Showing posts with label noodles. Show all posts
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Sunday, January 21, 2024

[Tasting] Delectable Feast @ Sichuan Alley Capitol Singapore

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Sichuan Alley is now at Capitol Singapore! Here's an older post on its Telok Ayer outlet. Favourites such as ox tongue, President Noodle using its Mianyang rice vermicelli, black plum tea, alcoholic beverages are still available and there are new items to try!

Thank you Kris for the invite, and Chef Eugene with Sichuan Alley Capitol team, for your hospitality.

Sichuan Alley Capitol

interior


I liked that the staff are actively engaging potential diners at the entrance of the shop. Curious onlookers would stop by and staff would be attentive to answer their queries.


Signature Small Plates 风味小菜


Chilled Cucumber 清爽黄瓜 @$3.90

Mala Black Fungus 麻辣黑木耳 @$5.50

The taste profiles for the small plates were pretty much on-point. Cucumber with its yummy garlicky refreshing light taste and the black fungus for its crunchy spiciness.

The next small plate, usually we get 口水鸡 (mouth watering chicken) but here, we are trying the King Prawn version. Aesthetically pleasing and lovely to eat.


Mouth Watering King Prawns 口水虾@$8.90

Yup, the sauce was appetizing and there's plenty of those Sichuan peppercorns.

My favourite small plates, is the Sichuan Pepper Ox Tongue. Thinly sliced ox tongue, neatly arranged with a good heap of chopped green chilies and some crispy shallots on top. Loved the texture of the tongue. So tender! The spice level of this dish is lower than the black fungus~ so no worries here.

Sichuan Pepper Ox Tongue @$11


closer view


Let's have some fried food! And, was happy to see they have fried spicy chicken 辣子鸡 on the menu. If you're having alcohol, this would be one of the top 3 favorites accompaniment to the drinks! Well, at least my top 3, hehe~

B-52 Fried Chicken 辣子鸡 @$16


Was surprised that the chicken was tender and needless to say, the rest of the spices in there were to our liking. Oh, and I dare say that I can finish one whole basket on my own. But I didn't lah, since this is to be shared amongst the group. Next time!

Sichuan Sour Vegetable Fish 老坛酸菜鱼@$19


The Sichuan Sour Vegetable Fish has strong flavours and goes well with a bowl of hot steaming rice. Not too sour but enough to whet the appetite. There was a hint of spice but not enough to work out a sweat.

soft silky fish fillet


In line of soft food, we tried the braised pig intestine with tofu, beautifully presented in a stone pot. I was wrong when I thought I wouldn't like the tofu. It was flavourful and delicious! Intestine was well braised and no funky-ness in them. Spice level in this dish is slightly higher but still manageable.

Braised Pig Intestine with Tofu @$17.30



Another dish with a stronger sour profile, is the Yu Xiang Shredded Pork.

Yu Xiang Shredded Pork 鱼香肉丝 @$7.90


I always gets amused when I see "水煮" something on the menu as literal translation means "water cooked" but it's far from being bland. This method of 'boiled beef' resulted in tender pieces of meat that's enveloped in strong spicy flavours to tease the tastebuds.

Sichuan Hot Red Beef 水煮牛肉@$19.30


food enjoyed, the communal way


Beverages

And yes, as evident from the photos above, some of the dishes were undeniably laden in chili oil. What to do? I like to wash it down with a good pot of hot jasmine tea.

Chengdu Jasmine Green Tea

lovely scent

 
cheers~

Flask of hot water is available at the table, so one could enjoy the tea continuously. Initially, the green tea was mild in flavours with a prominent Jasmine fragrance. Later on, when the tea was steeped for a while, the taste had an ending note of slight bitterness but still very floral.

Or, when the weather is hot, I'd get a Black Plum Tea as well.



Rice Noodles / Noodles

The President Rice Noodle have ingredients such as fried egg, vegetables, braised intestines, braised beef and braised pork ribs in a light meaty broth. We tried the less spicy version and the soup was rather mild.

President Rice Noodle 总统米粉 @$24.50

with rice noodles


Dry Noodles

Sichuan Alley Dan Dan Noodle 川港炸酱担担面 @$13.50


Scallion Oil Noodles


Rice


Sichuan Soy Sauce Fried Rice 四川酱油炒饭 @$8.90


Chicken Cutlet Egg Fried Rice 鸡扒蛋炒饭 @$14


For the dry noodles, one would enjoy the al-dente texture of the noodles. The version that we got was non-spicy. For fried rice, I enjoyed the egg fried rice more due to its egg fragrance. As for the soy sauce fried rice, it was a miss as  the seasoning seemed a tad too mild for me.


Desserts

Unique desserts such as Sweet Fermented Rice and Speciality Ice Jelly. Out of these two, I preferred the jelly dessert as the fermented rice dessert was interesting but more of an acquired taste.

Speciality Ice Jelly 雪山红糖冰粉 @ $5.50


Sweet Fermented Rice @$4.50



Once again, thank you Eugene, Serene and team Sichuan Alley for the delicious food. Will be back again for some drinks and small plates.

Lunch with Kris, Ivan, Hence, Alvin, Tiara and CK.


Sichuan Alley 川港 @ Capitol

Address:  13 Stamford Rd, B1-29, #B1-30, Singapore 178905

Website: https://www.facebook.com/sichuanalley

Contact: +6591555244

Business Hours:

Daily: 10:30 AM–9:30 PM



Sunday, November 12, 2023

[Jeju] Lunch at Mandolong Noodle House 맨도롱국수집 @ Seogwipo

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This was our lunch break after we had our morning cuppa at Youdong Coffee, some savoury tangsuyuk at Chinatown Seogwipo and then a little bit of sightseeing at Jeongbang Waterfall.

Here's some photos from Jeongbang Waterfall.

Jeongbang Waterfall

the sky, the sea and the waterfall

We enjoyed the nature, and soaked in some sun and then, it was time to fill up our tummies!


shopfront

interior


The shop was fairly relaxed at our time of visit at about 1.40pm. Probably it was past lunch time. The shop seemed to be singlehandedly managed by the lady boss, so we waited for quite a bit after the orders were placed.

abalone mulhoe @₩15000



The abalone noodles was served cold and refreshing. Flavours were rather mild and the noodles were enjoyable with the crunchy texture of the abalone slices and plenty of vege in there.

We also ordered the pork slices noodles with additional serving of boiled slice pork.

pork noodles @₩9000

boiled sliced pork @₩25000



The pork broth was comforting and the pork slices were nicely tender though sliced more thinly than the ones we had the night prior.

anchovies broth noodles @₩7000

The noodles in anchovies broth was a simpler version served with egg shreds and sliced tofu puffs.

I enjoyed the noodles here and my preference were towards the noodles with hot broth.


Mandolong Noodle House 맨도롱국수집 

Address: 21 Seomun-ro 29beon-gil, Cheonji-dong, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do, South Korea

Business Hours:

Daily: 10 AM–9 PM


Friday, November 10, 2023

[Jeju] Is it lunch time? @ Seogwipo Chinatown 서귀포 차이나타운

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I was satisfied with our first cuppa in the morning at Youdong Coffee. Nevertheless, the rest of the party were in the mood for something savoury next. Time check, 10+am, so we're still at the brunch hour! Went to a restaurant nearby the previous night's dinner place (CheonJitGol) and discovered that the name of the shop is called Seogwipo Chinatown. 

shop front

interior

The restaurant was empty when we reached since it was not quite lunch time yet. While we were there, only one other table was occupied later on.

Staff was not in the mood for conversations, so we kept our interaction minimal. She took our orders of cold noodles, jjangmyeon and a side of tangsuyuk.


kimchi

tangsuyuk 탕수육 @₩18000

I think the version of tangsuyuk here was quite good. It is the non-glutinous flour batter kind of version so one gets a nice clean taste of the batter and meat without the extra chewiness. Meat was lean but not dried out. So nice as a savoury snack. The sauce was not too overpowering and not too sweet.

yummy deep fried pork

The noodles as expected, came in hearty portions.

cold noodles





jjampong 자장면 @₩6000



The meal at this place was rather inexpensive and I think 2 pax could share a bowl of noodles with a side of tangsuyuk.

Too bad they don't have menbosha (멘보샤) in their menu. And no, this wasn't our lunch place. It was just a pre-sightseeing snack.


Seogwipo Chinatown 서귀포 차이나타운

Address: 4 Jungang-ro 47beon-gil, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do, South Korea

Contact: +82647322525

Business Hours: Daily (24 hours)




Saturday, October 21, 2023

[Jeju] Breakfast at Naseong Suduri Bomal Tot Kalguksu 나성 수두리 보말톳 칼국수 @ Jungmun-Dong, Seogwipo

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We decided to have noodles for breakfast for Day3. Went to this street in Jungmun-Dong and managed to park nearby.

let's grab some noodles


It seems to be a specialty noodles shop, specializing in small clams. The shop is managed by a lady and we just walked in and got ourselves seated at an empty table. It was rather busy in the morning when we dropped by around 10am.

menu

interior


Not knowing the portion size of noodles, I stopped the rest from ordering one bowl each. So we got ourselves 2 bowls of noodles and 1 bowl of porridge, plus sides of pork dumplings.

small clams porridge @₩13000

mushrooms kalguksu @₩11000

clams kalguksu @₩11000

pork dumplings @₩8000


The porridge was rather healthy tasting and the least flavoured amongst the food that we ordered. Definitely needed some kimchi to perk it up.

kimchi


The clams noodles was lovely with its seafood based flavours (anchovies, clams) and the texture of the noodles was the best in this one.

The strongest flavoured was the mushrooms noodles. So tasty! The noodles was slightly chewier here but overall, paired well with the broth and shitake mushrooms.

closer view


Dumplings was flavourful with porky taste. Smallish in size but huge in taste.

Overall, the portions of the noodles were good and we enjoyed the meal here. The lady managing the shop was busy but she did enquired where we are from. Overall, efficient service and no frills shop. Go for the kalguksu for its wholesome flavours.


Naseong Suduri Bomal Tot Kalguksu 나성 수두리 보말톳 칼국수

Address: 186-1 Cheonjeyeon-ro, Jungmun-dong, Seogwipo, Jeju-do, South Korea
Contact: +82 10-7766-3579
Business Hours:
Closed on Wed.
Thur-Tues:  8 am–5 pm
 
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