Hungry Ghost

Although Say Chiizu’s most popular product is Hokkaido Cheese Toast, Say Chiizu is actually from Thailand.    Hokkaido Cheese Toast is named so because Say Chiizu bought premium cows and machinery necessary to make this popular snack from Japan.        Hokkaido Cheese Toast became popular after its successful marketing campaign on Facebook and other social media. When it finally came to Singapore, Singaporeans went crazy over the instagramable cheesy toast.      There are currently 5 Say Chiizu outlets in Singapore and this one in Suntec City Mall is the latest. Sporting the brand’s bright yellow color scheme, it is pretty impossible to miss this shop located on the second floor of the West Atrium.          Hokkaido Cheese Toast come in 6 flavors: Original, Strawberry, Matcha, Charcoal, Hazelnut and Chocolate. There is currently a promotion going on at the newly-opened Suntec City Outlet where you get to sample all 6 ...

Shitamachi Tendon Akimitsu was created by Mr. Akimitsu Tanihara after he apprenticed at “Dote no Ise-ya”, a tendon shop with more than 128 years of history.  When Mr. Akimitsu Tanihara opened his own restaurant Shitamachi Tendon Akimitsu in Asakusa, his masterpiece “Godaime Tendon” won the Japan Donburi Awards for 3 years in a row.        Shitamachi Tendon Akimitsu is apparently pretty famous in Asakusa and Singapore was their first overseas expansion, so I was pretty excited when I chanced upon an outlet in Westgate.        All tendons come with a chawanmushi, a bowl of miso soup and free-flow of their homemade pickles.         The bean sprouts are ridiculously salty but the pickled radish are very refreshing. You will be needing lots of this, more on this later.        Akimitsu’s Signature Tendon   [$14.90] brims with tempura of prawn, white fish, egg, seaweed and assorted vegetables. You can’t f...

I fell in love with the Korean version of zha jiang mian (minced pork noodles) ever since I had my first bowl of jajangmyeon at Guksu Restaurant in Suntec City Mall . I have recently finished watching a new Korean drama called "Wok of Love" where jajangmyeon and tangsuyuk are prominently featured. I started having a strong craving for jajangmyeon and tangsuyuk. Apparently, jajangmyeon and tangsuyuk goes very well together. There are many Korean restaurants in Singapore but not many serve jajangmyeon and tangsuyuk, I took it on myself to find out the ones that does.    I visited all 7 Korean restaurants to try out their jajagmyeon and tangsuyuk (only 3 of the restaurants have tangsuyuk) and here is my verdict (ranked from favorite to least favorite): Tae Woo Ban Jum     I simply can’t get enough of Tae Woo Ban Jum’s   Noodle with Black Bean Sauce  [$13]. The black bean sauce (chunjang), together with caramelized onions and pork bits, has the perfect balance ...

    I was supposed to meet-up with a girlfriend and we were discussing where to have our dinner when she proposed that we try out MIZ Japanese Restaurant. She said that she passed by it one day and it looked interesting so she looked it up online and read many rave reviews about the place.    MIZ Japanese Restaurant has been around for some time already but it remains a hidden gem, probably due to its hidden location in Kampong Bahru.         The ground floor of the restaurant is where the food are prepared. The main dining area is on the second floor.        The food are sent up to the second floor through this “food elevator”, making sure that your food arrives at your table piping hot.          Office workers who work in the area have been taking advantage of the affordable lunch promotion for years. There are only a couple of tables so reservations are highly recommended for both lunch and dinner. ...