Our first visit to this branch of 鼎泰豐 (#01-138 Great World, 1 Kim Seng Promenade, tel : +65 6737 1366).
Stuck to a couple of our favourite drinks from them - the roselle one and their lemon Earl Grey tea which have always been reliably good. Today wasn't any different.
Maybe I haven't noticed but their hot and sour soup (酸辣汤) is packed with ingredients. Black fungus, strips of tau kwa, bamboo shoots and shredded pork if my memory serves and it rocks with their tabletop chilli and vinegar.
The other item that also rocks with their vinegar is their dan dan mian (担担面). A little flat on its own in that nutty sauce after a few mouthfuls but a splash of vinegar invigorates with a tanginess that makes inhaling this a breeze.
I took a picture of their shrimp fried rice (虾仁蛋饭) years ago. I like it. Nice meaty prawns and deliciously savoury with a splash of light soya sauce. Din Tai Fung's fried rice has been established as somewhat of a standard that can be construed as fairly consistent for a restaurant across many branches. Tasted pretty much like their other fried rice which has for reasons become a benchmark for many.
These green vegetable dumplings (素菜蒸饺) have also become a pretty regular order over the recent years. Looking at the menu again, I've just realized that these things contain black fungus, mushrooms, vermicelli, beancurd cubes, xiao bai cai and turnip.
Prawn paste chicken mid wings have popped up on their menu.....I don't know when. Might be recent years. These are very competently done. There's sufficient saltiness and flavour from the fermented shrimp paste coupled with proper frying that doesn't see them grease logged.
These 菜肉包 are also great with a bit of vinegar.
Yam xiao long bao - idea sounded good.
Smooth and creamy were their stuffings. Having these invariably reminds me of orh nee which as puréed yam went are different and more delicious because the latter tends to be aromatized while these aren't.
Chocolate lava bun's on the menu at this end of year season. Pretty well done with that piping hot melted chocolate core.
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