Most people describe this place known for their custard puffs on burppler. But I was curious since tamagoyaki means grilled egg!
I finally figured out that there are three ways to order tamagoyaki - ala carte, bento and value bento.
Ala carte is a combi of 6 pieces of tamagoyaki with a protein - karaage, Kani, unagi, char siu etc. the amazing thing is you can ZENG your tamagoyaki with cheese or mentaiko for $2.90!! And you can’t do that with the bento sets (at least not stated on the menu).
Bento comes with a protein, tamagoyaki and mushroom rice while super value bento comes with TWO proteins, tamagoyaki and mushroom rice. (Goes up to $14-15) my only grumble is where are the vegetables in the bento?? Can’t be a balanced diet if you only have protein and carbs and no fibers..
Of course, the best value of all is burpple’s offer of fry-yay bento for just $8!! Great if you’re looking for a full meal.
For me, I just wanted a snack so I got the unagi tamagoyaki zeng-ed with cheese (YAY 😋). The unagi was seasoned just the right touch of sweetness and grilled with a little caramelized char!! And it went surprisingly well with my cheesy tamagoyaki. Which was amazingly soft and the cheese was melty! Also, it is still tasty after you reheat it in the microwave! 👍🏼
Can’t wait to try more variations and the mushroom rice!!
A grab and go, bento/cream puff vendor. Tried the karage bento ($9.5). The mushroom rice (think that was the name) was lowkey flavored, karaage is juicy and crispy, the eggs were silky, the pickles give some sweetness to it. 4/5
Koki Tamagoyaki at the basement of Raffles City Shopping Centre is the first kiosk in Singapore to specialize in tamagoyaki (to my knowledge). There are various toppings and you can add Mushroom rice to make it a meal. Koki Tamagoyaki also sells Shuu by Koki, a Japanese choux puff that is available in 5 flavors. Please read my review at www.hungryghost.sg
KOKI Tamagoyaki is a Japanese confectionary shop located at B1 of Raffles City. Desserts on display are known as Shuu aka Choux Puffs. 4 flavours were available: Matcha, Black Sesame, Raspberry Rose and Vanilla, each priced at $4.30. Each Shuu is piped with a generous amount of custard filling within a thin layer of crispy croquant. OMG these are so goodddddd and satisfying!
I don't think it was a sane decision, because any idea of having their large, oozy Choux Puff right after a large bowl of Tendon is not quite the best move to make in the world. Still left satisfied with a happy stomach though; that ever crisp Choux pastry that Shuu is known for with copious amounts of fresh Strawberry cream encased within — the cream even comes with chunks of Strawberry for some bite. Absolutely delightful, as always.
I had the tonkatsu bento, which came with a piece of tamago, mushroom rice and tonkatsu drizzled in teriyaki sauce. The mushroom rice reminded me a bit of sapo(?) fan, but it was slightly dry. Tonkatsu was alright, was a little disappointed they didn't allow add on of mentaiko/cheese for bentos, only ala carte. The egg wasn't as fluffy as expected. Overall, I felt it was rather mediocre and did not live up to the hype. My friend's pork belly was dry as well. I will give it another chance and try the Kani mayo, but for now I don't think it's worth $10. The puffs, on the other hand are pretty good! More about that in my next post.
Heaven, sheer heaven.
Shuu's large-in-size, light puffs come densely studded with crunchy cookie bits ("croquant" is the proper term I believe) and filled to almost overflowing with a chilled custard cream that's so wonderfully rich and thick, it reminds me of melted ice-cream.
I had the coffee flavoured one today (they use "Trablit" brand of coffee extract which sources only the best beans) and basically inhaled it in record time.
Inhale it you will too I'm sure - Shuu's puffs are really THAT good.
Was addicted to tamago in Japan where I had at least one everyday so imagine how glad I was to find a shop that sells only tamagoyaki (with diff toppings/ fillings/ bento) and choux puff! I miss those in Japan and most I've had were sweeter, but this less-sweet version was nonetheless, pretty good too, fluffy with layers and layers of egg cooked with tasty stock of dashi with mirin. The cheese was stringy but didn't ooze and flavour wasn't very strong despite the use of sharp cheddar but I will be back when the cravings kick in! (Do give their choux puff a try - tasty and not cloying, with nice crumbly crust)
