Korean Cuisine (Asian)

If you think that Chir Chir is just another KFC (Korean Fried Chicken), think again because you are wrong. Chir Chir Fusion Chicken Factory brings freshly cooked chicken dishes to a whole new level. The dishes such as the Nest Snow you see above is not only photo worthy, it tasted unexpectedly good too.

I didn’t even know they are so famous and have over 100 stores in South Korea since I last visited Seoul. Thank you Chir Chir 치르치르 for coming to Singapore.

Back at my favorite Makgeolli bar in town and this time round with the Burpple Tastemakers. This bucket of Baby Eel Paper is so addictive I can't stop at one.

Checking out the hippest Makgeolli restaurant and bar in town. I think that Joo is specially tailored for foodies like us who enjoy taking pictures of their food.

Brown wooden tables, sexy leather seats, black & white walls minimalist style and chic metal elements. Everything here including the dishes and plating are so Instagram worthy.

Adding the Korean flavour into the Westernised ideas of tapas, SYNC™ creates an outstanding dining and drinking experience into the hearts of Serangoon Garden.

This is Char-grilled Angus beef jowl wrapped in sesame leaf and garlic confit. The smoky cubes of beef were tender and well-executed, you could eat the meat on its own with minimum garnishing.

A favourite dish at SYNC, Ssam literally means wrapped, is referred to a Korean dish where leafy vegetables are used to wrap a piece of meat. This is similar to the Asian Pork Sliders, except that instead of sandwiching a piece of meat in the bun, you can tuck the whole pork rib in the bun and chew off the meat from the bones. The pork ribs were cooked up to 8 hours, you imagine how tender it was as the meat literally fall off the bones when I tried to fork it.

The Kimchi at SYNC™ are made in-house and they are colorful, crisp, tangy and full of life and flavour. Kimchi are often spicy and sour, but the ones here are non-spicy which work very well for me as I cannot eat very spicy food.

Crispy Korean dumplings with mushrooms and minced pork, a variation somewhat similar to the Japanese gyoza and the Chinese JiaoZi dumpling, and these Mandu are served with salsa on the side. The dumplings were deliberately made into bite-size instead of a giant pillow, so that you can take easy bites to consume.

Dak Kang Jung (Sweet n Sticky Fried Chicken) is another fried chicken dish that is popular in Korea. The version of the sweet and spicy chicken here was deep fried with chill tempura, green peppers and ricotta for dipping. Even though it is not as crispy as the regular ones, it works as a great side dish.

The cracking was actually Umani cod with seaweed sprinkles, thinly sliced and fried till perfection. The crackling cod chips were so crispy and addictive, we emptied the bowl within minutes. This would make a great pairing with SYNC™ draught beers, the MAC's Great White or the Pilsner Erquell.

Samgyupsal is a popular Korean meat dish that are enjoyed at home or at Korean resaturants that specializes in meat dishes. It consist of thick pork stripes served with leafy vegetable, scallions and chilli yuzu dressing. For those of you that had never had Yuzu before, it is a citrus that tastes somewhere between a lemon, lime and grapefruit. The zesty yuzu is combined with chilli to add spice and flavour that goes with just about anything.

Starting your meal with Kimchi Nacho Fries is the most comforting ever. You can never go wrong with French fries covered with cheese and the shredded kimchi added some savoury spiciness to the palate.

Jajangmyeon is the Korean version of Chinese ZhaJiang Noodles 炸醬麵. Chunky, savory black bean sauce noodles with diced meat and vegetables was simple, and not that interesting to me, actually won over my heart. The sauce was savoury-sweet and full-flavoured after mixing well with the noodles, it become my comfort food at its best.