NavyBlue Monday Birthday Celebration @ Shin Kushiya!

Hey peeps !
I am so glad that I received $30 vouchers from Shin Kushiya the other time during the Gastromania feast.


Not sure if you can remember.
My favourite kushiyaki that day was the tomato maki and ebi shiso maki .

Arranged up a dinner date with the other blogger friends William , Hongpeng & Jessie since we all received the vouchers and do not want to waste it.

& to celebrate Shuqing's birthday as well !
We headed back to the branch at Far East Square for dinner.
No pictures but I didn't know that that place is quite a nice environment to chill out with friends.



Complimentary salad with miso dressing.

We were all super hungry and were looking for super filling mains.
Therefore, we ordered the donburi and kushiyaki to share.



HAHA.
Thanks to bad lightning , we took out our external lighting support to snap!

My Tori something Don .
It is basically grilled/fried chicken layered with a soy ginger based sauce.
The chicken skin is crispy and not yucky at all.
It is supposed to come with an egg but I requested it without.

I LOVE IT.
Not in the "心" list but STILL YUMMY !

I didn't try the others so I can't determined if it is yummier than mine !

Shuqing's Oyako Don
Pan fried chicken , served with egg in a rice bowl.

Erm it looks like kaki fuyong served in poly canteens.

HP's Unagi Don.
Unagi fish and rice lor.

Jessie's Hotate Kakiage Don.
Lightly fried scallops and vegetables served in a rice bowl.

This is KUSHIYAKI not TORIYAKI !
Not sure why a lot of people mistook them as toriyaki .
Shin Kushiya specialises in KUSHIYAKI ya?

Left to right,
(1) 金针姑 wrapped with Bacon
(2) 2 x Tomato Maki !
(3)2 x Ebi Shiso Maki !
(4) Meatball.
(5) Chicken - i cannot remember the name.

To my surprise, not only the tomato maki will burst in your mouth.
The 金针姑 wrapped with Bacon came with a pleasant surprise as well.

William's ! Not sure what is it called, but I know it is $17.80



Tofu Cheesecake as Shuqing's very small birthday cake.



With the birthday girl !

The 3 of us :D


Total cost for the meal was around $118 .
I think that it is rather fine for 5 pax.
However ,do note that we actually did not order any drinks.

Advice 1 : The rice bowls are portioned quite big. By not over ordering food can help you save moolah & reduce food wastage.
Advice 2 : Always eat the kushiyaki first. Eat it while it is hot !
Advice 3 : Go with a group of friends (eg 6 pax) so that you guys can share kushiyaki and try more variety. (I'm totally stuck at the ebi shiso maki & Tomato maki )


HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHUQING!
I hope you are reading this.
& sorry that we didn't spend a cent on the treat. （笑）
— & Hope anyone reading this find it useful !


Loves,
A.

Gastromania feast !

Hey Peeps !
Last saturday , I attended a food feast hosted by omy.sg.
And our main objective was to eat , eat and eat at Far East Square!

This is my second time 'visiting' the Far East Square.
The first time I went there was 2years ago ?
I sort of walked by , erm got lost after a job interview at Tanjong Pagar.

Never I knew that the place was filled with culture and of course yummilicious food.
I am a little diligent this time , I tried to squeeze as many pictures into one as I can .
I tried to edit it as good as Yutakis, but I think I failed terribly. #FML
Because there were too many pictures that I want to share but the site will take forever to load if I upload everything.

Doing our prayers before eating.
We are angels, definitely .


First stop , Zhou Kitchen .

At Zhou kitchen , where we were served pork shank with fried/steam buns , 周庄元蹄 $24.
If you happened to go there for lunch/dinner, opt for their herbal tea instead of Chinese tea.
They serve really nice herbal tea!
The pork shank was so tender, it feels like chicken!
非常入味。

2nd stop was at Spring Ju Chun Yuan .

A restaurant with rich history and currently serving good food at the former Chun Eng Free School.
The whole place was so chinese-themed with a modern twist.
By the way that’s RuiTing, Jessie, HP , Me and William in the picture.
We got crazy and a little high after the picture, or is it before?

The best of the best of the day !
The anticipated moment …

My very first experience with 佛跳墙。
You know what? I think I can die with no regrets now.
I know that it was cooked for 4 days, double boiled and erm making it very thick and yummy.
Expensive food is always yums.
JuChunYuan was so precised that they actually import the china ware from China.
The manager, Richard told us that the Chinaware was made specially for the dish.

I did not manage to snap the full portion of the bee hoon because I was busy enjoying my mini 佛跳墙.
( I scared they clear my bowl away cause I left the abalone and shark fin last to eat)
For me , I kinda like a love hate relationship with beehoon.

The Chef made it so nice I have no reason to why I shouldn’t finish it.
But I always have trouble with beehoon.
It chokes me.
Bee hoon super fine, and it is handmade.
It comes with a special sauce at the side which tastes like a lighter version of Japanese dressing.
Which is ( if I am not wrong) soya base. #eatlikeafoodexpert

I prefer it with the sauce cause it is not so dry and then cause a lower possibility to get choked by beehoon.

Apparently the pricing for the other dishes (excluding佛跳墙.) is quite reasonable and affordable.

No reason why you should be dieting when you dine at the JuChunYuan.;

On top of that ,we were also served the flower tea, consisting of Lavender, rose and chrysanthemum to ‘cleanse’ our mouth and intestines and help to distress your inner body . #innerpeace.

*cue kunfu panda trailer*

This is life.

At the third stop , we visited Garuda padang cuisine which we tried the Fried chicken with blue ginger floss.






Lime soda and i.
Ya I like to act cute.
I thought it was just lime juice but jiangjiang
I WAS WRONG #dramatic.
It's soda !!!! A very light refreshing lime soda.

Fried chicken with blue ginger floss.
Nice fragnant , and the chicken drumstick I had was tender!
However, it is a little salty and oily for my CCB tummy to take in .

When we heard that we were shin kushiya next , we went from *listen patiently* to *open eyes bigbig + breathe very loud*.
The 2 little jars contain flavoured salt to go with the kushiyaka ! (curry and sour plum)

Yuzu cooler to start with , while the shifu is in the kitchen.
If I am not wrong, yuzu is pomelo ,

Well, I know they are Vitamins and good for me.

We were served with delicious food to our tables!

Can you see the 1 2 3 4.
I can't see the 4 but anyways
From right to left is
(1)tomato Maki.
(2)Ebi Shiso Maki
(3)Buta Bara Yaki Miso
(4)Black pepper yakitori

I like the Tomato maki and ebi shiso maki !

Let’s talk a bit more about the Ebi Shiso Maki.
Wrapped with a thinly sliced pork and a piece of shiso leave , the overall salt level is balanced out!

I’m sure non prawn lovers will like this too.

We also had Sesame icecreammmmmmmmmm.
So yummy I finished everything in one minute!
That's a mini version by the way.

Then we walked 2 shops down and arrived at the cozy Mont Calzone !

So much food to digest !

If you are a truly asian, try the Sambal Marinara pasta !

After having so many different cuisines , how can we miss out Indian food?

Taste india with Mirchi!

Never expected a day that I will step into a indian food resturant to eat.

We had a mini tandoori platter, I’m lovin’ the prawns and the chicken.
The chicky was spicy enough to make you continue eating .
The prawns which were not spicy had the overwhelming taste of the spices.
Me likey, I think spices are good for health. #thinktoomuch.
The fish was mehhhhh to me , the lamb I cannot eat.
The lassitude , a mago based yoghurt drink is very very sweet.
Strong taste of milk and mango mixed together.
I don't really like it , too sweet for me.

7th stop was at the famous Hock Lam Beef.
Featuring the mixed beef kway teow with soup that have been interviewed by various media .

I told my music teacher that I went to Hock Lam Beef yesterday and she went like "OMG thats like the nicest in SG"
Something like that.
We were told that everything except the kwayteow is home made.
Even their kway teow is their secret recipe.

And No, Hocklam is not the name of the first generation boss.
Hocklam beef is in the hands of the 4th generation already !
Please try it if you have not, beef lovers.

Of course we ended the trail with something sweet.
I think they want us to write sweet things about the food trail .
IS THIS A MARKETING TACTIC OR SOMETHING TO DO WITH PSYCHOLOGY?

The one I was holding on is a Dark chocolate mini cupcake, by ONI Cupcakes.

Already I am tired and hungry already.
ERRRRRRRRR

Did I just make you feel hungry ?
You can curse me in one minute time.


OHOHOHOHOH , AFTER YOU CURSE ME .
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Loves,
A