Fukushin (Timbre+ Hillview)

Had been a while since we last visited Timbre+ Hillview in the compounds of the new CMPB and it does seem like there has been some new stalls added to the food court since our last visit. Of particular note would be the addition of Fukushin; these folks would be neighbours with the outlet of Ramen Taisho that is located there as well. Fukushin can be described as a Japanese food stall that one can find within coffeeshops, food courts and hawker centres. Fukushin can be identified through its neat signboard that features three of the dishes that it has to offer; the menu served up at Fukushin is split into categories such as that of Curry Rice, Udon, Hotplate Set and Bento.

Skimming through the menu board, the Curry Rice offerings did stand out quite a fair bit for us considering how all of its Curry Rice offerings illustrated on its menu does come with a “tornado egg”. It does turn out that patrons can choose to either have the Curry Rice without the tornado egg as well; the tornado egg being listed as a sub-item of the main dish in the menu, with price being at a one dollar mark-up from the main item that does not feature the tornado egg. We found ourselves going for the Pork Katsu Curry Rice (with Omelette). On first sight, portion size of the dish does come generously with the mound of rice being blanketed by the tornado egg; all that with a pool of Japanese curry that surrounds the rice — the Japanese curry also does come with chunks of root vegetables such as potatoes and curry. Digging into the Pork Katsu Curry Rice (with Omelette), the tornado egg does provide for quite the aesthetic and was soft and fluffy; all whilst still being sufficiently moist at the same time. The Japanese short-grain rice that accompanied the dish was on-point; pearly, and a little sticky — this went well with the Japanese curry which was in itself served in a pretty generous portion size; sufficient to go with the entire portion of rice even when one douses quite a fair bit of it onto the rice — the Japanese curry carrying the typical flavours of curry spices accompanied with the slightly earthy and sweet notes that generally is expected out of Japanese curry without being in any way spicy. The pork cutlet is breaded and deep-fried; thought this was decent considering how the pork cutlet mainly featured more leaner cuts of meat; much similar to those that come with Hainanese-style curry rice whilst carrying a note of sweetness without any undesirable porky stench.