This is warm and soft, infused with addictive notes of lemon and butter. The cake carries a nice zesty tangy sour sweet fruity flavour, yum.
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Twenty Eight Cafe
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/11/twenty-eight-cafe-and-catkin-by-huishan.html

This features a hand-made brown butter waffle, crisp dry and fragile in texture, with toasted bready sweet flavour. We selected the unique kaya toast ice cream, which was creamy soft and enhanced with a drizzle of pandan kaya / screwpine leaf coconut egg jam, resulting in a beautiful floral earthy sweet flavour.
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Served with thick maple syrup with floral honeyed sweet notes, and a knob of creamy smooth butter for luscious buttery salty milky flavour. Waiting time of about 15 minutes.
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Twenty Eight Cafe
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/11/twenty-eight-cafe-and-catkin-by-huishan.html

Loved the Deep-Fried Soon Hock / Marble Goby Fish so much, that we got additional servings of it.
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The large boneless fillets of soon hock / marble goby fish have a crisp crunchy exterior, a soft flaky tender interior, and pick up the sweet salty savoury flavours of the soy sauce gravy well.
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Bits of crisp spring onions lend vegetal herbal sweet flavour.
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The Pan-Seared Scallops, Chef's Special Sauce wasn't quite what I expected, as it features tender juicy scallops coated in a thin crisp batter, with sweet savoury flavour.
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Garnished with Chef's secret sauce, which contributed salty savoury spice notes. Actually, I would have liked it better if it wasn't battered.
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Limited to 1 serving per person, the Deep-Fried Boston Lobster, Egg Floss has a large meaty succulent Boston lobster coated in fried egg floss, well executed.
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Pulling easily off the shell, the chunky lobster meat is juicy crunchy tender with lovely sweet savoury flavour. A luxurious morsel.
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Part of their Champagne Brunch Buffet at $208 per person.
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Yan Ting
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/09/yan-ting-2023.html

The Glutinous Rice Ball, Black Sesame Paste was decent, with balls of chewy glutinous rice filled with a thick rich black sesame paste, coated with grainy finely crushed peanuts.
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Bite in to the room-temperature treats, and you get a burst of sweet earthy nutty flavour.
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The Aloe Vera Jelly, Fresh Fruits was nicely refreshing.
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The wobbly soft aloe vera jelly sits in a sweet herbal syrup, surrounded by juicy fresh fruit (peach, raspberry) with fruity sour sweet flavour.
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Part of their Champagne Brunch Buffet at $208 per person.
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Yan Ting
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/09/yan-ting-2023.html

The Stir-Fried Beef Tenderloin, Spring Onions, Black Pepper Sauce is delicious.
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The medium chunks of American beef tenderloin are chewy juicy with a medium-rare doneness, carrying good meaty savoury salty flavour.
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There's crisp white onions and crunchy spring onions with vegetal herbal sweet flavour, and crisp bell peppers / capsicum carrying vegetal bitter sweet flavour.
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All of this is coated in a rich thick black pepper sauce, lending an addictive peppery salty spice flavour.
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The Sweet And Sour Pork, Tri-Colour Peppers, Pineapple is yummy, served in a rather large portion.
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The medium chunks of tender crunchy pork are coated in a sticky sweet and sour gravy, robust with meaty sour sweet savoury flavour.
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Garnished with crisp bell peppers / capsicum carrying vegetal bitter sweet flavour, and juicy pineapple slices with fruity sweet flavour.
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Part of their Champagne Brunch Buffet at $208 per person.
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Yan Ting
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/09/yan-ting-2023.html

The Deep-Fried Eggplant, Pork Floss was pretty good. The thin sliced and battered eggplant / aubergine / brinjal has a crisp crunch to texture, with a gentle vegetal sweet salty flavour.
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The wispy chewy pork floss lends a meaty savoury note. Visually though, it doesn't look like much.
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The Poached Spinach, Tri-Colour Eggs is served in a rather large portion.
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Almost like a soup, the robust broth of chicken egg, century egg, salted egg, and garlic, carries a bold eggy salty sweet herbal flavour. Filled with soft crunchy spinach leaves with vegetal sweet flavour.
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Not quite what I expected with the Fried Rice, Sakura Shrimp, Olive, Egg White, which features white rice tossed with sakura shrimp, green olives, and egg white.
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With a fluffy loose grainy chewy texture, this held deep shrimpy savoury salty earthy flavour.
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Served in a rather large portion towards the end, we couldn't quite finish this.
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Part of their Champagne Brunch Buffet at $208 per person.
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Yan Ting
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/09/yan-ting-2023.html

The Sweet Corn Broth, Crab Meat is really filling.
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The thick gloopy egg drop soup is filled with wispy egg, juicy corn kernels, and chunks of deshelled crab meat, resulting in a vegetal sweet savoury eggy flavour, yum.
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Makes you feel full really quickly, which isn't great at a buffet, and is therefore best shared.
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Limited to 1 serving per person, the Double-Boiled Abalone Consomme, Cordyceps Flower is incredibly delicious.
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The thin broth is packed full of herbal sweet savoury earthy flavour, so addictive.
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A whole abalone sits within the tea pot, staff prompted us to remember to eat it, and it was tender bouncy with sweet savour herbal flavour. We wished for more.
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Part of their Champagne Brunch Buffet at $208 per person.
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Yan Ting
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/09/yan-ting-2023.html

Limited to 1 serving per person, the Steamed Crystal Shrimp Dumplings, Caviar is the luxurious version of har gow / shrimp dumplings.
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The thin chewy translucent skin of the steamed dumpling holds a juicy crunchy filling of fresh shrimp, bursting with sweet savoury flavour.
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The topping of sturgeon fish caviar lend a juicy burst, carrying briny salty sweet flavour.
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Limited to 1 serving per person, the Deep-Fried Prawn Rolls, Mango features juicy tender minced shrimp and soft mango wrapped within a deep-fried rice flour wrapper.
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Bite in and you get a burst of meaty fruity sweet savoury flavour. The lovely contrast of taste is rather addictive.
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The Pan-Fried Radish Cake has a light crisp exterior with a tender soft interior to the radish cake. Carries a lovely earthy salty savoury flavour in each bite.
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I like dipping this in chili sauce for added spicy kick.
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The Pork Dumplings, Chili Oil are slippery smooth, each juicy morsel packed with tender minced pork within the thin dumpling skin.
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Picks up the gravy of chili oil, soy sauce, and black vinegar well, bursting with meaty sour spicy salty sweet flavour.
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Bits of crisp spring onions lend a vegetal sweet note, while the sliced red chili lends colour and a touch more spicy heat.
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Part of their Champagne Brunch Buffet at $208 per person.
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Yan Ting
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/09/yan-ting-2023.html

Hawker Terence "Little Brother" Chee may only have opened his stall in March 2012, but his experience frying this dish dates back to 2005.
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His signature 'wet' rendition has noodles tossed with fluffy egg, crisp spring onions, prawn shell and pork bone stock, sitting soft in ample gravy. Carries robust smoky grainy eggy sweet savoury flavour, with the aroma of wok hei / breath of the wok that perfumes the air and attracts attention.
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The squeeze of lime juice lends a zesty tangy sour zing, while strips of tender pork belly lend meaty salty savoury flavour.
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The chunks of bouncy squid and crunchy deshelled prawns carry sweet savoury flavour. A bright chili mixes in well with a sour spicy kick, yum.
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Hokkien Mee
Xiao Di Fried Prawn Noodle 小弟炒虾面
@ 153 Serangoon North Avenue 1 #01-512
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More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/08/best-of-singapore-hawkers-hokkien-mee.html

Expanding quickly since opening in October 2022, with 7 stalls across Singapore at present, this brand serves traditional Hokkien dishes with a premium gourmet flair.
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This shows in quality. On good days, their 'wet' rendition has soft gooey noodles soaked in gravy, wispy egg, crisp bean sprouts, crisp spring onions, and bursting with grainy vegetal sweet savoury eggy flavour, but at other times, you get distinct alkaline sour 'lye water' notes.
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The ingredients are always fresh and premium though. Garnishes of succulent tender fatty lean Iberico pork belly with meaty salty savoury flavour, thick bouncy squid rings and juicy crunchy deshelled prawns, both with sweet savoury flavour.
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Nuggets of crisp pork lard lend a yummy layer, while a drizzle of lime juice cuts through with zesty tangy sour flavour.
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Hokkien Mee
Tun Xiang Hokkien Delights / Tun Xiang Nanyang Delights
@ Bedok Mall, 311 New Upper Changi Road #01-76
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More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/08/best-of-singapore-hawkers-hokkien-mee.html

This stall makes the list for serving over 20 years or more, and their 'wet' style is rather nostalgic for me.
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Their noodles are cut short, soft and slippery, tossed with fluffy egg and crisp bean sprouts, soaked with gravy for mild grainy sweet savoury salty eggy flavour.
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The tender pork belly is nicely fatty with succulent meaty savoury salty flavour, while both squid chunks and deshelled prawn are tender springy with sweet savoury flavour.
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Some spring onions lend vegetal herbal sweet flavour, and a drizzle of lime juice lends zesty tangy sour notes. Less wok hei / breath of the wok, and the pork lard alternates limp and crisp.
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Hokkien Mee
Stall 28 / 28 Fried Kway Teow
@ Dunman Food Centre, 271 Onan Road #02-28
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More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/08/best-of-singapore-hawkers-hokkien-mee.html

There's a rather strict and orderly queue system in place at this stall, which has been serving its delicious 'wet' rendition for over 20 years or more.
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Known for being a supper spot, they still draw queues during the day for their soft gooey noodles tossed with fluffy egg and crisp bean sprouts, soaking up the gravy and carrying smoky grainy savoury sweet salty eggy flavour.
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The tender pork belly strips are meaty savoury salty in taste, while springy squid chunks and crunchy deshelled prawns both lend sweet savoury flavour. Some lime juice for a touch of tangy zesty sour notes.
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Regulars love how the spicy savoury flavours in the sharp sambal belachan lend a fiery kick. Together with their wok hei / breath of the wok, it makes for an addictive plate.
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Hokkien Mee
Singapore Fried Hokkien Mee 新加坡炒福建虾面
@ Whampoa Makan Place, 90 Whampoa Drive #01-32
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More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/08/best-of-singapore-hawkers-hokkien-mee.html