Imperial Treasures

Met the bf, now to be known here as Mr Notastememory, for lunch yesterday at Suntec.  Since both of us were feeling a bit of a sore throat coming on (I am actually on medical leave for 2 days.. yes, I ended up being that sick), we decided we wanted something soupy or porridgey (okay actually I wanted something soupy, he wanted porridge.. I hate porridge!).  So we were walking over to our Number 1 choice, Crystal Jade, when we saw the Imperial Treasures place, which is almost exactly like Crystal Jade, only they claim to be Teo Chew styled cooking.  We decided to give that place a try and from the momemt the wait staff greeted us, it felt like we were eating in Crystal Jade!  It was all very weird.  From the table setting, the menu, the pictures in the menu etc, all almost identical to its number one competitor.  

Feeling completely unadvertourous, I ordered their pork and chive dumpling noodle soup, i.e., Wanton Mee and Mr Notastememory ordered some beef brisket noodles.  When the food arrived, no surprises again, it tasted similar to the Crystal Jade cousins.. even down to appearance and portion.  The dumpling noodle broth was quite good, not too salty or oily, though I wish they gave just a tad more soup, cause after a while the noodles start to absorb the soup leaving me with lesser to drink.  The beef tendons were also quite good according to Mr Notastememory.  All in all, this is an okay place to go to get a quick lunch. Its also cheaper than its Crystal Jade counterpart. Total damage for the 2 bowls of noodles was under $20, including the towels, tea and taxes.

Will definately have to return to this place to try the other dishes when I'm feeling better. Also, we saw its cantonese outlet at Great World. Will post here when we manage to head that way.

Turkish Delight

no no, I'm not referring to the chocolate.  Chanced upon a Turkish place when the bf and I were looking around SKY garden at suntec city.  We were looking for a cheap and good place (yes we're trying to tighten both our belts both literally and metaphorically.  The place is called Deli Turk and the wait staff and our love for lamb was what made us decide to try the place out.  The waiter who greeted us as we walked past and introduced the dishes to us even though we weren't sure about eating there was very friendly and even throughout the meal he was very attentive, asking for feedback and if we were okay etc.  

As we looked through the menu, we soon realised that it wasn't going to be as cheap as we anticipated, but I figured the portions are usually very generous so nvmd.. it will still be value for money.

So we ordered the shish kebab (lamb) and donner kebab (also lamb), yes, we love lamb. lamb lamb lamb.  If Mary had a little lamb, well, then Marajaded had a lot of lamb.  sorry, i just had to..

When the food arrived, my first impression was.. where's the rest of this meal? its not like there wasn't enough in front of me, but I just expected a more generous portion that's all. Their portions turned out to be Singaporean sized. see lah, being greedy again. but anyway, I suspect it could also have to do with the plates they used or they way they plated it, it just looked sparse on a seemingly small plate.

the food was good, the lamb was juicy but with bite in it and brilliantly flavoured. The rice that came with the kebab was weird, I think it was more like glutinous rice than regular rice, cause it was small, and starchy and harder than our regular butter rice. I could be wrong on this. It tasted like the rice they use for the nonya kuehs. the pita bread was also very good.

Next came our dessert, künefe, which is made from wheat flakes, honey cheese, topped with pistachio nuts and served in clotted cream. it's one of the best dessert's I've had. Man, this was the only time I've eaten a dessert and really really wished I had a camera. Its really sweet though, even the bf who has an extremely sweet tooth found it sweet (yes it's that sweet!). Best to share this with someone. And they even served this with some tea.

The total damage for 2 mains and 1 dessert including taxes was about $45, like I said, so much for good and cheap, but at least it was good!

Address:
DeliTurk Foods Pte Lt
No. 3 Temasek Boulevard
Suntec City Mall #03-004
Singapore 038983
Tel: 6336-8082