The star of this dish, is definitely the beef. Said to be stewed for 3 hours, the beef chunks in this dish is not only tender, but flavourful. I felt that the beef pieces have a good mix of soft (tendony) parts and meat parts, giving them a really nice texture. The broth complemented the noodles and beef well, though it is slightly on the sweeter side (presumably from the mirin). I think it can get abit too sweet at the end for those who prefers their broth to be on the savoury side. But overall, a really good comforting dish. I would eat it again for the beef chunks.

I also tried two other chicken side dishes, chicken roulade and the smoked spring chicken. The first thing you would notice, is how tender the chicken is. Both dishes were also well marinated. The only downside, is that I find it a little expensive to pay $9.80 for two pieces of chicken roulade. Price aside, the dish is great. So I would say for those who have burpple, it will be more worthwhile!