MyDay : Lunch @ Dining Hall Buddha Tooth Relics Temple - Chinatown

Thanks to Wenny who introduced me this makan place... 100% vegetarian

It's on basement level, so you need to stairs one level down. You can either choose their a la-carte special dish (everyday has its own speciality) or either you choose from their ready cooked vege. The unique of it that there's no cash register, so you just put your money on the donation box there. (Usually they charge SGD3 for 3vege dishes). If you don't have any small notes, you can ask them to give you changes. .

I never try their a la-carte special so I have no idea how much is it. This makan place is manage by the temple itself, so I think all the helpers there are volunteer :)

I love the environment there...so peaceful... absolutely will come back again

My Day: Dinner @ Ippudo Japanese Ramen Noodle

Had our dinner last night(11.11.11) @ Ippudo, Mandarin Gallery. The queque is damn long...well since it is recommended by one of my best fren and claim to be very nice ramen...why not we give a try.

We wait for about half an hour and finally we had the chance to try the ramen.
Overall these are my conclusion:
- The ramen doesn't really worth for such a long queue.I can rate the ramen 6 out of 10.
- Try the spicy chicken wing
- Good interior with lots of cute bowls

Anyway, you can go and have a try there. People say never try never know 

 

Crispy Chicken Raijin (Spicy Sauce) ~ Recommended

Note: When you taste it, you will feel like Indomie seasoning hahaha…but still I recommend you guys to try this

I heart the interior ♥♥♥ 

Ippundo’s location:

333A Orchard Road
#04-02/03/04
Singapore 238867

My Day: RamenPlay Singapore – Eat, Shoot, Post and Win

All you need to do is post a photo with any of the desserts on RamenPlay facebook page and you can win Free ramen which is worth up to SGD12.

But unfortunately, you only can order for ramen below SGD12 and are not allowed to order ramen which is more than SGD12 (although we are intend to pay more for the top up). Kinda disappointed because cannot order for my favorite spicy and curry katsu ramen.

Actually the interior (its restaurant’s concept) doesn’t suit the food itself. Ramen is a Japanese food but they use the western library concept as its restaurant interior.

I love the “Pick your poison. Let’s Play” hahaha… you can choose your own poison at your own risk. Just wondering why they always keep their stir-fried chili chives and only serve it with quarter of the jar upon request. As what I understand chives is not a so called expensive vegetable.

Overall, I still heart my Somerset Ramen..yum…yumm :D

My Day: 兄弟 (Xiong Di : berader) Rojak @ Clementi

Last saturday,we went for Badmintom at Clementi Sport Hall. As usual, always craving for bubble milk tea...so we went to Clementi mrt nearby and passed this rojak stall.

I saw the 油条(yóu tiá) sitting there...so tempting..slurp slurp… so we decided to go back after got our bubble OK tea.

The uncles are superb nice, friendly en bla bla bla... Although so many people queuing there, they still serve all their customers with smile and damn polite (something rare in here:p). We ordered Sgd 3.50 rojak plus crispy cuttlefish Sgd 3 plus 2 tofu pok( each Sgd 0.70) hhahaha as you can see from our BIG plate lol...and that was our Saturday teatime breakk...

I love uncles' rojakkk....must try and definitely will go back if we are happen to play badminton in Clementi again.
It is located at Block 449 Clementi Ave3.

Myday : My great great grandpa’s restaurant 品香茶樓 (Rumah Makan Irian)

My  family (from my mom’s family) runs a small antique restaurant since 1920 in a small town in North Sumatra called Binjai. Our family restaurant, 品香茶樓 (Pin Yin: Pin Xiang Cha Lou) or Rumah makan Irian, has now being managed by five generations and now being managed by my cousins (the eldest grandson) and my aunty. Our restaurant has been operating based on Cantonese traditions in-and-out. However, we have infused some of Peranakan touches in our menus.

Saw and witnessed different ages of Indonesia and become the oldest restaurant in Binjai makes Rm.Irian have lots of histories and memories inside and most importantly legacies of culinary and traditions.

 

One of its unique is that we are still using manual lifter (as seen on the pic beside). The kitchen is on ground level and dining place is one second stories so in order to save time, they use this cute manual lifter.

Some of Rm.Irian best signatures ( always and forever) and all review done by my cousin, Hari Quang, who manages the restaurant now. 

Irian Mie Cin

Mie Cin or you might have heard it as ‘I Fu Mie Goreng’. Well, let me tell you this: there is no such thing! I understand that some other restaurant and food vendors that try to imitate our I Fu Mie have certain difficulties in cooking their hard-as-rock noodles. Unlike our hand-made noodles, the noodles they use are usually factory-made. These noodles have different texture and taste.

I don’t know if the name ‘I Fu Mie Goreng’ came from the lack of creativity or in fact that the noodles are actually stir-fried like the general fried noodle. One thing for sure is, we honors tradition and we are using the name given by our ancestors. So let’s call Mie Cin as Mie Cin, not ‘I Fu Mie Goreng’.

Irian I Fu Mie

It is one of our specialties. I Fu Mie is a Cantonese cuisine, traditionally handmade in our restaurant. It is deep-fried crispy noodles with chicken and vegetable dressing.

Once heard a customer said,” to visit Binjai without eating I Fu Mie is like climbing a mountain and go back down without seeing the sunrise”. It’s a little hyperbolic, I guess, but I totally understand him. Where-else in this town or even in this province can you find the original I Fu Mie?

My Grandmother once told me that long time ago, the first generation chef in our restaurant made the noodle with the help of two pieces of big, fat bamboo. In order to use them properly, he would move in a certain way that made the chef looked as if he was dancing the Kuda Lumping. She said,” the noodles are so special that even seeing the making process can entertain one’s eyes.”

Irian Ang tho Mie

It looks like the shark’s fin soup. It is a creamy noodle-soup enriched with egg and crab’s meat.

Several years ago, a customer asked me why the noodle is called Ang Tho Mie. Where did the name come from? Ang Tho Mie means Red Plum Noodle. The noodle is cooked with chicken eggs nowadays, it used to be duck eggs. The yolk of the duck egg became a natural colorant, giving a reddish glow to the creamy liquid. When the noodle is served in a round bowl, it looks like a giant red plum.

Due to customers’ demand, we use chicken eggs now. They are said to possess less fat, calories and cholesterol compared to duck eggs. However, we are more than willing to serve it in original style when a customer order it.

Nasi goreng Irian (fried rice)

Looks like ordinary fried rice, but try it first and I am quite sure you will ask for more. Usually it cooks with lots lots of toppings, you can find crab meat inside, fish balls, eggs, chickens and chilli padi (but it doesn’t spicy at all).

Irian Cim kong

 

and still have more menus ( all the pics are in my other hdd and I forgot to bring it along with me right now…so more to come….)
PS. must try Irian fried chicken (super duper crispy), chicken wings cold plate en much more…

I grow up by its food lol…cause every CNY, our sa cap meh (Chinese new year reunion dinner), foods are all bought from here (and it never change and it become a habit to our family which I think it is a good thing and always craving for it ).

It makes me hungry now…and can someone da bao for me and delivery them to Singapore please….:P

Myday : Lunch @ Warung Tekko Jakarta

My super duper short getaways weekend to Jakarta, Indonesia. Went there for attend two wedding parties >.<

Well, after reached Jakarta, the first thing we did is rushing for our lunch… His cousin took us to Warung Tekko Pluit which he claimed to be famous yet delicious on its Iga Penyet (Crush rib – can I say that? I think so haha :P).

I didn’t know how it tastes since I am “beefless” hahaha…so I ordered Ikan Penyet (Crush fish) which it tastes very crispy n nice and the most important things is its sambal (chilli). Spicy, yummy,and just love it…nyam nyam…. Chill yourself with its Grass jelly coconut water after that…what a life >.<

                         ~tahu kipas (tofu fan?hahah) n jamur crispy penyet (crispy crushed mushroom)~

Along with that, they have several kinds of rice that we can choose from, they are white rice (original), nasi bakar ( baked rice wrap in banana leaves) and nasi merah (brown rice). I was quite amazed with its last option of rice, they serves nasi merah means that they are quite concern on healthy issues (hey, It is Indonesia and usually we don’t really care about healthy issues).

Well, overall good services, affordable, cozy (can choose either outdoor or indoor) and of coz yummy food. For sure I will go back there to to try other menu on my next visit to Jakarta.

Warung TEKKO
Address : Ruko Cordoba Blok F No. 11 Pantai Indah Kapuk - Jakarta Utara
Phone : (021) 5699-3499, 9223-2621
Monday till Sunday : 1pm –10pm
and they have lots of branches around Indonesia as well ( check out its facebook )
PS: Thanks to Sandro for taking us to this delicious cafe :D and all photos are credit back to Warung tekko :D
~fyen

Myday : Dinner @ Mellben Seafood Ang Mo Kio “again”

Just had our CNY dinner 2011 @ Mellben Seafod Ang Mo Kio last month. And last few days, one of my bestie comes to Singapore and as usual my bf always recommend "Mellben's butter crab" to treat them ( tho in the end she was the one who treat us).

Our CNY dinner…

And this is our last night dinner menu… plus butter crab n rojak chicken

fyen’s opinion : Overall for sure I will come back again for having its butter crab and rojak chickeeennn haha♥♥♥♥

The plus side:

• Recommended dinner place for family or groups of friends
• Varieties of choices and yummy tastes

The minus side:

• Long queue, no booking in advance allowed
• Not a really walking distance from mrt so need to take bus/ taxi

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Mellben Seafood
Blk 232 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3, #01-1222 Singapore
Tel: +65 6285 6762
Opening hours : 5pm – 11pm

Notes: All photos credit back to Ri-Ku (thanks fella :D)