Tasty Peranakan for Great Satisfied Tastebuds!

Today's food journey brought me to the east. Mei 校长highly recommended this peranakan place at Joo Chiat.












The actual restaurant

Was greeted by cheery plates and napkins, interesting wall displays and very friendly hosts :)

Was exploring the wall contents and found a photo of the shop owner (the one in black) ..wow,,what good figure :p








Since 校长already ordered the food in advance, the only thing was to choose what to drink.


It was a no-brainer, highly recommended - chin chow with gula melaka :)))









When the food came it was a spread!!


From centre (clockwise) : Bah Wan (肉丸）soup， udang nanas (pineapple prawn), salted duck soup (yummy!!!!), ayam buah keluak, fried fish








When the dishes was served I was looking at the ayam buah keluak and went, "buah what??!" And was directed to the wall:-


Was told that it was a must-try for any peranakan food joint. It's actually a nut, pre-prepared a few weeks in advance - the nut had to be soaked, and the center cored. After which the nut is chopped, mixed with other stuff before being stuffed back into the shell, and cooked with chicken.



It was supposed to go very well with the gravy. While the rest were enjoying the buah keluak so much All I can say, it's an acquired taste :s

But I loved the next dish so much!!!


Best crab! See the 蟹膏？？The crabs were from South African, and not listed on the menu, as the owner explained that she will only do it fresh, meaning the stocks were freshly acquired from the supplier. Which is the reason why the item is not listed on the menu.

The crab was so juicy that I had to keep wiping my wrist..just imagine that! We had it steamed plain and another one with their special chili paste. Both as yummy, but fresh stuff always taste best when eaten plain!


It was no problem for us to polish off the dishes. For a few moments there wasn't any sound over the table...muahahah~

Finally when I had a breather, I was looking at the walls displays, and realised that the place was featured in http://ieatishootipost.blogspot.com/2007/03/tasty-buds-tasty-homecooked-peranakan.html. And read that the owner's great-grandfather is the actual "Joo Chiat"
(O_o)"

Anyway dessert time!

Kueh Lopez (or was it called something else?)











Creamy durian solo! Must try for durian lovers! The durian cream is really *&^$-ing nice!









Satisfying dinner! Still pretty full now...
(I really should stop blogging about food all the time..haha~)