May 30, 2014
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Chef James Xin Jiang Man BBQ |
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Original Oktoberfest Style |
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Shaka Shaka Deep Fried Squid www.facebook.com/ShakaShakaSquid |
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(top to bottom) Sweet Seaweed - 2 Spicy Seaweed - 2 Shaka: Original Salt and Pepper - 2 J's comment > the batter on the squid is definitely crisp, and the squid had none of the stinky smell that other BBQ squid joints usually have (surprisingly, none of the BBQ squid joints stunk at all today); the main concerns though, were: 1) I just wish there was more batter to balance out the portion of squid, texture-wise, it was about 20% batter / 80% squid, personally, I'd prefer at least a 40/60 ratio, but the batter (I reiterate), was pretty well done, not soggy like some places have it 2) the squid was just the slightest bit overdone, borderline chewy, but not bad as the only deep fried squid stall at this night market, the quality of the squid itself is on par w the other BBQ squid food stalls (I sampled one other just to compare properly) flavor-wise, the star is definitely the sweet seaweed which came highly recommended by one of the founders Alex (FYI, I was approached by Shaka Shaka to review their product line, to which I am most grate'full' for the opportunity (haha... the corny joke(r) strikes again), the seaweed flavor was present and the sweetness was just a touch enough to make you pause and then dig in again; the spicy seaweed was mildly spicy, seaweed flavor not too strong here; the original salt and pepper didn't really have much 'oomph'; definitely go for the sweet seaweed on a 'non-food' side note, there's a lot of energy at this stall and the smiles are free (and samples too if you ask nicely!) end note, all in all, not bad at all as deep fried squid goes, definitely better than the BBQ versions, but I've been spoilt w the best @ Golden House |
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Rotato |
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Roasted Garlic - 2 Bacon - 2 J's comment > texture of the potatoes were more soft than crisp; flavor of garlic trumped bacon (which had a really subtle connection w actual bacon flavor and was more like some weird savory flavor); oh I could just cry now that Like Kitchen from the Chinatown market is gone since there's no more Chinatown night market; it was the ONLY food stall that had a consistent rating of 3 on their hurricane potatoes |
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Pretzel BB |
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Ice Cane |
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Mango Yummy |
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Fresh mango sago: Fresh mango, coconut milk, grapefruit, sago - 2 J's comment > a real real shame; Mango Yummy used to have a straight 3 record (here and here), but it definitely dropped the ball today; mango was on the sour side (still fresh, but not even close to how sweet it used to be);grapefruit and coconut milk flavors absent |
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Mango tofu ice drink: Fresh mango, tofu pudding, coconut milk - 2 J's comment > mango just as sour; tofu was bland; coconut milk flavor absent, just a sweet syrup in its place |
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Georgio's Pinoy BBQ |
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Pork skewer - 2 J's comment > not juicy, slightly overdone |
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Pancit noodles - 1 J's comment > noodles were soft but broke (yes, broke) easily, kinda like a dense gelatin in the form of noodles |
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Taste Good BBQ Squid |
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BBQ squid tentacles - 2 J's comment > texture of squid slightly rubbery, but not stinky as in the past (a HUGE improvement) |
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Tenryu Hashim |
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Curry crepe on a stick - 2 J's comment > kinda like a mushy, non-ball form takoyaki without the octopus; curry flavor not present in the least |
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Treasure Cafe |
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Siu Mai - 2 J's comment > juicy, not too dense (despite appearances) but it looked a bit undercooked on the inside |
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Singapore street Style SOO pork jerky - 1 J's comment > got a sample of the above to try; wow... what a difference from the Hot five spices beef jerky which has not (yet!) fallen below a 2+; this pork jerky had a really nasty non-meat flavor that was at the same time slightly sweet and just plain weird |
Labels: 2014 night markets, festival, food stands, richmond
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