It's been a while since we were last at a regular Crystal Jade. The Golden Palace doesn't count because. Branding of the outlets have evolved through the years so this one was a Hong Kong Kitchen (1 Kim Seng Promenade, #03-127 Great World, tel : +65 6738 2911).
We were offered some sour plum marinated daikon. I think it's on the menu but we didn't order it. It was "otoshi"? Anyways we didn't refuse because it sounded good and it was. Loved that sour plum infusion in to the crisp and crunch. The Chinese term for it is 开胃. Haha...
To further 开 our 胃, a hot golden kumquat and lime juice. This stuff was concentrated and potent with the preserved citrus flavour and sweetness. Best drunk hot.
Fatty char siew is not bad. Delicious sweet glaze and pork with requisite fattiness. But I was hoping that since they're Crystal Jade, they would be above "not bad".
Sautéed French beans with Tai O shrimp paste. Those beans still had a nice crunch as compared to some renditions that are limper. Together with the salty bits of minced pork this was one good with white rice.
Menu mentioned organic homemade tofu with preserved vegetables and prawn. The preserved vegetable here is chai poh - specifically preserved radish. Not bad.
I've been eyeing this pork lardon rice. Disappointing. The fried lard wasn't crisp and warm so it wasn't freshly fried as far as the word fresh can be stretched. They're also not fragrant. Dark soya sauce wasn't aromatic. At all. Many non-restaurant eateries use better tasting ones. So this would be a first and a last.
I've had these stir fried egg noodles a few times. At the street level, I enjoyed the ones that Sai Kee Congee and the defunct Wai Kee. In my limited experience of Hong Kong styled 炒面, none of them I've had actually has ginger like this rendition at Crystal Jade.
Noodles were not as firm and were also much oiler. Not impressed.
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