Maggi goreng mutton from Ya-Mahyuddin Al-Jailani

Disrupted a neural pathway and ended up with a maggi goreng mutton instead of prata at Ya-Mahyuddin Al-Jailani because they do theirs with mutton keema which I much prefer over some curry mutton/mutton masala some places do. Not bad tasting and not excessively greasy. Minced lamb was fine (as in small) and so nicely dispersed that I couldn't get much of those mutton-y flavour which I was looking forward to. Think I'll have to ask for extra mutton the next time.

Kanada-Ya, Paya Lebar Quarter

First time at Kanada-Ya in PLQ (#03-30 Paya Lebar Quarter, 10 Paya Lebar Road, tel : +65 6966 0505). Was curious about their mala noodles which weren't on menu previously.

While it did not look the part, this was their mala mazesoba. Flavour was pretty good with adequate saltiness pairing with a present but not overwhelming flavour from the Sichuan peppercorn. Spicy without being excessively so but YMMV.

Not as impressed with the mala tori karaage. Chicken's fine - in fact it was nice and juicy. It's the surface that I didn't like. Did not taste like how most tori karaage tasted. 

Kimukatsu, Takashimaya

Kimikatsu (#B201-5 Takashimaya Food Hall, 391A Orchard Road) does mille feuille tonkatsu; it's the only type of tonkatsu they do. If you didn't know what that was, it's a katsu made with thinly sliced pork rolled into a tight package before it's panko-ed and fried. Unlike the common variety which is made with thick sliced pork that's panko-ed and fried. It's not new or unique and it's available from folks like Tonkatsu by Ma Maison, Tonkichi, Tampopo back in the old days and even Gochi-So Shokudo.

They opened up a few years back. Been wanting to try them for a while but whenever we're in the area, we kinda inadvertently get drawn to Nakajima Suisan. Orders here were accompanied with a sauce platter which came with tonkatsu sauce, tsukemono and ponzu.

Tried the salted egg katsu which was a National Day limited flavour. Pork was tender with a nicely browned crunchy surface. Salted egg sauce was decent tasting; not as intense as I was hoping for in the salted egg department and I'm sure it's from some powder. Wonder if it's one of those from Knorr.

I like the garlic flavour more because the flavour from the pork came through all the garlic unlike the one with the salted egg sauce. Not bad tonkatsu here. Will come back and try other flavours.

Apple tart from Da Paolo Gastronomia

Damn you Da Paolo! 😡 Why did you have to make this so good? 😲 So tangy sweet and buttery with a cinnamon infusion kind of delicious layered with tender chunks of apple between those crumbly pastry...why did I chance upon this?

Kidding aside, this apple tart thingy was delicious. Their Americano's drinkable - not the same standards as Café Ma Maison but drinkable. That coffee cup sure was thicc.

Yellow noodles from Ah Seng Teo Chew Minced Meat Noodle (亞誠潮州肉脞面)

Yellow noodles this time round at Ah Seng Teo Chew Minced Meat Noodle. Was originally curious about their bee hoon which was listed as a noodle option on their menu but they did not have any so I ended up getting this instead. A second time (or third if you counted this) I'm on bak chor mee with yellow noodles. The first was at Lai Heng and I think they did it better with the texture. Otherwise, the saucing and ingredients were exactly the same as every other time I've had a bowl here.

Chao Yuan Noodle (潮源麵家), Kimly Foodcourt @ Lucky Plaza

The food at the Chao Yuan Noodle (#06-48A Lucky Plaza, 304 Orchard Road) looked suspiciously similar to Orh Kee Noodles. 🤔 Even their mee kia were of the same type.

Anyways, we got fried meatball noodles. Not bad. Chilli was pretty tasty and the saucing was lardy. This was leaps more satisfying compared to Cheeky Bee Hoon.

Soup was filled with minced pork and deliciously flavoured with fried garlic. Love it. No qualms revisiting.