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2014-09-27
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My luncheon companion found this place a natural choice as we were in the vicinity. As usual, fellow gluttons thought alike and over-ordered (apologies to the starving Ethiopian children 🙏). We started on the appetizers - the stir fry greens ("malantau") were tender and not too greasy. The smoked fish was slightly too heavy in flavour and would go well with rice/pasta, it was also too bony and the care to avoid swallowing a fishbone took the fun out of eating. The smoked preserved egg was sinful
My luncheon companion found this place a natural choice as we were in the vicinity. As usual, fellow gluttons thought alike and over-ordered (apologies to the starving Ethiopian children 🙏).
We started on the appetizers - the stir fry greens ("malantau") were tender and not too greasy. The smoked fish was slightly too heavy in flavour and would go well with rice/pasta, it was also too bony and the care to avoid swallowing a fishbone took the fun out of eating. The smoked preserved egg was sinfully high in cholesterol but quite tasty in a rustic sense. The razor clams were very fresh and almost sweet. The sliced marinated pork in mashed garlic was rich and the consistency was pleasingly clean to the bite. The pear soup was more like a herbal drink, while the whelk chicken long boiled soup was very good - all the essence of the materials was in the soup while the whelk and chicken was still edible. Fried pork vegetable rice was a bit salty but very appetizing. The sesame sauce "dan dan" noodles came with very sweet service and the fragrance of the sesame lingered on the palate. The siao lung bao were so-so. The desserts were heavenly; the custard caramel pudding went very well with homemade jasmine tea ice cream and crunchy rice crackers, outshining the Chinese millefeuille (made of dried crispy beancurd sheets and fresh mango) which was quite good in its own right.
Courtesy to my luncheon companion I was treated to this fabulous meal, which amounted to about $425 per head.
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