Tried their rice dumplings last week for the first time, was pleasantly surprised by how generous they are with their ingredients. Even more amazing is how they managed to get the fillings to stay at the center of the rice every single time (looks at my home-made ones and cries). Each dumpling has been expertly wrapped so that they are totally clean, there isn’t even a hint of oil on the outside of the leaves.
Nonya Rice Dumpling + Pulut Hitam Nonya Rice Dumpling
While most of the rice dumplings have a brownish color due to the use of soy sauce, the nonya ones are the only ones which have white colored rice, making them look extra appetising when just opened. The minced meat filling tastes slightly sweet and the oil taste is very little compared to the other flavours, and it left me wanting more.
Hakka Pork Belly with Preserved Vegetables
This dumpling has a very rich soy sauce taste. The meat is big and soft and melts in your mouth. Coupled with the preserved vegetables, this rice dumpling is definitely on the saltier side, perfect for someone like me who prefers richer flavors.
Emperor's Rice Dumpling
This is it, the best rice dumpling I ever tasted. There is just so much goodness packed into this one dumpling that it feels like they somehow managed to combine all the other rice dumplings into one. It was fun trying to identify the ingredients used because there is just so many different types used, my favorite ones inside were the sausage and chestnut. What’s even more surprising is that all the ingredients seem to compliment each other, creating the most well-balanced level of saltiness and sweetness that is suitable for probably everybody. 10/10 would recommend!
Hokkien Rice Dumpling with Salted Egg Yolk
If you are someone who’s into tradition, get this. Tastes very authentic, just like the ones I used to eat when I was little.
前几天有机会尝试了如切金珠的各式粽子，每个粽子外表都很干净，叶子的包法也很美观，光是看看就令我食指大动。每个粽子的味道都各有特色，娘惹粽的馅料微甜，米粒晶莹剔透。客家肉粽酱味十足，里面的猪肉入口即化。而其中最为出众便是那至尊皇粽皇，光是里面的用料就已经令人吃惊：香肠，栗子，猪肉，咸蛋，香菇，还有很多其他的好料。而更令人啧啧称奇的地方是粽子的味道，如此斑驳不同的各种馅料放在同一个粽子里，彼此的味道竟然完全不会相互冲突。不仅如此，从各种粽子的咸淡来谈，至尊皇粽皇是所有粽子里咸度最为适中的那个，算是大部分人都会喜欢的口味，很适合拿来送礼。
