Japanese Bento Set @ Botan - 060709 marks the first day of work

Well, I must say that this is the best year for me! I was lucky enough to win a free trip to Seoul ( I have not finished blogging on it yet!), managed to finished a full marathon before getting into the workforce. Managed to go for a getaway at the very last min before embarking on my career, in fact i bought the tickets to Paris a day before I flew, and managed to go to the country I always wanted to... that is Berlin, and i might be going China if things turn out well. I also managed to get one of my dream job which has now become a reality. Although I have no religion, but I feel blessed. lol. I hope things remain as it is or even better for a very long time!

So tomorrow marks the first day of my new life, that is working life. As for food, I have no worries, because there are plenty of yummy food at where I'm working! As for exercise, I plan to workout at 630am on weekdays ( in fact I have been doing this for the past 4 years before going school), and weekends, I will head to the gym in the morning, and a swim and to get some sun on Sunday afternoon. Hopefully I can stick to my plans. I think I will.

Why did I say there's plenty of nice food at the vicinity at where I will be working??? hehe...

Natto - This is a very cheem dish, i have no idea how should i go about eating it! so in the end, I just pour the quail egg into the natto and just make it into a ROJAK!


Super Oi-Shi Bento! Everything is so nice... from the tempura to the fresh and melt-in-ur-mouth sashimi even to the rice...

Nice too.... but very oily. Crispy and eggy, maybe I can call this japanese "pizza"


BB and gdnite readers

Domokun goes to Japan - Waffle with Black Sesame Ice Cream

Domokun goes to the street of Japan, and ended up in Shokudo

He spotted a plate of hot waffle with a scoop of black sesame ice cream, and his jaws drop wideee open...

He was caught for trying to steal my waffle, and now he must bear the consequence...

I was just pulling his leg. He was given a slice of the waffle with ice cream... and... Domokun live happily ever after... just for that day...

Another bowl of...

Miso Ramen from Noodle House Ken


Miso Ramen aus Nudel Haus von Ken

Oyako Burger from MOS Burger

Today is not a good day to hit the gym, after finishing my back training, I am simply left with no more motivation, so i simple left after my back workout. Did lots of pull overs superset with chin ups, this is very good superset for broad back. Did deadlifts, but keep losing grip...grr.. so i gotta do with straps on, and my deadlifts is getting lighter and lighter... sigh. After which, I went for a leisure swim, and it feels like swimming in water coming out from the water cooler... so cold!!! But I managed to finished 20 before my tummy yells: " hungryyy hungrry".

Had a take away from MOS Burger for the sake of something... Guess what I had?!

Tada! Oyako Rice Burger! This is a burger back by popular demand...
Egg Patty, with diced chicken and sliced onions in it, sandwiched in between by 2 Rice "patty" and hence the name rice burger. The actual burger looks so dull in colour as contrast to the promotion picture whereby the egg patty is bright yellow.

So how did it fare?

I am disappointed. =( I can make better egg patty... Seriously. When it comes to food, I am more daring and always wanting to try new stuffs, but 9 out of 10 times, new stuffs are always disappointing. Should have stick to my Teriyaki Chicken Burger.

Oh... and this is the something I wanted to get for her... Teriyaki Chicken Burger. lol

Ministry of Food @ Marina Square

Hot Tea is a must for me when i'm eating Japanese food.

Appetiser - Avocado Salad - I like that bowl of wasabi mayonaise at the right corner. It adds a little tinge of spiciness in the sweetness of the mayo. The almond flakes gives a very nutty taste.

Main - I forgot what is this called! But I only know that the Fried Katsu is soooooo delicious. The meat is tender and juicy smack right in the center of the layer of crispy thingy, nicer than the katsu at Sushi Tei. The rest of the dishes are also nice la, everything are nice!

Dessert - Matcha Ice Cream with Fried Sweet Potato and Yam and Azuki beans

I always love desserts that are a mix of hot and cold! They are simply fanastic! The Yam and Sweet potatoes are fried with a thin layer of crisp with the interior still piping hot. They actually have a "directions" on how to eat the dessert for best "effect". First you use your spoon and scoop a little bit of the sweet potato, then some of the azuki beans, then finally the ice cream.

oohhhmmppp..........LOVE!

Where is MOF?

Boys Nite Out @ Sushi Tei Paragon

Finally met up with them after soooo long... cos all of us are scattered everywhere... working ones, NUS, NTU, SMU and one more MIA in Aust... keke.

And nothing beats good companions and good food!

Cha Soba with Chicken Katsu - Ordered by someone working in credit suisse leh (keke)... or is it cresit swiss? or suises? dunno la...
The cold noodles glisters with a nice green, and looks so yummy hor? The chicken katsu is not in the above picture... because these pictures are posted in a chronological order! and the Katsu actually came much later...

Curry Katsu Udon - Ordered by me... i was craving for some Jap curry! The jap curry in sushi tei has a sweet taste to it... not too viscous which will make u sick after eating a few mouthful... and the curry is rich in flavor! Oh ya.. and the udon is very chewy...

I think this is Chicken Katsu Don... too much flash... ugly picture~

Salmon Sushi - all i remember what that is was yummy, i cannot remember the proper name...

I remember this, its Golden Roll! and it costs $13! It has a large prawn wrapped within the rice, and topped with a slice of mango... it looks damn nice on the menu but it turns out ok only, the previous one which I ate at Vivocity, with prawn and cheese...

This mediocre looking Garlic Fried Rice ordered by our SMU student taste much better than how it looks! I stole a spoonful because i though it was quite interesting to try something unconventional. Surprisingly, it taste quite alike to sushi actually, probably because of the strong hint of vinegar... I kind of like this... + I remember this cost less than $10 only!

Some uninteresting Don...

and this is the chicken Katsu, no, Its Pork Katsu for the Cha Soba... finally it arrived... the cold noodles must have already turned to warm noodles... It looks so well-fried la... the exterior fried to a nice golden brown, and the interior still looks juicy... I want to try this next time!

and finally, Curry Katsu Don... very similar to what I ate... just that this is rice instead of udon, ordered by NUS student aka Bruce Lee...

Sushi Tei =)

Revisit to Noodle House Ken - More Ramen = More Happniess

This is a revisit to Noodle House Ken, and this time round I treated my family! My previous visit, I only get to try 2 favours... this time round... FIVE! =D I mentioned in the earlier post that there was a lady with some atiitude, this revisit we saw her again... I wonder who she is... but for the sake of good food... I shall tahan...

I shall keep this post short, as all the below are good, and shan't describe too much.

Miso Ramen @ $12 - I did not try this previously, but now that I had, this is my favourite ramen flavour!

4.7 Miso / 5.0 Miso

Cold Noodle @ $12 - My 2nd favourite! A strong hint of sesame taste... See the Gyoza at the top right corner? It is a additional order that cost $5 for 5 Gyozas. I forgot to take a proper picture it.

4.6 Cold Noodles / 5.0 Cold Noodles

Gyoza 2 $5 for 5 pieces - The gyoza taste different from the usual ones that I had. It is meatier and there is a very unique taste.

4.3 Gyoza / 5.0 Gyoza

Kimuchi Ramen @ $12 - I had this previously so click here for reviews on it

4.0 Kimuchi / 5.0 Kimuchi


Char Siew Raman @ $12 - Click here for previous reviews

4.5 Char Siew/ 5.0 Char Siew
Stewed Egg Ramen @ $12 - The Stewed Egg is pretty good, as the yolk is still quite runny but the whites are not. Other than that, it taste quite similar to Char Siew Ramen, difference is just the egg, and instead of 5 slices of Char Siew, you get 2!

4.5 Egg / 5.0 Egg

Some simple mathematics:

5 Slice of charsiew = $5

Therefore,

1 Stewed Egg = 3 Charsiew = $3!

Quite sick of ramen for the time being... too little meat... too much carbs... more meat for me! but i don't mind going back in the future...

Hokkaido Fair @ Isetan Orchard

Many samples for you to try! It feels like I am back in Dan Shui (Taipei) where samples are given out and you can eat until you are filled... lol!

I love nuts, all sort of nuts... healthy(raw) nuts as well as unhealthy(processed) ones! But unhealthy one eat less often larh. The Pinkish nuts on the right is Sakura nuts... It is quite nice and it tastes like sugar coated peanut... I guessed its named Sakura probably due to that pink hue ba... or is there something called sakura taste?

Black Soy Beans are very very high in protein, very low in fats and low in carbs!

And they got many types of scallops. The original taste one is still the best. There are some variants such as grilled with cheese etc, but it is so pricey la...

Anchovies and Furikake to go along with your rice... I seldom eat rice unless its sushi... so i dun need them. =)
"Korokke" or Croquette is a popular french food that was introduced to Japan, and ever since then, many creative and interesting croquettes has been made by the Japanese. It was so popular in Japan that a song was made about it.

“korokke is an everyday dish, we eat korokke today and tomorrow. are we gonna eat korokke all year around?”.

I wanted to buy the Shrimp with Cream Korokke, I just want to get one, but the lady say they already packed in two of the same kind... but why eat the same thing twice??? I dun like this idea, so i never get to try it, but it certainly looks good. There are also fried meat filling and many types la..i cant rmb!

Last year I had the Dango! It is nicer than the ones in Ajiteh. This year there are many choices to choose from, and there are also mochi...

Hokkaido Curry Bun... Pretty Ex for a bun filled with curry... normally Sun Moulin sells for $1 +... Bread talk one got egg some more!

My favourite! Manju in the making... Manju is sort of like a pancake with filling, but ain't exactly a pancake also lar... taste different leh... The manju here made on the spot is somuch nicer than those I had from Hongkong previously...

Available in 2 different fillings - Red Bean and Cream

and these are my eatsss... other than the samplesss... :)

The curry bun is nice, but i don't think it is worth of the price tag it carries. The curry flavor is pretty aromatic, yet there's a fruity sweetness to it, the exterior is thin and crisp, while the interior is soft...not bad!

The Manjus are my favourite! I prefer the cream over the red bean ones... The red bean ones will be better is only they are chunkier.

Sushi! These are not from the Hokkaido Fair, but from Isentan itself... The sushis from Isetan is more expensive (almost double the price) as compared to those takeaway outlets in supermarket... but their sushi is better, hmm... maybe better than sakae sushi? We all know sakae sucks.

and not forgetting...desserts made by my dearest

I love Rumballs, esp those from Hans. I love peanut butter, esp Adams. So my dearest combines the two into Peanut Butter Rum Ball! Oh gosh... it melts in your mouth... The interior is crispy and has peanut butter, coated with chocolate and sprinkled with either chocolate rice, cinnamon powder or peanut brittles.

I just had one first thing I woke up, then went for a 5k run! hehe

Noodle House Ken @ Orchard Plaza

Craving for some ramen?

Come down to Noodle House Ken, specialist in authentic Japanese Ramen. The shop looks like those you see in "Japan Hour" which serves nothing much but ramen, with a counter surrounding the chef. Watch him skillfully toss the noodles while having your fill, making it even more appetising. i believe that a good ramen requires to fufil three criteria - good soupbase, good noodles and good ingredients that goes along.

Let's see how Ken's noodles fare.

Chef at work

Menu - There are in total 8 choices

Condiments on the table - Ice water is also served FOC.

Char Siew Ramen @ $12

I was so shocked when the ramen arrived, cos that bowl is really huge! Half of it is actually just nice for me.

Soup - 4.5/5.0 - The soup is actually prepared by double-boiling for 8 hours! Therefore, no MSG was used at all! The soup is indeed very tasty and full of flavour... it is quite salty but its not due to any added salt i guess, the saltiness could be from the results of 8 hours of double boiling, hence bringing out the flavour. Every single drop was slurped dry by me!

Noodle - 4.4/5.0 - If you like Ajisen noodles, you will dislike it after eating Ken's noodles! It is so Q,so chewy... and you can't help it but to slurp the noodles instead of the usual style of eating that bowl of mee pok you buy from the hawker center. I ate every single strand!

Ingredients - 4.8/5.0 - I simply loveee the char siew (Pork Slices), they are sliced quite thick, yet it is so soft! The added bamboo shoots adds some crunchiness to the occasion bites.

*Tip*: There's a bottle of white sesames, ground some into the broth while its hot and you are into some great broth!

Kimuchi Ramen @ $12

Almost similar to char siew ramen, just that the soup is a tat spicier, but fret not... it ain't as spicy as you think it is. The noodles and ingredients are almost the same as the charsiew ramen, just that there are additional kimchi.

Soup - 4.0/5.0 - The kimchi spoils the taste of the 8 hours double boiled broth. But it is still better than most kimchi soup which uses powder to make the soup base.


Verdict: I will defintely go back again for more!!! Anyway there is a 10% service charge... but do not expect great service.

Noodle House Ken is located @
150 Orchard Road
#01-17/18 Orchard Plaza

Operating hours:

Weekdays: 12 noon to 2 pm, 6 pm to 2 am
Sunday: 12 noon to 10 pm
Closed: 3rd Sunday every month