#tanjong pagar

[kallenchi]

Travel sketches from my trip to Asia this winter! I got to travel Taiwan, Thailand and Singapore, although sadly I only really had time to draw in Singapore. Drawings here depict Chihkan Tower in Tainan, Haw Par Villa, homes and playgrounds in Tanjong Pagar, Gardens by the Bay and the Asian Civilizations Museum in Singapore.

[meta-holott]

1977 Singapore, Tanjong Pagar Road

[yokecyansim]

Singapore | 2021

Tanjong Pagar

Sunset in the city.

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© yokecyansim

[buffetlicious]

First to be served was this Pitan Tofu (Century Egg Tofu). The tofu was silky smooth with a savoury century egg yolk mayo and bits of egg white topped with tobiko (flying fish roe). Bits of crispy tempura batter was thrown in for added crunch which upped the must order again value.

My colleague wanted the Maguro Natto (Tuna & Fermented Bean). Natto (納豆) is often considered an acquired taste because of its powerful smell, strong flavor, and sticky, slimy texture. She offered some to me and I struggled to finish the sticky beans which seem to spin off more strands of silk than a spider. No more stinky beans for me…

Next up, my favourite Sashimi platter of Hamachi (Yellowtail), Maguro (Tuna), Mekajiki (Swordfish), Sake (Salmon) and Tako (Octopus) with a side of Tamago Yaki (Japanese Egg Roll). The slices of fish were fresh but somehow I found the seafood lacking in sweetness and that bothered me or at the very least reduced the urge to order more again.

Both the Chawanmushi and the Ikura Chawanmushi were eggy in flavour but not as smooth and savoury enough maybe due to not adding enough soup stock in the egg custard. If you asked me to pick one, the salmon roe at least imparted some briny bursts to the otherwise dull appetizer.

After the lackluster dishes, the Takoyaki was a surprise hit with me. This delicious wheat based snack was served hot with a piece of octopus flesh in the moist centre, sprinkled with bonito flakes and a squeeze of mayonnaise. The Soft Shell Crab was oishii if not a tad oily. Never had a soft shell crab that was this meaty.

[xiaoshan-angel-blog]

Kiku-chan and his feline counterpart in the well-known Pinnacle@Duxton, taken on last Tuesday and Thursday ❤️

[poleteli]

Central District, Сингапур 

Wk Cheoh | Фотография | Карта

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[finddebs]

[buffetlicious]

Made the mistake of ordering one each of the Sushi for me and my colleague as she obviously did not have the same appetite as me. In the end, I had to help eat her shares and squirrel away some of the extra rice as I could simply eat no more. The chef did not sear the fish enough to give it that beautiful lightly charred appearance let alone any smoky flavour to mention of. Also the different variations of mayonnaise topping were just gimmick to bulk up the menu page but they all tasted almost the same. There are no creativity in here, period.

For the tempura, I just placed the order for two Ebi Tempura (Prawn) while my colleague chose the Yasai Tempura (Vegetable). She offered a piece or two of her dish to me but had to decline as I was almost at my limit after the sushi course.

Somehow I managed to finish this plate of Ika Geso (Deep Fried Squid Tentacle) all by myself. Normally I would go for the squid body but this was crispy and not too chewy plus it was flavourful.

The final two dishes were the Mixed Vegetables with Mushrooms and Wagyu with Mushrooms. Both dishes were pretty flavourful and would be good to go with rice but maybe the next time though.

As the wait staff cleared the empty dishes, she asked us if we wanted dessert which was ice cream, by the way. Of the three flavours of Coconut, Durian and Mango, both of us unanimously picked the same Classic Coconut Ice Cream. The ice cream had a very tropical feel to it with the real taste of coconut water coming through.

Went there with anticipation but was let down by the sashimi quality so after crossing that out from the menu, there wasn’t a lot of dishes I love left though there are a couple of good ones in there. Just that there aren’t enough varieties to attract me back again so I would probably skip this place all together.