@8degreesatsg has been serving up tasty Taiwanese treats before it was cool, and they’re probably the pioneers of Taiwanese cuisine in Singapore. They have recently moved down the road from their original digs along Serangoon Road as the row of old shophouses have been redeveloped, and they are now at Lowland Road. In order to stay in business for so many years in Singapore’s insanely competitive F&B market, 8 Degrees clearly had to have gotten their cuisine right.⠀
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Their Signature Pork Belly Rice (aka Lu Rou Fan, $6++), has recently undergone a slight recipe adjustment and uses Premium Taiwanese Soya Sauce. The result is a remarkably redolent bowl of chopped up braised pork belly over steaming hot white rice that is deceptively delicious. The colour isn’t particularly promising, but the rich & luscious braised pork belly is undeniably umami. My only gripe here is that the braised pork was so delicious it exacerbated the main problem: the lack of sauce spooned into the bowl. Still, it’s darn delish & well worth the six-ish dollars.⠀
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Speaking of pair, get a crisp scallion pancake ($5.20++) to pad out every meal. While I do wish there were more scallions in the pancake, there was no denying its crisp, doughy deliciousness. Also, get 15% off your meal at any of their 3 outlets with code ‘8DU15’! Thank you for the invite, @8degreesatsg & @scalemicroinfluencers!