The steamboat at Azmaya

You can try various types of food in Singapore. Just for steamboat alone, there's already a very big variety of steamboat soup that one can try. There's like 'Sichuan soup', 'Herbal soup', etc... However, have anyone out there tried 'Japanese Curry soup' or 'Tomato soup' before?

'Thick Japanese Curry Steamboat Buffet' The chef has added lots of pork and vegetables into the pot. And the waiter have place the pot on a mini induction stove. You will be getting a nice curry smell after 5 minutes and you can start digging into the food after 15-20 minutes of waiting. You can slowly scoop out some of the ingredients and add it to your plate and the taste of it is fantastic. :D

Actually, the nice waiter has also prepared two bowls of sauces for me. However, as compared to the taste of the curry, the taste of the 'Yuzu' sauce isn't fantastic enough. And I really like the thick texture and the nice fragrance and taste of the curry.

And the if you have gone for the 'Curry steamboat', you should really order a bowl of rice too. The curry can really blend with the taste of the curry nicely. In fact, after giving it a first try, I don't might giving it a second shot again. :P By the way, besides serving various types of Japanese food, They also have a wide selection of beverages. There's Japanese Sake, Beer, etc... And the beverages menu looks pretty interesting to me.

The name of this restaurant would be 'Azmaya'. It's located along 'Robertson Quay', which is beside SIngapore River.

Note:

• There's a 50% discount promotion for most of the steamboat stuff over here for the month of June 2013. However, reservations are required. On top of that, there's another 1 or 2 conditions that you would have to take note. You can read more about the promotion on their Facebook page over here.

Opening Hours:

• Tuesdays - Thursdays, Sundays: 17:00 - 01:00
  Fridays - Saturdays: 17:00 - 04:00
  (Closed on Mondays)

* Click here for the Facebook page of 'Azmaya!'.
^ Click here to find out more about 'Azmaya'.

The only Japanese Udon restaurant in Singapore?

In Singapore, there's a very big variety of 'Japanese restaurants'. For example: 'Ramen restaurants', 'Shabu Shabu restaurants', 'Japanese style drinking places', etc... However if you have the sudden urge of eating 'Japanese Udon', where can you go?

There's finally a Japanese Udon restaurant in Singapore. The restaurant was opened a few weeks back and it's located on level 1 of 'Liang Court' Shopping Mall. The name of the restaurant would be 'Tamoya' and the photos in the above shows the exterior of the branch in Singapore.

'Japanese Curry Udon' In fact, going to give the 'Japanese Curry Rice' at 'Liang Court' a try was my main reason for visiting the shopping mall. However, I changed my mind, as soon as I saw the new 'Japanese Udon restaurant'. Hence I ended up eating 'Japanese Curry Udon' for dinner that day. In fact, I had a hard time selecting the type of 'Udon' that I wanted to try, especially when there are more than 10 different types of 'Udon' on the menu and the price are pretty reasonable. This is indeed 'Japanese Curry'. It's pretty sweet rather than been spicy. And on top of that, one particular reason why I don't really like to have 'Japanese Udon' in the local Japanese restaurant was due to the fatal problem of the 'Udon' being too soft. However, I don't experience the issue with the 'Udon' over here. In fact, the 'Udon' over here are pretty chewy, not too hard and delicious. Which ended up to be pretty good dining experience. Besides for 'Udon', they also prepare and sell Japanese delicacies like Tempura, 'Onigiri'(Japanese Rice balls), etc...

Operating Hours:

• 11:00am - 10:00pm

* Click here to find out more about 'Tamoya' Singapore.
^ Click here to find out more about 'Tamoya' Japan. (Japanese website)
~ Click here for the Facebook page of 'Tamoya' Singapore.
# Click here to find out more about 'Liang Court'.

Rice Dishes that looks like a Sun

No one have eaten the sun before. However, do you know that there is a type of rice dish that looks pretty much similar to the sun? And that would be...

'Original Omelette Rice'(Upsize)
My first impression of this dish was beautiful.
The appearance reminds me of the bright and sunny sun.
Below the fluffy omelette egg was a plate of fried rice
and the dish is surrounded with a sweet tomato sauce.
Besides for the delicious taste of the Omelette rice,
the good balance between the omelette egg and the fried
rice are pretty good. In fact, the omelette egg are big
enough to sustain till the end, which is pretty rare.
Either ways, this is pretty delicious dish and I like
it pretty much.
By the way, the ice cold barley tea that comes for free
goes pretty well with the hot and humid weather in Singapore.

The name of this restaurant would be 'Pecori Japanese Egg Restaurant'.
It's located on basement 1 of 'Liang Court Shopping Centre'.

Operating Hours:

• 11am - 10:00pm

* Click here for the Facebook Page of 'Pecori Japanese Egg Restaurant'.
^ Click here to find out more about 'Liang Court'.

Ryoshi Sushi Ikeikemaru

I was thinking of having my dinner at 'Yayoi Ken' the other day. However, a new Sushi stall that was opened on the same level have attracted my attention.

The above shows the newly opened Japanese Sushi
restaurant 'Ryoshi Sushi Ikeikemaru' that was located
on basement 1 of 'Liang Court Shopping Centre'.
The main branch of the restaurant was located in
'Shizuoka' prefecture, 'Numazu' city.

Listed below would be my dinner of the other day.

'Plain Udon'
Due to numerous reasons, I don't really like 'Udon'.
However, the 'Udon' over here isn't too fat and the size
of it is pretty similar to 'Soba', which is much more thinner
and much more easier to savour. Besides for the texture, the
taste of the 'Udon' over here is pretty tasty too. XD

'Sushi'
By topping up a bit more money, you can change the 'Udon' into
a set meal that comes with a tray of 'Sushi'. The tray of 'Sushi'
is compromise of a 'Prawn Sushi', a 'Egg Sushi', a 'Salmon Sushi',
'Tuna Sushi', 'Vinegar Gizzard Shad Sushi', 'Raw Octopus Arm Sushi'
and 'Beancurd Sushi'. The ingredients used in the 'Sushi' were pretty
fresh and the balance between the rice and the 'Sushi' were maintained
properly, which makes it ultra Yummy. XD

'Big Sea Eel Sushi'
Besides for the common Sushi, they also serve those rare and special
types of 'Sushi'. For example: 'Big Sea Eel Sushi', 'Seared Pacific
Bluefin Fat Tuna Sushi', etc... By the way, the size of the 'Big Sea
Eel Sushi' is slightly a bit too big to be eaten in one bite... =="""

They also have a menu for the daily speciality/recommendations.
Shown in the above, 'Shark Skin Flounder Sushi'(Right), 'Raw Octopus
Arm Sushi'(Left Bottom) and 'Cucumber Sushi'(Left Top). In fact, I
love 'Cucumber Sushi' not just for the relatively low price only, the
refreshing sensation of the 'Sushi' is pretty good too. :D

'Japanese Omelette (Cod Roe)'
Besides for 'Sushi', they also serve a variety of 'Japanese
Omelette' too. Ex: Cheese flavoured, Cod Roe flavoured, etc...
I have given the 'Cod Roe' Japanese Omelette a try and the
amount of 'Cod Roe' that was added were pretty generous, the size
of the 'Omelette' was pretty fat, the texture is soft and
not forgetting delicious too.

'Kakigoori Uji Kintoki'
(Shaved Ice with Azuki Bean Paste and Green Tea Syrup)
After having a delicious meal, a good dessert would be needed.
The Shaved Ice were pretty much similar to those of Japan,
which is a big Plus(+).

Conclusion:
For the price that you are paying and the ingredients that were used,
I think that this 'Sushi Restaurant' is pretty good. Please give it
a try if you happen to pop by that area. :D

Operating Hours:

• 11am - 9:50pm

* Click here for the website of 'Ryoshi Sushi Ikeikemaru' restaurant in Japan. (In Japanese)
^ Click here to find out more about 'Liang Court'.

Turkish desserts

What's cold, sticky and taste or look like an ice cream? Turkish ice cream. :P Since I was spending a bit of time doing a bit of strolling from 'Liang Court' all the way to the nearest bus stop, passing through one of the most happening place in Singapore, I decided to give this ice cream place a try. :P

Turkish Ice Cream - Choice of flavours (Mango, Pistachio, Vanilla) While I was waiting for the ice cream, the ice cream man was scooping out the ice cream happily. And that didn't put a full stop to all the fun, especially when he started pulling a prank on you by giving and snatching the ice cream from you over and over again. That can be pretty amusing. :P Either ways, the texture of the ice cream were pretty unique. It's pretty sticky and it's like a mix between the normal ice cream and the soft ice cream. (In fact, when the ice cream man was scooping the ice cream, I saw him stretching the ice cream to as high as a metre. @.@) Taste wise, this is probably one of my first encounters with a chewy ice cream. As the ice cream doesn't melt as fast as the normal ice cream, therefore I ended up spending a bit of time chewing it. Besides for the 'Vanilla' flavour, the taste of the 'Mango' and 'Pistachio' flavours were pretty strong and aromatic. The moment you put a small scoop of the ice cream into your mouth, it tasted as if you were eating the genuine fruits or nuts itself. XD (By the way, out of the 3 flavours, I personally find the 'Pistachio' to be the best and tastiest.)

So where can you give this 'Turkish Ice Cream' a try?

The name of the ice cream stall would be 'Clmado'.
It's located in the 'Clarke Quay' area, and at the same time,
located near the Singapore river.

Notes:

• Operating Hours: 12noon - 11:30pm

* Click here for the location of 'Clmado' on Google Maps.

Okinawa Diner Nirai Kanai

A few weeks ago, I was doing a bit of window shopping and I suddenly have the urge of having Japanese Set Meal for dinner. However, it's getting late, therefore it might be kinda difficult to find Japanese set meal at that hour. Either ways, I still ended up to be walking around 'Liang Court' and...

despite of the late hours (around 9:30pm), I still manage
to find a Japanese restaurant that is opened.
The name of the restaurant would be 'Okinawa Diner Nirai Kanai'
and it's located on level B1 of the shopping mall.
Besides for the common Japanese set meals, they are also offering
Okinawa set meals, sakes, Japanese Cold Noodles, etc...
Come to think of it, they do have a large list of food items for
an individual to give it a try. :D

I ended up ordering the Okinawa 'Simmered Pork' Set Meal.
The set meal comes with a bowl of Plain rice, Soup (Aosa-seaweed),
Vinegared vege dish, Fried meat miso, Peanut bran curd, and most
importantly a plate of 'Simmered Pork'. :D
However, I don't really like plain rice, therefore I decided to
give the 'Okinawa Seasoned Rice' a try.

The 'Okinawa Seasoned Rice' comes with a lot of vegetables
and it's pretty tasty. However the rice isn't free flow. ==""

Here comes the main dish 'Simmered Pork'.
The meat is pretty thick, isn't too salty and
most importantly it's pretty delicious.
And the Seasoned egg that comes with it is superb.

Add-on: Here's a photo of one of the infamous item in 'Okinawa'.
The name of this item would be 'Shisa'.
And I think that it looks kinda cute. :P

Anyway, if you happen to have a bit of spare time, you probably might want to give this restaurant a try. :D

* Click here to find out more about 'Liang Court'.

The Old Pastries Section of 'Tampopo Deli', the New 'Dulcet & Studio'

A few weeks ago, I was informed by my friends that the Pastries section of 'Tampopo Deli' had move to a new location. Although it's a new location but in fact it's the same building but on a completely different level. However...

they have increased the variety of cakes on their menu.
The above shows the photo of one of the best-seller of this place.
It's knwon as the 'Tea Time Cake'. It's relatively cheap and it
acts as a mini version of the infamous chiffon cake of this place.

They have also increased the variety of chiffon cakes that they
are offering. The above shows the 'Maple Chiffon Cake'.
The texture of the cake are pretty much the same as before, but
aren't you excited with the choices that you can be getting? XD

Besides for the cakes, they are offering all sorts of western food at the new place too. :D

The above shows the exterior of the new place, which is known as
'Dulcet & Studio'. It's located on level 1 of 'Liang Court Shopping Centre'.

Operating Hours:

• 10am - 10pm

* Click here to find out more about the new restaurant 'Dulcet & Studio'.
^ Click here to find out more about the restaurant 'Tampopo Deli'.
~ Click here to find out more about 'Liang Court'.

First encounter with a Internal Organs Hotpot

'Mohamed Sultan Road' is located pretty near 'Liang Court'. Therefore, if time permits, after making a trip to 'Liang Court', I will cut through 'Mohamed Sultan Road' on my way home. And usually when I do that, I would do a bit of window shopping around that area too and once in a while, I will be having a meal or two at that area... The following would be one of the meals I had at that area a few days ago...

'Fried Internal Organs and Cabbage'
The taste of the internal organs are pretty fresh and chewy,
and the cabbage are pretty crunchy, which makes the overall
experience to be pretty nice. In fact, this dish is so good
that it's gone within minutes.

'Dashimaki Tamago'
This isn't too sweet but the taste is pretty normal.
Probably by adding a bit more Sugar might make it better.

'Ba Gyoza'
The shape of this dish is pretty much similar to the deep
fried pancakes that one can find in a Chinese Dim Sum place.
Though the skin of the Gyoza is pretty crispy, the taste of
it is pretty normal.

'Internal Organs Hotpot'
THis would be the infamous item of this restaurant.
And since I'm a fan of steamboat and Soup, I decided to
give this a try. This restaurant is offering Beef hotpot,
Pork hotpot and Chicken hotpot. As for the soup, they have
4 different types of soup for you to choose from.
There's 'Shoyu', 'Miso', 'Shio' and 'Spicy Miso'.

The hotpot that I have shown here would be the 'Chicken Hotpot',
which is limited to 10 servings per day.
The top is covered by all sorts of vegetables and the bottom is
filled with the internal organs of the chicken.

This will be a rough idea, how the hotpot will look like
after spending some time cooking. The look might be awful,
the taste is delicious. It's pretty much similar to the
Chinese soup that has a lot of ingredients and a very thick
taste. And I would highly recommend you to go for the extra
ramen noodles to be added to the hotpot, which is pretty
delicious too. In fact, we ended up ordering 2 rounds of
extra noodles. :P
(Note: you can add unlimited rounds of soup for the hotpot
for free. And besides for the food that they are offering
here, they also have a large variety of Sake and Wine too.)

Well then, where can we have this (Internal Organs Hotpot)?

The name of the restaurant would be 'Japanese Restaurant Goku'.

Operating Hours (Daily):

• 6pm - 2:00am
• (Closed on Sundays)

* Click here for the location of 'Japanese Restaurant Goku' on Google Maps.

Come In to Hokkaido?

Few weeks ago, I'm suppose to meet my friends at 'Clarke Quay', but due to the hot weather, I decided to grab some ice cream before I meet them. Therefore, I decided to pay a visit to 'Liang Court'...

'Melon and Vanilla Ice Cream'
The taste for the vanilla ice cream is pretty much the same
else where, but the taste for the Melon ice cream is pretty strong.
On top of that, the texture of the ice cream is pretty much
similar to the Japanese style 'shaved ice'. (≧∇≦)b
(Note: Speaking of Melon, do you know that a Melon in Japan
or from Japan can cost as much as S$50?)

The name of the shop will be 'Come In Hokkaido'. You can find
all sorts of infamous sweets and biscuits from Hokkaido over there.
By the way, this shop is located inside the compound of 'Meidiya'
Singapore, which is located in 'Liang Court'.

* Click here for the website of 'Meidiya' Singapore.
^ Click here to find out more about 'Liang Court'.

Snail Eater...

Have anyone tried eating a snail before? No? Okay, how about 'Escargot', have you eaten 'Escargot' before? For the past few weeks, I have blog about my stomach taking over my body and this would be one of the instance...

A few days ago, I had...

italian food for dinner.
I wanted to eat 'Escargot' only but ended up ordering and trying
quite a few items on the menu... =="" Stop controlling me 'Stomach'...

'Doria with Chicken Meat'
'Doria' is a rice dish that is pretty much similar to a baked rice.
As for this dish, the top layer of cheese covering the rice isn't too
thick or too sticky. Probably because I'm not a big fan of cheesy food,
therefore I don't like super sticky cheesy food. However, this is pretty
acceptable. It doesn't stick onto the sides of the pan and it's pretty
easy to mix the cheese and the butter rice without any difficulties.
Taste wise, it's pretty nice for me, but if you are a big fan of cheese,
you probably wouldn't love this dish pretty much.

'Spicy Sausage Pizza'
This is probably my first in getting a uncut pizza. I almost have
the urge of taking the uncut pizza and start biting away. Eventually,
I ended up cutting the pizza into 8 and savour it piece by piece.
However, this pizza isn't that great. I personally felt that it
doesn't have sufficient ingredients or sausage and it isn't spicy
enough and the base of the pizza is too hard. :(

'Grilled Butter Escargot'
Probably I only start digging into this dish after I finish
eating the 'Doria' and the pizza so the 'Escargot' ended up to
be too butter-ish... Nevertheless, I still can savour the chewy
'Escargot' and it's pretty nice. :D I can more or less visualise
how delicious this dish is when it's serve. Objective cleared.

Last but not least, a dessert to end a delicious dessert.

'Panna Cotta'
This is a type of pudding and if you like sweet desserts or pudding,
you will definitely love this. As this is made from milk, sugar, etc...
and it's surrounded in a pool of caramel. I think I started to love
sweet things... :P

By the way... as compared to the market, I personally thinks that the price that you are paying for the food items at this place is pretty affordable. On top of the affordable price that I'm paying,
there's no service charge and G.S.T, which gives me another reason why I should visit this place more often... All the items listed in this post can be found at...

A local Japanese Italian Restaurant known as 'Saizeriya'.
The currently have a branch located at places like
'Liang Court', 'Bukit Timah Plaza', 'City Square Mall' and
'Toa Payoh Central'.

Note:

• Operating Hours: 11am - 10pm Daily
• You can top up for free flow drinks at an affordable price.

* Click here for the website of 'Saizeriya'. (In Japanese)
^ Click here to have a rough idea of the menu of 'Saizeriya'.

'Clifford' Cake

I'm wondering is it me or age is catching up with me. Recently I tend to pay a visit to places that I haven't being to for a very long time else I tend to go back to eating places that I haven't been going for a very long time. The following would be one of my favourite eating places probably around 4~5 years ago...

Here comes

'Tampopo Deli'.
'Tampopo Deli' is currently located on basement 1 of 'Liang Court
shopping Centre' along River Valley Road.
I can still recall the types of pastry that I have bought here before,
I still miss those 1/2 priced delicious bento dinners and the number
of interesting memories that this place has given me...
(Although most of these memories are food related...:P)

'Cheese Chiffon Cake'
The above would be one of the speciality of this place.
Although these chiffon cake are more expensive that normal cakes,
no one can resist the soft, fluffy and delicious chiffon cakes. :D
Another interesting finding of the place would be the fact that
every now and then, they tend to come up with new ideas for the
chiffon cakes. Ex: Green tea flavoured, fruit chiffon cake, etc...
(Hmm.... I guess this would be the only Tampopo branch that I like...)

Note:

• All the inexpensive and good bento will start to appear after 8pm.
• The puddings and cream puffs are ultra addictive. Once you have tasted one, you will get hook on.

* Click here for the location of the 'Tampopo Deli' in Liang Court.
^ Click here for some other good bites that can be found in 'Liang Court'.
# Click here to find out more about 'Liang Court'.

Meal at night = Dinner

When it comes to your daily meals, what would be your favourite choice of food? For the Japanese, it would most likely be 'Washoku' or Japanese Set Meals. The Japanese Set Meal will comes with a Main dish and a few side dishes. As for the main dish, it would most likely be a Meat dish, or a dish that comes with a heavy taste. Depending on the restaurant, the side dishes can be dishes like tempura, bean curd, gyoza... etc. There the topic of this post would be 'Japanese Set Meals'.

Well, time to move on...

The above would be my dinner a few days ago, Chicken Nanban & Ebi Fry Set Meal
or Fried Chicken & prawns topped with tartar sauce set meals.

Most of the Pan-fried dumplings out there in the market are using Pork as the main ingredient. Therefore, the minute I saw this Prawn Pan-fried Dumplings on their menu, without giving it a second thought, I immediately place an order for it. This is slightly softer than normal Pan-Fried Dumplings and it doesn't taste as strong as normal Dumplings... I like it... :P

Side dish - Cold Japanese Bean Curd.
I like all these Japanese Cold Bean Curd.
However, there isn't anything special about this and the taste is pretty normal.

Main dish - Chicken Nanban & Ebi Fry
When it comes to Tartar sauce, the first item that will think of will most
likely be Fried fish or fish fillets.
However, when I'm having it with the fried chicken and prawn, it isn't a
very strange move and it's delicious.
Surprisingly, rather than becoming soggy, the meat is firm yet tender... Nice!!!

On top of the above, you don't need to worry about amount of rice that was given.
You can also top up the rice and the pickles for free... Which is nice~~~
(I don't really like to eat rice, but due to the fact that there are delicious
dishes laying in front of me, I managed to finish 3 bowls of rice. :P)

Some other photos that was taken in the restaurant.

The name of the restaurant would be 'Yayoi Ken' and this is their first branch in Singapore. And it is located in 'Liang Court'. Note: 'Yayoi Ken' is currently one of the biggest chain of restaurants in Japan.

* Click here for the website of 'Yayoi Ken' restaurant in Singapore
^ Click here for the website of 'Yayou Ken' restaurant in Japan. (In Japanese only.)
# Click here to find out more about 'Liang Court'.