Food Attack

Food Attack

Featuring Carpenter and Cook, The Line (Shangri-La Hotel Singapore), The Disgruntled Chef (Dempsey), 4Fingers Crispy Chicken (ION Orchard), Shin-Sapporo Ramen (Orchard Gateway), The Dragon Chamber, Mama Panda Kitchen (River Safari), 109 Teochew Yong Tau Foo, Kabe no Ana (Jurong Point), Dian Xiao Er 店小二 (Jem)
Vanessa Kou
Vanessa Kou

The Mentaiko Crispy Pork Cutlet ($13.80) was nicely done as well. The breading was thin, light and crunchy while the pork loin remained moist and tender. And each order comes with a side of coleslaw and a choice of homemade mashed potato or fries.

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Off their all-day brunch menu was also the classic American-style CAMO Brunch (Fall In!) Platter ($19.80) with a side salad dressed in sweet balsamic vinegar, toasted slice of baguette, smoked sausage, osmanthus honey-glazed bacon, baked beans, roasted vine tomatoes, eggs and hashbrown. A very hearty option that is good for sharing. The plump smoked sausage was especially good.

For a little more spice and heat, the Angel Hair Seafood Laksa ($13.80) packed quite a punch. With quite a generous amount of prawn and scallops, the spice level of the dish is pretty high but very moreish and rich. The thin slurpy pasta also served as a great medium to soak up all that lemak flavour.

A surprising joint venture between Tunglok and Safra, the army-themed CAMO cafe serves a largely localised menu. With a fun twist to the quintessential Singapore breakfast, the CAMO 5BX Breakfast ($8.80) featured crunchy desiccated coconut between sweet coconut kaya slathered on a light baguette and a pat of cold butter and sunny side-up on the side.

For dessert, I was eyeing their creamy Biscoff gelato ($5.50/ scoop) though the others (will get the Hojicha next time) on display tasted great as well. Milky but not overly so, the kind of buttery, caramelised flavour really came through. Studded with bits of cookie crumbs, it was also not too sweet and was wonderfully smooth. Loving their selection of house-made gelato, I found their Charcoal Matcha Waffle ($3.50) to be even more enjoyable as the texture was a nice in-between of dense and airy. The areas with the matcha batter were slightly softer while the charcoal batter seemed to yield a crisper crunch. And I was most impressed by the fact that the mixed batter had a pleasant sweet aroma with the green edges offering a pronounced roasted tea flavour.

What a great hidden find it turned out to be, The Shelter located in Fook Hai Building boasts quite a unique blend of localised bites and cafe fare. Here for dinner, their Curry Chicken with Rice (S$7) was affordable and of a good portion size. With a rich spiced and well-balanced gravy, the bowl also came with a substantial amount of potato chunks and tender fall-off-the-bones meat. Best post-workout comfort food.

Pricey but a really tender and succulent piece of fried chicken leg, Wild Coco’s Ayam Berempah Leg ($10.90) comes coated with shreds of aromatic lemongrass and ginger. With no flour batter, the sizeable spiced-rubbed protein felt lighter than most and not as cloying. The flavour from the seasoned crust was also nicely balanced and the wonderfully browned skin was crispy. However, the insides could use a little more oomph from the marination, in my opinion. The Chao Ta Chee Cheong Fun ($13.90) was decent. Full of wok hei, it can get a bit bitter with the over-charred edges. The two large tiger prawns were nicely done though.

Loving their natural-tasting Double Scoops ($9), Muted’s vibrant Uji Matcha (+$1) was pretty umami with a pleasantly grassy and mildly earthy aftertaste. I think one which matcha fans will certainly enjoy. While the Lychee Sorbet (+$1) was a juicy, floral-fruity, summer-y flavour that was smooth (not icy at all) and studded with teensy bits of fruit. 

Rather intense in its sweetness, the homemade cheesecake could definitely use less of that Okinawa brown sugar caramel. However, the taste was certainly enhanced and a pleasant dessert option if you like that distinct bitterness as well as that nutty somewhat roasted flavour. The caramel crumbles, like a honeycomb toffee, found scattered on the plate were a nice touch too - crunchy and light.

I didn’t care for the overly lean charcoal pork but the springy al dente ramen noodles were surprisingly good. The umami dipping sauce prepared with sea urchin paste made it more slurp-worthy with its briny seafood-y sweetness and that touch of tanginess from the squeeze of calamansi in the bowl saved the day.

Cooked with dashi and gently perfumed with truffle kombu, their Donabe was pretty good too! The top sirloin ichibo had a nice marbling and really pleasant beef flavour - juicy and succulent. The short-grain Japanese rice alone was very moreish with a nice moist texture and umami aroma.

A snack/side that I would highly recommend if you are at Torasho would be this. More fatty than lean, the melty texture of the short rib was amazing. Grilled over the charcoal, the smokey charred edges were great but the sauces and seasoning really elevated the flavours. The savoury wagyu vinaigrette, spiced Texas dry rub and punchy diced shallots just go so well together.

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