These smooth and delicate rice cakes were a thing of beauty. Nothing like the hard and mushy ketupats I assumed them to be, they had a sweet, mellow flavour with an afternote of char. Though you might balk at its price, I absolutely insist you order a saucer of alittle tashi’s heavenly miso cream ($5) to dip your rice cake in. As a matter of fact, you might find yourself reaching for whatever you can find on the table to plunge into that dollop of buttery, salty goodness.

The spicy Korean ssamjang and coriander and hot pepper-based Yemeni skhug sauces are exemplary as well.

Taste: 5/5