Compared to the vast majority of KEK’s mouthwatering menu, the Boiled Prawns with Chinese Wine ($18 nett) was exceedingly virginal, and dare I say it, healthy, but it was the dish I ended up enjoying immensely despite having low expectations.

A number of yuge prawns have been boiled to perfection in Chinese Wine (Shao Xing Jiu for the more initiated), and are simply served as such. Now, it would be to your detriment if you were to discount these palatable prawns, because they are rather fetching despite their humble origins.

The prawns are fantastically fresh, and each bite gives you that oh so satisfying snap. Thanks to the boiling process, the prawn flesh is supremely sweet and slightly savory thanks to the Shao Xing Jiu mixture that it’s been boiled in, and there’s no trace of alcohol but a whole lotta flavor.

Really, these prawns are absolute stars thanks to their superb deliciousness despite being rather unassuming on paper.

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