A breakfast of bread, bacon and eggs. And fruits

Another brekkie whipped up at home like the last time and the one before. We buttered and pan fried the Gardenia Hokkaido milk bread this time. So good.

Rawon standard dulang from Mizzy's Corner Nasi Lemak

We've never tried Mizzy's Corner (2 Changi Village Road) before since it was perpetually out of the way for us down at Changi Village Hawker Centre. The stall is primarily known for their nasi lemak. Thanks to the "circuit breaker", unprecedented eateries like them have hitched up their skirts and gotten themselves onboard the online order and delivery wagon. Which was possibly the only reason why we had this opportunity. 

This was their rawon standard dulang - the last word I think refers to tray. There was another premium version which featured beef rendang but I thought we didn't need it since this basic platter already featured a number of dishes we liked. 

Very enjoyable. Many of the items that were included in the platter were made to go well with rice. From the sambal goreng to the shrimpy sambal belachan they provided to the rawon gravy. I thought the variety of food they included was pretty good. There was fried tempeh, paru, begedil and sambal sotong. So savoury and lemak.

boCHINche at home

First time ordering from boCHINche. Not that we're regulars. Ohhh no. Not at all.

This was their ajo blanco, a sort of "white gazpacho" made with almonds. There's some grapes and sliced apples in there too. Texture was mealy/chalky and flavour was a little tart. Didn't dislike it but I don't think I'm a fan. What disappointed me about the soup was the smoked almonds it came with. Didn't taste smoky and those almonds were just beginning to turn rancid. #disappointed

We ordered one sweet corn empanada to try because we hadn't any idea if it would be good and I remember being not too impressed with the last empanada we had from them. This was good. Creamy fillings that wasn't excessively so with the flavour and sweetness from the kernels of corn. I wouldn't mind getting these again. 

Their osso buco pappardelle was nice. Rich and savoury wine flavour bolstered by meatiness which coated the noodles. But wait. Those candied walnuts that were supposed to come along - why even bother when there's not enough of them to register flavour in this already rich tasting pasta? Couldn't even get any texture since they were so crushed up and the amount was a pittance.

I was hoping that those walnuts would have added a little something different. #disappointed

Another round with Hajah Maimunah

Hajah Maimunah disappeared for a while from Oddle recently. Got me a little worried since we wanted to get a bunch of other stuff that we enjoyed having from then.

And that I couldn't get passed the fried fish roe that I missed.

You know it.

Crispy savoury shell around the piscine hunk of sandy textured roe.

Sambal goreng was generally a failsafe with rice. This one seemed to taste a little different from the last time we ordered it though. Still delicious.

Missed the paru belado the last time round so there they are. The belado packed a moderate heat that was savoury with hint of bitter. Paired nicely with the tender chunks of chewy spiced beef lungs which also paired nicely with their nasi putih.

Ordered their opor nangka for the delicious lemak gravy. On top of that, we still had some of the leftover serunding in the fridge from the last time we ordered to break out for this. Gravy + shredded coconut = stuffed face with rice.

Ordering in from Le Fusion

I haven't heard of Le Fusion (80 Mohamed Sultan Road) until I stumbled upon their deal recently. Their braised abalone seafood rice was going for $19.90 instead of the usual price of $38 if you ordered from them via Whatsapp. I thought why not and also got myself an order of sweet and sour pork with lychee to along.

The seafood and rice was packed separately from the gravy - gravy that had a prawn-y flavour which was kinda nice. Not as intense as the gravy from the poached rice from Da Shi Jia for sure. Portion was pretty big. The seafood came in large chunky pieces and was pretty impressive looking. Mussels, large prawns, squid, abalone, scallops, some fried fish hidden from sight and a mushroom. And three stalks of vegetables.

We had ordered two servings. One was enjoyable. Can't say that I was impressed by the quality of seafood from the second. Not the chewy mussels or prawns (not de-veined, yikes!). The latter had that little chalky mouthfeel and lacked the firmness and/or bounce one usually associated with fresh prawns. Abalone was a little tough.

For some reasons I found the sauce from their lychee sweet and sour pork very addictive. Perhaps it was because it had a fruity sweetness that wasn't cloying. The pieces of fried pork were no longer crisp but I suspect their rendition was either one that never had very crisp fried pork or one that turned soggy pretty fast. That aside, it wasn't a bad rendition at all. Love their seared lychee for its warm citrus sweetness.

Tori karaage bento from Menya Kokoro

I ordered this delivery bento imagining that I would be getting the same "muscular" tori karaage like we had previously eaten at their shop. Unfortunately not. While they were still as delicious, they were also much smaller. Small enough that you could pop them into a mouthful if you tried. #disappointedmuch

Rice was dry. Leeched of the fluffy texture that I had at least hoped to get. What's up with those tiny tamagoyaki slices? Will be the last time I'm getting these for sure.