Friday, February 27, 2009
From Es teler 77
Here we go:
1. Deep fried Otak-otak (Sporeans know otak-otak better as otah or otah-totah)
it's like fish cake, only better taste and it's deep fried. Normal otak-otak have more fish flavor and has different texture which can be distinguished by the tounge. However now that this is deep fried, it goes well with sambal (chilli sauce)
Appearance ♥♥♥◦◦ - looks irregular and looks like banana deep fried. You know what I mean
Tastiness ♥♥♥♥◦ - Crispy and tasty. Good snack
Sinfulness ♥♥♥♥◦ - quite oily but it's real easy to crave this.
2. Batagor.
Huh? I only know that BATAGOR stands for BAkso TAhu GOReng today after i decided to google for it. So yeah, it's Bakso (fishballs or meatballs) Tahu (beancurd, toufu) Goreng (fried)
with the delicious dark soy sauce + nut gravy (saus kacang) that is normally used for satay or lontong.
closer look down there
Woooohh... Makes me really want to eat it again..
Appearance ♥♥◦◦◦ - Nut gravy is not really best in its appearance, but it's delicious
Tastiness ♥♥♥♥◦ - Oily as well, but yet, taste as good as the deep fried otak2
Sinfulness ♥♥♥♥◦ - same rate as above. Very sinful
Yup, there are more snacks in es teler actually but these two are my fave ones.
Es Teler 77
Now is back to dessert again. Es teler77. Es (ice) teler(dizzy, drunk?, hungover?) and Es teler 77 is the fast food chain brand that sell this excellent dessert. Although it says teler, but it doesn't have any alcohol or stuff like that that makes you, teler
Lots of franchises in Indonesia and there are some also here in Singapore. The website also says that there are some as well in Australia
Ice, jack fruit, avocado, coconut flesh, sweet condensed milk and tadaaaa... Es teler.
But the one made by Es teler 77 is just different.
Ooooh my cute little sister..
Oops, shouldn't leave leftover, I would just have to eat it after I took the picture.
Appearance ♥♥♥◦◦ - The look is actually quite standard
Tastiness ♥♥♥♥◦ - Very nice taste, sweet and refreshing
Sinfulness ♥♥♥◦◦ - One portion is always not enough
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Kare Soba (カレーそば)
It's a food from NUS' Japanese Stall from "The Deck" (Faculty of Arts) Canteen.
Actually, after taking Japanese, seems like I've got the curiosity to know more about Japanese Culture and stuffs like food of course. I've taken liking to this store since my Japanese Languange module is offered from this faculty and I always take my meal after my Japanese class there.
The dish, is somewhat unique, or should I say wierd? Some potato, meat of your choice and probably that's all. Here are the pictures:
This is the kare soba with dory fillet that I had.
While this is the kare soba with torikatsu? (chicken cutlet) that my friend had.
Well, not so satisfied with the taste. The stall might not be the best hand to handle the dish (though I like other menu) and I tried this out of curiosity.
Without further ado:
Appearance ♥♥◦◦◦ - The soba actually looked kinda dry and so it wasn't that appealing.
Tastiness ♥♥◦◦◦ - Japanese Curry is a bit different but I wouldn't really want it on soba. Not a good combination for me or as i said it might be the stall, not really the dish.
Sinfulness ♥♥◦◦◦ The portion was kind of small.. And the curry isn't not the oily and yummy curry.
Nasi Padang attack 3!!
it's quite a familiar one but the concept is still nasi padang. Curry gravy on top of rice, just that it's without real less veggies.. It's NUS' "Indonesian Panggang" from Techno Edge (Engine/SDE Canteen). Panggang actually means grill which means the focus of the food offered from the stall is quite to the grilled stuff.
Here's what I ordered.
I'll have to commend on the portion of the chicken. Quite big isn't it?
Well, size does matter, a bit.. for such greedy-for-food man like me, however in the end, taste matter most. Not much of a special thing compared with previous nasi padang posts nor compared with real Indonesian style grilled stuff. This stall was once popular though..
Now onto the scoring:
Appearance ♥♥♥◦◦ - I hate the westernized style that this Indonesian Panggang food adopts, not only in appearance but also taste. But it's actually not that aesthetically unpleasing so 3 points shall do the trick
Tastiness ♥♥♥◦◦ - So-so.. Nothing really special for me
Sinfulness ♥♥♥◦◦ Well the size does matter a bit right? as i said?
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Nasi Padang Attack 2!
The one that I had, contained, rice with curry gravy (the basic requirement for nasi padang), grilled chicken, tempeh, shrimp with some sambal veggies and some curry made jackfruit veggie (sayur nangka). As shown in the picture:
while this is one that my sister had, the one with fried chicken and without any spicy veggies.
Appearance ♥♥♥♥◦ Looks more organized! And also, more appealing!
Tastiness ♥♥♥♥◦ - Tastes somewhat better compared with garuda's. Small portions were just right to make you crave more. The spiciness was awesome and the non spicy one isn't that bad either.
Sinfulness ♥♥♥◦◦ Since it's small portion, you tend to ask for more rice, more veggie, chicken or take some from your sister's in case she leave some leftovers.