Archive for September, 2009
{ September 16, 2009 @ 5:39 pm }
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{ Asian, Duck, Family, Food, Hong Kong, Singapore, dinner, halal }
{ Tags: Bedok Reservoir, Changi Road, dinner, duck rice, halal, roasted duck, sambal }
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Duck Rice
The duck rice at Enak Rasa Thai Seafood Restaurant is pretty popular, so much so, that by 9 pm, they usually run out of it. Too bad for me that I usually end up there 10 mins past 9pm. But one lucky evening, I got there about 8:50pm, closed the shop earlier coz I was determined to try this dish that my dad and brother were raving about. It was worth it. The duck wasn’t gamey at all but oh so juicy. The best part of the dish, was not just the duck but the sambal that accompanied it. It was made with dried shrimps I think, when mixed with the duck and white rice makes a killer combo. Quite yummy 
But then the duck here cannot be compared to the crispy roasted pipa ducks from Razack’s. My tummy rumbles just thinking about it. Didn’t manage to take a picture the last time we went there, just trust me on this it was really really really good. It didn’t even need a dipping sauce, just perfect on its own. Only thing though, you have to pre-order it, so give them a call first before heading down.
Enak Rasa Thai Seafood Restaurant is located at:
Blk 136, Bedok Reservoir Rd,#01-1429
Razacks Kitchen: Halal Hong Kong Noodle and Rice is located at:
324F Changi Road
Nearest MRT station: Eunos
Tel:96916982 / 94762278
Opens 11.30am – 10.30pm, Off on Tuesdays
{ September 16, 2009 @ 5:03 pm }
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{ Duck, Food, French, Friends, Life, Singapore, dinner, halal }
{ Tags: dinner, Duck, french onion soup, halal, ngee ann city, orchard rd, salad, seafood baked rice, smoked duck }
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One evening, Steph and I ended up at Ngee Ann City. I think we were there to check out Sephora. I’ve been to the Sephora in Las Vegas, Santa Monica and San Diego where the service was top notch and I was so happy to try before I buy. Didn’t get the same feeling here, so I didn’t spend a cent at all. Left the store feeling like it was a total letdown. The only way to perk my spirits up was duck! I like duck, don’t usually eat it, but if I see it on a menu, I’d definitely order it. It’s really rare to find halal duck dishes in restaurants, usually we’d be able to find only roast duck rice at halal family eateries around Singapore.
So I dragged Steph to Bistro Delifrance because I wanted to try out their duck offerings :) I wasn’t disappointed, I ordered duck mango salad and duck confit,which they don’t serve anymore 
. Steph ordered a mug of french onion soup and seafood baked rice. I LOVE the duck salad! The smoked duck breast was perfectly paired with a honey vinaigrette and chunks of juicy mango. The salad made my evening slightly better afterwards.
{ September 16, 2009 @ 4:34 pm }
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{ Birthdays, Desserts, Food, French, Friends, Life, Lunch, Singapore, Tea, high tea, scones }
{ Tags: birthday, crab brioche, macaroon, rose, scones, Tea, TWG }
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Birthday Lunch
I first came to this tea salon, about four months back. My best friend Eva gave me a box of Earl Grey from TWG a while back. I had read about TWG some time back, and upon realising that it was just across my gym, I decided to check it out. I wanted to purchase their yummy macaroons that I read about in newspapers. I ended up buying about a dozen or so macaroons after my boxing session, I know what a waste of calories right, but it was worth it. I also ended up buying my all time favourite tea, Earl Grey. Hahaha 
but there were so many to choose from, I finally settled on the French Earl Grey, hints of bergamot and vanilla, perfect combination, most suited to drink sans sugar to fully appreciate the flavours.
Anyways, I got hooked on the tea and macarons and decided that I’d be celebrating my birthday there with my buddy Joyce. We came too early for afternoon tea so we took a while to decide on what to indulge in. We tried this really yummy crab sandwich which used brioche. It was so good and buttery. We also tried their tomato soup, quite lovely and comforting. We ordered a pot of Amour de Thé which was a sweetly scented rose tea. We also ordered scones that were warm and delicious especially when dolloped with cream and jam. Heavenly Of course we ordered a sampling of macarons and a tart which I can’t seem to recall what it’s called, was it Singapore Surprise hmm it was a while back. Anyway’s the tart had a similar feel to a typical creme brulee but had a tart and sweet filling in the middle. What I like best about TWG would be their extensive tea collection and their honest to goodness yummy scones!
TWG Tea Salon & Boutique is located at:
9 Raffles Place, #01-02 Republic Plaza
Singapore 048619
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