Peramakan Keppel Club

Exam finally over, I have some free time to update my blog already. My brother knew I love Peranakan food and brought me to Keppel Club to tried out authentic peranakan food.

Hmmmm... This place is not very convenient so is either by your own transport or by a cab because there is no public transport to come here. I guess this restaurant is quite famous because they are all fully booked for dinner so no walked in are attended. So if you want to come and try their food remember to make your reservation early. The staff are quite friendly and their service is quite good also. The restaurant look very classy and nice.

The dishes on the menu all comes in one size accept the soup. We order Assam Fish, Babi Pongteh, Buah Keluak, Meat Ball Soup, Durian Puff, Durian Pancake and Durian Pengat. At the end of the dinner my brother told me that if you ate their durian items you won't smell the durian after you burp, how true is it I really have no idea. Anyway I leave this place very satisfied and with a heavy stomach :P 
Total bill comes up to $160 for 5 person :)

Assam Fish - Fish is very tender and soft, no fishy smell... The fish along with the spicy and sour gravy, thumbs up!!!

 

Babi Pongteh - This dish is actually the Braised Pork Belly With Salted Bean Paste... The meat is like melt in your type, I can't really taste the fatty part :P

Buah Keluak - Some may start to wonder what is this black things... This dish can be found in every peranakan food. This is a nut shell with paste in it which they will use it to cook with meat, normally with chicken. The taste of the buah keluak is somewhat astringent with delicate underpinnings of bitterness. For me, I like to dig out the paste inside and goes with my white rice which make my rice more fragrant. 

Pork Meat Ball Soup - This is my favorite soup that I won't miss it... The soup is clear and light, the meat is very juicy and tender. 

Durian Pancake - I starting to miss this dessert... The pancake is hot but the durian cream is cold and creamy, one each is really not enough :P

Durian Penget - Is like durian moose to me, thick and creamy with bites of durian flesh inside and the base is made of sweet potatoe. Thou the serving is not very big but I still find that 1 bowl might be too much for 1 person especially for girls :P

Durian Puff - How can I miss this? It is very soft and puffy with yummy durian cream inside but I will still prefer the Durian Pancake  :)

 

You can find them at:

Keppel Club

10 Bukit Chermin Road

Contact: 6377 2829

Peremakan webby

Fish Mart Sakuraya

Busy busy busy.... Was quite busy recently preparing for my exam, stress but also not forgetting to pamper myself with some nice food to ease my stress :P My boy has been telling me about this place which serve very fresh sashimi at Parkway Parade and brought me there last weekend.

This place was located at the basement of Parkway Parade inside a Japanese supermarket. The seats are quite limited and it is very crowded even we went at 8pm. Their service is quite good, they took my number and called me once there is seats. At first I was quite doubtful on how fresh the sashimi can be when they are all already pre-pack like what we usually saw at other supermarket. You picked what you want and they will slice it up and serve it to you. Other than sashimi they also serve other food, there is a menu for you to look through.

The Salmon and Tuna sashimi is really fresh, no fishy smell or taste and not thinly slice and we also order some maki to go along with. Total bill was around $30 for the sashimi alone but for the kind of portions and quality, it was worth it. :D

You can find them at:

 80 Marine Parade Road #B1-83D Parkway Parade

 

Opening Hours

Mon–Thu: 11am – 9.30pm
Fri: 11am – 10pm
Sat: 10.30am – 10pm
Sun & PH: 10.30am – 9.30pm

Tel: +65 6345 4714

Webby: http://www.sakuraya.com.sg/e-fishmart.html

Bei Zhan Restaurant

We head to a chinese restaurant called Bei Zhan for our dinner. This place is located very near to the 'Eye of Malaysia' and the whole building is very white and bright so I can said it is very easy to spot this place. Their service was very friendly but not attentive enough. The restaurant is very big and it was quite crowded during the dinner time.

Looking at their menu, the prices were around mid range. Not that cheap and not that expensive either, total bill came up to $89RM to share among the 4 of us. We decided to order Vinegar Pork Chop, Curry Fish Head, Garlic Chicken, Shallot Oil Steamed Beancurd and Sambal Kangkong.

 

Their menu

Garlic Chicken - It look like fried mini chicken wings to me, no strong smell or taste of garlic but the marinate of the chicken was quite good.

Vinegar Pork Chop -I thought that this dish will be like the black vinegar pork that we ate locally but it turn out to look and taste very similar to the sweet and sour pork, the only difference is the sour taste are slightly stronger.

Curry Fish Head -Taste more like Assam Fish to me. I like the spiciness of the gravy that goes with my white rice, thumbs up :)

Shallot Oil Steamed Beancurd - The topping on the steamed beancurd was very fragrant and with the sauce it in makes the whole dish taste very nice. 

Fried Sambal Kangkong - Looks very spicy but the spiciness of it, is still alright.

You can find them at

3, Jalan Kota Laksamana 2/17, Taman Kota Laksamana, Malacca

Tel: +606-28126984

Jonker 88 Dessert (Malacca)

This place is well known among Singaporean, everyone seems to drop by this place when they visit Malacca. After a long walked at Jonker street under the hot and humid sun we are really thirsted and tired so we head to this place for nice, cooling dessert and some yummy food.

It was a long queue, one for the dessert another for the food. They have a few variety of  desserts on their menu so we picked the Durian Chendol and their Baba Chendol. My brother ordered the Assam Laksa and the Baba Laksa. I liked the interior of this place, it was decorated with different kinds of antiques, the old paintings that is hang on the wall, the wooden table and chairs.

Their Chendol serving is perfect for one, cooling and sweet. The Durian Chendol is just an added of the Durian syrup with lesser of the gula melaka (palm sugar), something different and special, Durian lover might want to give this a try. Assam Laksa vs Baba Laksa? I think I prefer Assam Laksa, for the touch of sour that goes with the spiciness.

Durian Chendol

Assam Laksa

Baba Laksa

You can find them at:
Jonker Walk,Melaka
Jonker88

Tel: 606-286-8786

Operating hours:
10am to 6pm

Teo Chew Bak Ku Teh, Malacca

Hihi I am back from my Malacca trip and I also gained an extra kg back :P Why is this so? Well, we discovered this amazing Bak Ku Teh stall while we  were sending our friends to their hotel. This Teo Chew Bak Ku Teh is located at a corner just opposite Beuford Hotel. It is quite crowded during the lunch time but luckily, we managed to find a table.

We ordered the Bak Ku Teh with mixed pig organ and a small serving of the Braised Pork Leg and also a pot of chinese 'Pu Er' tea to share. Their Bak Ku Teh and the Braised Pork Leg are serve in individual claypots. From what I know, there are 2 types of Bak Ku Teh, the former being the pepperish type and the latter the herbal type, as for here they serve the herbal type. If you are craving that not too strong and not too light just perfect herbal taste, this place is a definite must try. The Braised Pork Leg is very tender and melts in your mouth. However their 'Yu Tiao' is very dry and hard so do soak it in the soup before eating it. A highlight of this place is they serve Yam rice but you can opt for white rice if you don't like it. The total bill came up to $61RM which I shared amongst the 4 of us. Pretty reasonable and cheap if I may say.

I had a very satisfying and happy lunch :D  Special thanks to my brother for all the nice photo taken.

You can find them at:

4, Jalan Taman Melaka Raya

Close around 2pm so be there early

Closed on Monday

Sembawang White Bee Hoon 白米粉

I had always been curious and puzzled about their bee hoon each time I pass by this zhe char stall. And finally I tried it t last night. This coffeeshop is located at the corner opposite Sembawang Shopping Centre. We ordered a small serving ($4) of their signature dish White Bee Hoon and a small plate of Indon Style Fried Chicken Wing.

After a wait of 15min our Bee Hoon finally arrived. Upon first glance, the beehoon does resemble a plate of hokkien mee. Perhaps it was due to the garnishing of lime, squid and prawns covered in a thick white gravy. The bee hoon is very smooth and the gravy in the bee hoon really makes it taste yummylicious. I am amazed by the preparation of the bee hoon which was very good as it didn't break. The Indon Fried Chicken Wing was very juicy and tender I will order this again when I come back here for their bee hoon. Thumbs up for their bee hoon I will definitely recommend this place to everyone :P

You can find them at:
Sembawang White Bee Hoon
2 Jalan Tampang
Singapore 758946
Opening 11am - 11pm
Closed on Wednesdays

Tel: 98434699 

They have their own facebook too
Sembawang White Bee Hoon

Men-ichi Kyoto Tonkotsu Ramen @ Northpoint

I always happen to walked pass this small ramen restaurant in Northpoint Shopping Centre but I never went to try it due to the long queue during dinner time. I decided to give it a try but I went before dinner time to avoid the long wait. Looking at their menu they don't really have much variety of Ramen. They also have a few kinds of sushi and side dishes for you to choose from. I order the Teriyaki Ramen, Unagi sushi and my favourite Salmon Skin.

They had given me Salmon Ramen which is not what I order, I only notice it after I had a bite on the meat. I called the staff to tell them but he insist that I order the Salmon Ramen and show me the order that he took from me. I guess he is not happy about it because I inform him after I had ate half a bowl of the ramen. Then he came to me again and said he can change the order for me but I rejected. I am kinda of upset by their service already and I told him I am almost full so I don't see the point of getting another bowl of ramen. After I pay my bill I feedback to their manager telling her that the staff should repeat the customer order. Hopefully they will take my feedback seriously and don't allow mistake to happen again.

The salmon skin was crispy and nice and their sushi was fresh and not soggy. The food here was not too bad but too bad I will not come back to this place again for what had happen.

Salmon Ramen

Unagi Sushi

Salmon Skin

You can find them at

Jurong Point #B1-54
1 Jurong West Central 2
Tel: 6794 5125
Daily: 11.30am -10.00pm

930 Yishun Avenue 2
#01-22/23 Northpoint
Singapore769098
Tel: 6755 5719
Daily: 11.30am -10.00pm