If you have a spicy appetite, @xiaolongkansg would be a hotpot restaurant for you to consider. With incredibly spicy yet authentic mala soup base and chilli covered meats, you are bound to get your chilli craving fixed here!

The Mala broth itself was a little different in flavour as compared to other restaurants, as the natural flavour of the chilli is more pronounced. We ordered small spice and it had quite a kick already! The other half of the pot we had pork bone soup which was decent, not too flavourful but not too salty as well, even towards the end of the meal.

If you want spice on spice, the Hot and Spicy Beef is for you. Each piece was smoked and a huge amount of chilli flakes were pressed onto it. I mostly taste the natural flavour of chilli used; most Singaporeans may not be accustomed to eating like this but some may like it!

Their other meat options were decent, pork slices were fresh and tender.

Interestingly, my favourite dish among all we ordered was their fried mantou 😂 it was actually fried very well with a crispy outer crust and a fluffy inside without being too oily. Perfect with the condensed milk!

If you would like a good sauce to accompany your meats, I recommend you add their fragrant oil which comes in a plastic can. It reminded me of a mixture between sesame and shallot oil which was just bangin' 😍

A hotpot to consider if you want some spicy kick. Personally, I didn't quite appreciate the spice. Thank you @eatwithkeat for inviting and @foodspo.koh for joining us! Total including other meats like cuttlefish paste and prawns was about $150 for 4 pax.