Bizen Okayama Wagyu Steakhouse, Funan

Our first visit to Bizen here (#B2-22 Funan, 107 North Bridge Road, tel : +65 6970 0481).

I've been curious for a long while now about the delmonico cut. From what I was able to glean, it's a cut that originated in the mid 1800s by Delmonico's in New York and it seems that no one was about to ascertain which part of the cow it came from. Wiki states that it can be prepared from various cuts and it's usually ribeye. Different sources (which probably aren't authoritative) have their own definitions so trying to define it here feels like I'm grasping at straws so I'm not going there. Pretty sure this one was a ribeye. 300g. Not thick cut.

Meat's really tender and has good marbling. We finished this with a smile on our faces. Note to self : don't get the coleslaw next time. It's not the same coleslaw as Astons.

Tried their Zeppin burger. From the description and looks, it's a half pounder with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cheese, bacon and a fried egg. And some brown sauce which wasn't half bad. 

Pretty large and unwieldy with either the bun flopping or the insides slipping out through the eating so the construct wasn't good. Meat's dry-ish and somewhere between medium well and well done. Not so different from a Quarter Pounder from McD. Would have been nice if they had lettuce-ed it up pretty like Shake Shack but I guess they probably thought it would cost too much. Tomato didn't add to it but the onions did their job cutting through the rest of the burger with their sharpness.

Will not get it again.

There's free ice cream. Seems to be similar to the one from Haidilao. The lime flavour's good.

Double side plaster from Jom Makan Prata Saga Sambal Berlada

Back at Jom Makan Prata Saga Sambal Berlada. Damn that name's a mouthful. Will just stick to Prata Saga Sambal Berlada in the future. Tried the double side plaster which I presume was a plaster prata with an egg plastered on both sides. No molten yolk on this one. Tasted like how it looked. Asked for extra sambal on the side and fish curry today. 👍🏼

Sando, Alexandra Technopark

Have been wanting to check out Sando (#01-04/04A The Hub, Alexandra Technopark, 438C Alexandra Road) for a while. We were there on a Saturday that happened to be raining pretty heavily. The place felt almost serene hidden from easy access.

Dirty hojicha - drinkable. Wouldn't bother with it again since neither hojicha nor coffee were particularly strong or outstanding. 

The ingredient listing on the menu for the hake sando sounded good but in the end, I only tasted the fish, tartar sauce and the blueberry chilli jam. Fish reminded me of the most popular fish sandwich you could think of and we're probably thinking the same. Would love for this to have more of the blueberry chilli jam for the hot and sticky sweet feel but that's me. 😂 Not bad.

Generation Coffee, Tekka Food Centre

This was a Spanish latte from the branch of Generation Coffee at Tekka Market (#01-273 Tekka Market & Food Centre, 665 Buffalo Road). Did not taste like the one I had previously from Yugoslavia Bakery. Couldn't even tell that there was condensed milk in this cup. Like that one, it's also not the type for a first cuppa of the day. Tasted just like regular latte to me.

Thai milk tea wasn't robust. To be fair, it did taste like cha ron. A paler shade of a proper one in my opinion. I feel that the strength of flavour is important and this one did not do it for me.

Naga Indian Food Stall, Tekka Food Centre

My attention was drawn to this stall (#01-273 Tekka Market & Food Centre, 665 Buffalo Road) in our previous trips to Tekka Market's food centre from the platters of food in the neighbouring table. Got myself an order of idly for breakfast today and it turned out delicious like I was hoping for. The accompanying chutneys were pretty good; one of the better ones in food centres.

There's kesari - that's part of breakfast too. Love that it wasn't excessively sweet amidst that ghee and saffron flavours.

E-Sarn Thai Corner, Pasir Panjang Road

E-Sarn (130 Pasir Panjang Road, tel : +65 6473 3716) is yet another one of those eateries we've passed by on countless occasions and haven't had the chance to eat at. Until now. Food was pretty darned good and I liked what we had more than I imagined I would.

Pomelo salad's nice. Love the toasted coconut sprinkled over. Will get the larger portion the next time.

Som tam mamuang enjoyable also. It's a little more refine that what I recall from some of those the street stalls in Bangkok. Didn't mean it wasn't any good. There was a crisp crunch from the shredded green mango with sweetness from the lime/sugar that's further aromatized by dried shrimp and peanuts. Will get the larger portion the next time as well.

This was steamed olive rice with minced pork. Olive's chopped up with the minced pork. It's a layer of texturized umami saltiness over the rice which made it so delicious.

Their tom kha talay was a little redder than what I'm used to seeing. It's also a little thinner but still within my boundary of delicious. Pieces of squid in it were tender like fish cakes. Good for returns.

Enjoyed their cha om omelette as well. That accompanying sambal on the side was shrimpy and had a good kick to it.

Also had one of the more memorable salted baked sea bass I can recall. Underneath that dried skin was moist fish meat. Nice.

Steamed tapioca was good. Sweet but not excessively so and paired nicely with that bit of saltiness the creamy coconut sauce.

Love those mangoes they used with their glutinous rice. This was a good one. Why haven't we discovered this place earlier?!