A tip is to get a private booth table, which is quieter and more spacious. 1) Crab Meat with Conpoy and Melon Soup ($7), My fave soup here. This is delicate yet indulgent and robust. I love this soup. I can drink up to 3 bowls in one sitting
2) Pork and Vegetable Wanton Soup ($4.50). The soup base had accents of chicken, Chinese ham and various seafood which lent a nice rounded flavour.
3) Steamed Egg White with Mushrooms ($10). This dazzling dish is exclusive to Imperial Treasure. Egg whites are mixed with water for a baby-bottom smooth consistency and topped with fragrant shimeji and shitake mushrooms sauteed in a tantalizing syrupy oyster sauce gravy. This was aromatic and addictive. Absolutely slurpilicious
4) Stir-Fried Hor-Fan with Sliced Beef ($16). The full-bodied beef was tender and the hor-fan had the necessary "wok-hei" flavour
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This Imperial Treasure branch serves predominantly Cantonese cuisine, but it has a smaller menu and it serves dim sum for dinner.
1) Braised E-fu Noodle with Chives ($10.50). The noodles were slippery and smooth, braised with white button mushrooms and chives for that fresh flavour.
2) Mushroom Chicken Congee ($6.50), the porridge was watery, smooth and delicate, chock-full of succulent chicken pieces and thick slices of Chinese black mushrooms
3) Beancurd Thick Soup with Seafood ($7), a starchy, delicate and light soup with loads of crunchy prawns, fresh scallops, silky beancurd cubes, sweet melon cubes, mushrooms and egg white drops
4) Oyster Sauce Baby Bok Choy (Bai Cai Miao) ($12), crunchy and sweet green leafy vegetables with a good slathering of rich and sticky oyster sauce.
5) Wanton Noodles Soup ($6.50), which was absolutely slurpilicious
6) Pork and Vegetable Wanton Soup ($4.50). Love the delicate flavour of the soup
7) Steamed BBQ Pork Buns ($3), which are so fluffy and soft
8) Baby Bok Choy with Braised Mushrooms ($), lightly blanched vegetables blanketed in a velvety oyster sauce and richly braised Chinese black mushrooms 9) Wantons in Hot Chili Sauce ($4.20), silky pork and chives wantons in a sea of piquant vinegar and chili oil sauce
10) Steamed Scallop Dumpling with Vegetable ($4.20), crystal dumplings with diced scallops intertwined with chopped chives. This was so light and delicate
11) Deep Fried Yam Puff ($3.30), mashed yam coated with flour with a luscious savoury minced chicken filling and deep fried to a crisp
12) Bbq Pork Noodles ($6), thin springy noodles lightly tossed in premium soya based sauce and topped with thick slices of sweet and smoky bbq pork
13) Steamed Pork Dumpling 'Siew Mai' ($4), this is always a safe reliable choice. Crunchy fresh prawns wrapped in a wanton skin and topped with diced mushrooms and a cubed salted egg yolk
14) Steamed Glutinous Rice in Lotus Leaf ($3.80), soft and moist glutinous rice flavoured with minced chicken, mushrooms and conpoy
15) Steamed Diced Mushroom Dumpling ($3.80), crystal chewy dumplings filled with diced mushrooms and chives, this was earthy and so healthy
16) Deepfried Beancurd Skin Roll with Shrimp ($4.20), crispy beancurd skin with succulent minced prawns and mushrooms for added texture
17) Poached Seasonal Vegetable with Assorted Egg ($12), this was delicate and light
18) Beef Brisket Noodles ($6.80), beef tendons that are stewed so soft
Read more abt it at http://thehungrybunnie.blogspot.com
This old-school Hokkien establishment is right smack in the heart of the traditional Hokkien settlement area (the Hokkien Huay Kuan is nearby), and on the outskirts of the CBD area, flanking Chinatown. Their main business draws from the office crowds that throng this restaurant for lunches. It's generally more private and peaceful during dinners, resulting in better service and food.
1) Fish Maw Broth with Vegetables ($4.50 per individual serving), a traditional Hokkien thick hearty soup generously loaded with chunks of fish maw, julienned carrots, bamboo shoots and black fungus. This is like shark's fin soup without the shark's fin and astronomical pricing. This was comforting, tummy-warming and familiar.
2) Fortune Chicken ($10 for small), half a chicken stuffed with preserved vegetables (mei cai) and preserved turnips (chai poh) and whole chestnuts which imparted a nutty flavour, wrapped in foil to retain its juices and steamed for hours. The result is a fragrant and aromatic chicken that is fall-off-the-bone tender. This is one dish not to be missed.
3) Dou Miao ($8), baby pea shoots lightly sauteed with garlic. This was classic and simple, the dou miao was perfectly al dente.
4) Fried Hokkien Tung Hoon ($8), a slight twist on one of the mainstays of Hokkien cuisine, the hokkien mee, usually braised with lily bud, julienned carrots, cabbage and black fungus, sliced Chinese black mushrooms, bean sprouts and chicken cubes.
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There's always a long queue here but it moves relatively fast. 1) Steamed Pork Dumplings ($6.50 for 6 pieces). Juicy minced fresh pork (not frozen, I like!) is enveloped in a thin yet strong skin that didn't break when lifted off the bamboo steamers. Din Tai Fung proudly proclaims that every dumpling has 18 folds, which is quite a feat.
2) Shrimp and Pork Wanton in Superior Chicken Broth ($6.80). I have to concur that the chicken broth is indeed superior. It was light yet full-bodied and had depth of character. Chicken bones were boiled for hours on end to extract all that chicken flavoured goodness, achieving that soul-warming quality. 3) Noodle with Minced Pork in Bean Sauce ($7), a dish, beautifully presented, of handmade noodles lightly blanched served with minced pork and petai beans slathered in a salty bean sauce. The noodles were made very well, as they retained their al dente quality.
Read more abt it at http://thehungrybunnie.blogspot.com
A tip is to get a private booth table, which is quieter and more spacious.
1) Crab Meat with Conpoy and Melon Soup ($7), My fave soup here. This is delicate yet indulgent and robust. I love this soup. I can drink up to 3 bowls in one sitting
2) Pork and Vegetable Wanton Soup ($4.50). The soup base had accents of chicken, Chinese ham and various seafood which lent a nice rounded flavour.
3) Steamed Egg White with Mushrooms ($10). This dazzling dish is exclusive to Imperial Treasure. Egg whites are mixed with water for a baby-bottom smooth consistency and topped with fragrant shimeji and shitake mushrooms sauteed in a tantalizing syrupy oyster sauce gravy. This was aromatic and addictive. Absolutely slurpilicious
4) Stir-Fried Hor-Fan with Sliced Beef ($16). The full-bodied beef was tender and the hor-fan had the necessary "wok-hei" flavour
Check it out at http://thehungrybunnie.blogspot.com
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This Imperial Treasure branch serves predominantly Cantonese cuisine, but it has a smaller menu and it serves dim sum for dinner.
1) Braised E-fu Noodle with Chives ($10.50). The noodles were slippery and smooth, braised with white button mushrooms and chives for that fresh flavour.
2) Mushroom Chicken Congee ($6.50), the porridge was watery, smooth and delicate, chock-full of succulent chicken pieces and thick slices of Chinese black mushrooms
3) Beancurd Thick Soup with Seafood ($7), a starchy, delicate and light soup with loads of crunchy prawns, fresh scallops, silky beancurd cubes, sweet melon cubes, mushrooms and egg white drops
4) Oyster Sauce Baby Bok Choy (Bai Cai Miao) ($12), crunchy and sweet green leafy vegetables with a good slathering of rich and sticky oyster sauce.
5) Wanton Noodles Soup ($6.50), which was absolutely slurpilicious
6) Pork and Vegetable Wanton Soup ($4.50). Love the delicate flavour of the soup
7) Steamed BBQ Pork Buns ($3), which are so fluffy and soft
8) Baby Bok Choy with Braised Mushrooms ($), lightly blanched vegetables blanketed in a velvety oyster sauce and richly braised Chinese black mushrooms
9) Wantons in Hot Chili Sauce ($4.20), silky pork and chives wantons in a sea of piquant vinegar and chili oil sauce
10) Steamed Scallop Dumpling with Vegetable ($4.20), crystal dumplings with diced scallops intertwined with chopped chives. This was so light and delicate
11) Deep Fried Yam Puff ($3.30), mashed yam coated with flour with a luscious savoury minced chicken filling and deep fried to a crisp
12) Bbq Pork Noodles ($6), thin springy noodles lightly tossed in premium soya based sauce and topped with thick slices of sweet and smoky bbq pork
13) Steamed Pork Dumpling 'Siew Mai' ($4), this is always a safe reliable choice. Crunchy fresh prawns wrapped in a wanton skin and topped with diced mushrooms and a cubed salted egg yolk
14) Steamed Glutinous Rice in Lotus Leaf ($3.80), soft and moist glutinous rice flavoured with minced chicken, mushrooms and conpoy
15) Steamed Diced Mushroom Dumpling ($3.80), crystal chewy dumplings filled with diced mushrooms and chives, this was earthy and so healthy
16) Deepfried Beancurd Skin Roll with Shrimp ($4.20), crispy beancurd skin with succulent minced prawns and mushrooms for added texture
17) Poached Seasonal Vegetable with Assorted Egg ($12), this was delicate and light
18) Beef Brisket Noodles ($6.80), beef tendons that are stewed so soft
Read more abt it at http://thehungrybunnie.blogspot.com
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This old-school Hokkien establishment is right smack in the heart of the traditional Hokkien settlement area (the Hokkien Huay Kuan is nearby), and on the outskirts of the CBD area, flanking Chinatown. Their main business draws from the office crowds that throng this restaurant for lunches. It's generally more private and peaceful during dinners, resulting in better service and food.
1) Fish Maw Broth with Vegetables ($4.50 per individual serving), a traditional Hokkien thick hearty soup generously loaded with chunks of fish maw, julienned carrots, bamboo shoots and black fungus. This is like shark's fin soup without the shark's fin and astronomical pricing. This was comforting, tummy-warming and familiar.
2) Fortune Chicken ($10 for small), half a chicken stuffed with preserved vegetables (mei cai) and preserved turnips (chai poh) and whole chestnuts which imparted a nutty flavour, wrapped in foil to retain its juices and steamed for hours. The result is a fragrant and aromatic chicken that is fall-off-the-bone tender. This is one dish not to be missed.
3) Dou Miao ($8), baby pea shoots lightly sauteed with garlic. This was classic and simple, the dou miao was perfectly al dente.
4) Fried Hokkien Tung Hoon ($8), a slight twist on one of the mainstays of Hokkien cuisine, the hokkien mee, usually braised with lily bud, julienned carrots, cabbage and black fungus, sliced Chinese black mushrooms, bean sprouts and chicken cubes.
Read more abt it at http://thehungrybunnie.blogspot.com
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There's always a long queue here but it moves relatively fast.
1) Steamed Pork Dumplings ($6.50 for 6 pieces). Juicy minced fresh pork (not frozen, I like!) is enveloped in a thin yet strong skin that didn't break when lifted off the bamboo steamers. Din Tai Fung proudly proclaims that every dumpling has 18 folds, which is quite a feat.
2) Shrimp and Pork Wanton in Superior Chicken Broth ($6.80). I have to concur that the chicken broth is indeed superior. It was light yet full-bodied and had depth of character. Chicken bones were boiled for hours on end to extract all that chicken flavoured goodness, achieving that soul-warming quality.
3) Noodle with Minced Pork in Bean Sauce ($7), a dish, beautifully presented, of handmade noodles lightly blanched served with minced pork and petai beans slathered in a salty bean sauce. The noodles were made very well, as they retained their al dente quality.
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Instead of the usual wanton noodles at Crystal Jade Kitchen, we decided to have some la mian at its sister outlet, Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao.
1) Spicy Soup Noodle with Sliced Beef ($7.50). The soup was very reminiscent of Maggi instant noodles soup stock. Beef was good though.
2) Pork and Vegetable Wanton Soup ($6.40): The soup was comforting and delicate.
Read more about it at http://thehungrybunnie.blogspot.com/2009/12/crystal-jade-la-mian-xiao-long-bao.html
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