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Holland V XO fish soup is one of the zi char food hunt that me and my family often patronize many years back. It is located at Holland neighbourhood before they shift to Dover area. They are very famous for their XO fish soup, sotong you tiao, their signature XO sauce toufu and prawn paste chicken!! Me and my family always feel stuffed after our meals there as their portion is really huge! the uncle there also very nice, he will often tell u not to over order the food as their portion is quite huge and will recommend very good dishes to you. The price is also very reasonable! we are their frequent customers that they could recognize us easily and know what we want to order!

Food : *** 3/4
Price : ***
Customer service : ****

Stirred fried tou miao

Sweet sour pork – not like others, they really serve chunks of meat..not flour!

signature toufu. this is a must each time we go there for dinner!

XO fish soup! i love their soup and fish. huge slides of fish and the soup has a strong fragrant and taste of XO

Holland Village XO Fish Head Bee Hun Restaurant
Location: 19A Dover Crescent #01-05, Dover, 131019

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Yes, we returned to skinny pizza again ( you can read about my previous post here -> http://princessmic80.blogspot.sg/2013/06/of-skinny-pizza.html ) ! this time round i went with LL. Wanted to catch a quick dinner before our show starts at Great World City.  lol.

this time round we had ginger butter chicken and truffle fries ( something not to be missed!) lol. Personally i still prefer the smoke turkey swiss lol. The ginger butter chicken taste abit like indian style chicken. =P.

overall
Food : ***
Customer Service : ***
Price : *** 

signing off, have a nice mid week everyone and stay tuned for more food post!

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Saw this super easy recipe online for brownie haha. it only uses 4 ingredients and 2 simple steps to bake. the effect turns out super well and the brownie is super yummy.

Ingredients

1. 1 x 400g jar of nutella
2. 2 eggs
3. 1/2 cup self raising flour
4. 1/4 tsp of salt

Steps

1. Mix everything together until lumpless
2. Bake at 180 degree C for 25 mins

tadah!!!!! Very simple to bake right?

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i must say this is the first time i challenge myself to the extreme lo. i am never a person who can take super spicy food. lol. if not for my dad, i dont think i would even want to step into Muthu’s curry ( cos he got cravings that day la)

overall i m proud to say that i survived the dinner haha. but i wont dare to try it again until i can “up” my spice tolerance level by 1 or more lo. haha. the food is reasonable priced too but that night we had a few dishes only and it come up to 100 bucks for 4 pax la.

Fish head curry ($30) – i must say for 30 bucks, it is very value for money cos they give u the whole fish head and not half of it. this dish is super spicy for me. i only eat abit of it lol but it is enough to give a very good review on it. the fish is very fresh. the curry itself is super spicy with alot of spice in it.

Aloo Gobi($8) – the cauliflower cooked in indian spice? this dish looks spicy but is not as spicy as i thought it is.

 Tandoori Chicken($11) – i thought the chicken will be super dry from the look at it but i was quite surprised that the meat maintain the juiciness too!

 Garlic nann ($4) – this is my favourite dish haha. the naan has alot of garlic in it. sadly i dont have butter chicken to go with lo.

Briyani Rice / veg  ($4 per pax and it is refillable)

Food : ***

Price : ***

Customer service : ***

Muthu’s curry

Blk 7, Dempsey Rd #01-01

S(249671)

Tel : 64745128

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My first food review with open rice. frankly speaking, i have not participated in such gatherings and i really do enjoy the company of fellow food bloggers and the 2 host from open rice! i love it! i hope more to come!

anyway, the food review location is set at Nasi Lemak Kukus. It is located at upp thomson road. to many army personnels, it is located near nee soon area where the famous ampang yong tou fu is. For those car lovers, it will be near the stretch of shop houses where expressmotion is =).

here is the exact address of Nasi Lemak Kukus
908 Upper Thomson Road
Singapore 787111

So whats so special about their nasi lemak that we all rave about?

dang dang dang….

Yes! their RICE and their Sambal!

First let me share more about the rice!
normal nasi lemak uses rice cooker to boil and cook their rice but here, the boss stress that they only use steam to steam their rice so that each grain of their rice is evenly cooked! according to them, this is the traditional way of cooking rice. Sadly, seldom people cook rice using this method cos its too tedious and troublesome =(.

Next is their Sambal. this is the first time i ate nasi lemak has 2 types of sambal for you to choose from. Sweet Sambal and Spicy Sambal. the sweet sambal is those normal type of nasi lemak chili while the spicy one is..erhmm..super spicy lol.

i also found something interesting in their menu this time – drip coffee. for those who do not know what is drip coffee, it looks like this ( below). yes, it is also the Vietnamese coffee la. Why i say interesting? cos i first time see a malay cafe sell Vietnamese coffee lo haha. hey, it is quite affordable here ok? cos $2.50 only

ok. back to their nasi lemak. the rice actually cost $1 and is refillable la. but the side dishes is not haha. on average, 1 side dish cost approx 1.50- 2.50. depending on the type of dish you choose and you get to scoop the amount you like ( kinda like buffet style but is only 1 time basis haha). there is also wide variety of side dishes for you to choose from! their famous one is their mutton cooked in rendang style. i love it! the mutton is quite soft and doesnt has that “mutton” smell / taste haha

their food is freshly cooked and replenish each time!
here is my plate of food!

Food : ***
Customer Service : ***
Price : ***

Overall, i like their rice and mutton rendang. I find the sweet sambal a little salty (aftermath). The drip coffee is really good ( Thanks for the recommendation). Sadly the location is a little too far for me unless i m around the punggol area / ang mo kio area. Parking wise is a little limited.

Will i come again? Yes, i havent try their power burger yet and if i am around the corner.=)

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 A small restaurant that hides at a small corner in the shopping mall – The Star Vista. Me and LL was walking around the star for new food choices other than our usual ramen place and porn’s. Had a little craving for something spicy ( but not too spicy ) that day. We stumble across this small restaurant that serves Peranakan Cuisine and decided to give it a try.

 For benefit of others who may want to visit this place, here is the full address with unit number
 Baba wins’ Peranakan cuisine
#01-23
The star vistaVista exchange green s(138617)
Telephone : 6268 9370 / 9735 9178

Very sincere Staff – waitress and chef ( i think cos she came out of the kitchen to serve us the food while the waitress is taking order from other table and then she went bk to cook again). the place is rather small that sits less than 30 pax at the same time? the dishes on the menu is limited but i guess u only need a few good ones to get returning customers. The price is also reasonable.

overall
 Food : ***
Price : **
Customer Service *** 1/2
our total spend is 37.95 for 2 pax.

here is what we ordered
1. Assam Fish w lady’s finger  -$10.50
2. kang kong – $8
3. chinchalok omelette – $8
4. rice -$2
5. lemongrass drink -$3

their own made sambal chili

chinchalok omelette. seriously, if you ask me to eat chinchalok alone, i rather die than eat it cos i find the taste pretty weird. i was very skeptical on how this dish will turn out as previously i already had phobia of the chinchalok smell and taste. However, this dish turn out pretty well and i quite like it as the egg is very soft, there isnt strong taste of the chinchalok but yet you know it is chinchalok la.

Assam fish w lady’s finger. this is the dish i actually have cravings for. haha. i wanted to eat something sour and spicy lol. but i was a little disappointed with the fish that they used. maybe if they use batang fish, this dish will taste differently or maybe this is the original peranakan dish.the assam soup is really appetizing to go with rice

kangkong. the chef is pretty nice to come and explain that the red chili is actually for decorations and is not spicy at all ( cos previously i ask if the sambal kangkong will be very spicy) lol

will i come again? Yes. i intend to bring my parents too!

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I seldom blog about vegetarian food as i dont really eat vegetarian food unless is with my family and happen to be a 1st or 15th of the month ( my mum usually eat vegetarian for the whole day). we used to patron the ze char stall at Circuit Rd market until they close the whole market for renovation la. then we started to search for alternatives. so this is one of the stall which i find their food is pretty nice and reasonably priced.

Lin Lin Vegetarian Delight

Blk 412 Bedok North Ave 2 #01-114 Singapore 460412

Tel : 62427010 HP : 97803474

Business hours : 10am – 10pm

Food : ***

Customer Service : ***

Price : ***

there is a signboard that clearly states their menu –  what they have and the price of each dish. you find similar dishes to those non vegetarian ones.

we tried their following dishes which i find it quite nice despite is vegetarian cooked in normal ze char way lol.

hor fun – generous with their vegetarian ingredients ( vegetarian ingredients are quite expensive as they need alot of effort to make). hor fun is not soggy and their vegetarian sotong taste abit like “real” one too.

Hokkien mee. i m not a yellow mee person as i hate the taste of it but i quite like this one actually.

xin zou bee hoon. i always like to eat fried beehoon. their beehoon has this QQ taste. i love it. except they did not make the bee hoon shorter.

fried tapioca leaves with fermented bean curb. yums. my fav. the vege is not very “old” ( of cos this is not a very good way to measure how good the dish is..cos it really depends the vege’s condition that day). i mean the vege is not overcooked lol. anyway. this dish is really for sharing cos i feel every meal, we need to have at least 1 vege..healthy lifestyle lol

overall the food is nice and not really expensive. for the above, total damage is 28 bucks. will i come again? definitely to try out other dishes on the vegetarian day. now we got another choice for vegetarian food!

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Finally, we got a chance to try out something new this weekend despite we are busy with our house. we went for a good dinner after our site visit! I heard much raves about Danro from bloggers and so here we are ~ our first time @ Danro!

Danro is a japanese shabu steamboat buffet, the difference between Danro and other japanese steamboat is their large variety of soup. this time, we took their nanbe (chicken bone with milk soup) and their chicken miso soup. They serve free flow of drinks, seafood,veges , beef, chicken and pork. they also serve some cooked food and ice cream too!

difference between i take picture and LL take picture is..i ensure his photo is clear..n his? i look blur……-_-”

the steamboat bowl has 2 side ( similar to those ma la hot pot we have) that allows u to have 2 different soup base. the soup is refillable and u can just pick up the soup container at the soup kiosk

the cooked food kiosk that serve fried rice, salmon chips, fried meat balls and pork ribs!

seafood they served ~ Scallops, flower crab, Lala (shell fish), salmon paste

sushi @ sushi bar

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Super busy lately with my own personal life n i did not have time to explore new food hunts =(. and those place i went for my dinner and lunch will probably bored u to death! yea. i m a boring person when comes to a busy schedule.

in case you are wondering why i am super busy, so here is some quick updates la. ok.
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 i m busy with my house lol!!! exciting for me. cos have been waiting for it for so long and i keep going to the construction site to peep at the progress. from a construction site to a site where the houses are more or less ready! so we went shopping for our electrical appliances over the wkend lo.

anyway, we went to Hainanese Market for brunch on Sun cos LL misses the prawn noodles there! This time round i tried the fried carrot cake there and it is really good! super soft and filled with alot of eggs ( super love).

milo korsong peng + tehsi peng

prawn noodles. he loves his yellow noodles which i dread it lol. i hate the taste of yellow noodles. dont ask me y. just hate it. usually if i wan prawn noodles, i will hav it in bee hoon soup lol