I went back to funan for a hair appointment.
Enthused by my latest furor with this Teochew joint I decided to anchor my experience with another try . This time I had the small seafood soup as I wasn't confident in swallowing a lot of tasteless water. I had low expectations.
The umami in the soup alone was enough to leave me dumbfounded. I couldn't believe my taste buds. I had to go back for more just to realise this was not a dream.
The soup was just the beginning. As I had ordered the pumpkin rice, I had a carb to fill me up in case the soup wasn't hearty enough. The pumpkin rice is so good it can stand on its own. It's garnished generously with some kind of seafood crisp , whitefish and some onion. But the seafood garnish really pushed the rice envelope to the extreme. I believe it may have been scallops . Next time. I am going for the XXL bowl. As u can tell, there will be another review, as the best is yet to come.