The Asian Kitchen

It was lunch time at Vivo City, and Aunt B** was terrified of the lunch crowd at the food court. Thankfully, Aunt A****** had in mind for us to have our lunch at The Asian Kitchen. No need to fight for vacant tables. Lol.

Aunt A****** had eaten at this outlet at Vivo City once, and she liked the food there. That was why she recommended this restaurant to us.

Not wanting to overeat, we ordered a side dish of tofu, a plate of vegetables, a plate of fried rice and a bowl of noodles to share.

Aunt A****** recommended Village Tofu. It was SGD4.90 per serving, with 4 pieces of tofu per serving.

I thought the tofu was quite special. It was soft, and yet the shape yielded. It had this smooth, melt-in-your-mouth texture and a milky taste. The tofu were topped with a sweet chilli sauce, julienned cucumbers, and chopped peanuts.

Village Tofu

Look at fine texture of the tofu

We ordered Stir-fried Kailan with Oriental Mushrooms. I did not like Kailan, but I did not mind this dish. The blanched vegetables were crispy, the mushrooms were tender and well-braised in brown gravy. They complemented each other well.

Stir Fried Kailan With Oriental Mushrooms

We ordered Fried Rice with Prawns. The rice was quite fragrant, the grains of rice were loose and not clump together. It was not too oily too. Fried Rice with Prawns is SGD7.90 per serving.

Fried Rice With Prawns

But for me, the best dish of the day was the Suan La Mian. It is a Sichuan style La Mian, cooked with the restaurant's original recipe. Aunt had recommended this dish as she had liked it the last time she ate it.

Well, the noodles were fiery hot, with the piquant taste of Sichuan peppercorns coming through. In addition, you could see ringlets of chillies in the thick broth. No wonder it was super spicy! The chillies aside, the other ingredients used were tofu dices, chicken dices, julienned black fungus and shitake slices.

I liked this noodle dish a lot, its flavour and taste deeply engraved in the recesses of my brain ;P!!

Suan La Mian

Delicious!! Makes me crave for it eve now ....

The bill came to about SGD33.00 and I thought it was fairly reasonable. I would go back to this restaurant, just for the Suan La Mian!