Boring would be the last word on anyone's mind when describing a meal at Dewakan. If anything, some dishes might prove too adventurous for some. The forward-thinking "Black Banana Porridge" proudly champions indigenous ingredients - black bario rice from Sarawak is made into a porridge topped with inky black fermented banana creme riddled with bee larvae(which got stuck in our teeth). On the side are saucers of grated salted egg and pickled choy sum stem to be added as seasoning for the sweet porridge according to your taste. For protein, there is a rather roughshod homemade duck sausage whose coarseness and gaminess I felt did not complement the almost dessert-like taste and texture of the porridge at all.

It is no mean feat to bring together such an ambitious combination of ingredients, but I can certainly admire the attempt. And while I did not take to it, this dish polarized opinion around the table, with others declaring it a stroke of delicious genius.

Taste: 3/5