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My favourite of the night! I love chilli dumplings and I love knife cut noodles, and Abundance did this so right. The sauce was so good - a nice punch of vinegar to make it appetising, a light umami flavour to give the noodles the required savouriness, and a good amount of chilli oil to give the noodles the smoothness it needs and that spicy punch. I’m not sure if their noodles are handmade, but the texture was somehow really well done. A nice bounce with every bite. The pork and shrimp dumplings were delightful as well. Evidently huge from the photo, and stuffed with a generous portion of filling. Though it could’ve been juicier, having a bite of the dumpling together with the noodles is satisfying enough for me. Highly recommend this dish if you loved red hot chilli dumpling noodles! Don’t think you’ll be disappointed.

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Braised pork belly with pickles, cilantro, and roasted peanuts. Loved the pork belly, rich with a good balance of lean meat and fat. But what I enjoyed the most was the very appetising pickles that complemented the rich flavours of the bao.

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Oh this packed such a good punch! The sambal here was really solid, spicy with a nice hae bi hiam savouriness in it. The brinjal was soft and nice, though the skin was cooked til a bit too hard.

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Had this a pretty long time ago, and somehow I don’t remember it being as good as it was now. The Bak Kut Teh here was on the peppery side - just as how I liked it. For the small size, there was a good portion of pork ribs in it, with the meat being relatively tender (I’ve had way tougher ones elsewhere🫠). A good fix if you’re craving comfort food that is peppery, but I’ve got to admit that it’s one of the slightly pricier ones and there might be queue even after peak dinner hours!

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Surprised by how modern the shop was when I visited Geylang Claypot Rice. It was clean, aesthetically pleasing, and honestly, an attractive place for tourists to patronise. Went on a Friday night and managed to be seated immediately, although as with all claypot rice, they warned us that a 30 minute wait is necessary.

The claypot rice was served the classic way, hot and mixed right in front of you. This claypot rice has a good amount of ingredients for its price - chicken, sausages, and salted fish, all of which is a must have for me. The chicken was not as juicy as I’d like it to be and the chilli on the side didn’t give that nice punch with the savouriness of the rice. But I enjoyed the texture of the rice and the bits of salted fish that you’d get. In all, I’d think it’s a good place to satisfy your claypot rice cravings because of how accessible and affordable it is!

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Decent tofu that was way too expensive for its price. I personally thought it was lacking in flavour as well, though the generous amount of crispy pickled radish gave a nice crunch.

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Pictured is the grilled small sea bass simmering in a Sichuan green pepper broth that is fit to share between 2 people. The meat was beautifully tender and fresh, and the Sichuan green pepper broth gave a numbing kick to it. I didn’t think it was too spicy and could have afforded for it to be even spicier, but the sourness from the broth was definitely appetising. This portion of fish is perfect, especially when you can add more ingredients to the grill, just like steamboat! To top up ingredients requires added cost though, and the other ingredients may be much pricier than elsewhere. That being said, very efficient and polite service and I highly recommend this if you’re around the area!

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You get both type of fishes here - sliced fish and fried fish. I really like how fresh and tender the fish slices were and how meaty the fried fish was. I thought the soup was quite bland though. Unfortunately, I’m not sure if it’s worth the queue and if I would go back again. That being said they have franchises around, and if it’s made more convenient with shorter waiting times this fish soup would be a decent fix.

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Love the flavours of this chilli pan Mee when everything especially the runny egg is all deliciously mixed together. The best part is when you add any amount of chilli you want, you can adjust how spicy you want it to be! A satisfying meal - though pricey for pan mee.

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A set that comes with braised pork rice, flavoured egg, and braised cabbage. The braised pork was fatty, which gave a nice soft melt in your mouth texture with every bite. Very nice braised flavour, and unfortunately for me it was way too fatty to my liking. I enjoyed the flavoured egg, but the braised cabbage was so soft and good! Overall, worth it for the price, though it would definitely suit people who prefer fattier pork in their luroufan!

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Pretty decent ban mian that could be your next supper spot! Good spicy kick, but texture of this ban Mian was nothing mind blowing. Definitely could’ve had more ingredients like shallots with the noodles. And the most disappointing was the pork cutlet which was not freshly fried.

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Other than claypot rice and wanton mee, Deng Wen Ji serves other Chinese fare and claypot dishes as well to satisfy the different palates all around the table. The claypot cai pu tofu was a dish that turnt out to be what you’d expect, no surprises expected but still one that’s comforting to have with your carbs.

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