No I didnt taste blood. Rather this was simmered in some lard-laced umami sauce we couldnt stop mopping up with whatever random vessel left from the dinner
Newly opened alittle tashi in the hip Jalan Besar district serves up Asian-centric small plates with a dash of international influence.
Their blood cockles were a hit at our table, with sauteéd plump shellfish slicked in sweet chilli jam and fish sauce caramel begging to be sucked whole out of their shells.
Thanks to @burpple for the invite and @alittletashi as well as @iamjaynedoe for hosting!
Taste: 3.5/5
I N V I T E D T A S T I N G
The Jalan Besar area just got a little more interesting with the opening of “ALittle Tashi” - a cool and casual spot to unwind over drinks and an eclectic mix of sharing plates, both big and small. Inspiration for their cuisine is drawn from all over the world but the Asian influence remains strongest.
The standouts for me from our meal were the vegetables (priced between $7++ and $16++, they’re very far from boring in terms of execution and flavour) and the rice cakes (I couldn’t help but think of them as a mochi and “ketupat” hybrid). They tasted incredible smothered in the miso cream, one of the twelve available house-made sauces.
The other popular item amongst the folks at the tasting was the pork collar skewers ($16++ for 4 sticks). I wasn’t too fond of it personally but it was a hit with everyone else. I enjoyed the baked Mozzarella sprinkled with furikake ($10++) and the Vietnamese-style blood cockles ($14++) a lot more. The latter was a mouthwatering delight as it had been stirfried in chilli jam, crispy pork fat and fish sauce caramel.
Don’t forget to check out ”the laundry room” at the back of Alittle Tashi for its eye-catching light design. In fact, you can choose to sit in that area to have drinks and bites too.
You can’t really go wrong with cockles (unless it’s overcooked), especially with a good dose of chili, but you can totally up the game with some crispy pork lard (!!)
