Steamboats🚢

A Mala hotpot connoisseur reminded us that this a “standard” must-have dish for Mala hotpot restaurants in China. Not too sure why but I dunk it into the broth.

Really excellent dumplings with super thin skin. Comes with cabbage or chive variant.

Not for the weak hearted. I skip but my Mala table mates all had a go at it. No comments I heard...

Don’t judge. This is one of the draw at this restaurant, apart from the block of Mala spice shaped into Hello Kitty or Bear, I’m sure. Yes, you need to “undress” the Barbie which will certainly more than upset feminist opinionated customers. Good thing our Mala pot lunch mates, which is a majority of ladies, took the idea with a good sense of humor and insisted the guys to have the honor of unveiling the Wagyu beef dress until the naked Barbie stood in the bed of crush ice.

Another must have ingredient in hot pots as it not only provides the carbs but the way it absorbs the flavour of the broth like a spongbob squarepants, you just got to say Yum!

Loved these marinated beef tendon which were remarkable to go with the MaLa broth hot pot. The marination is not really evidently spicy when you taste it, but don't they look so delectable, almost good enough to eat them as it is!

Otherwise known as the "hundred pages of the beef stomach" 牛百頁”. It has an almost Japanese sounding name, and is actually the 3rd compartment of the stomach which has really a not well understood function. Who cares anyway as this almost crunchy texture gets chomped down, again goes best with the Mala broth.

For those who love the flavours. This is as "strong" as it can get, if you get what I mean.

Sliced tioman fish rolled beautifully into rose blossoms with cherry tomatoes as buds. Not the most impressive, but visually captivating.