Kushigin Jap Restaurant

I was so envious while watching TV Host foodie
Tan Kheng Hua aka Margaret *Phua Chu Beng's wife*
chomping down juicy yakitori in AFC - Food Chain

"We must go to this place soon!!!!"

and so Lawrence gave us direction via text msg,
we walked about 8 mins...still can't find the place.
this is what happen when u only visit Takashimaya and Paragon only.

yes Orchard Road is all about Taka & Paragon & Borders.
:P
*somebody pls broaden my horizon*
AsparaMaki SGD 3.00
*Bacon + asparagus*

all the yakitoris were not marinated nor flavoured
like those usual sticky sweet commercial ones...

this is to retain its natural juiciness of the meat with the combo of vegetables.
and of coz only sea salt are used for seasoning.
this one.....kenot miss!!!!
Tebasaki SGD 2.80
*grilled chicken wing*

crispy can die on the outside
juicy, sweet and yummylicious on the inside.
can u see the skin got stuck together after it was grilled???

it was so good, I had 2 sticks on my own.
yeah coz someone dun eat feathery 2 legged thingy.
actually I can just sit there one whole afternoon and have only Tebasaki,
nothing else but Tebasaki.
to substitute the loss of chicken wings, we need to give him something else to munch on.
japanese garlic fried rice SGD 6.00
it was not that great.
garlic pork SGD 2.60 *prices are all quoted per stick*
this one is awesome....
it's like opening xmas pressie.

u'll get a piece of pork, then its lard, then japanese garlic, and lastly japanese leeks.
and then it starts all over again....pork, lard, garlic, leeks.
I was amazed at the taste of jap garlic...not pungent nor bitter at all.
infact after it's being grilled....it's SWEET!!!!
Japanese leeks = Negi SGD 2.30
so good I had to have sumore.
shiitake SGD 2.30
it looks dry...but once u bite into it...
the juices inside explode in your mouth.
Nasu SGD 1.80
japanese baby eggplant served with grated ginger on top.
very good :)
Kaki Bacon Maki SGD 6.50
kaki = oyster
bacon = bacon lor.....hai.
maki = roll

I only like my oysters raw and fresh,
so the above was for JS,
served with grated daikon.

We wished we can eat more,
but the above was for......brunch.
moreover saving the space in our tummy to dine at Lawrence's & Tracie's
*Now u know why rite? It's not dinner at their place, it's a FEAST*

there are over 60 types of yakitoris here,
from chicken skin to chicken ass/butt watever u call it.
wagyu, lamb, pork, cod fish, prawns, scallops...
and anything else that can be put on a stick.

someone told me there's another yakitori outlet in the same building,
on a higher floor....but Kushigin is the pioneer in Singapore.
If u wanna makan good food, alwiz go to the best.

Kushigin Japanese Restaurant
5 Koek Road, #01-01/02 Cuppage Plaza,
Singapore 228790.
Tel: +65 6238 6860

PS: if u r not into yakitori, this place is not for u...coz they serve nothing else but yakitori.
PPS: as for me....after the yakitori meal, I went to Taka and grab a yummy custard Dorayaki *Doraemon's fav dessert, and mine as well*

Dinner at Tracie + Mr. Yeow

Whenever dining at their place,
make sure:
1) your stomach is empty
2) stomach is empty
3) stomach has lotsa space
4) stomach is empty
5) stomach can accommodate a lot of food
6) empty stomach
7) watever you do, just make sure your stomach is empty!!!!
Emily and Doc carving the goose
MC bought it fr a swiss butchery.

By the time I managed to snap a pic,
they were 20% work in progress.
Conclusion: doctors are very good with knives. Don't play-play ya!
my fav dish for the nite - milk prawn infused with lotsa lotsa chilis + curry leaves + curry powder + good butter.
*french butter don't burn*

yeap I sapu the last bits with lotsa fragrant steamed thai rice.
Guest chef JS is alwiz this serious when it comes to cooking!!

I only looked like this when I'm zzzZZZzzz
Yes....sleeping is a serious issue kay!!!!
JS's championship pasta
it wasn't enuff for guests who arrived late,
hence he did an encore for them.
Peranakan dish - chicken + pork pongteh
I only hunt for the ribs.
steamed chicken with chinese sausages + herbs
wow...it was a poultry galore that nite (goose, chicken and more chicken)
bet JS was crying.
:P
bahahahaha
steamed mussels with lemon grass + chilies *wat else!!!*
otoro from Isetan at Shaw Centre.

No more otoro, toro, chitoro watever-toro for me.
and no more japanese food.....no more no more no more.
this was the aftermath of Lawrence's fish soup.
I opened the lid and saw chilies swimming on top.
and officiated the consumption of it coz nobody *apart fr Seong Wan*
dare to scoop anything out of the pot.

Anyway...it wasn't spicy but sweet.
Tracie bought a yummycreamyscrumpylicious durian cake
Lawrence taught us...
not to waste time and push/throw the sponge away.
Just focus on the durian cream.

Oh it was good,
though I'm not a durian person.
Burgs for the nite...
Pertuisots 1986
Clos de Lambrays fr MSD
MSD - Morey St Dennis
my new fav burg
:)))))))))))))))))
another MSD fr Chambolle Musigny

I like its distinctive mineral nose
sometimes it can smell like beautiful blood :P
*vampire in the making*

and its salty palate.
Goes so well with any red meat.
gimme more!!!
Japanese strawberries!!!
You can get at Isetan.
I can't remember the price in SGD

at Isetan KL,
RM 42 for 12 pieces.
yes eat with care.

JS *Mr. Lim* & Lawrence *Mr. Yeow*

Thank you for:
cooking
washing
doin the prep
and all the beautiful wines

sooner or later,
I'll need to do a listing for Mr. Yeow here

address and tel number pls!!!!!
*if u need a website, I can build for u*

Hokkien Mee @ Kuchai Lama

This post is dedicated to Mr. Joo
for his lurve for street food.

This Hokkien mee place is a shack along Jln Kuchai Lama,
but the food aint no shabby at all.
the best way to enjoy sambal chili is...
top them up with more pickled chilis.

the saucer without extra chilis was for UCP,
he ain't no chili man like us.
as though there isn't enuff belacan,
we had a fried vege with belacan,
dunno wat's the name of this leafy yummy vege.
this is a hakka dish - Suan Pan Zhi
or we called it chinese gnoochis made from yam,
very good texture
I like it chewy.
UCP must have his rice and he ordered his fav fish head curry,
it was pipping hot and boiling in its super hot clay pot.
fried clam chinese style - kam heong
these are all only appetizers/starters.
this shack is famous for their fried seafood glass noddle - tung fan
notice the bitter gourd on its side?
totally awesome!!!!
but of coz we came only for this!!!!!!!

HOKKIEN MEE!!!!!!!

Last time they used charcoal to cook this baby,
now I didn't take note....dunno,
but it has the best "wok-hei" ever in any dish,
the noodle still retains its "chewiness" with sufficient gravy
and the occassional bite of sweet and & fresh seafood.

but u know me,
I was eye-ing for something else.
the crunchy pork lard on top,
it's never enuff....
heheheheheh

I don't have address of this shack...
but it's the best Hokkien Mee in the whole of KL.

this place is situated beside the Full Gospel Assembly along Jalan Kuchai Lama,
and er, I didn't get their tel number...sorry.

Do bring tonnes of tissues and pls pls pls pls
do not park right smack in front of its shack
or endure its consequence later on...
oil...pork lard...and more oil on the windscreen.
-_-

Highly recommended.
MUST GO.