Greendot (Paya Lebar Square)

This limited-time seasonal dish, their house vegetarian version of Chinese Yong Tau Foo.
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The base of chewy mee pok / wide flat egg noodles with grainy sweet savoury flavour, is glazed with a Chinese Hakka style thick soy bean and mushroom gravy that lends earthy salty savoury flavour.
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Stalks of crunchy nai bai / milk cabbage lend vegetal sweet flavour, while crisp tofu puffs lend a lovely contrast to texture.
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There's 5 pieces of yong tau foo, all stuffed with a tender minced soya filling and deep-fried, including spongy dried tofu bean curd puff, crunchy red chili, tender eggplant / aubergine / brinjal, juicy shiitake mushroom, and a tender minced soya roll.
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These carry lovely grainy savoury salty sweet earthy spice flavour.
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On the side is a bowl of vegetable soup, with tender carrots and crisp bok choy / Chinese cabbage with vegetal sweet flavour, completed with soft goji berries / wolfberries that lend a herbal sweet flavour.
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Green Dot
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This is a rich, filling dessert, suitable for sharing.
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It features chunky crumbly sticky smooth layers of mashed yam / taro, mashed purple sweet potato, coconut cream, vegan whipped cream, oat streusel, and cake crumbs, garnished with juicy cranberries and yam / taro cream.
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With bold earthy floral fruity grainy sweet flavour, this was nicely addictive. We kept reaching for more.
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Green Dot
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This features a base of chewy hand pulled wheat noodles with mild grainy sweet notes, and a deep herbal broth scratch made from shiitake mushrooms, angelica root, and cordyceps. Carries soulful savoury salty herbal bitter earthy sweet flavour.
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Garnished with tender flower tea braised shiitake mushrooms with vegetal earthy sweet flavour, bouncy konnyaku fish balls with sweet savoury notes.
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Also spongy tau pok / dried tofu bean curd puffs with grainy sweet flavour, soft carrots with vegetal sweet flavour, and crisp long leaf lettuce with vegetal bitter sweet flavour.
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Rounded off with chewy vegan soya mutton cubes with savoury salty flavour.
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Beautiful, especially on cool days.
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Green Dot
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This is a hearty comforting bowl, more wholesome than the regular version, just as tasty if not more so, but less cloying on the palate.
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Filled with a base of silky smooth long rice vermicelli noodles with mild grainy sweet notes, and a robust laksa broth scratch made from blue ginger, yellow ginger, chillies, and laksa leaves. Carries lovely savoury spice herbal sweet salty flavour.
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Garnished with tender bai ling mushroom with vegetal earthy sweet flavour, bouncy konnyaku prawn and springy konnyaku fish balls with satisfying texture and sweet savoury notes.
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Also spongy tau pok / dried tofu bean curd puffs with grainy sweet flavour, crisp bean sprouts and crunchy broccoli with vegetal sweet flavour, and crunchy fried tofu bean curd skin with grainy savoury salty flavour.
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Loved this wholesome vegetarian Peranakan Laksa.
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Green Dot
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Surprised by how substantial this was.
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Over a base of chewy mee pok / wide flat egg noodles with grainy sweet savoury flavour, is stacked garnishes of fresh crisp lettuce and bean sprouts with vegetal sweet flavour.
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Also tender braised shimeiji mushrooms with vegetal earthy salty flavour, soft braised minced soya with savoury salty flavour, and springy konnyaku fish balls with sweet savoury notes.
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Rounded off with crisp crunchy mixed vegetable gyoza with vegetal sweet savoury flavour.
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On the side is a large bowl of vegetable soup, with tender carrots and crisp bok choy / Chinese cabbage with vegetal sweet flavour, completed with soft goji berries / wolfberries that lend a herbal sweet flavour.
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Reminiscent of a classic Chinese Bak Chor Mee dish, nicely filling and wholesome, albeit vegetarian.
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Green Dot
More details:
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This is a luscious, filling dessert, suitable for sharing.
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It features chunky crumbly tender creamy layers of vegan mascarpone, oat streusel, brown sugar, coffee powder, crushed cashew nuts, banana slices, and oat milk.
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With bold grainy fruity earthy sweet nutty milky flavour, this feels like a tropical holiday.
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Certainly recalls a classic banoffee pie dessert in taste.
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Green Dot
More details:
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