It’s not common to come across watermelon radish and it’s definitely stealing the spotlight with its neon pink colour here. Love the crunchy texture and refreshing taste paired with the slightly sweet sliced pear. Enjoy this salad more than we thought we would!
My go-to meatless meals in Singapore has to be Elemen. It’s really a testament that good meatless food doesn’t have to be mock meat 🙊 This trio appetiser hit all the right notes to whet our appetite. Special shout out to the super sweet and juicy tomato!
Love their crust! So airy and fluffy- more bready than crusty, but I love this. Parma and porcini are also the best combination ever though they can get really salty. Also like how every single piece of the pizza slice has parma and porcini on it- so you don't have to ration the toppings yourself like what happens in most pizza meals.
Can never resist seared octopus tentacles. Roots' rendition has crispy exterior with pretty tender flesh within. Could have been more tender, but I guess it's a trade off with the crispy exterior. It also comes with saute king prawns (and their briny oil) which we appreciate but nothing to shout out about. What's surprising is the juicy roasted eggplant hidden below the tentacles. So full of flavours from the balsamic vinegar reduction, lime juice and the pool of prawns oil beneath.
Creamy feta cheese and spinach encased in crispy phyllo dough. Again, a generous portion for the price point. Love the contrasting texture, though flavour gets quite monotonous after the nth bite. Suggest adding some crack peppers to elevate the flavour.
Always a big fan of taramosalata for its bold, pungent flavour from cured fish roe. Roots' version is quite different because it's way creamier and smoother than many that I've tried so far. Which makes this sooo easy to have-- on the focaccia, on the pizza, on the veggies, anything! Would order this again cos it's defo my fave dipping.
Pleasantly surprised to see a generous dollop of truffle sauce on top of the burrata heart. However, the burrata itself was rather bland and watery. I'd prolly skip this cos it's pretty much forgettable.
From Yu Fa Claypot Delights stall around the corner. Assam Stingray is not a common dish I found in claypot stalls but glad I tried this one out. The assam broth is not spicy- more towards sweet and sour (altho not as sour as I would have expected!), and its lightness makes it so drinkable. It comes with sliced onions as well. Imo the portion is rlly generous for the price point (ard $6 iirc!). Highly recommended!
What sorcery is this! I am never a big fan of lemon chicken (because it reminds me of chicken chunks drenched in lemon cream- yikes). But this rendition is soooo good I couldn’t believe what I have tasted. The chicken is braised in saffron onion sauce served with their homemade preserved lemon & Moroccan olives. I can taste none of those artificial lemon flavouring- only umami coming from the chicken jus and saffron onion sauce. Chicken was so tender and juicy I wish we have ordered more of this.
Super tender lamb shank meat that easily falls off the bone. Besides the lamb shank, the couscous is also slow cooked in the lamb and spices broth with 7 kinds of vegetables. The couscous itself doesn’t hold much flavour from the broth, so the dish comes with a bowl of the broth for us to pour to our own plates. Super worth it for the size, 4 of us couldn’t wipe everything clean!
Stacks of crispy Filo leaves served with a divine orange blossom water cream and Arabic Misk, topped with strawberries and blueberries. Hard to justify the hefty price tag for such a tiny portion. Price aside, love the aromatic cream whose flavour was akin to some herbs that we couldn’t really figure out. Hard to find authentic Morrocan food in Singapore so this is prolly the closest (according to my Morrocan friend).
Haven’t had Thai-style crab meat fried rice before, so I have no comparison. Feel the rice lacks some wok hei and salt. Luckily it comes with some fish sauce and chilli padi to spice it up. Crab meat was plenty and fresh!
