In all honesty, I probably wouldn’t have tried @aburien.sg at Nex if it wasn’t available on @grabfoodsg. But it is due to the lockdown, so both the restaurant & I benefit. Aburi En is a specialist in barbecued pork dishes, so I naturally chose the Premium Buta Bara Don ($19.20).
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It’s a simple dish, but quite unbreakable-uh, I mean it’s quite unctuous. The grilled pork belly was generously provided by a pig that was fed on a diet of chestnuts (press F to pay respects to the piggy), and while I didn’t quite notice any difference in the taste, it was downright delicious.⠀
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It was glazed in a well balanced teriyaki sauce before getting grilled with a nice char on it. The bed of rice was simple but underrated, as it was the perfect partner to the porcine perfection. A little sticky and delightfully starchy, I couldn’t imagine wolfing down the thick pork belly without the rice.⠀
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Competently cooked carbs & piquant porcine protein. More often than not, that’s all you really need for a trip to Flavortown. And it certainly was the ticket for me.