This features a base of pan-sized potato rosti, crisp fluffy with good starchy savoury salty flavour, but slightly greasy.
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The fried egg is soft with eggy sweet savoury flavour.
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The beef meat balls are tender and juicy, heavily seasoned with robust meaty salty savoury flavour, perhaps a tad too much salt for my liking.
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Wursthans
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/06/wursthans.html

This features a large tender soft juicy veal bratwurst sausage, carrying mild meaty sweet savoury flavour.
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The soft tender caramelised onions lend a bright vegetal earthy sweet salty flavour, yum.
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Wursthans
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/06/wursthans.html

The perfect spherical milk solid doughnuts hint towards machine-formed, though the soft spongy texture is spot-on.
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The hot golden flavoured syrup, along with pistachio nut bits, combine for deep floral nutty sweet flavour.
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I like to slowly immerse each piece so that it absorbs the lovely syrup.
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Gulab Jamun
Gayatri Restaurant
@ 122 Race Course Road #01-01
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More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/06/best-of-singapore-hawkers-gulab-jamun.html

Generously sized, the large milk solid doughnuts can't quite fit within the serving glass, fluffy and pillowy soft in texture.
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Absorbs the thick flavoured syrup, with each bite releasing perfumed aroma and bright floral spice sweet earthy flavour.
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Bits of shaved pistachio complete, lending a nutty note.
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Gulab Jamun
Madura's Restaurant
@ Paya Lebar Square, 60 Paya Lebar Road #01-08
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More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/06/best-of-singapore-hawkers-gulab-jamun.html

Their version can be served with or without ice cream.
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The spongy soft milk solid doughnuts are immersed in a hot thick rose water and cardamom flavoured syrup.
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Picks up the floral earthy sweet spice flavour, yum. Adding ice cream serves to highlight the contrast of tastes and temperatures.
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Gulab Jamun
Sakunthala's Restaurant
@ 66 Race Course Road
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More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/06/best-of-singapore-hawkers-gulab-jamun.html

Larger than other renditions, the doughnuts are soft, spongy, squishy, absorbing the thick flavoured syrup.
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Sprinkled with crunchy pistachio shavings, this is best savoured slowly.
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Carries bold floral earthy spice sweet nutty flavour, suitable for celebrations.
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Gulab Jamun
Daawat Tandoori
@ 207 Upper Thomson Road
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More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/06/best-of-singapore-hawkers-gulab-jamun.html

A salutation to the spirit of the city (and also the name of a film), this resilient gastropub serves a good rendition of the beloved dessert.
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With a soft spongy chew that bursts with hot flavoured syrup, this entices with lovely floral earthy sweet spice flavour.
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Holds the shape well, though without the garnish of nuts.
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Gulab Jamun
Bar Bar Black Sheep Salaam Bombay
@ 86 Robertson Quay #01-04
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More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/06/best-of-singapore-hawkers-gulab-jamun.html

This is a sampling platter, large for individuals, best shared.
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It has Mian Yang Rice Noodles With Chickpeas, Bok Choy, Fried Egg, with the chewy rice noodles, soft chickpeas, crunchy bok choy / Chinese cabbage, tender fried egg, and crunchy black fungus / wood ear fungus, all combining for grainy vegetal earthy savoury eggy sweet spice flavours.
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The Braised Meat Trio, comprising springy Braised Pig's Large Intestines with meaty savoury salty herbal flavour, the tender Braised Pork Ribs with meaty salty savoury herbal sweet flavour, and the chewy Braised Beef Brisket with meaty savoury earthy salty flavour.
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We observed a lone customer finishing the entire platter, incredible.
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Invited tasting.
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Sichuan Alley
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/06/sichuan-alley-tasting-session.html

The chewy wheat noodles are garnished with grainy minced beef chili, soft chickpeas, crunchy black fungus / wood ear fungus, and juicy green chili peppers.
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Mix well, and each mouthful rewards with vegetal meaty earthy savoury salty sweet spice flavours.
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So delicious and addictive, we kept reaching for more. Would return and order this again.
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Invited tasting.
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Sichuan Alley
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/06/sichuan-alley-tasting-session.html

This is a wholesome and comforting bowl of noodles.
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The long silky rice noodles are garnished with tender duo of mushrooms (shiitake, shimeiji), crisp leeks, spongy pig's skin, and crisp spring onions, served in a mellow broth of chicken and mushroom stock.
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This holds grainy vegetal earthy sweet savoury flavour, nicely nourishing.
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Invited tasting.
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Sichuan Alley
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/06/sichuan-alley-tasting-session.html

The Crispy Pork Dumplings (SGD $6) or pan-fried duo tie / potsticker dumplings were perfectly executed.
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Firm and crisp on the outside, with a golden-brown colour, bite in to reveal the piping-hot juicy tender filling of minced pork and chives, carrying meaty vegetal sweet salty savoury flavour.
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Paired with a red chili oil on the side, for added spicy kick.
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The Hot & Sour Pork Dumplings (SGD $6) feature the same excellent dumplings of minced pork and chives, this time boiled and immersed in a hot and sour broth.
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With a juicy tender chew to texture, and bright meaty vegetal sweet salty savoury sour spicy flavour, these were yummy.
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Also known as Hong You Chao Shou, Suan La Chao Shou, or Pork Dumplings In Chili Oil, the Hot & Sour Pork Dumplings is a classic Sichuan / Szechuan appetizer.
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Invited tasting.
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Sichuan Alley
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/06/sichuan-alley-tasting-session.html

This has been right-sized, and the tender chicken cubes, plump clams, crisp white sesame seeds, and crunchy pickled green chili, are all wok-fried to perfection.
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As the house take on laziji / spicy firecracker chicken / mala chicken, this bold sweet savoury spice nutty flavours, and is satisfying and addictive. Would order again.
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Invited tasting.
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Sichuan Alley
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/06/sichuan-alley-tasting-session.html