.
This features a medium-sized, whole sea bass fish. While it wasn't as fresh as I'd expect, the fish meat was tender, flaky, and savoury sweet, though the fish skin was slightly rubbery.
.
The fiery spicy mala soup base of mala peppercorn, star anise, ginger, spring onions, and chili oil, along with the fish, is served in a large, flat hot pot, and bubbles away delightfully throughout your meal.
.
We got the medium spicy, which has a sharp kick, and a lingering burn. Not overly salty or oily, which I like.
.
You can choose to add-on other ingredients to the meal; we selected 4.
.
The Lotus Root (SGD $2.90) is crunchy vegetal sweet, and picks up the soup base well.
.
The Chinese Cabbage (SGD $2.90) has a tender crunch, with a vegetal sweet flavour, but also soaks up the oil.
.
The tender savoury Luncheon Meat (SGD $4.90) has a soft chew.
.
The Kungfu Noodles (SGD $4.90) are thick and flat, with a bouncy chew and a delicate grainy sweet taste.
.
.
.
Sichuan Kungfu Fish
More details in profile & blog