Wok Palace 玉品轩 (Fusionopolis)

I don't usually enjoy yam rings because the yam usually turns out hard and lumpy and the batter crusty.

I did enjoy Wok Palace's mini yam rings though as the yam was lusciousy smooth, mildly sweet and earthy. The batter too was shattering crisp.

However, the pairing of yam with the scallops did not really click for me . I only noticed the scallop because I broke my yam ring up into smaller pieces. If you had eaten the mini yam ring in a mouthful, you would probably not notice the scallop due to the strong creamy and earthy flavours of the yam.

I think this dish would work better if the yam ring was served separately or without the scallop.

I could smell the strong earthy and nutty aroma of truffle oil even before this claypot dish was served!

I may be in the minority but I loved the gravy stock which the vegetables were served in. It was silky smooth, subtly sweet yet so rich and savoury. It would have been perfect paired with rice.

This dish also came with luffa, mushrooms and what I initially thought was fish maw but is instead a rather peculiar ingredient known as bamboo fungus mushroom! The mushroom's scientific name is phallus indusiatus and if you are wondering why, you just have to google videos of this *ahem* interesting looking fungus. It is also known as basket stinkhorn and the veiled lady due to its stinky smell and the "basket skirt" which emerged when the fungus matures.

The membrane-like skirt really does remind me of the texture of fish maw and absorbs the flavours of the gravy broth. It does however lack the collagen "bounce" of fish maw but is a great substitute for our vegetarian friends!

If you are near the one-north area, this is one decent place to consider for a more upscale dining experience. We had a selection of dishes and here are my favourites:

Signature Classic Roast Duck (whole - $58.80): I can see why this is their signature, as the sauce here was fantastic. It had a nice blend of sweet and savoury flavours, coupled with strong herbal notes. This is one sauce I wanna mop up with rice! The duck itself was tender, the skin was crispy but my only gripe was that it was rather skinny, so most parts didn't have much meat.

Speciality Pineapple Prawns ($32): it came with a nice presentation and it tasted as good as it looked. The plump prawns were drenched in a sweet sauce that was pretty refreshing!

Dual Style Hor Fun ($16.80): the hor fun noodles were silky smooth and had a nice bite! Loved that it had the wok hei flavour too. The fried hor fun noodles were also fresh and the crispy texture went so well with the silky noodles.

The rest of the dishes were decent at best. Thank you @burpple for inviting and thank you @wokpalacesg for the food!

Wok Master at City Square Mall has been the fam-bam's go-to dining spot since I was introduced to it during a #burpple #eatup.

Wok Palace at Fusionopolis is their more up-market sister restaurant. I was therefore really excited to check them out at this week's #eatup.

Their dual-style hor fun was rather interesting as it comes topped with deep fried rice noodle strips which were nice and crunchy. The hor fun themselves had a nice hint of wokhei. I enjoyed the savoury gravy and the dish came with a generous amount of prawns and lala.

Its a humble but well executed dish which I wouldn't mind repeating on my next visit!

P.s. Special thanks to the folks from Burpple and Wok Palace for hosting us!

Went to Wok Palace last week and ordered their Siew Mai, Steamed Beancurd Skin Roll, Chilli Oil Dumplings, and Lo Mai Kai!😇 Total bill was $32/2 pax and food was pretty good😄 Overall ratings 8/10! Would head back again to try other menu items

Tasty broth and the crab size was decent. Quite a good dish for cold weather.