Loved this grain bowl, which features a base of grainy light quinoa, sprinkled with Japanese furikake seasoning, crisp spring onions, and roasted sesame dressing. The result is a grainy salty savoury spice sweet nutty flavour.
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There's several garnishes, including wobbly soft hanjuku tamago / soft boiled egg with eggy sweet salty flavour, crunchy firm sautéed baby corn with vegetal sweet salty spice flavour, and creamy soft avocado with vegetal grassy earthy sweet flavour.
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The star is the large boneless fillet of salmon fish, tender flaky moist in texture, with robust meaty salty savoury sweet smoky flavour from the generous miso glaze. So addictive.
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Lola's Cafe
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/12/lolas-cafe-2023.html

This is among the best renditions of Avocado Toast around.
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Over a base of crisp porous sourdough bread, is stacked a generous portion of juicy chewy 6-hours smoked chipotle pulled pork, chunky smashed avocado, wobbly lightly poached eggs, creamy hollandaise sauce, crisp red radish, and a dusting of paprika powder.
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Cut into the eggs, and the beautifully runny yolk coats everything. Has combined bready sour meaty savoury sweet salty vegetal earthy eggy spice flavour.
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Lola's Cafe
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/12/lolas-cafe-2023.html

Their signature dish is what most people remember about Lola's Cafe.
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These chunky chicken winglets are coated in a paprika spiced batter, glazed with honey.
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It's crispy crunchy on the outside, juicy tender on the inside, unfolding with sweet salty savoury spice flavour as you work through it. Addictively yummy.
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Lola's Cafe
More details:
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A unique and tasty dessert, this features an interesting combination.
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Within a crumbly pastry tart shell with buttery sweet flavour, is a soft vanilla and cream cheese mousse that carries bright floral cheesy salty sweet flavour.
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The tart is garnished with juicy halved muscat grapes with fruity sweet flavour, decorated with pliant gold leaf for a touch of luxury.
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Lola's Cafe
More details:
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Named after Jamaica's national bird, where this dessert was created, this is a delicious fruit and spice studded cake.
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With a lovely moist soft spongy texture, the cake is generous studded with chunks of ripe banana, pineapple, golden raisins, black raisins, and flavoured with vanilla and cinnamon, topped with rich cream cheese frosting.
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Has bold fruity sweet spice milky cheesy flavour, tasty and enticing.
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Lola's Cafe
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/12/lolas-cafe-2023.html

This well-loved 30+ years stall is known for their generous portions, and their wide variety of Singaporean desserts.
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A lovely rendition with springy tender soft juicy crunchy textures, and bright fruity floral earthy sweet zesty sour nutty flavours.
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Honey Sea Coconut And Nata De Coco
Tian Tian Yuan Dessert House
@ Tiong Bahru Market & Hawker Centre, 30 Seng Poh Road #02-15
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More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/12/best-of-singapore-hawkers-honey-sea-coconut.html

This humble stall has been operating even before 2012, with locals returning time and again for their tasty desserts, friendly service, and affordable pricing.
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Their rendition has slippery smooth honey sea coconut with a slight bite, springy nata de coco / coconut water jelly cubes, and juicy longan, paired with some calamansi lime juice over fine shaved ice.
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Carries lovely honeyed floral earthy fruity zesty sour sweet flavour, yum.
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Honey Sea Coconut And Nata De Coco
Soon Huat Cold & Hot Dessert
@ Hougang Hainanese Village Centre, 105 Hougang Avenue 1 #02-43
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More details:
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Operating well before 2017, this well-loved stall is known for their generous portions and wallet-friendly prices.
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Offering a colourful and appealing rendition, their dessert has soft tender juicy springy textures and bright fruity floral zesty sour honeyed earthy sweet flavours. Nicely filling, great for sharing.
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Honey Sea Coconut And Nata De Coco
Keng Huat Cold & Hot Dessert
@ Eunos Crescent Market And Food Centre, 4A Eunos Crescent #01-23
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More details:
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When quality of ingredients is mostly standard (since it's all canned or processed), the other factors to compete on are portion size, price, service quality, convenient location, or creativity.
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It's all about convenient location for this stall, with a largely captive audience that goes for takeaway or delivery.
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Their rendition is refreshing. The slippery honey sea coconut and springy coconut water jelly, along with the smooth shaved ice and lime juice, combine for fruity floral earthy sour zesty sweet flavour.
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Honey Sea Coconut And Nata De Coco
Hundred Flavours Desserts
@ Bukit Batok West Shopping Centre, 155 Bukit Batok Street 11 #01-322
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More details:
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Operating since the early 1990s, this long-serving stall is known for their generous portions and wide variety of desserts.
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Over a mound of soft shaved ice drizzled with a little syrup and lime juice, is stacked layers of slippery honey sea coconut, springy coconut water jelly, ang juicy logan.
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Has lovely bright floral fruity earthy sweet flavour.
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Honey Sea Coconut And Nata De Coco
Blanco Court Cold & Hot Dessert
@ Old Airport Road Food Centre, 51 Old Airport Road #01-137
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More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/12/best-of-singapore-hawkers-honey-sea-coconut.html

This unique dish was fantastic, so delicious.
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Features large boneless fillets of barramundi fish, coated in the house shrimp paste, then deep-fried. It's crispy outside and tender flaky inside, with a gentle savoury sweet flavour.
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Plated with crisp shallots and juicy pomelo chunks, which lend vegetal fruity sweet sour flavour.
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The dish is generously served with a bright gravy, infused with pomelo and mango juice and red chili, lending a sharp fruity sweet sour spice kick. Among our favourite dishes here.
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Zing By Xi Yan
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/11/zing-by-xi-yan.html

Loved their Hakka Yong Tau Foo (SGD $15) rendition, which features 6 large pieces of ingredients, all stuffed with a filling of tender minced pork and soft fish paste. There's 2 spongy tofu bean curd puffs, 1 crisp yellow bell pepper, 2 wispy bean curd skin wraps, 1 crunchy bitter gourd, and 1 springy tofu bean curd. Immersed in a thick soy bean gravy, these carry grainy vegetal meaty sweet savoury salty earthy flavours. Very filling, great when paired with white rice.
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The Steamed Whole Sea Bass Fish Hong Kong Style In Soy Sauce (SGD $32) features a fresh sea bass fish, medium in size (about 600g - 700g), with tender flaky fish meat. Dressed with crisp parsley, scallions, and red chili, which lend vegetal sweet spice flavour. The robust soy sauce gravy carries bold salty earthy savoury flavour, lifting the overall taste of the dish.
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Loved the ample gravy in the Tropical Fruits Sweet & Sour Pork (SGD $18), which is thick and sour sweet in flavour. The chunks of tender chewy pork loin have meaty sweet sour savoury flavour, while the juicy fruits (lychee, pineapple, strawberry) lend fruity sweet flavour, and the crunchy cucumber lends a cooling vegetal sweet note.
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Zing By Xi Yan
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/11/zing-by-xi-yan.html