Fruits

Red kiwi and apples. Kiwis were a balance of tart and sweet.

That a bandwich, a surger or just something in betwixt?

We've noticed the pre-made hamburger patties that are sold at Culina in Fairprice Finest for some time and have wondered. We got past wondering this time round and decided to get a couple to try sizzling up some burgers for ourselves. 

Nothing fancy. Just some salt, pepper with melted cheese in some Gardenia wholemeal bread which we already had. The objective was to taste those patties and see if we liked them.

The mince was a little too fine. Not gritty and "masculine" if you catch my drift. The texture ended up with a mouthfeel more akin to sausages rather than a beef patty. In fact, there are many sausages out there with a coarser grind. The other reason why this didn't work out was also the lack of fat in the mix. Not much flavour. 

Now we know where not to get beef patties.

500g lechon from Lechon Republic

This was a spontaneous decision. We enjoyed the "porcinity" from Lechon Republic that we ordered from them again. 500 grams of their roasted pork this time round and sisig to go with rice.

Five Guys - lettuce, pickles, mushroom, mustard, hot sauce and extra cheese

Felt like having them burgers. This was the first time I've gotten their burger with hot sauce beside the last time I went "all in". Not so spicy. Today was a first time they got the orders inaccurate though. My burger had tomatoes which I didn't opt for.

Poached rice from Da Shi Jia

I didn't recall seeing poached rice on the menu of Da Shi Jia when we went there previously. Decided to give it a go since it was on GrabFood. Man it was good. Very much like how I imagined it. Which was basically their garlic-ky and crustacean-y broth with rice. Came with a few slices of pork and two large prawns. It's a little pricey but I wouldn't mind eating this again.

Food from Lechon Republic

Trying Lechon Republic (#01-09 Novena Regency, 275 Thomson Road) for the first time.

The lechon was not bad. The crisp of the skin held up quite well through delivery. I would imagine that they would be even better if we had them fresh at the restaurant. The meat was very tender and had some fat for flavour.

Tried their bopis. If you didn't know what bopis was, it's a sautéed offal dish of beef and/or pork lungs and/or heart. The sauce was a little sweet, a little spicy, tangy and creamy even. It was good pairing with rice. 

Here's a sizzling sisig which is obviously not sizzling anymore. Because delivery. Heh. Deliciously savoury that is enhanced by a citrus-y tang from the limes. That and some spikes of heat from the green chilli. Obviously so good with the rice.