happier with a proper whole fried egg but since everything else is way above average, I'm willing to accept the existing version.
Found this to be relatively decent for a grab-and-go snack; the Dorayaki comes with rather generous amounts of matcha sauce and azuki beans as fillings that were both prominent in flavour yet went well together in between the fragrant pancakes of adequate denseness that wasn't too heavy yet provided a good bite.
From Quality Kuih, possibly one of the very few Muslim stalls at Chinatown Complex Market. They serve quite a variety of Kuih Kuih including Ondeh Ondeh, Kueh Kosui and even a durian rendition of this.
The Pandan mousse is probably one of the smoothest I have ever come across (it's so fragile that it gets squished by the plastic bag while I tried to push it out); all that on top of firm glutinous rice layer at the bottom that gives a light hint of savouriness. It's probably one of the most substantially-sized Kueh Salat around, considering a piece that's the size of two usually costs $0.80 here.
Char Siew.
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Massive, super fresh scampi grilled till smoky yet still retaining that bouncy succulence. Seems simple but this was executed excellently and put a smile on my face.
Walked past and quite intrigued by the old newspaper clippings pasted on their wall and thus gave it a try. Overall, I was actually quite impressed with its quality, especially for one coming out of a hole-in-the-wall neighbourhood bubble tea-esque shop space. While seemingly plain on first look, break through the ice and it's filled with a good amount of coconut milk and lots of Gula Melaka for a sweet flavour that's pretty thick throughout even when all the ice gets melted. They seem pretty generous with the kidney beans and pandan jelly here, with almost every spoonful filled with at least a good proportion of each.
The tender, strippy chicken possessed a punchily spice-rubbed skin, with the tender flesh soaking up the memorable, degenerately drunk bourbon maple syrup with gusto. Elsewhere, the waffles evoke memories of the crusty, toasted tops of cheese buns from the neighbourhood confectionery, and the juicy, limey watermelons were little cubes of mocktail magic. 4.1/5
Death by chocolate anyone? This Mudslide wins by a landslide and is my pick out of the 3 softies we tried. Nutty toasted milk softie overloaded with chocolate pudding, brownies, fudge drizzle, chocolate shavings and crazy good cacao nib pie short crust that's buttery, crumbly and spiked with a hint of salt. Intense!
Thanks to @burpple for the invite, @birdbirdsg for hosting and @fionatingx for birthing this beautiful chocolate baby. 🤗
Taste: 4/5
Returned to Lunar Coffee Brewers to try their Flat White since I missed it for their stellar The Milky Way during my last visit. The Flat White is brewed from a blend roasted by Two Degrees North Coffee Co.; the cuppa had a medium body and a nutty flavour profile with a smoky finish.
There's a reason why hungry hordes queue up for Fei Fei's char siew noodles — standards are consistently high, as they have been for a long time now. The meat is roasted over charcoal daily, resulting in perfectly caramelised skin. The springy egg noodles are tossed in the char siew sauce, giving the classic noodle dish a lovely umami-rich element. A friendly reminder from Tastemaker Irene Arieputri: the char siew is only available from 10am, and typically runs out by noon-ish on weekdays and 11-ish on weekends. Plan your visit VERY carefully and be sure to generously factor in at least 30 minutes of queuing time.
Avg Price: $5 per person
Photo by Burpple Tastemaker Irene Arieputri
