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Read in the papers about the upscale NTUC joint in Bukit Timah and we were craving for some yummy procuitto and mozzarrella, so decided to drive out to get our hard-to-find ingredients.

Young Master says i am mad, when in New York i cook Asian food, and when we are back i want to cook Italian and those ang-mo food which ingredients are hard to find here. He says i should be making food that has ingredients easy to find in the locale we live in. Oh well...whatever...

Anyways, so hopefully NTUC the Posh version will not disappoint us...the place is still brand new. Staff are dressed in brown and orange-collared uniforms, quite pleasing looking. The place is not over-crowded like the usual NTUC joints...since everything is supposed to be higher-end, there's evident effort that NTUC has put in arranging and presenting the products. I kept seeing the cubical watermelons...maybe that's the only special item in the house? uhm...

In any case, we got our procuitto and cheeses but still think the selection isn't all that great. I guess our search is still on, for ingredients and YM's cheeses. Nonetheless, we had a terrific dinner, check it out:



BURP

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I have never really tasted hakka food in Singapore except the hawker center's Yong Tau Foo. Coincidentally, thanks to Young Master's dad who's also a Hakka person, we decided to celebrate his birthday at this Moi Kang Hakka Restaurant on Trust Street in Tanjong Pagar.

The place was certainly crowded and we nearly couldn't get a reservation! Since it was also Chinese New Year, we ordered the 算盤子 because Young Master's mom said we have to be counting a lot of money this year! The 釀豆腐 (Yong Tau Foo which is stuffed tofu-cube) was so delicious! ...oh my...and the 扣肉 (Braised Pork Belly with Preserved Mustard) , oh my god, so good especially with the bun. My only thing is i don't eat the fats and the skin, the skin was a little too hard anyways. Sorry about my manners but i was like wolfing down the food and not paying attention to any conversation. Notice the Fish Maw with Chinese spinach in the picture? WOAH~ you know my favorite is Fish Maw, and their fish maw, is CRISPY! I still couldn't figure out how it was made, soft yet crispy as you bite into it.

I am going there again this weekend for my mom's birthday dinner. kekeke.

Meanwile, if you are not familiar with Hakka cuisine, check this out.

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Young Master and Superst*r were bored out of their wits and were missing the Tokyo night scene so much so we decided to check out the Izakayas rumored to be existing in Cuppage Plaza. The car park was a little confusing when we got to into the building it reminded us of Lucky Plaza (which has all the Indonesian and Filipinos eateries). We sort of ran up and down the entire building to suss out the place a little. Very much as said by our Nihongo sinsei and Yamato-san the bartender at Coffee K, this place IS our Little Tokyo.

So it's Valentine's and so some sake or shoju or even beer with a little of those small appetizers would be perfect. We decided to try out this huge place on the 2nd floor called Nijumaru. Looks busy enough. The wait staff there are mostly Chinese and local aunties whom I overheard could speak a little Nihongo to the cook crew! *Surprised* Apparently some of the chefs are Japanese - uhm, delightful :)...but let's see...

We ordered the Tomato with mayo, Yaki-Shio Saba (Grilled Mackerel with Salt), Tori no Kara-age (Fried Chicken Nuggets) and a Curry Rice, and we had to drown them down with Ebisu beer. The mackerel was huge - singaporean breed? Overall, it turned out...not too shabby!

After a few burps, we went around to explore the rumored best sushi and best izakaya in town, as recommended by our Japanese friends. Turned out they are at the building next to Cuppage...we will be hanging out there pretty soon and telling everyone about here.

Meanwhile また明日〜〜

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