Been wanting to try the 酸菜鱼 from Tai Er (#B3-39/40 313 Somerset, 313 Orchard Road, tel : +65 6517 9962) for a while. 酸菜鱼 has in recent times become a pretty popular option and these guys are apparently trending. Getting a seat here is a pain. But we got lucky during the off peak hours.
There's a counter where one can help themselves with self made roselle and preserved orange peel tea. Add more than their recommended portion of roselle and orange peel for a more potent cup.
These were egg washed and deep fried glutinous rice cakes with kinako and brown sugar. Or should I say kuromitsu. It's almost Japanese-y. Those glutinous rice cakes had a light crisp exterior and were tender and pretty chewy insides.
Chilled sliced beef and ox tongue in chilli oil. The relatively tame flavour belied the angry red sauce/oil. Not bad tasting but the portions were pretty small.
What Tai Er is known for is obviously their suai cai yu. Not bad at all. The pickled mustard broth had a noticeable bit more complexity than the run of the mill and packed a bit of heat. The slices of fish had a faint but discernible "muddy" taste. Definitely enjoyable but this isn't going to be a place I'd be eager to return soon. Portions aren't huge and prices were pretty high.
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