Moon Moon Food 双月

From the braised selection, there is an option to mix and match any three braised items for $10.80, excluding specific premium options. We opted for the Bai Ye Tofu, the tender Pork Large Intestine and the Taiwanese Tempura. No overwhelming saltiness but better paired with rice as well!

Looking at the rice dishes, the Glutinous Rice with Mushroom and Pork ($8.80) and Braised Pork Rice ($6.80) also came recommended. Faring a little better in my opinion, the latter was a saucy and crowd-pleasing item. Love that there were slightly fattier bits making it super melty and satisfying. The braising liquid was a tad salty but worked nicely with the steaming pearly white grains.

Looking at the rice dishes, the Glutinous Rice with Mushroom and Pork ($8.80) and Braised Pork Rice ($6.80) also came recommended. The former was flavourful, not cloying at all and had a great texture (not too dry) but I wish there were more ingredients in the bowl.

Went a little crazy on the carbs at the Michelin-approved Taiwanese health soup brand, Moon Moon recently.

Starting with one of the restaurant’s signature dishes, I got the Chicken Soup with Clam ($23.80). Hearty, refreshingly light, comforting, subtly sweet and clean-tasting with a pleasant, lingering ginger flavour. It was also packed with a fair amount of chicken chunks, briny clams and crunchy cabbage. However, don’t expect something life-changing as it was just a homey, belly-warming soup which was kinda pricey.

For the choice of noodles, it was a hard decision between the savoury Shallot Oil Noodle ($12.80) and the Spicy Sesame Noodle but we eventually had the former which was not too heavy or rich. Think chewy, springy, slurpy (relatively thick) noodles well-coated in simple yet aromatic seasoning. The sauce wasn’t too oniony, or greasy and was all-in-all nicely balanced with an umami after-taste. (Might be back for the sesame noodle!)

I am not a big fan of Taiwan cuisine as it’s a bit bland, but the broth of this soup is yummy. I still prefer the soups at Soup Restaurant, but the ones here are still very good lah!