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Nakhon Kitchen - Affordable, Authentic Thai Food

Wednesday, May 25, 2016 | 6:03 pm | 0 comments

Nakhon Kitchen has been on my radar for the longest time, because who doesn't love Thai food?!

But good Thai food that is affordable is hard to find in Singapore, also known as the land of all things expensive.

But fear not, Nakhon Kitchen is here with many branches islandwide!

THAI MANGO SALAD - 5.00

SEAFOOD TOM YUM SOUP CLEAR - 6.00

This one is so hot, don't order unless you are very sure you can take the heat.

I perspired my way through it, but love the abundance of ingredients inside. Everything is fresh and because it's cheap, it almost makes you think you're in Thailand.

PAD THAI NOODLES - 5.00

This pad thai has wok hei, and it's well-fried. For $5, it's quite a big portion, small eaters can share.

STIR-FRY KANG KONG THAI STYLE - 6.00

Nothing special, but still hits the spot nonetheless.

PANDAN LEAF CHICKEN (4 PC) - 6.00

Tender, tender chicken. And so fragrant and flavourful too.

These are one of my favourite items on the menu.

In a Nutshell

Verdict: 4/5

Price Point: $$

Thumbs Up: Cheap and delicious Thai food

To Improve: Can some dishes be less spicy please *gulps water

Will I return: YES!

Why: Comfort food near my house! :D

Nakhon Kitchen

212 Hougang St 21, #01-341

Opens at 5:30 PM

527 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10

Opens at 5:30 PM

136 Bedok North Avenue 3, #01-166

Opens at 5:30 PM

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Travel Tokyo: Sanbei Soba - Slurp Worthy Soba at Narita T2

Tuesday, May 17, 2016 | 6:48 pm | 0 comments

If you think the airport in Tokyo is a boring place, you're in for a surprise. Narita Airport is full of delicious foods and you'll be left wondering why you don't have more tummy space. A quick walkaround led me to Sanbei Soba for some comfort food before boarding.

Soba is one of my favorite food and it's also the less popular cousin in the Japanese food family. Most people go straight for ramen because of the rich and robust soup. But I like soba because of its light and refreshing flavour, it provides a nice respite to the usual Japanese dishes.

Tempura Soba (1320 Yen)

Soup soba with tempura set is actually pretty good. While it wasn't mind-blowing, it was exactly as I expected. Hot comforting broth that you can count on to warm your stomach.

Tempura Zaru (1420 Yen)

This is the cold soba with tempura set that I really like. One of my favorite things about eating soba is dipping them in the sauce and slurping it alllll up. It's also rather rare that I get good tempura paired with soba, crunchy and fresh. I really like the vegetable tempura, fresh with and sweet.

In a Nutshell

Verdict: 3.5/5

Price Point: $$$

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Travel Tokyo: 渋谷餃子 Shibuya Gyoza - The Mount Everest of Gyozas

Wednesday, May 04, 2016 | 12:00 pm | 0 comments

Are you a fan of gyozas like me?

Three cheers to gyozas!

The ultimate comfort food, pan-fried gyozas dipped in vinegar and doused in spicy chilli oil!

We stumbled upon this gyoza shop one day and decided to be adventurous.

Deep-fried Tofu ( 230 Yen )

I was expecting agedashi tofu but turns out it's just normal fried tofu.

Nothing special, you can give it a miss.

Maybe try their stir-fry dishes, they do look and smell fantastic.

20 pieces Gyoza (880 Yen)

We weren't adventurous enough for the Everest hahahaa! 20 was just nice for us.

This gyoza place categorized the amount of gyozas into 3 different mountains - Normal(20), Mt Fuji (30), Mt Everest (40).

I believe this is the grilled gyozas, since they have 3 types - boiled, grilled, fried.

I honestly can't tell the difference between the grilled and fried but I think whichever you ordered will be delish anyway.

Look at the pretty golden undersides of the gyozas!

They gyozas popped open with a burst of juice, and my favourite way of eating them is to douse them all in chilli oil, spoon some chilli flakes on top, then dip them in vinegar. Yums.

While I believe there are even more delicious gyozas out there, this random place I found still managed to hit all the right spots. 皮薄馅多，多汁爽口!

Fried Rice (430 Yen)

One of the best fried rice I've had in my life, this looks deceptively simple but it had a garlicky fragrance and wok hei that tells of a skillful chef wielding the wok! 粒粒分明！

I can easily pack a plate by myself, this goes extremely well with the chilli!