Set C for 2 meal from Putien Mama

That's the Set C for 2 meal from Putien Mama. There's a selection from a couple of proteins and a vegetable dish going for $28.80. Which isn't a bad deal.

Ended up with some things we liked like their sweet and sour pork with lychee.

And their fermented red rice wine chicken.

Tried their luffa with pork lard for the first time. Both the gourd and lard soaked up that delicious savoury gravy. If anyone hadn't realised, all their sauces were rice thieves.

Tsujiri Premium Tanjong Pagar, Tanjong Pagar Road

Ducked into Tsujiri Premium Tanjong Pagar (94 Tanjong Pagar Road) to escape the heat. This space was a lot more zen-esque and pretty than the old spot at Great World. The world 'sanctuary' might be appropriate here.

Some matcha beverages.

Matcha Yakult latte - nice. Tasted much like the name described. A pretty gao matcha with Yakult.

Their strawberry matcha milk cap was pretty good too. The pic above was before the extra shot of matcha. Better with the extra shot methinks because of the stronger green tea intensity. 

Nasi lemak from Faith Nasi Lemak (信心椰浆饭)

Finally got to try the nasi lemak from Faith Nasi Lemak. This was the Set B at $5 which edged it into the category of pretty good value. The rice wasn't as aromatic as I hoped so this was one where the sambal definitely helped. A couple of things did bother me. That chicken thigh was a little dry. 魚柳 was freshly fried but a little too greasy for my liking. 

Bee hoon kuey teow soup from Uncle Beh Pork Noodle

Note to self: The soup rendition of pork noodles from Uncle Beh Pork Noodle was less intense and garlicky than the one from dry bowl. Gotta remember that. Still a pretty good eat though.

Some stuff from Hoshino Pancake

Stopped by Hoshino Coffee at ION (#B3-22 ION Orchard, 2 Orchard Turn, tel : +65 6509 8638). Mango pancake's nice. Odd thing was, it was the smell that caught my attention. It smelled like bananas.

There's a "Paris Brest" on menu. Did not taste anything like one. There's barely any hazelnut flavour. Instead of praline, there's just real nuts stuck on top of the pastry. This was merely a cream puff that may or may not have looked like a Paris Brest.

Piadini Italian Streats, 111 Somerset

From the story that's been told, the owner of this stall (01-K8, 111 Somerset, 111 Somerset Road) was impressed much by the piadina that she previously had in Rome that she set up shop here selling them.

Got the one with Gorgonzola. Did not expect lettuce in there because the menu only mentioned arugula. Sadly, I couldn't taste much of the Gorgonzola. The crushed nuts in the piadina didn't taste particularly fresh as well. Didn't even notice the olive oil or balsamic vinegar that's supposed to be in it. Kinda disappointing.