Hungry Ghost

  My stomach has been a little sensitive for the past few days. I wanted to have something soupy for lunch and a colleague recommended fish soup from  Xin Wah Kee.   Although Xin Wah Kee’s Chinese name 新華記 is the same as the popular Hong Kong cha chaang teng 新華記, they are not the same restaurant. Hong Kong 新華記’s English translation is New Wah Kee Restaurant.  I was pleasantly surprised how delicious   Toman Fish Soup   [S$6.80] tuned out to be. The fish soup is not as robust as Yan Ji Seafood Soup, but nevertheless very rich and tasty. The chicken in   Herbal Chicken Soup   [S$11.60] is very well-marinated and the meat is fall-off-the-bone tender, but the soup is super thick. It is more like sauce than soup. I thought Xin Wah Kee only sells soups, but it also has   Braised Pork Rice   [S$7.10]. Braised pork rice, which is otherwise known as   lu rou fan , is a popular rice dish from Taiwan. The pork are tender and well-marinated wit...

Located next to Wok Hey, I saw Tamago-EN everytime I picked up my food at   Wok Hey . Its white and orange decoration gives the restaurant a clean and cheerful atmosphere which I like. Tamago-EN is an egg-themed restaurant, they only use eggs from a Singapore-approved egg farm in Okinawa. The chickens are fed a nutritious diet which results in healthy eggs with beautiful yellow yolk. 5-Kind Japanese Omelette Skewer   [S$8.80] is a far cry from the delicious freshly-made tamagoyaki I had at   Tsukiji Market , but you do get to try 5 different flavors - Tomato Sauce, Seaweed Paste, Salmon Flake & Ikura, Cod Roe & Mayonnaise, Crab Meat. Tamago-EN also offers all-day breakfast, Japanese-style of course. This is   Smoked Salmon Egg Benedict Set   [S$13.80] which comes with two fat Arabiki sausages and a small salad. The hollandaise sauce is creamy with just the right amount of tang but the onsen egg is a little overcooked. It should be runny, but the egg yolk...

  Wok hey, which can be loosely translated to “breathe of the wok”, is what all wok masters aspire to achieve. It is the telltale sign that distinguishes wok masters from other mediocre zi char stalls. From a single takeaway kiosk at the basement of Bugis Junction, Wok Hey has become a new favorite of Singaporean especially during this circuit-breaker period where only delivery and takeaways are available.  Foodpanda’s pick-up option allows me to place my order beforehand and pick up my meal when it is done, skipping the long waiting times. You can even save 20% on pick-up!  Wok Hey’s simple menu makes it easy for even decidophobias. There are just two noodles and 2 rice dishes to choose from - Egg Fried Rice, Shanghai Fried Rice, Fresh Ramen, Fresh Udon with either Grilled Chicken, Grilled Beef or Seasoned Prawns. This is   Egg Fried Rice with Grilled Chicken   [S$5.80]. Although the fried rice is still not as good as Din Tai Fung’s, it is still flavorful with ...

It's Mother's Day today, so first of all, I would like to wish all mothers a very HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! Thank you for all your hard work all these years, giving us all your love and bringing each of us up so well.  My mother loves Awfully Chocolate (a Singapore homegrown chocolatier shop)'s Chocolate Truffles, but with the circuit-breaker in response to the covid-19 pandemic in Singapore, I am not sure if Awfully Chocolate is still open.  So I thought to myself: what if I made them by myself, won't that show my sincerity than store-bought ones? I found a recipe online and tweaked it slightly and there you have it - Fail-Proof 3-Ingredient Chocolate Truffles recipe.  You need just 3 ingredients for this recipe - 60-70% dark chocolate, unsweetened cocoa powder and whipping cream. Any brand is fine, don't worry.   Just remember that the ratio for the chocolate to whipping cream is 2:1. I used 200g of chocolate (2 slabs) and 100ml of whipping which made around 20 piec...