I just ended my classes of Hot Abs & Hot Shape when I walked past the infamous Tim Ho Wan queue at Plaza Singapura...
Wait. What queue?
It was surprisingly short so I decided to pop in and quickly called A.
"B, no queue at Tim Ho Wan leh. FASTER!!!"
We were in before 15mins, shiokness.
Since it was our first time here, we ordered many dishes to try and we were astounded that none failed us, despite the high volume of people, as there was a high quality control with consistent freshness & all our baskets arrived steaming hot.
And when one hears so much about the Four Heavenly Kings (BBQ Pork Bun, Fried Carrot Cake, Steamed Malay Cake, Pig Liver Roll).... that's it.
MUST ORDER ALL.
1) BBQ Pork Bun ($4.50):
It comes in a set of 3pieces, with each piping hot. My first bite into the crumbly puff revealed its sweet yet savoury steaming insides immediately, showing how packed with roast pork it was. The soft pork sang a pretty song with the fragrant biscuit, making every bite truly enjoyable.
We think this is exactly what would happen if Roti Papa met Char siew bak.
So yes, this is definitely our favourite dish.
2) Steamed pork ribs ($4.20):
This was a tender and juicy rendition that was tasty and fragrant. Simple and traditional. We liked it well enough!
3) Fried Carrot Cake ($4.50):
Smooth, fragrant and not oily at all. This was such a hit with both of us, especially when bits of fresh radish bit were found! It is good on its own but I also liked it with the THW chili (slightly spicy and quite kickass).
Our glorious spread of food:
4) Steamed siew mai($5.00):
It was known by another name on the menu - steamed pork dumpling with prawn - which suited us fine because they were really stuffed with these juicy meat. Whew, didn't get cheated. And I loved the dish for the plump & fresh flavours where each morsel danced sweetly on the tastebuds.
5) Steamed Chicken Feet ($4.00):
I wasn't expecting much, but it was surprisingly good and tasty with a spicy after taste, making it quite a shiok dish. Ps. For chix feet lovers, Canton paradise also does a mean dish of this "phoenix claws".
6) Pig Liver Vermicelli ($5.50):
Calling all pig liver fans, this is a dish you have to try. Being judgmental, I found the pairing rather squeamish. Pig liver wrapped in chee cheong fan, really?? But mai siao siao not bad leh! I like my pork liver plump, juicy and slightly raw.. and it was the way I found it in this dish. And the skin of the chee cheong fan was moist and firm, making the unusual dish complete.
7) Steamed Beancurd Skin ($4.00):
Aka "fu pi juan" in Chinese. Normally I will go for the fried version but because I was too kan cheong in ordering, I didn't see the option available on the other side of the menu. Haha what a foodie faux pax! Anyway, I'm glad for that as it was stuffed with meat, prawns and crunchy vegetable with a juicy skin. It was still slightly crispy which was the icing on the cake. (Ps: On my 2nd time back, I've tried the fried version and I prefer this!)
8) Osmanthus Cake ($3.50):
If you are following WLF on instagram (it's @weelovefood) , you should have seen how bouncy it was... really shake until shiok. We decided to try it as a few tables ordered and also, the glistening skin of the jelly was rather irresistable. Boy, what a joy it was to eat this refreshing "cake", as it was full of the natural sweetness of wolfberries & osmanthus. And it was gone under 2 minutes. That good.
Just look at that shining skin:
9) Steamed Egg cake ($3.80):
Such a sweet fluffy item in the Heavenly Kings.
We were rather reluctant to order it as it just sounded bleak to eat steamed cake in a Michelin star restaurant. But boy, we regretted not ordering more for a take-away! (P.s. you also have to queue to take away) This item was really fragrant, soft with a light coconut aftertaste and you just can't stop eating it. Another "must order" item!!
10) Chinese Pu Erh Tea ($1.20):
No need pictures lah. They only have one type available and it was aromatic with free refills.
Go on, head on down to Tim Ho Wan now if you haven't.
You have to.
Xx, wlf.
