Vietnamese

4 munchies: One of the best pork jowl dishes I’ve ever eaten, the slightly charred strips of meat were grilled to tender perfection with crisp texture. The tofu purée might be light and smooth, but I’d have preferred it served as a dip on the side as there was too much purée doused on the flavourful pork. Thankfully, the mentaiko and Vietnamese-infused sauce enhanced the smokiness of the hog with savoury and fiery flavours! #Burpproved

This was a hosted meal by Maru; many thanks to Burpple for the kind invitation!

3 munchies: The only element that stood out in this dish was fortunately the well-marinated Vietnamese-style BBQ chicken – served on a bed of rice vermicelli. It was a pity that the tasteless yuzu-infused nước chấm lacked sweetness, sourness and saltiness; the yuzu was non-existent. The Vietnamese iced coffee was also one of the worst I've had.

3 munchies: You could almost never go wrong with Vietnamese spring rolls so long the greens are fresh and wrapped in paper-thin rice wrappers. Though the Nem Cuốn served here ticked the boxes for me, I was hoping for a savoury sauce to complement the traditional Vietnamese appetiser. The tasteless dipping sauce not only lacked sweetness and spice, but was also far too watery.

This was a hosted meal by Tonkin, courtesy of Saffron Communications.