Zhou's Kitchen @ Square 2

This was Sunday lunch at Zhou's Kitchen, Square 2. Aunt had some rebate vouchers from dining here previously and thought we would use it today. But we did not read the fine prints on the voucher. Vouchers can only be used on weekdays! haha..

So we paid without using the vouchers. Guess what, after paying for the meal, we had even more vouchers from them. Is that how they are making people come back for more?

We thought of having the a la carte buffet, but it's not  served till 2.45 pm, so we just order off the usual menu.

It is everyone in the family's favourite. Sliced Pork with garlic sauce.

Do we seem to be eating this everywhere we go?




The Crispy Silver Fish with Salted Pepper. It is nice and crispy and I love it with their chilli (with tow cheo) that's on every table. ;-)



This is nice. Pan-fried Beef Tenderloin with Black Pepper. It is very tender and it's one of those things that when you tasted it, you want more.



This is Braised Spinach Beancurd with Mushrooms and Vegetables.
(As usual, I like the vegetables more than the beancurd. hehe)



Stewed Eggplant with Minced Pork and Salted Fish. Another of our favourite. Ya, we know salted fish is carcinogenic, but it taste good. So how? Don't order it as often lah, and eat broccoli for few days after eating this. :-p



Can't remember the name of this dish, but all we remember is this chicken soup is very very nice. It has lots of lotus seeds and some gel like substance (that we always forget to ask what it is).



It comes in a huge serving bowl before it was scooped into the little bowls. Inside the pot was this spring chicken. It's a naked, skinless chicken! haha..



Oops, the next dish turned out to be a soupy dish as well!
So there's chicken soup and now we have fish soup. haha

It's fish slices with loofa and black fungus. Aunt said it's a good idea and we would have this at home next time. It's quite a nice soup!



We were stuffed, but to end it with a sweet note, we had a tiny dessert. Mango Soft Rolls. Four tiny bits shared by 5 persons. hehe




Remember to read the fine prints if you are using vouchers. :-)
Have a great week! I am on leave these few days (clearing my leave) and using it to rest (i.e. sleep!)


Zhou's Kitchen
Square 2
10 Sinaran Drive
#01-73
Singapore 307506

Tel: 6893 1123

Curry Udon @ Home

This was a quick simple lunch I had on Saturday.

I took the H1N1 flu vaccine on Friday and I was all ok until Saturday afternoon. I suddenly felt so dizzy and weak. But I need to eat! So I opened the fridge and whip out a quick simple meal.

So, this was lunch I prepared for sis and myself from things in the fridge. 2 big carrots, 2 packets of udon, and chicken thigh meat. I added japanese curry cubes, mirin and a little oyster sauce. This is it.



I thought I better boost my immune system with fruits. Organic Apples, Kiwi Fruit and Orange.




Did you all watch the Japanese drama Udon on Channel Okto last night? Haha. I thought I would post what I eat because of the Udon show last night. :-)

You can see that I eat in front of the TV with all the remote control. haha...

Sweet Salty Spicy @ Rail Mall

Note: Today's post has been brought to you courtesy of Standard Chartered Bank.

Where did Barry and Fin bring me for dinner this time? This is the third and last meal that I am having with Barry and Fin that I am blogging. They brought me to a Thai Food place called Sweet, Salty, Spicy. (SSS) What an interesting name right? The following photo was taken after the meal and Fin thinks it is good! But look at Barry's expression. He is always in shock!



So what did we have here? This is an interesting wrap. It's called "Miang" of prawns and pomelo on betel leaves. It tastes best if you eat them all together. (yes, we 'experimented', we ate it separately and also eating it all at one go.)



The traditional thai fish cakes. Personally I find it nice. It does not have the usual fish cake texture, but kinda like a 'cross-breed' between fish cakes and meat balls kind of texture.



The Spicy Mango Salad. This dish is Sweet Salty and Spicy all in one. Hmmm is that how they got their name I wonder...



In the menu there was some bbq skewer selection. (ie Thai style satay). We had the mix platter combi where they will give us a mix of meats. Not bad. Instead of satay sauce it is tamarind sauce and sweet chilli sauce.



We also ordered some 'bangkok street style food'. This is the pork collar which we all liked. Pork collar is meat from the neck area which is fattier so it does not dries out after cooking. It's suppose to be a cheaper cut but I am not sure, I seldom buy pork from the market or supermarket. ;-)


(always wondered, does pigs have double or triple chins? haha)



We also tried the Pork Knuckles that comes with a nahm prik relish. (Sweet pork relish). The rest did not seem to like the relish, but I like it! Great with the knuckles.



We were attracted by the name of the dish. Angus Beef Cheeks Noodles. Oh, the beef was really tender. You know there are some dishes that can be your best friend but other people's enemies, this is mine and I will eat it when I visit again.

Eating is such a personal thing isn't it?



We saw a selection of curry and we tried their Curry Triplets. 3 small portions of curry to try. I can't remember which ones we had, but I know I like the green curry best. The others found the other curry better.



Next is SSS's version of Phad Thai. They call it "Pat Thai". It's a semi wet version which I think was quite nice. We were chatting with the rest about how food should be, our perceived taste because it has been generally accepted as so. But if you go to that country, it is different and in different regions they eat things that are totally not we think food in that country is like.

Eg, when you try phad thai in Bangkok, I realise after tasting 8-9 stalls, their version is always 'hard' ie, the noodles are like half cooked. But if you eat them in Singapore, no one serves them like that because we locals do not like it and think it's not authentic.

Another example is Korean side dishes (banchan). Korean Potato Salad is actually popular there and when some places serves them here, locals consider them not authentic.



The soft shell crabs. I did not touch it. haha.. (I read something before about soft shell crabs haha)  The rest finds it nice though. They said if you don't eat it, it would have died in vain. LOL



I think we had too much food. Not posting the dessert photos and other dishes and it has become a very long post!

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Sweet Salty Spicy
The Rail Mall
392 Upper Bukit Timah Road
Singapore 678046

Tel: 6877 2544