Ichiban boshi, Singapore

We were in Singapore the last weekend for a short visit and had dinner @ this Japanese restaurant ...... 'Ichiban boshi', which was within walking distance from the hotel where we were staying. I was rather impressed with the service as the young waitresses and waiters who served us were very polite and patient with our orders!
We were lucky that we left Singapore on Tuesday otherwise we would be stranded when the floods inundated certain parts of the city state!

Kaisen Salad - Salmon sashimi, tuna sashimi and assorted veggie with Japanese dressing. Both the salmon and tuna were very fresh and the dip was good too ~ S$9.90

Ichiban Gozen - Salmon sashimi, assorted tempura, BBQ set, salmon teriyaki, unagi, chawanmushi, appetizer, rice, miso soup and fruit ~ S$23.50. This was more than enough for the three of us.

Chawanmushi which came with the Ichiban Gozen - soft, smooth and tasty.

Kitsune Udon - Udon with bean curd and fish slice ~ S$8.90. We should have ordered half a portion as we were quite full after tucking in the Ichiban Gozen .

Wagyu Shigureni - Wagyu beef with teriyaki sauce, assorted veggie and shitake mushrooms ~ S$13.90.
I didn't try this as I don't take beef but my other half and daughter gave their thumbs up. They said the beef was tender and simply delicious.

Qyoza - Hot plate Japanese dumpling ~ S$5.90. I always like to order this whenever I have Japanese food and this was good, a bit different from those I've tasted so far, especially the crispy skin.

The finale - Tempura ice cream. Something like the fried ice cream. I didn't quite like this dessert as it was very sweet especially the strawberry sauce, think would be much better minus the sweet sauce.
The total bill came to S$83.45 plus tax for the three of us. Value for money? Dollar for dollar, I think it is.

Ichiban boshi
238 Thomson Road
#02-13/14 Novena Square
Singapore 307683
Tel: 02-62557767

Hakka Mee aka Hakka Noodles

This is yet another one dish meal, Hakka Mee/Hakka Noodles. These noodles are quite similar to Won Ton Noodles, except that they have less lye water and the noodles are a bit flat and thicker. They're served with bean sprouts with a generous serving of minced meat sauce. the noodles, ........... need to loosen them up before cooking serve with chilli sauce topped with chopped garlic ..... that will do the trick ..... yummy! Recipe for Hakka Mee aka Hakka Noodles Ingredients 180 gm Minced Pork 60 gm Garlic - chopped 200 gm Bean Sprouts 4 dried Chinese mushrooms - soaked and diced 3/4 cup water 1 Tsp cornflour + 3 Tbsp of water 3 servings of Hakka noodles Oil for frying. Garnishing - Chopped spring onions Seasoning for minced pork 1/2 Tsp Salt 1 Tsp sugar 1 Tbsp Fish sauce 1 Tsp dark soya sauce A dash of pepper Preparation Saute the chopped garlic with 1 Tbsp oil, fry till fragrant Add in the seasoned minced pork, diced mushroo

Double Boiled Herbal Chicken Soup

Double boiling is slow cooking ........ means to put a soup pot or any covered ceramic or steel pot inside a bigger pot, immerse in boiling water, and let the soup cook at a lower temperature. Hence the soup is cooked from heat generated from the boiling water and not from direct heat source. Double boiling lets the soup ingredients slowly release their nutrients into the soup, thus making it tasty and wholesome. It's a long cooking process, roughly averaging 2 to 4 hours. The tip is not to open the cover to check on the soup as it'll bring down the temperature and affect the cooking process. The plus point is there's little evaporation and the soup will not boil over. The only thing is to monitor that there's enough water in the bigger pot and not let it run dry. Of course, nowadays, the slow cooker is another alternative to double boiling, saves the hassle of checking the water level.

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Herbal Jelly ~ Gui Ling Gao

H erbal Jelly ~ Gui Ling Ga o literally translated means 'Tortoise Jelly' is one of my family's favourite desserts. It's much more economical to prepare this at home for you'll need to fork out between Rm 9 to Rm 11 for a bowl of this cooling dessert in any of those herbal tea outlets. This soothing jelly, served chilled, is supposed to be able to help reduce our body heat, helps to get rid of toxins and is believed to be good for the skin thus culminating a healthier complexion.

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Comments

Angie's RecipesJune 19, 2010 at 9:09 PM
A real Japanese treat! The tempura ice cream looks scrumptious.
My Little SpaceJune 19, 2010 at 9:31 PM
Oh you went to S'pore! My parents were there last week too and just came back yesterday. Yeah, I think the price of the Japanese food is quite reasonable! S'pore high tea is quite cheap too! =o) Hope you're ahving a nice weekend.
Chers, kristy
tinyskilletJune 19, 2010 at 9:46 PM
I think that is a large amount of food for the money, good value! Everything looks so good. I can't believe that you had room for dessert!
AnonymousJune 21, 2010 at 9:13 AM
This meal sounds amazing! I would love a taste of the wagyu beef and the tempura ice cream!
Elin ChiaJune 21, 2010 at 4:11 PM
Glad you had a wonderful time in Singapore and had those scrumptious japanese food. I love salmon hahaha so drooling over yours now :p
Sokehah cheahJune 21, 2010 at 4:30 PM
Angie
Yes the tempura ice cream was rather unusual but a bit too sweet.

Kristy
Didn't have time for high tea. Would keep that in mind when I pop over next.

Lyndsey
Yes, we dragged our feet to the escalator!

5 Star Foodie
Seems the wagyu beef was great.

Elin
We browsed through the supermarkets, salmon is not cheap there too.

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