The Best Song Fish Head 松鱼头 (Recipe) on 28Jun2018

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song fish head 松鱼头

made the best song fish head 松鱼头 this evening on 28.6.2018. ^^

song fish head 松鱼头

fish was excellent as it was very fresh & the sauce was just perfect, spicy, tangy, not too sweet.

song fish head 松鱼头

song fish head 松鱼头

what a beauty! ^^

song fish head 松鱼头

song fish head 松鱼头

my usual recipe below.

c.h.e.f andy

Ingredients-

  • 1/2 song fish head松鱼头
  • cut spring onions
  • 1 cut chilli padi
  • 2cm sliced ginger

a spicy black bean sauce mix of –

  • 1 heap tbsp lee kum kee spicy black bean sauce
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp olive oil (or vegetable oil)
  • 2 tbsp mirin (optional)
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1 flat tbsp sugar
  • 1 flat tbsp corn flour

Directions-

  1. mix the sauce cold to dissolve the corn flour.
  2. heat up a bit & the sauce became slight pasty.
  3. put song fish head in steamer plate & add sauce & garnish with cut spring onions, chilli padi & ginger.
  4. steam for 11-13mins (depends on size) in the steam oven or steamer.

Claypot Rice Home Gourmet Dinner on 27Jun2018

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claypot rice

had a 7pax family dinner this evening on 27.7.2018. ^^

i made the usual claypot rice. 🙂

claypot rice

rice was fluffy, excellent claypot flavours, wonderful duck liver sausage from hong kong, and the chicken was so tender & tasty. ^^

garlic chilli flatfish head 剁椒鸦片鱼头

my OPS bro WT gave me 2 halves  from shanghai.

garlic chilli flatfish head 剁椒鸦片鱼头

garlic chilli flatfish head 剁椒鸦片鱼头

i decided to do 剁椒鸦片鱼头, with loads of chopped garlic & chilli padi. 🙂

鸦片鱼

it was delicious, but really 鸦片鱼头 done any preparations would be delicious la!

flesh like cod, soft head bone structure like salmon head. 🙂

prawns with yellow chives

aunty Bes asked me to cook the prawns with yellow chives.

this an excellent, succulent fresh, plump prawns & tasty yellow chives.

at chui huay lim, this a S$48 dish. lol! 

aunty Bes minced pork string beans

& aunty Bes did the aunty Bes minced pork string beans. very good!

 

c.h.e.f andy

Good Claypot Liver & Zichar Dishes @ Loong Hua Seafood on 26Jun2018

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claypot liver

our RI buddy P, resident in london, was in town & he arranged a 11pax zichar dinner @ long hua zichar blk 168 bedok south ave 3 on 26.6.2018. ^^

(HAB missed dinner, joined WC viewing at CL’s place afterwards)

after dinner we adjourned to CL’s place to watch world cup match France vs Denmark super boring first 0-0 game for this world cup..

thanks CL for hospitality & drinks, ice cream, nuts, crisp, grapes & blueberries …

long hua zichar blk 168 bedok south ave 3

long hua zichar blk 168 bedok south ave 3

long hua zichar blk 168 bedok south ave 3

1st time i come to this long hua zichar @ blk 168 bedok south ave 3.

many dishes P ordered were quite good. 🙂

排骨王 or the like

排骨王 or the like

排骨王 was good, tender & the sauce not too sweet & quite tasty.

not my favourite zichar dish but i didn’t mind it also..

roast chicken

roast chicken

the roast chicken was good, quite competent.

the breast meat still not the most tender & moist, so can still improve, but overall pretty ok.

claypot liver

the claypot lover was quite an excellent dish.

liver was “medium rare” parts still pinkish, fresh & tender, and a very tasty dish.

i almost never have this dish for many years. after this i went back and cooked the dish myself twice & it was pretty good too. lol! 🙂

deepfried soon hock

the deepfried soonhock was very good.

fish was done well, crispy, tender & tasty…everyone liked the taste & sauce…

虾录 fried big prawns

the 虾录 fried big prawns was also very good. everyone liked this dish.

i did a similar dish with different sauce =a dry wok garlic jumbo prawns = often some years back, though not over the recent 3 years. maybe i will do it again.

claypot sea cucumber or 一品煲 dish

there was a claypot sea cucumber or 一品煲 dish.

it was an ok dish but non too impressive. i think again missing a good tasty stock, so the dish like just thin oysters sauce taste and not a very tasty dish…

scallop & broccoli

the scallop broccoli dish had large plump scallops but wasn’t done that well, good ingredients but not tasty.

broccoli was poached, which was ok, but maybe there was no tasty stock to enhance the flavours, the large scallops were like just boiled in water…

fried rice

fried rice was flavourful, good wok hae.

it was added later, as P thought the guys were still hungry & needed more carbs. lol! 🙂

hor fun super wok hae

the hor fun was actually the first dish served.

it had super wok hae, very flavourful dish, very well done.

couldn’t really remember th price but it should be aroung S$280 for 11pax…not ex also not particularly cheap for these zichar dishes.

anyway we had a really good time, very enjoyable dinner with old friends. and many dishes like deepfried soon hock, fried large prawns, claypot liver and hor fun were quite delicious and the pork ribs, roast chicken were good too.

after dinner we adjourned to CL’s place to watch world cup soccer.

c.h.e.f andy

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Loong Hua Seafood
Address: 
168 Bedok South Ave 3, Singapore 460168
Phone: 6241 3608

Good Value S$13.80 Saba & Chirashi Don Lunch Set @ Sabar on 26Jun2018

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saba S$13.80 lunch set 

my OPS HC bought 3pax lunch today at sabar at japan food town wisma L4 today on 26.6.2018. ^^

saba S$13.80 lunch set 

saba has a top value saba S$13.80 lunch set  promo=a mini chirashi don, udon with salad, 2 side dishes & chawanmushi…

grilled saba 

the grilled saba was excellent! fresh & sweet! 🙂

well, restaurant is called sabar…lol! 🙂

chicken kakiage 

chicken kakiage was good, if the usual.

unagi chawanmushi 

unagi was good…chawanmushi just usual..

chirashi don 

mini chirashi don though was poorer by quite a distance from the usual S$9.80 kaisen mountain mori la..

bil S$52 for 3pax nett 

overall S$13.80++pax for the set was still a good deal.

saba S$13.80 lunch set

but for me, even though the sabar was good, my main interest is still chirashi don, so i would rather go for the S$9.80 kaisen mountain mori! 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

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Sabar

Address:
4F Wisma Atria , 435 Orchard Road, #04-50, Singapore 238877
Contact:
japanfoodtown.sg
6262 3453
Opening Hours:
daily :  11:30AM–10PM

Delicious 4pax Home Dinner with WM & J on 24Jun2018

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5 dinner dishes

WM & J came by for 4pax home dinner on 24.6.2018.

i made –

1 claypot rice👍👍👍
2 葱焖鸦片鱼头👍👍
3 花雕酒蒸小黄鱼 (model after steam 鲥鱼sauce)
4 仿冰菜using lettuce (not successful)
5 fried romaine lettuce 油麦菜

J brought yongtaufu & indian mangoes👍

we took the ytf with the dinner. it was very good. 🙂

葱焖鸦片鱼头

the 葱焖鸦片鱼头 dish was excellent! the flesh is flaky & tasty like cod, and the head has soft bone structure like salmon…the perfect fish head!

鸦片鱼头 is a flatfish not available in singapore. WT brought 2 halves fish head for me from shanghai during his last trip back here. before that he brought me 2 also which i cooked for family.

wife & i prefer the scallion baked preparation at old jesse 老吉士 in shanghai. ^^

we had that during our trip in sep2017. later WM& i had the hk steamed preparation at 陈记 during our nov2017 shanghai trip. wife & i just returned from shanghai last week & we had at 陈记 on 16.6.2018. 🙂

anyhow 鸦片鱼头 is just so good any preparation is good la..

claypot rice

my claypot chicken rice is a perennial favourite.

claypot rice

claypot rice

J declared she had 3 bowls…lol!

steamed 小黄鱼 prepared 鲥鱼style

steamed 小黄鱼 prepared 鲥鱼style

i experimented with the  鲥鱼style preparation.

the key is of course first the fish, second the sauce.

i didn’t have the fish, so it was about the sauce…i used <1 flat tbsp sugar, 1tbsp white vinegar, 5 tbsp shaoxing wine & 1 tbsp light soy sauce. the sauce was very good.

小黄鱼 is a sweet tasty fish but it is not  鲥鱼, so quite incomplete & didn’t make much impact does not add much to the dish as 小黄鱼 could be done any number of ways…

lettuce冰菜not successful

the lettuce冰菜not successful, a failure.

i took it out of the freezer & put back, and the veg sort of wilted. had to be just right timing & eat upon taking out of freezer…anyway texture aside, it does not have the sweetness of 冰菜 and is a bit “siap” = astringent…

fried romaine lettuce

romaine lettuce 油麦菜 lettuce was the usual, a very nice vegetable dish. 🙂

me in the kitchen

WM took a video of me in the kitchen..

claypot rice

claypot rice

claypot rice very appealing to palate.

葱焖鸦片鱼头

葱焖鸦片鱼头 before baking 10mins in 250degC oven, adding 2.5 tbsp light soy sauce, 2 tbsp & 2tbsp olive oil & some cut chilli padi.

steamed 小黄鱼 prepared 鲥鱼style

steamed 小黄鱼 prepared 鲥鱼style

the 鲥鱼style preparation is done steaming the fish & discarding the liquid, then adding the prepared sauce & topping up with sliced ginger & ham 金华火腿

dinner dishes, the not ready 鸦片鱼头not ready yet

we had a wonderful dinner just 4 of us, and a great time to chill & chat afterwards.

c.h.e.f andy

Yakisoba (Recipe) on 22Jun2018

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yakisoba 

made 1pax yakisoba this evening on 22.6.2018. ^^

had some shimeji mushrooms in the fridge.

also some iberico pork. 🙂

yakisoba 

had yakisoba on 2 occasions during our recent OPS 5pax sakura trip to kyoto/nara/osaka on 6-13.4.2018. 🙂

once at street stalls at fushimi inari, another time at an okonomiyaki restaurant (above photo)..

yakisoba

does not seem much different from char kuay teow.

basically i fried some sliced onions then added minced garlic, then added the shimeji mushrooms & iberico pork & noodles.

i also decided to add some egg.

for the condiments i added tsuyu (soba sauce) and some mirin, about 1tbsp each for the small amount of noodles i had, anyhow to taste la. 🙂

yakisoba

yakisoba

yakisoba very tasty.

not sure how authentic, no pink pickled ginger, but otherwise very tasty & nice la…good wok hae…lol! 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

 

Quite Good S$22.40 Premium Kaisen Don @ Aburi Sushi Heishiro on 22Jun2018

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chirashi don

my OPS bro bought 2pax chirashi don at aburi sushi heishiro at westgate today on 22.6.2018. ^^

premium kaisen don 30% off

there was a 30% off promotion for the premium kaisen don =

“Premium Kaisen Don”
—— 30% Off
(U.p $32++ ) ———- $22.40++ only!!!

WM bot 2pax premium kaisen don S$22.40 after 30 discounts

WM bot 2pax premium kaisen don S$22.40 after 30 discounts

WM bot 2pax premium kaisen don S$22.40 after 30 discounts

premium kaisen don S$22.40 after 30 discounts

the chirashi don was ok, good enough.

there was a akaebi & the kani in crab shell was done well, and there was one ebi tempura..no uni, no hotate…no sure if it was premium, the hamachi, salmon, maguro cuts were average..

after 30% discounts, S$22.40 was ok.

i think en sakaba S$28 chirashi don was better.

and tanuki raw sushi cuts very much better, have uni & negi toro but here they have the akaebi, ebi tempura & kani, so balance out a bit..all in all consider quite good la… 🙂

free macha ice cream

& we got a complimentary macha ice cream with jpassport.

shabu set 30% off promo

there was a shabu set 30% off promo.

will consider to try if come again.

piccolo latte

piccolo latte

after lunch we went tiong hoe to have a cuppa.

enjoyed the aroma of piccolo latte & a good chat.

c.h.e.f andy

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Aburi Sushi Heishirou

Address:

3 Gateway Drive, #03-05 Westgate Mall, Singapore 608532
Contact:
6369 9489
Opening Hours:
Sun-Thurs
  • 11AM–3PM
  • 5–9:30PM
Fri-Satday
  • 11AM–3PM
  • 5–10PM

Curry Chicken – 61th Teban Gardens Community Breakfast on 22Jun2018

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curry chicken

madecurry chicken with s;iced leeks for teban gardens community breakfast this morning on 22.6.2018.^^

this my 61th friday breakfast community meal dish at teban gardens community service centre.

i first started doing a community meal dish for teban gardens CSC on 8.1.2016.

the centre was started in 2002 after much effort & challenge by our RI friend who is a pastor of pasir panjang hill brethren church (pphbc) which owns & runs the CSC.

3kg boneless chicken thighs

actually, was meant to be rendang..use 3kg boneless frozen chicken thighs from sheng shiong..

3kg boneless chicken thighs

chicken has lots of water even after draining in colander whole day, then marinated with mak’s rendang paste & left in fridge overnight.

added some sliced leeks to curry chicken

added sliced ginger & curry leaves to 2tbsp oil, then added chicken in high heat & stir-fried thoroughly

added some sliced leeks to curry chicken

then added a bit sliced leeks…

curry chicken

was meant to be rendang but not easy to manage 3+kg of chicken thigh fillet a lot of water even after reduced..still look more like curry..

curry chicken

well, very tasty curry for the teban garden folks..

“yummy!” was the feedback…

c.h.e.f andy

Wondeful Father’s Day 7pax Dinner @ Rubato on 20Jun2018

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burrata

children bought me a fabulous father’s day dinner at rubato on 20.6.2018. ^^

we were here recently on 15.5.2018

and our favourite dish was the suckling pig. unfortunately we could not order one this evening.

burrata

burrata

fortunately, burrata was every bit as good.

cheese was soft & tasty, and the parma ham was good…

prawn tagliatelle 

we decided to order 3 pasta.

the prawn tagliatelle was pretty good.

my own was just as good la…

seafood pasta en papilotte

the basked seafood pasta in a bag (en papillote) was good.

in the past i generally didn’t like this method as pasta soggy & not al dente.

here they did it well, and the tomato sauce was flavourful too, nice! 🙂

squid ink pasta

squid ink pasta 

squidink pasta was good, very flavourful…

seafood pizza

the pizza was good too.

pork ribs

pork ribs 

w/o the suckling pig there was like not much other things to order.

we picked the pork ribs..not cheap maybe like S$36, but it was good..very tender ribs and tasty bbq flavours too.

lava cake

lava cake

children ordered the lava cake.

this not great..taste of chocolate was good but not much lava, below par i would say.

tart

tart

the apple tart was pretty good though.

a very enjoyable eening thanks to the 3 children who bought me father’s day dinner! ^^

c.h.e.f andy

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RUBATO — Italian Kitchen & Bar
Address:
12 Greenwood Ave, Singapore 289204
Contact:
rubato.sg
6252 3200
Opening Hours
Sat – Sun
  • 11AM–12AM
Mon – Fri
  • 11:30AM–12AM

Great Song Fish Head @ HK Street Old Chun Kee on 19Jun2018

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blackbean sauce song fish head

嬋兰姐called. she made some lotus seed dessert for me.

me & sanlan 姐

I went to pick her up then went nearby hk street old chun kee Commonwealth crescent for 2pax dinner..afterwards she called & spoke with my SIL to visit their place so i sent her there.

blackbean sauce song fish head

blackbean sauce song fish head was good as usual.

my own is just as good though.

spicy blackbean sauce pork ribs with bittergourd

spicy blackbean sauce pork ribs with bittergourd was good too.

the pork ribs were tender & the bittergourd nice too, a quite well done dish.

spicy blackbean sauce pork ribs with bittergourd

a nice & convenient place for a nice & inexpensive dinner.

c.h.e.f andy

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Kopi Kia  (hong kong street old chun kee 香港街老珍记）
Blk 117 Commonwealth Drive #01-733 Singapore 140117
Tel: 83606663
Email: enquiries@kopikia.com.sg
Operating Hours:
12.00PM – 10.30PM (Monday to Sunday)

Seafood Pasta in White Wine Sauce on 19Jun2018

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WM 1pax seafood pasta in white wine sauce

my OPS bro stopped by early today at 10.30am on 20.6.2018. ^^

WM 1pax seafood pasta in white wine sauce

WM 1pax seafood pasta in white wine sauce

i made him a pax seafood pasta in white wine sauce.

WM 1pax seafood pasta in white wine sauce

i had good stock in the fridge. so very easy to whipped out a dish.

just browned a whole buld of garlic cloves, added thai basil, then added white wine & stock & reduced. then added prawns, off fire, added pasta (just below al dente) and tossed.

voila! :[)

WM 1pax seafood pasta in white wine sauce

pasta was delicious. and so easy to make.

c.h.e.f andy

Very Shiok Salted Veg Toman Fillet @ 万蓉城老坛酸菜 L4 Crystal Galleria on 17Jun2018 (Shanghai Trip 15-17Jun2018)

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老坛酸菜鱼

our return flight to singapore at 1235am

we still have some time to kill so we walked around and decided to have dinner at 万蓉城老坛酸菜鱼 at L4 of crystal galleria, before going back to puli to collect our luggage & took a cab to the airport. ^^

万蓉城老坛酸菜鱼32 mins queue no A33

every restaurant at the different floors have long queue.

we took a queue number for 2pax table A33 & waited 32mins.

万蓉城老坛酸菜鱼

万蓉城老坛酸菜鱼 was of course super crowded. 🙂

menu @ 万蓉城老坛酸菜鱼

we were attracted to the signature 老坛酸菜鱼 salted vege toman (snakehead)黑鱼 fillet soup.

free sour plum drink

we got a free jug of sour plum drink, but it was sweet sugary, quite undrinkable so we just took a few sips.

黑鱼 aka snakehead, toman fish

luckily the dish was served quickly….

the 黑鱼 阿 aka snakehead, toman fish was just super!

老坛酸菜鱼

老坛酸菜鱼 

fish was rmb49.8/斤(500g)..i asked for the smallest fish, but restaurant said smallest fish 2.8斤(1.4kg)..whatever!

they didn’t cheat it was a monster pot & serving for 2pax..

not complaining really…1.4kg for 2pax and we ate everything! ^^

super delicious la!

凉粉

凉粉

凉粉 

we didn’t need other food really so just try the 凉粉 …

it was very good too, as expected..

老坛酸菜鱼

really shiok!

my son later told me the 4 of them went to another restaurant & took the same thing & they all loved it!

c.h.e.f andy

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望蓉城老坛酸菜鱼(晶品店)

Address:
地址： 愚园路68号晶品4楼22号
Contact:
电话： 021-52993739

Xintiandi 新天地, Taipingqiao Park 太平桥公园 and Madanglu 马当路 on 17Jun2018 (Shanghai Trip 15-17Jun2018)

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xintiandi 新天地

we had late check at puli out till 4pm on 17.6.2018. ^^

so stayed at hotel room, away from the afternoon heat, rested, chilled, watched movie, eat peaches etc, then after checking out puli & keeping our bags, we took a cab to 新天地 with WT.

S Engine=best coffee in shanghai

unfortunately S Engine which has the best coffee, had a very long snaking queue so we gave the best coffee a miss.

xintiandi 新天地

xintiandi 新天地

xintiandi 新天地

xintiandi 新天地

we strolled along the streets of xintiandi 新天地. good ambience… 🙂

taipingqiao park 太平桥公园

taipingqiao park 太平桥公园

taipingqiao park 太平桥公园

& strolled through taipingqiao park 太平桥公园 next to xintiandi 新天地. 🙂

madanglu 马当路

then walked along madanglu 马当路 where there are nice shops. 🙂

korean embassy @ madanglu 马当路

saw korean embassy from the outside along madanglu 马当路

after that we entered xintiandi 新天地 mall where the metro station is located.

had the best durian dessert at honeymoon dessert 满记甜品 inside xintiandi 新天地 mall 👍. wife’s steamed egg 蒸蛋dessert also super nice..

walking street along nanjing west road

after that WT left..we took metro to nanjing west road & walked back to hotel puli.

passed by 南京路步行街（Nanjing Road Walkway).

along nanjing west road 

and we passed by one of the oldest restaurants in shanghai, 梅龙镇酒家. wife & i ate there like 15yrs+ ago, they served us a cold steamed fish, not great!

along nanjing west road 

a pleasant walk, weather was cooler in the late afternoon.

we still have some time to kill so we went for dinner before going back to puli to collect our luggage & took a cab to the airport.

c.h.e.f andy

 

The Best Durian Ice Cream @ Honeymoon Dessert 满记甜品at Xintiandi Mall on 17Jun2018

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steamed egg 蒸蛋@ honeymoon dessert 满记甜品

after strolling at xintiandi 新天地, taipingqiao park 太平桥公园 & madanglu 马当路, we entered xintiandi 新天地 mall where the metro station is located.

went to honeymoon dessert 满记甜品, a hong kong chain.

i had this 2 times at hong kong langham mongkok, and once in shenzhen. not going to miss it if there is one here la…

wife took the steamed egg 蒸蛋 dessert. very nice! ^^

unlike hong kong where double scoop durian was in the menu, and at shenzhen, where they were flexible to offer us double scoop, here in shanghai they very rigid and refused.

so WT took the durian & vanilla.

durian & pulut hitam @  honeymoon dessert 满记甜品

i took the durian & pulut hitam.

durian ice cream was so good, out of this world la! pulut hitam not really ice cream just a dollop of pulut hitam…

durian & vanilla ice cream @ honeymoon dessert 满记甜品

satisfaction guaranteed! ^^

c.h.e.f andy

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满记甜品(新天地时尚店)

Address:

地址： 马当245地下1层106室地时尚购物中心
Contact:

电话： 021-63130563

Opening Hours:

营业时间：周一至周日 daily 10:00-22:30 

Great Dimsum @ 苏小柳 at Crystal Galleria 晶品Mall on 17Jun2018 (Shanghai Trip 15-17Jun2018)

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thai durian ridiculous price

this our last day in shanghai, flying back to singapore past midnight flight ie 18.6.2018. 🙂

after a great breakfast at puli hotel, went with wife to the supermarket at kerry centre across the road.

saw thai durians at ridiculous price..you can see these too along the roadside stalls also all split open & zero flavours!

thai durian ridiculous price

the thai durian were selling ridiculous price (who eats thai durians?) like S$18 for 3 seeds.

white peaches 水蜜桃

wife later bought some white peaches 水蜜桃 to bring back singapore.

苏小柳 dimsum at basement of crystal galleria mall 晶品

wife meeting son for lunch.

WT arranged to meet our OPS schoolmate LH & her hubby P (working & living in shanghai) 11.30am for dimsum lunch at 苏小柳, basement of crystal galleria 晶品.

place was packed at 11.30am, and WT came earlier to get a 4pax table. 🙂

pig trotters

pork trotters the best perfect texture..superb = best dish for me….

pig trotters

i must try making that..

garlic ribs蒜香骨

garlic ribs蒜香骨

pork rib 蒜香排骨good but usual standard. 🙂

小笼包

小笼包excellent! soup so very tasty among the best i had.

guotie锅贴

锅贴 also very good..got soup inside also very tasty.

drunken crab 六月黄

drunken crab 六月黄

drunken crab 六月黄 was incredible for the price = 3 for 2 promo so 3 crabs for RMB30!

how to beat that?

黄鱼春卷springrolls

黄鱼春卷spring roll is their signature dish. it was very good indeed, very sweet 黄鱼fillings & crispy skin…still a spring roll is a spring roll for me…

fried vege

nice vege, not sure what it was…like heng chye…chinese spinach?

葱油饼-waste of time

葱油饼-waste of time

葱油饼-for me a waste of time la…

RMB246 for 4pax dimsum lunch @ 苏小柳

RMB246 for 4pax dimsum lunch @ 苏小柳…

very good price i would say for the food..

刘长胜故居

sculpture

after lunch LH & P went to 朱家角, WT & i walked around went to 刘长胜故居..a very good historical display👍

after that we went back to puli hotel drink coffee & watch movies..

wife had lunch with son & they came back to puli shortly.

we rested & chilled, then 3 of us took a cab to xintiandi.

c.h.e.f andy

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蘇小柳点心专门店(静安寺店) 

Address：

地址： 愚68晶品LG1-33A
Contact：

电话： 021-62400077

Opening Hours：

营业时间：周一至周日 daily 10:30-22:00

 

 

Excellent 鸦片鱼头and 4pax Dinner @ 陈记 on 16Jun2018 (Shanghai Trip 15-17Jun2018)

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鸦片鱼头

we walked from the bund 外白渡桥to another wonderful meal at 陈记, a neighbourhood 大排档,looking forward to the 鸦片鱼头

WT & GY took me here during my last trip in nov2017, so this was my second visit here.

GY as usual ordered lots of food…

best was 鸦片鱼头. excellent! wife & i agreed that the 葱焖鸦片鱼头 老吉士天平路still better than this..

口水鸡，海瓜子，凤尾鱼，臭豆腐，炸猪皮，槽头， 酒酿圆子👍

鸦片鱼头, a flatfish head, was excellent!

this the HK steam style 港蒸,and the fish was excellent, fresh, very sweet with flesh like cod & soft head bone structure like a salmon head.

WT had brought this 鸦片鱼头 back singapore & gave me 4 pieces (2 full heads) over 2 occasions & i have cooked it for friends & family. such an excellent fish but cannot get this in singapore.

口水鸡 

the 口水鸡 was very good also.

it’s a dish often served in singapore restaurant, so nothing special but very well done, very competent.

凤尾鱼 

凤尾鱼 i don’t see in singapore except eons ago (like 50yrs back when we sometimes take canned 凤尾鱼. maybe it is still selling now.

海瓜子 

海瓜子again something i don’t see in singapore, certainly the live, fresh version. but i think i have taken the marinated/cured version before..

猪皮

the deepfried pigskin was very well done.

the soup was very very tasty…

草头

草头 a bit “siap” astringent.

not a favourite but i guess i am ok with it.

沙律

a salad, ok.

小黄鱼汤

the yellow croaker soup 小黄鱼汤 was very sweet & tasty..

锅贴

the 锅贴 was good too.

酒酿汤圆

and i quite like the 酒酿汤圆, sweet but not too sweet.

口水鸡

dinner for 4pax was about rmb380.

this a much more worthwhile meal than what we had at 胖胖河畔小吃@朱家角 lunch yesterday.

c.h.e.f andy

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Chenji Seafood Restaurant 陈记海鲜酒家
Address：
711 Niuzhuang Rd, Huangpu Qu, Shanghai Shi, China, 200000
上海市黄浦区牛庄路711号 邮政编码: 200000
+86 21 5308 8935

 

外白渡桥 Garden Bridge and 上海人民英雄纪念塔on 16Jun2018 (Shanghai Trip 15-17Jun2018)

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东方明珠from 外白渡桥 

WT & GY arranged to meet us at nanjingxilu station at 4pm on 16.6.2018. ^^

外白渡桥

we walked along yuanmingyuan road 圆明园路 which is a pedestrian walking street, to 外白渡桥, where 黄浦江 meets 苏州河.

usually i go to the bund 外滩 from nanjingxilu. this the first time i came by 外白渡桥.

黄浦江from 外白渡桥

a shot of huangpu river 黄浦江from 外白渡桥.

东方明珠from 外白渡桥

东方明珠from 外白渡桥

东方明珠from 外白渡桥 

and of course 东方明珠 and the impressive pudong skyline is just across the river.

上海人民英雄纪念塔at 外白渡桥

there is a shanghai peoples’ hero memorial 上海人民英雄纪念塔at 外白渡桥, commemorating those who helped to free China from foreign occupation.

上海人民英雄纪念塔at 外白渡桥

上海人民英雄纪念塔at 外白渡桥

this is at the huangpu park, the oldest and smallest park of the city & the first to be open to public.

the park was closed to Chinese people between 1890 and 1928, and according to a popular story telling, a sign at the park’s gate read “No dogs or Chinese allowed”.

外白渡桥 Garden Bridge

外白渡桥 Garden Bridge is the first all-steel bridge.

外白渡桥 Garden Bridge

外白渡桥 Garden Bridge, with unique design & a rich history, is one of the symbols of Shanghai and a landmark bridge.

yuanmingyuan road 圆明园路 which is a pedestrian walking street 

we came by this yuanmingyuan road 圆明园路， which is a pedestrian walking street.

former union church @ 外滩白渡桥

former union church @ 外滩白渡桥

former union church @ 外滩白渡桥

 at the end of yuanmingyuan road 圆明园路, there is the former union church at the corner with south suzhou road.

we found a cafe opposite the church. the a joint that WT & GY come sometime for coffee.

we had a cuppa & chillax before taking a walk to our dinner place, 陈记。

c.h.e.f andy

Excellent Unagi Kebayaki @ B2 Reel Mall Food Hall on 16Jun2018 (Shanghai Trip 15-17Jun2018)

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joel robuchon le salon pastry shop

there are 3 malls next to our hotel puli at jingansi station. ^^

reel mall is right by the hotel, and it connects underground past the metro station to crystal gallery. lippo centre is across the road.

after a good hotel breakfast, we walked over to reel mall. joel robuchon is located here, and le salon, joel robuchon’s pastry shop, was the first shop as we entered reel mall..

JR just closed shop in sentosa..chinese much richer & prices no doubt higher than singapore!

B2 food hall of reel mall

there was a food hal at B2 of reel mall, with good standard food specialty stalls..

braised goose @ B2 food hall of reel mall

braised goose @ B2 food hall of reel mall

the teochew braised goose stall looked good.

payment at the mall are mostly by QR scanning no cash. this stall didn’t know how to use the credit card machine for foreign cards, so we were not able to buy.

cake shop @ B2 food hall of reel mall

cake shop @ B2 food hall of reel mall

cake shop @ B2 food hall of reel mall

thee are interesting cakes, tiramisu etc at one cake stall..

piccolo latte

seesaw cafe @ L5 reel mall

on the higher floors there are restaurants & cafe..we had a good piccolo latte at seesaw cafe (a chain) at level 5….

it was pretty good, though not better than tiong hoe in singapore.

cafe at L4

there was a spacious open area, so we sat there to sip our coffee.

cafe at L4

there were restaurants at every level.

on L4, there was a place for painters/artists to practice on their palette, and sip coffee.

view of jingansi from reel mall

this photo of jingansi was from i think level 4.

bought sashimi & unagi etc from reel mall

we went to look around at crystal galleria which is connected underground to B2 of reel mall past the jingansi metro station.

after that we bought sashimi & unagi etc from reel mall & went back to our hotel room to enjoy the food. 🙂

sashimi RMB118

the sashimi rmb118 were relatively ex..2 botan ebi were good..the others hotate, salmon, atlantic surf clam below par can get better in singapore supermarkets like donki!

sashimi RMB118

other than the 2 botan ebi, sashimi was otherwise mediocre = hotate ok but not as good as the ones we bought from donki singapore, and salmon was not the better belly cuts.

grilled prawns

grilled prawns also so so.

bought sashimi & unagi etc from reel mall

the live unagi 河鳗 – really good whole unagi kebayaki for rmb108.

excellent! top draw, the best! ^^

live unagi

these were live river eel in the tanks.

unagi kebayaki RM108

they grilled on the spot…quite fabulous unagi kebayaki!

bought sashimi & unagi etc from reel mall

we decided to relax & chill at our hotel room, drink coffee & watch movie.

weather was hot, and we were meeting WT & GY later at nanjing donglu station to go to 外滩, and then to 陈记for dinner. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

 

Excellent Stay & Hotel Breakfast @ Puli Hotel (Shanghai Trip 15-17Jun2018

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puli hotel corner room weekend package

wife booked online a weekend package corner room with puli hotel located at jingansi station 15-17.6.2018. 🙂

it’s expensive but package was good. ^^

puli hotel corner room weekend package

a very large quite luxurious well appointed room.

puli hotel corner room weekend package 

very spacious walk in wardrobe & toilet bath areas.

and the minibar items were free – beer, soft drinks, mineral water, nespresso, snacks like tablone & cookies.

and we had welcome fruits & some pralines.

and we were given late check-out till 4pm, and later we got a free moet champagne courtesy of hotel…

reception + bar 

the lobby reception is very nicely appointed.

the check in/out counter service, concierge etc were integrated with the bar area, double volume ceiling & great ambience.

bar & reception

nice bar with great privacy bar counter table layout.

bar counter with swimming pool as backdrop

swimming pool 

and  swimming pool as backdrop.

puli hotel breakfast buffet spread 

hotel semi buffet breakfast was very good & included in the package. ^^

pancake 

the semi buffet included ala carte orders of cooked breakfast dishes.

the pancake was the best, served with very nice smoked salmon, scrambled eggs, ikura (salmon roe) & poached egg top.

that was the best dish.

egg white omelette

egg white omelette 

the eggwhite omelette was usual ompetent dish, came with choice of cheese & mushrooms etc..

egg benedict 

egg benedict was good but not as good as the pancake.

croissant, salad, smoked salmon

croissant, salad, smoked salmon

cheese, salad, bread, smoked salmon

we didn’t take the chinese dimsum both days.

the bread, croissant, cheese, smoked salmon, salad etc were all good.

portuguese egg tart, cheese 

& there were portuegese egg tarts etc..

fruits 杨梅

& nice fruits. 杨梅 especially juicy & sweet, were in season, and white peach too 水蜜桃！

fruits 杨梅

pancake

it was a wonderful breakfast!

pancake was specially good. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

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puli hotel

Address

1 Changde Rd, JingAnSi, Jingan Qu, Shanghai Shi, China, 200040
上海市静安区静安寺常德路1号 邮政编码: 200040
Contact:
thepuli.com
+86 21 3203 9999