Humble Japanese, trying to de-mystify Singapore cuisine and food culture. This is not a restaurant / stall rating blog.
10.31.2008
Eng's Dunman Rd. 又焼雲呑面
10.29.2008
Wanton Mee Home Made One 雲呑面
Paper Wrapped Chicken Home Made One
誰も心待ちにしていないので悲しいが、引っ越しとハワイ旅行が重なり、ブログが書けなかった。以前、ペーパーチキンについてお話をしたが、今回は実験をした。マリネした一口サイズ程の鶏をベーキングシートに包んで油で揚げる料理だが、そこまでしなくてはならないのか?オーブン焼きそして蒸し焼きという技法でもおいしく出来るのでは?結果はその通りとなった。むしろ、蒸し焼きにしたものは肉が柔らかくスタッフの間では評価が高かった。味はこれといって目立った変化はないが、オーブン焼きと油で揚げたものの食感は変わりない。
10.06.2008
Popiah Skin (Phoey)
There's this famous Popiah skin shop in Joo Chiat Road called Kway Guan Huat. I was actually there late afternoon and so they were done with making the phoey. But for the first time, I saw a device specifically(?) used for making the popiah skin. Popiah skin, unlike the Western crepe, needs to be elastic so that you can roll them up without ripping it. I guess you need a really high-gluten flour for this... I was curious so I bought 10 pieces of phoey. Brought them back to the hotel and simply tasted the skin only. Nice elasticity.
Popiah (薄餅)@ Hock Heng / Qi Ji
Steamed Minced Pork with Kiam Chye

10.04.2008
Fried Chicken Liver with Pineapple 黄梨炒雞肝
少し脱線してしまったが、今回ハイナニーズ料理のレバーとパイナップルの炒め物を作った。普通、パイナップルと聞いて、豚を想像するが、鶏のレバーの甘さとバイナップルの甘酸っぱさがマッチして最高の一品だ。少しフォアグラのソテーを思わせるような上品な料理だ。レバーはミディアムくらいの焼具合で紹興酒を臭み消しに使用。ちなみに、3年ほど前にムイチンパレスで食べた料理が以下のフォトになる(順番に、ポークチョップ・マトンスープ・バースデーヌードル)。
Chicken rice, Hainanese pork chop, curry, beef noodles and mutton soup -Haianese in Singapore has an adequate amount of culinary contributions. I came across this nice recipe where chicken liver and pineapple is sauteed with garlic. Nice creamy texture of liver matched well with the juicy-crunchy texture of pineapple. The acidity and sweetness from the pineapple also complemented the sweetness of chicken liver. It kind of reminded me of sauteed foie gras with pineapple puree. Very classy dish. Anyway, I have visited Mooi Chin Palace, a Haianese joint, and ate a few of the classic Hainanese dishes. (Pics below -pork chop, mutton soup, birthday noodles). Not much Haianese restaurant in Singapore is there? There's more Japanese food than Haianese restaurant for that matter.
10.03.2008
Pig Trotters with Vinegar 客家猪脚醋
10.02.2008
Eggplant with Dried Shrimp & Basil 茄子炒九層塔
I came across this Hakka recipe from a book I bought in Singapore. As a foreigner, Hakka dish is somewhat of a mystery. Embarassingly, the only Hakka dish I have tasted is yong tau fu. So I was delighted to test this unique dish -stir fried eggplant with dried shrimp and basil. This does not seem like a usual Chinese flair but more Italian with eggplant and basil. Yet the addition of dried shrimp and sesame oil makes this dish truly Asian. It went really well with jasmine rice.
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