Han Fung Korean BBQ Restaurant韩风, Cheong Chin Nam

One of the Authentic Korean Restaurants at Upper Bukit Timah..

It was a Saturday and there wasn’t much crowd that day. There are too many eateries along Cheong Chin Nam so it was not surprised that the restaurant was not even half filled with customers.


See what we had:

Side dishes (complimentary) – 6/10
They may not be the best side dishes I ever tried but they were still acceptable.


BulGoGi (Sliced Beef) $19.50 – 7/10
The beef slices were tender and flavourful. Too bad, I didn’t get a chance to BBQ it myself.


BiBimBap (Assorted Mixed Rice (Beef)) $12.50 – 8/10
This is one of my favourite Korean dishes. White rice topped with generous sautéed and seasoned vegetables, raw egg and a type of meat (either beef, chicken or pork) and served in a very hot stone bowl. Before it turned cold, I have to quickly mix and stir the rice and its ingredients thoroughly.



Total bill came up to $40.15.


Their location can be found in this namecard. Hope it helps.



Overall Verdict: 7/10
I will definitely come back again to try their Spicy Beef Soup and others.


Address:
Han Fung Korean BBQ Restaurant韩风
(Opposite Bukit Timah Shopping Centre)
16 Cheong Chin Nam Road
Singapore 599740
http://www.singaporemirror.com.sg/co_hanfung.htm

Tel: 6465 7806

Operating Hours:
Daily:
11.30am to 3.00pm (Last Order 2.15pm)
5.30pm to 11.00pm (Last Order 10.15pm)
Closed on Tuesday

Hokkaido Fair, Isetan Scotts, 19 to 29 June 2009

Largest Hokkaido Fair 2009 ever held out of Japan..

I enjoyed this Hokkaido Fair the most out of so many other Japanese Fairs. There were so many food samplings. Mmmm..



Some of the stations I patronized:


We bought 6 packs of Seasoned Processed Squid and Shellfish & Squid with Miso without realizing that 3 packs of the processed squid and shellfish were already expired. We were too lazy to go to the Hokkaido Fair at Tampines for the exchange as the one at Scotts already ended by the time we realized the expiry dates.



2. Cream Dowa Station


This Yubari Melon Soft Ice Cream was very smooth and nice.


3. Another Chinmi Station


It mainly specialized in dried Scallops with different flavours. Their scallops were so fresh and yummy but very expensive. I went back to buy few packs of dried soft scallops few days later. Each pack weights about 80g and it costs $20.


4. Uncooked Ramen

I sampled this ramen and the miso taste so good. Therefore, I bought two packets – one miso flavour and one spicy miso flavour. Each pack cost $10 and came two servings.


They provided me with the cooking instructions too. However, when I cooked it at home, I find the ramen and the soup tasted very different from I sampled at the Fair. It might be because the servings were too big and the soup were quickly absorbed by the ramen.


5. Moisture Souffle
This soft and moist cheesecake had a floral fragrant and it tasted heavenly.


6. Otaru Marugoto Sweet Potato


It was baked sweet potato cake filled with melty mild custard cream. It was so so sweet which I believe extra sugar were added.


7. Butter Manju Tokachi Red Bean



They are generous with the Japanese Red Bean fillings. The thickness of outer pancake crust was just nice.


8. Sapporo Draft Beer


This beer was so fresh, $3.50 a cup.



How I wish the Hokkaido Fair quickly comes back again..

Hokkaido Fair 2009
Isetan Scotts Supermarket Basement

Hard Rock Café, HPL House at Cuscaden Road

Bachelorette Party cum Birthday Party Celebrations..

We had two stars for the night. Here comes the Shimmering stars..


As usual, we ordered few different dishes for sharing. I will not give any ratings on the foods as we ate the foods much later after they were served to us as we were playing games.

Ours orders were:

1. Jumbo Combo (x2) $50
It is their most popular starters and it includes Santa Fe Spring Rolls, Hickory-Smoked Chicken Wings, Onion Rings, Potato Skins and Tupelo Chicken Tenders. They were served with four different sauces for mixing and matching.


2. Fish N Chips (x2) $25.
One of it was free as there was a promotion for Citibank Credit Card.


3. Trio Combo $32
This was a Hickory Smoked Bar-B-Que Combo. It consisted of Bar-B-Que Ribs, Bar-B-Que Chicken and Smoked Pulled-Pork. They were served with fries, ranch beans and fresh coleslaw.


4. New Zealand Pepper Steak $26


5. Pulled Pork Sandwiches $20
We were too full to eat this item. Therefore, we requested for this item to be take away instead.


Total bill came up to $204.80.


The foods already turned cold and those fried items were no longer crispy. Therefore it would not fair for me to comment on them. I shall come to try the hot foods again next time.


Address:
Hard Rock Cafe, Singapore
#02-01 / # 03-01 HPL House
50 Cuscaden Road
Singapore 249724

Website: http://hardrock.com.sg/aboutus.htm

Tel: (65) 6235 5232

Operating Hours:
11.00 am - 2.00 am (Mondays to Fridays)
11.00 am - 3.00 am (Saturday, Sunday & Eve Of Public Holiday)

Merchandise Store Operation Hours:
11.00 am - 2.00 am (Mondays to Fridays)
11.00 am - 3.00 am (Saturday, Sunday & Eve Of Public Holiday)

Kim Dae Mun Korean Cuisine, Jurong Point Kopitiam

Cheap and Award-Winning Korean Cuisine at Kopitiam..

This Kim Dae Mun Korean Cuisine at Jurong Point Kopitiam seems to be the same company as the one at Le Meridien Basement 1 Food Court.


Their colourful set meal combo pictures were too attractive.



I ordered a Chicken and Saba Combo set at $5.50.


The Chicken slices were well marinated and tasty while the Saba was fleshy and not fishy.


Overall Verdict: 9/10

Address:
Kim Dae Mun Korean Cuisine
Jurong Point Shopping Centre
No. 1 Jurong West Central 2
#03-42
Singapore 648886

KL Chee Cheong Fun Stall 吉隆坡豬腸粉, Jurong West St 91

One and only KL style Chee Cheong Fun stall 吉隆坡豬腸粉 in Singapore..

This KL style Chee Cheong Fun (steamed flat rice noodle roll) was highly recommended by my two Malaysian friends who live at the Block opposite the Coffee Shop at Jurong West St 91. The stall owners are China Nationality (Singapore PR) instead of Malaysians. They started this business about 7-8 years ago.


Customers can add side items such as fried ngoh hiang, tau kwa (beancurd), fishcake, etc.. They also sell steamed yam cake, chwee kueh, etc.


The Stall is located at the corner of this NTI Food Court (Coffee Shop).


The stall owners do not make the Chee Cheong Fun themselves but rather get them from a manufacturer. The texture is slightly different from the usual ones we had at other Kopitiams. It is still in a big flat piece although it has been rolled up and the texture is very soft but not mushy.


The best of all is their sweet sauce, soy sauce and sambal chilli paste which were self-made by them. These are the most important ingredients which I found theirs are so Superb!


This stall usually has a very long queue especially during weekends and public holidays but their speed is fast too. So it is still OK to queue up unless you are really in a hurry.

Overall verdict: 9/10 (Chee Cheong Fun and its sauces only)


Address:
KL Chee Cheong Fun Stall
NTI Food Court
Blk 964 Jurong West St 91
#01-340
Singapore 640964

Operating Hours:
Daily: 6am – 12noon (except for Chinese New Year Day 1 and Day 2)

Sapporo Ramen Bishamon, Bukit Panjang Plaza

New Japanese Eatery at BPP..

We had dinner at this new small Japanese eatery at Bukit Panjang Plaza few days ago.


The condiments


Our orders were:

1. Special Miso Ramen $13.90 – 6/10
The Miso soup based was sweet and mild salty. The Ramen was very “Q” – springy.


The egg white was supposed to be spongy and soft but I found it a bit tough on the outside but the egg yolk was still running. I do not fancy the egg although a whole egg was served instead of the usual half.


2. Assari Miso Set $13.70 – 6/10 (overall)
This set consisted of a mini Assari Ramen and a mini Donburi. I chose Assari Miso Ramen and Una Tama Don.

a) Assari Miso Ramen – 5/10
Assari refers to lighter flavour. The soup based was more salty than the Special Miso Ramen soup based.


b) Una Tama Don – 7/10
The Unagi was so-so. The scrambled egg was still runny and the onions were fragrant. The teriyaki sauce was also just nice to my liking.


Total bill came up to $34.80.


Overall Verdict: 6/10

This place will be my secondary choice as I am not a Ramen lover and also because of its Carbohydrates content.

Address:
Sapporo Ramen Bishamon
Bukit Panjang Plaza
1 Jelebu Road
#01-64/65
Singapore 677743

Tel: 6462 2001

Pandan & Orange Chiffon Cakes, Self-made

My favourite Pandan and Orange Chiffon Cakes again..

I made two Pandan Chiffons using different recipes and an Orange Chiffon using back the same recipe yesterday.

This Orange Chiffon Cakes were not as soft as the previous time I made it. I suspected it could be due to the egg white not beaten to stiff enough or beaten till too dry. The texture had large holes..



I tried different recipes for the Pandan Chiffons. This is of a lower volume and more moist. Same as the orange chiffon cakes, the cake texture had large holes.

I added more beaten egg whites to the second Pandan Chiffon and I got a higher volume. This time, I monitored very closely on the stiffness of the beaten white egg, ensuring that it was not under-beaten or over-beaten. And yes, it turned out to be very soft.



I realized that baking also depends on an individual’s “luck”. It may not turn out well as the previous time you made it, even if you are using the same recipes.

Good luck then!