Ramen Nantsuttei @ Parco Marina Bay

The last time i was in Parco Marina Bay for Ramen Keisuke, i commented on another ramen restaurant nearby that had a long queue.

Though i did not make it a personal goal to try that ramen restaurant, Ramen Nantsuttei was the one that came to my mind when i was in Suntec City for Comex 2010!

With blessing from the higher being(s), a near-empty restaurant met our eyes when we reached Parco Marina Bay at around 6pm.

Checking out HungryGoWhere.com on my iPhone while deliberating on my choice of ramen, i finally decided on Chashu-men with that additional topping of simmered pork!

After mixing everything to have a more singular, uniform flavour, i took a spoonful of this dark, murky soup (Alex thought it was beef ramen! WTF!) and slurped it up!

One word: Shiok!

The mayu (roast garlic oil) broth was damn thick and flavourful! As read from the informative menu, this is the result of 24 hours used to boil crushed pork bones to better extract the essential bone marrow!

Cavin's standard of a delicious bowl of soup can always be determined by how empty the bowl is at the end of the meal.

Now, the noodles.

They were not exactly Q but had a certain delectable taste (guess it's the soup) that were almost comparable to what i had in Ippudo!

Lastly, the Chashu!

I know it's freaking important to have Chashu that are so soft, so tender, minimal effort is required for biting and chewing!

Nantsuttei's special shoyu-flavoured Chashu were one of the tougher ones i had. Not that it's a bad thing since the Chashu gave a really intense flavour only when you chewed on it!

A serving of gyoza was ordered for the sake of ordering.

Tiny like the ones in Ippudo (ok, maybe slightly bigger), it was in comparison, too plain tasting.

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Location

9, Raffles Boulevard,

Millenia Walk, P3-06,

Parco Marina Bay.

 

Price

Chashu Ramen - S$16.00

Gyoza - S$6.00

 

Subject to GST and Service Charge.

(Plain water served FOC)

 

Additional Information

There was a lecture on ramen eating in the menu!

 

I saw this only after i had devoured everything!!! Damn! So many rules just for eating noodles?!?!? Guess it is necessary to maximise the taste potential!

 

Love the wooden yet loud decor of the whole place! 

 

Especially the counter area!!

 

 

Raisin Cream @ Barcook Bakery

BreadTalk is credited for changing the landscape of the stagnant bread industry in Singapore back in year 2000.

10 years later, in year 2010, i believe we are seeing another change, albeit slower, with Barcook Bakery.

Just like BreadTalk, it has its signature bread; the absolutely delicious Raisin Cream! What's different is the way bread is sold.

Tau Sar Piah style!

All the available bread are displayed in the glass counter and you, as the customer, are supposed to queue up and order from the service staff, who will pack them for you.

Not exactly the way i like since i no longer have the option to take a longer time to procrastinate and, i cannot choose the biggest piece out of the whole tray of bread!

The best seller in the bakery, this round bread looked deceptively plain.

But when you bit it right in the middle (my mouth is able to do that), the generous cream oozed out, bringing with it a delicious sweet-sourish richness!

Weirdly, i prefer to have the raisin cream bread after a few hours, not when it's hot from the stove.

By the way, the queue can be very long and you need all the time and patience for the wait!!

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Location

Please click here.

Price
S$1.30 each for the raisin cream.

Not so sure of the others.

Many Birdies (Bird Infestation) @ Chong Pang, Yishun

As much as the ladies love, this post is not on the widely discussed “bird-like” anatomy of the male homo-sapien!

You PERVERT!!!!

On the contrary, I am going to talk about the real birds on earth; those with wings and generally can fly (ostriches cannot fly, just to quote an example).

Agenda

Time to note:

Around 7pm every day

Location to be at:

Yishun Avenue 5

What to Hear:

Loads of chirping!

What to See:

Tens of thousands of birds in the sky!

Like an invasion from a science fiction novel, the ammos dispensed are lethal, disgusting and goddamn smelly!

The damage inflicted on the pavements is so bad, public sanitation officers have to clean it practically every day!

Long long time ago, this act of aggression was a yearly affair, usually in the later part.

A huge group of migratory birds will proceed to descend on the little red dot and spend in Singapore the otherwise cold and bitter winter back in their home country.

Maybe there's a conspiracy between the gahmen and these birds because these flying creatures seem to take root permanently in Singapore!!

For the gahmen, it's a bring-back-the-birds campaign to enhance the nature level of the country and pray to god that it will increase tourist dollars!

For the birds, Singapore is a place with ample food supplies (regardless of what supplies we are talking about)!

Home to a stretch of road with law protected angsana trees; residents like me are in a fix.

We have no choice but to live with the inconvenience of seeking out covered walkways (Yes, I was one of the unfortunate victims when a black, white bullet dropped right on my head)!

With its trove of good food and splendid view (used to be better without the primary school and the upcoming construction), I cannot bear to leave this place i called home for the past 24 years.

Sighz…

There's only one consolation.

I can only be thankful my car has not reached the ultimate shitty stage, like the one above!!

Fish-Head Steamboat (鱼头炉) @ Nan Hwa Chong (南華昌亚秋)

A self acclaimed fish lover (not the ornamental type that are mostly not edible), Mum would have loved this for its extra advantage of being perpetually hot!

That is before the soup or charcoal runs out!

Chancing upon this place when we were looking for the re-located Ah Biao Wanton Mee, we were amazed to find a coffee shop with full occupancy!

There were even more tables set up right OUTSIDE the shop to handle the crowds!

I don't really crave for fish head steamboat (鱼头炉) but this place looked so popular, we had to try to know how good it really is.

Scanning the small placard known as The Menu, we saw a lot of zi char dishes! Guess it's a wise choice to widen the range of dining selection and most importantly, to earn additional revenue.

Four different types of fish were available for ordering; pomfret, red snapper, grouper and song fish. The price varied according to your choice of the fish and the serving size (small, medium, large).

Medium with the choice of pomfret was selected!

Powered by traditional fuel (charcoal), the savoury seafood freshness was apparent in every spoonful of soup and no complaints on the pomfret, which was chopped into manageable sizes.

After a while, we suspected the savouriness of the soup may have come from the pieces of this salted fish look-a-like scattered in the soup and 'heavily' suspected that MSG was used.

It's not enough with just the fish-head steamboat!!! It will not be satisfying in any way!!! Hence, we had the following! :P

Pork Chop (南乳花肉)

Nicely sliced, they were quite nice although not exactly the type of cooking style i preferred.

Tasted like normal gulu rou without the sauce!

Stir-Fried Kai Lan (芥兰)

Common like many other eateries.

Special Homemade Beancurd

Similar to the tofu i had in Uncle Leong, the ones here had slightly more greens within the soft interior.

It would have been better if sweet sauce (in Uncle Leong) was used instead of the thai sweet chilli sauce.

Salted Egg Pork Ribs

To me, these were just a more salty version of butter pork ribs!

I quite enjoyed them since i am a big fan of butter stuff like BUTTER CRABS!

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Not in the same league as my mom's generation when it comes to Fish-Head Steamboat, i shall bring my mom the next time to satisfy her own cravings and also to give a more objective opinion.

Need to also try the shrimp paste chicken and fried shrimp roll that were on most tables! 

Location

814 North Bridge Road

(Cornering the start of North Bridge Road and Sultan Road, the shop was located directly opposite Textile Centre)

Quite near to The Concourse building

Price

Medium Steamboat with Pomfret - S$35.00

Pork Chop (南乳花肉) - S$8.00

Stir-Fried Kai Lan (芥兰) - S$10.00

Special Homemade Beancurd - S$12.00

Salted Egg Pork Ribs - S$8.00

Rice - S$0.50 a bowl

Soup was refilled at no additional costs!

NO GST, NO Service Charge!

Drinks charged separately.

Additional Information

I was commenting on how crowded the place was when i chanced upon it right?

Cavin has always believed in Seeing Is Believing! Just like that spooky encounter i had!

The Before!

The After!

The moral of these pictures?

Go before 6pm!