Chinese

We ordered Wanton Soup ($6) and it came with so many wantons! I like that the wanton skin is thin.

Traditional Pan Mee Soup ($9.50) came with minced meat, egg and anchovies in a surprisingly full-bodied soup. Not bad!

Da Pu Mee ($9.50) came with deep fried pork in what seems like fermented beancurd batter. The noodles was just as good but I wished the pork was crispier.

Had the most satisfying bowl of Chilli Pan Mee ($9.50) at Super Kitchen Chilli Pan Mee! The popular KL chilli pan mee chain opened their 1st Singapore branch and it was as good as the one I had in KL🤤

The noodles came with minced pork, anchovies, fried shallots, poached egg and their signature dry chilli mix. This was so fragrant and delicious - the chewy homemade noodles went well with the ingredients and the runny egg yolk tied everything together nicely.

The Sha Cha Hotpot (12.90) comes with pork belly, vegetables, mushroom, tofu, Taiwanese sausage and black rice cake (akin to 猪血糕). The sha cha (沙茶) soup is savoury and flavourful and it goes well with the ingredients and rice. The portion is very generous for 1 pax and this price point is a steal for a mini hotpot - glad to try this!

We also ordered Braised Pork Leg ($9.80) but this did not leave much of an impression as it was not particularly soft or flavourful.

The Enoki Mushroom ($3.80), Yuba ($3) and Tofu ($3) are not to be missed. They soaked up the broth and were absolutely delicious.

We ordered Bak Kut Teh Soup ($19.60 for 2 pax) and you get to select a variety of meat apart from the usual ribs, such as pork belly, stomach and intestines. The taste is quite close to what I had in KL - the herbal soup is flavourful but not overpowering.

I love the Original Rice Bowl ($8.80)! It comes with chicken meatballs, stuffed tofu, mani cai, long bean and Japanese short-grain rice. The fried meatballs and tofu are delicious and they make a very satisfying meal together with the vegetables.

There is also a wide variety of sauces to choose from. The buttermilk sauce is little too rich for my liking but the Sambal Ijo really packs a punch and goes well with the original rice bowl (note: a little goes a long way cos this is low key fiery, despite the 1-chili rating🌶️).

Definitely a rice bowl I can see myself returning to!

Visited Ju Xiang Ge Hunan Cuisine (聚湘阁湖南菜) at The Poiz Centre (#01-28, next to Potong Pasir MRT) and the food was generally tasty and flavourful, such as the Hunan Stir-Fried Pork ($20.90), Crispy Tofu stuffed with Soymilk ($8.90) and Hand Ripped Cabbage ($10.90). Enjoyed these thoroughly!

However, some of the dishes were a little too salty, such as the Hunan Style Braised Pig Trotter ($26.90) and Bamboo Shoots Fried with Pickled Vegetable and Minced Pork ($11.90). The pig trotter was pretty soft but I wished it was less salty. The fried bamboo shoots was fragrant but it would have been a better match with plain porridge.

The Pickled Vegetables with Fish in Soup ($25.90) came with a generous variety of ingredients but it was not as flavourful as I expected it to be.

Lastly, we ended off with Glutinous Rice Cake with Brown Sugar ($6.90) which was delicious! The brown sugar oozed out from fried rice cakes and it came with condensed milk on the side. Sadly, it wasn’t available when I returned again on a different day.

Overall, the price is pretty affordable and generally the food is good - glad to have a decent Hunan restaurant in the neighbourhood!

I tried Hi Noodle at Esplanade MRT recently and the Crayfish Noodles Set for 2 ($28.80) is surprisingly good!

The set comes with Garlic Crayfish Noodle and Spicy Crayfish Noodle. Both noodles are really strong in flavour and the garlic crayfish noodle is super garlicky and aromatic. The spicy crayfish noodle is quite fiery and it really packs a punch. Between the two, I will pick the garlic crayfish noodle as the other one is a little too spicy for me😅

The crayfish (小龙虾) tastes like mini shrimps and they go really well with the springy noodles and sauces. The portion is very generous too. So glad to try this!

The Sweet Potato Porridge with “Mei Cai” Pork Belly, Preserved Radish Omelette and Assorted Condiment ($14.90) is such a comforting meal. Although the pork belly is not super soft, it is braised thoroughly and not dry at all. The sweet and savoury preserved radish omelette is very tasty. Together with a hot bowl of sweet potato porridge, this is one hearty porridge meal!