Daily Green (Shaw Plaza)

Daily Green might be a name that comes pretty familiar to most — not being a stranger to the local F&B scene here, these folks are actually a brand under the SF Group umbrella; SF Group also runs other notable names such as the likes of COLLIN’S which also operates Common Grill by COLLIN’S. Whilst being a brand that is more commonly found in coffeeshops and food court stalls around the island, Daily Green had recently launched its first Daily Green Vegetarian Cafe concept at Shaw Plaza — this concept is located right beside an outlet of COLLIN’S and takes over the former premises of the now-defunct Ontama Don. The space has been pretty much left unchanged since its days at Ontama Don with the interior being much optimised for the seating of individual patrons; those whom are visiting in larger groups can opt for the outdoor seating area instead. The menu at Daily Green Vegetarian Cafe is split into sections dedicated to Rice, Noodles and Snacks.

The Salted Egg Abalone Mushroom with Rice is a dish that is being listed in the Rice section of the menu — though the menu does not describe the elements that are served in the dish, it can be observed from our order that the dish does come with fried abalone mushrooms that is wok-fried with chili padi and curry leaves whilst being drenched in a salted egg yolk sauce; all that whilst coming with a serving of white rice on the side and accompanied by a sunny side-up as well. It is undeniable that the Salted Egg Abalone Mushroom with Rice is a dish that replicates the typical Salted Egg Chicken / Pork Ribs with Rice dish that one would find at zichar / mini wok stalls at hawker centres, coffeeshops and food courts all around the island — the Salted Egg Abalone Mushroom with Rice being adapted by Daily Green Vegetarian Cafe to suit the dietary requirements of vegetarians. Thought the Abalone Mushrooms were well-fried here considering how they still had some moisture being locked in; all that whilst coming with a crispy batter that was not particularly greasy. The salted egg sauce here hits the spot for us; slightly saltish and sweet with a creamy consistency similar to that of buttermilk sauce found in Buttermilk Chicken / Pork Ribs dishes found at other zichar / mini wok establishments around. The folks at Daily Green had also added quite a good amount of chili padi and curry leaves that gave a good kick of spiciness to cut through the creaminess and also a dimension of crispness to the dish. Coming with a sunny side-up, the sunny side-up does come with a fully-cooked yolk — those whom do not consume eggs can inform the staff at the counter accordingly.