Kuroshiro (Marsiling Mall Hawker Centre)

For $10.90, you could get their fish fillet white curry with a salad and 3 pieces of gyoza.

I think I realised was their portion for the curry was generous but the size of the meat wasn’t satisfied.

It felt the rice was more than the fish fillet itself. I wish the size of the fish fillet could be bigger.

Coming back to try their brown curry. It was rather watery to me but still have the curry taste. $4.50

Finally there’s a Japanese food stall in Marsiling Mall that specialise on Japanese curry.

They are probably the only one hawker stall here that serve white curry.

I was shocked and excited to see my plate cover with white curry, the curry itself was sweat and delicious.

Even the chicken katsu was juicy and crunchy. Go for their set meal that comes with gyoza and salad.

Had came across this new stall at Marsiling Mall named Kuroshiro a couple of weeks ago — and then chanced upon their social media page to have found out that they had opened for business.

Much of the novelty of Kuroshiro would be their offering of Japanese White Curry — a dish that is increasingly harder to find in Singapore especially given how Tengawa Hokkaido White Curry had recently announced its closure of their Millenia Walk outlet by end July 2020. Available in both ala-carte and combo sets, the latter adds a small salad and Gyoza alongside the curry rice. Much of what is served here felt rather generic; from the Gyoza to the Chicken Karaage which felt more like fried chicken bites, while the small salad does come with a Goma dressing that is fairly appetising. Unlike the usual Japanese curry which comes with savoury-sweet note with a hint of curry spices and a very slight hint of spiciness, Japanese White Curry comes mostly creamy and sweet — almost akin to that of a cream of corn with a mellow sweetness, which paired well with the otherwise slightly-dry short grain rice that it is served with. While the various root vegetables provided a soft bite, I would have preferred the item to come slightly warmer for how the food was a little lukewarm when served.

An interesting attempt in trying to serve up something different in a hawker centre; that being said, the price point at $8.50 for the combo set is slightly steep for the setting. No doubt that it comes with quite a number sides, but it really would be interesting to see how the concept will gel with those looking for affordable local fare in a hawker centre. Still, something that’s worth trying for those whom are curious about Japanese White Curry and living around the vicinity — an opportunity to try the dish considering its rarity here.