The Baker goes BKK: Fuji Japanese Restaurant

Anyone who has been to Bangkok will probably know of this place. One of the Japanese sushi chains where you can get quality food at Bangkok prices.

We had a Maguro Tataki. Raw slices of tuna dressed in a Thai dressing which was rather spicy.

Ordered a deluxe sashimi boat; there were maguro, salmon, mackerel, octopus, crabstick and scallop. All thickly sliced and fresh. Even their wasabi was freshly grated, and was rather spicy. All these for only SGD30+. I think this would cost at least SGD50 back in Singapore.

California Roll.

We ordered a bento set, which came with grilled prawns and some asparagus as well.

Salmon rolls.

Fried chicken which was part of the bento set. This was quite aromatic and crispy.

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The Baker goes BKK: Ban Khun Mae

Last came here 3 years back when I was in Bangkok, and visited this place twice because I liked the food here. Located opposite the Novotel hotel at Siam Square, I'm back again this time.

Inside the setting is rather traditional; some of the tables are made of old-fashioned sewing machines.

Well, we were so hungry, we dug in without taking a shot first, so here's a half eaten Tom Yum Goong. Full of seafood; and the spiciness was just right.

Green curry with chicken. The curry was creamy, and you can taste the sinful aroma of coconut milk. The chicken pieces were tender enough. I always love green curry with rice; makes you eat the rice non-stop.

Otah fishcake. These were pretty good. It was soft on the inside and pretty tasty.

Prawns steamed in coconut milk.

Fried mixed vegetables. Pretty normal stuff here.

Pad Thai. I think this was good. You don't get the queasy feeling like that from the Thai Express version, which can be a little too sweet sometimes. The noodles were thin and soft, but not overcooked.

Pineapple rice. The rice was a little dry in my opinion, but as usual, the nuts gave it additional flavours.

Desserts are a must here, as they are pretty authentic, and way better than what you get in Singapore. The red ruby here are practically large pieces of chestnuts covered thinly with the chewy exterior.

Thai Tapioca. Slightly too sweet, but the whole piece was very soft. Sinfully good.

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Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant (2nd visit)

Back to Wah Lok for a quick lunch on one afternoon.

One of the perennial orders - Har Gao.

And Siew Mai...

My favorite steamed carrot cake and prawn rice rolls.

It was close to the dumpling festival, and we were recommended this limited edition dumpling which was probably twice the size of the usual ones. It contains pork, duck, mung beans and chestnuts. It came served with sugar and soy sauce, and you choose which you prefer to dip in. In fact, the dumpling itself was quite bland. I personally preferred dipping it the soy sauce. This was quite filling, hence we only ordered so few dishes this time.

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Fremantle Seafood Market

Had supper at Fremantle Seafood Market over at Clarke Quay. We chose the indoor seats, although there were outdoor seats where you can indulge in alcohol. Do note that indoor area may not open till late; we were told it closes at 10pm, but we still saw people streaming indoors around 10pm.

We ordered our drinks - I had the Mai Tai which was basically a rum cocktail, while SparklingOrStill had his ginger beer.

We ordered the Frolic platter for 2. This was huge and took up almost all the space on our little table. It consisted of shrimps, mussels, jellyfish, oysters, sashimi, squid, smoked salmon, smoked trout, olives, mozarella-stuffed tomatoes. All the seafood were very fresh, although SparklingOrStill thinks the oysters weren't that good. I seldom eat oysters, so am no expert here.

We ordered the grilled fish to share. Herein lies the problem - we have no idea if this fish is barramundi or white hamachi. We had a pretty blur waiter who recommended barramundi, but we chose hamachi in the end. But when the bill came, it stated barramundi instead. Nonetheless, we loved this dish. The fish was succulent, tender and sweet. It came on a bed of mashed potatoes and sauteed lotus roots and carrots. The lotus roots were crunchy and a unique side you seldom see.

I love escargots, so we ordered one. I would prefer it to be served in its shell, but here, they served it on toast with butter, herbs and pine nuts. It was still good and very buttery. The escargot did feel a little small, though.

We heard the fish and chips were good too, so we ordered to share. Indeed, the fish was also very fresh and flaky. The batter did not have any 'oily' smell to it. The chips were good; they were not over-fried and you can taste the potato within each chip.

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记得吃

Popped by Ji De Chi at Liang Seah Street. I think they have an outlet along Upper Cross Street too.

The first time I came here I had their shaved ice which I think was great. This time I took the hot milk pudding. The pudding a fairly strong taste of milk and was not too sweet. I think it was pretty good here, although still not enough to beat what I had in Hong Kong.

When I was in Hong Kong, I had a dessert which consisted of black glutinous rice and a piece of fresh mango fruit dunked in it. While the combination seemed weird, the sweetness of the black glutinous rice and the slight tang of the mango went well together.

Upon seeing this being served here albeit wrapped in green tea mochi, I decided to try it. The mochi was not overly chewy and the whole combination complemented itself well. I do wish they served what I had in Hong Kong though.

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