Just Superb Roast London Duck @ Tunglok Signature Orchard Parade on 9mar2016

roast london duck - S$30

roast london duck – S$30

went with wife to tunglok signature @ orchard parade last evening on 9.3.2016. ^^

my favoruite restaurant but not been there for a while.

last time i had an excellent meal here was on 4.8.2015.

we ordered a scottish razor clam each. unfortunately server came back to say they served the last to some diners in the room.

蒜泥白肉 - S$8

蒜泥白肉 – S$8

i ordered a 蒜泥白肉 & the salted egg & wasabi prawns to replace.

this 蒜泥白肉 looked nice but was mediocre this time. sliced pork was quite plain & sauce was heavy, i scrapped away most of it.

i think my own 蒜泥白肉is  taste-wise much better than this, though looks need to improve.

roast london duck - S$30

roast london duck – S$30

the roast london duck was simply incredible!

so tasty & flavourful from the fat & the skin very crisp.

overall it was even better than the excellent duck we had 2 days ago at ya wang 鸭皇 at sentosa in JB! so good it was!

roast london duck - S$30

roast london duck – S$30

but of course the duck itself was different, this a smaller duck from ireland. S$30 should be the going price in the good restaurants except here we have the 50% palate discounts for 2pax so, only S$15++

the meat was very tender & juicy.

salted egg & wasabi prawns - S$10

salted egg & wasabi prawns – S$10

the salted egg & wasabi prawns were between mediocre & competent.

salted egg & wasabi prawns - S$10

salted egg & wasabi prawns – S$10

in fact, the nicest was the tomatoes.

not that it was really no good, but it was more ordinary than ordinary. some zi char restaurants do better la! 🙂

string beans 四季豆 -S$18

string beans 四季豆 -S$18

the string beans though was very good. crunchy, fresh, sweet. 🙂

special zha jiang mian炸酱面-S$9.80

special zha jiang mian炸酱面-S$9.80

the zha jiang mian炸酱面 was more like a bakchormee, and it was pretty good too.

special zha jiang mian炸酱面-S$9.80

special zha jiang mian炸酱面-S$9.80

not my ideal noodle dish to order in a restaurant, but in fact equal or better than many.

& good ingredients too, scallops & prawns & loads of minced pork. chilli sauce was also good.

雪中情怀

雪中情怀

the dessert 雪中情怀 was my perennial favourite.

雪中情怀

雪中情怀

really enjoyed it, very refreshing. a lot of pomelo inside & of course mango.

altogether a very enjoyable dinner. after palate discounts dinner came to S$59 all-in for 2pax. yes! ^^

c.h.e.f andy

Wa! Indian Rojak so Nice!! @ Ayer Rajah Food Centre on 25Feb2016

Indian rojak - ayer rajah FC stall 73

Indian rojak – ayer rajah FC stall 73

haha! i really suaku, never really got to know indian rojak…don’t know how many times i have actually taken them, probably like 30, 40yrs ago? alamak!

anyway my RI friends arranged a indian rojak session & 7 of us descended on ayer rajah food centre on 25.2.2016. ^^

abdhus salam rojak - ayer rajah FC stall 73

abdhus salam rojak – ayer rajah FC stall 73

we ordered from both stalls 73 & 68.

Indian rojak - ayer rajah FC stall 73

Indian rojak – ayer rajah FC stall 73

it’s really nice. i liked it very much! 🙂

it was not so different from the chinese ngoh hiang, which i had recently at kim san leng bishan.

comparing, i actually liked the indian rojak better, the dipping sauce was better, more spicy, tasty, less gluey. but both were good!

& in the case of sicc bukit cafe the dipping sauce for the ngoh hiang was an artificial pink colour.

habib's rojak - ayer rajah FC stall 68

habib’s rojak – ayer rajah FC stall 68

one friend had always preferred stall 68. for this time we had the opportunity to compare.

Indian rojak - ayer rajah FC stall 68

Indian rojak – ayer rajah FC stall 68

both plates were about S$22.50.

Indian rojak - ayer rajah FC stalls 68 & 73

Indian rojak – ayer rajah FC stalls 68 & 73

the one from stall 68 (top) looked like about 3/4 the size/amount of the one from stall 73 (below).

plus stall 73 order included squid, and it was a large squid so that would be quite expensive, may like S$8?

taste-wise a bit more difficult to tell apart, but overall i would go for stall 73, more bang ofr the bucks la…

ikan bilis beehoon ayer rajah FC stall 74

ikan bilis beehoon ayer rajah FC stall 74

we had the S$4 ikan bilis bee hoon from stall 74.

ikan bilis beehoon ayer rajah FC stall 74

ikan bilis beehoon ayer rajah FC stall 74

it was just plain bee hoon but the addition of just ikan bilis made it very tasty. not a bad side dish after the indian rojak.

but my, indian rojak was nice! ^^

c.h.e.f andy

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Abdhus Salam Rojak @ Ayer Rajah Food Centre

Homemade Chirashi Don & Beef Don on 6Mar2016

homemade chirashi don

homemade chirashi don

wife went on skiing trip with a friend at rusutsu hokkaido, and brought back some fresh sashimi.

we made a japanese don dinner this evening on 6.3.2016. ^^

chawanmushi 茶碗蒸

chawanmushi 茶碗蒸

i used my usual chawanmushi 茶碗蒸 recipe. 🙂

2cups water. add 2tsp mirin, 2tsp light soy sauce, 1tsp sugar (basically to taste) & whisked with 3 eggs. steam for 15mins. & that’s it!

chawanmushi 茶碗蒸

chawanmushi 茶碗蒸

i did not have prawns & decided not to use chicken breast. instead i marinated with fish sauce & white pepper some frozen hokkaido scallops (not sashimi grade) & also some cheap sutchi white fish fillet.

uni - sea urchin

uni – sea urchin

the uni was super sweet, melt in the mouth, lingering..

hotate - scallops

hotate – scallops

hotate also very sweet & with the wonderful slight gummy texture, the best!

ikura - salmon roe

ikura – salmon roe

ikura slight salty…bursting with flavours…

atlantic surf clams

atlantic surf clams

was surprised by the atlantic surf clams…the ones i remembered taking in singapore were the frozen kind, dry with little taste. these ones were tender & sweet. not in the league of uni & hotate though, for me.

angus beef ribeye medium rare

angus beef ribeye medium rare

i did an angus ribeye using my recent oven method – this one 2 hrs at 60degC then chargrilled 1 minute on each side.

homemade chirashi don

homemade chirashi don

the chirashi don was just wonderful & the beef too.

c.h.e.f andy