Finding it troublesome for you to cut the meat for your kids? Indulge them in a bowl of ikura, tobiko and onsen egg claypot rice and see them enjoy the eggs dancing and popping in their mouths while they chew their food away!
Was pleasantly surprised at the combination and how the entire dish turned out to be. One of my top picks for the night.
Oh, to further share about the rice preparation, the rice is parboiled and left to cool so that the starch in the rice is released. While this method shortens the time preparation for an entire claypot rice (~10mins), it is time-consuming. Traditionally, people use raw rice in the claypot and cook it from scratch. This parboiling method reduces the starch intake in your rice, while giving that extra bouncy bite to the rice.
Slow-cooked for 16 hours, the generous slices of pork jowl were indeed deeply marinated in teriyaki haven. What I liked about this was the flavour of the pork jowl - deeply marinated to perfection. However, I thought that the slices were too fatty over the meat ratio.
With that, I drizzle some homemade specialty red bean sauce over the parboiled rice to give extra flavour to the entire bowl.
Yes, an entire 12-hour slow braised pig trotters for just $8!
Served with a 50-50 even ratio of meat to fats, the fats portion was chewy yet soft. I felt that the meat, however, was slightly dry. But overall, the trotter was braised to a taste just right. The sauce wasn't too sweet nor salty and would taste even better when drizzled over rice.
A definite recommend to order to share when you're in groups. The portion is an entire trotter, so don't be shocked!
Chefs behind Mr Lorbak definitely have to include their signature lorbak into their claypot rice!
Tender lorbak with 50-50 ratio of fats and meat, the meat is δΈδΈεζ. Drizzle some special red bean sauce or if you're a spice-lover, go ahead to drizzle some dark soy sauce dipped in chilli padi. Perfect pair with the crunchy par-boiled rice.
First main to the table was an individual serving of Claypot rice topped with assorted mushrooms. Suitable for kids (if they love mushrooms), or if you're just not feeling very meaty that day but still
wna have some warm Claypot rice to fill the tummy (cos it's the rainy season!).
The interesting part is, they specially concocted a dark soy sauce to pair with their modern-fusion claypot rice - a red bean-based dark soy sauce with garlic and shaoxing wine. Yes, RED BEAN! You wouldn't have guessed how great it matched with their rice. (More about the rice coming up!) - till my tablemates asked if I really liked the red bean sauce woops.π
Best pal to beer, the thickly-cut & freshly fried luncheon fries were first to be served to the table. The lime mayonnaise that accompanied was indeed it's best partner! We were all amazed by the lime mayonnaise as it totally neutralises out the oiliness of the luncheon fries and mayonnaise, and further brought out a refreshing Thai taste to the popular side.
Probably the only one on the menu without eggs ):
Chunks of mushrooms and mozzarella cheese atop a slice of sourdough bread, served with chopped greens. Thought this dish could have been done better though.
Crisply fried rosti beneath a thick slab of salmon (choose from medium-well to well done) topped with a generous doze of hollandaise sauce. Not a big fan of hollandaise sauce but this was palatable and complemented the entire dish well. 2 roasted tomatoes and 3 baked asparagus neutralised the dish - they were slightly marinated with salt, pepper and some butter for taste.
New to the menu! The bread layers were toasted warm and crisp, with a slice of cheese, a ring of pineapple and slices of fresh greens atop a thin pre-fried piece of patty, lastly topped with a squeeze of chilled teriyaki sauce. A relatively refreshing taste and this filled me up for the next 3-4 hours.
Back by popular demand, the wholemeal Oreo cheese was tempting for a try. First bite was: hmm maybe this was more suitable for kids. As I bite through, the Oreo was oozing out further. The block of cheese seemed like the 2nd lead instead. Overall, I'd still choose kaya cheese though. Imo oreo cheese is more suitable for kids' palette.
Love their ice cream for the slightly chewy texture like gelato, and their generous serving of scoops and drizzles. The waffles albeit small, were fragrant and chewy, with a crisp outer layer that will go extremely well when served warm into your mouth together with the scoop you order.
The pistachio came slightly heavy after awhile, maybe 2 scoops over a piece of waffle was too much to handle.
Sick of English Breakfast tea? Try some English Afternoon tea at Winnie's - one of their recommended drinks! Was pleasantly surprised as the milk tea taste was fragrant.
They alternate between honey and black sugar pearls, and they have honey ones today. They were not exactly round in shape, and taste wasn't too heavy since they were not coated with another layer of sugar over them. The honey pearls were not as chewy too, so it's kinda like a slightly different texture of pearls.
They are offering a free drink to those who are named 'Winnie' from 26 Nov to 1 Dec, so if you or your friends are called Winnie, hurry them down to Fusionopolis to grab a free bbt!
