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Heard alot about the Chinese food here at @myorestobar and had a chance to try a variety of their dishes 😍 I must say that overall, the food quality here is really good and definitely fit for family meals and gatherings! Here are my favourites:

The Kia Hiang Claypot Spring Chicken ($26) is their speciality and I can see why. The chicken itself was incredibly tender and all drenched in a sweet savoury sauce that had a deep herbal flavour as well. The cabbage is cooked till really soft as well. Really comforting dish I don't mind having again.

Garoupa Fillet in Claypot with Garlic and Ginger ($22/30/38) - this dish was kept very simple, yet incredibly well executed. The fish slices had a firm bite and were tender; they were lightly seasoned by the sauce which had simple garlic and ginger flavours. Once again another comforting dish.

Crispy Yam Bag with Scallops ($5.50 each) - yes they may be expensive but once again this is one dish executed well. Really crispy exterior with soft creamy yam paste and snappy scallop, the contrast in texture was well appreciated.

It can be quite pricey, but still, a solid place to bring your family for celebratory meals!

Don't takeaway, there's absolutely no crisp left afterwards

I was not a big fan of the wasabi prawns at Wok Master and did not expect much from Wok Palace's specialty pineapple prawns.

However, I found myself enjoying this dish. The sauce was thoroughly enjoyable and tasted like a thick creamy mango sauce. I also liked the chunks of pineapple in the sauce.

As with its sister restaurant, Wok Palace's tzichar dishes may not be exciting to the palate but they are always well executed. Whilst I always found the service at their City Square Mall outlet to be warm and friendly, the service at the Fusionopolis outlet was rather lacklustre. The restaurant wasn't too packed on a weekday evening and it did not appear understuffed. Yet, they never checked or refilled our teapots. Hopefully this is just be a one off because we were seated in a rather remote corner.

P.S. As always a big thank you to the folks at Burpple and Wok Palace for hosting us!

According to one of my fellow #burpplers at the #eatup, each of the Wok Master group restaurants has a signature dish which is only served in that particular restaurant.

For Wok Palace at Fusionopolis, it is the signature classic roast duck. The duck meat was soft and tender and the braising sauce was tantalisingly aromatic with a strong hint of angelica sinesis.

This was the most popular dish amongst the Burrplers at the eatup but for the common complaint that the duck was rather lean and more of skin and bones. I also felt that the flavours of the braising sauce did not permeate the duck completely as you don't get dangui flavours in the duck meat unless it is dipped in the braising sauce.

For my fellow Burpplers on #burpplebeyond, Wok Palace offers a nice 1-for-1 deal for mains below $28.

Golden Tofu with Crab Meat is one of the dishes which feature under the Burpple promo. This dish features a deep fried tofu triangles in a golden yellow pumpkin sauce and topped with crab meat.

The sauce is quite tasty. Smooth and sweet with a slight nutty flavour. The only problem though is that all you can taste is the pumpkin sauce and the crab meat flavour is totally lost.

I think this dish suffers from the same problem as the mini yam rings with scallop. A more pricey ingredient is used to zhng the dish but it is kinda lost in translation as the flavours are totally overwhelmed by another component of the dish.

They ran out of crab.

I know they say they're the ultimate and they won wtv price. The fact is their fried rice is incredibly unique, it's done w small grains which have a lot more bite than normal, so it's nice to chew on. There's a very mild savoury flavour.

Really lucky to have this without the crab, else it's double the price for crab that's just topped, not fried with the rice.

No doubt, a delicious and unique version that's quite hard to fully explain. However, you really can't say it's the best or wtv since it's so different and not the super impactful kind

今日推荐火锅鸡 (S$7)
Addon S$1 for rice

I don't usually enjoy yam rings because the yam usually turns out hard and lumpy and the batter crusty.

I did enjoy Wok Palace's mini yam rings though as the yam was lusciousy smooth, mildly sweet and earthy. The batter too was shattering crisp.

However, the pairing of yam with the scallops did not really click for me . I only noticed the scallop because I broke my yam ring up into smaller pieces. If you had eaten the mini yam ring in a mouthful, you would probably not notice the scallop due to the strong creamy and earthy flavours of the yam.

I think this dish would work better if the yam ring was served separately or without the scallop.

I could smell the strong earthy and nutty aroma of truffle oil even before this claypot dish was served!

I may be in the minority but I loved the gravy stock which the vegetables were served in. It was silky smooth, subtly sweet yet so rich and savoury. It would have been perfect paired with rice.

This dish also came with luffa, mushrooms and what I initially thought was fish maw but is instead a rather peculiar ingredient known as bamboo fungus mushroom! The mushroom's scientific name is phallus indusiatus and if you are wondering why, you just have to google videos of this *ahem* interesting looking fungus. It is also known as basket stinkhorn and the veiled lady due to its stinky smell and the "basket skirt" which emerged when the fungus matures.

The membrane-like skirt really does remind me of the texture of fish maw and absorbs the flavours of the gravy broth. It does however lack the collagen "bounce" of fish maw but is a great substitute for our vegetarian friends!

Here’s Crystal Jade’s 2024 collection of handmade rice dumplings:

🍙 Spicy Szechuan Pepper Chicken with Pearl Peanut Rice Dumpling (NEW)
Embrace the heat with succulent chicken thigh chunks infused with Szechuan peppers and roasted pearl peanuts. A fiery twist to tradition!
🍙 Petite Red Bean Paste with Tangerine Peel Dumpling
Experience a sweet sensation with homemade red bean paste infused with aged tangerine peel. Each bite is a burst of citrusy delight!
🍙 Jumbo-Sized Hong Kong Style Abalone Rice Dumpling
Indulge in a hefty package wrapped in dual layers of reed leaves and a large lotus leaf, filled with eight tantalizing ingredients including tender roast pork and duck, Jinhua ham, and Hokkaido conpoy.
🍙 Classic Five Spice Marinated Pork Rice Dumpling
Delight in the aromatic warmth of five-spice powder mingled with moist glutinous rice, tender pork chunks, sweet chestnuts, salted egg yolk, and mung beans. A perennial favorite!

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The set comes with hot coffee/tea, scrambled egg and butter toast. The slices of rich satay-coated beef was sweet, nutty and savoury from the spices used, and a tender chewiness with each bite. As the satay sauce seeped into the soup, it got slurpy tasty with the springy noodles. I liked that there were some greens for some balance.

Peanut Cream (S$4.50++)
Served hot, topped with crunchy peanut sweet
Thick and creamy with a sweet and savoury taste.

Red Bean Cream (S$4.50++)
Served hot, it was thick and creamy without too sweet.

Coconut Ice Cream with Fruit and Granola (S$6++)
It may looked simple but the different textures made it a hit with the little one.

Gula Melaka Ice Cream with Azuki (S$6++)
Among the 4 desserts, this one seem to be the sweetest.