CHIN HUAT LIVE SEAFOOD
Just went for another round of food feast again.
I think i should do it every week so that i can gain some weight. Wahahaa...
I alway have a thing for food program. Hence, i have been faithfully following the "永远吃不肥" food program on tv (i think the program title is deceiving and cheating all the people out there because obviously, you are more likely to become 肥 instead of 吃不肥 if you constantly eat buffet). And the shitty thing about watching food program is that you can see it but you can't taste it, YET. Since this program started, i have food cravings almost every week, especially buffets. After watching some good reviews on tv, we decided to go Chin Huat (opposite Novena Square) for a steamboat feast as a belated celebration for zy's birthday :)
We arrived there around 6.30pm. I wonder was it the power of the media because we waited for almost 1 hour before we finally got a table. *Faint* By then we were already sweating like a cow. Think probably have to be there much earlier next time if we want to avoid the queue. We should be kiasu and go there at 5pm! *Sounds like a typical Singaporean*
We were given an indoor seats which is supposed to be air-conditioned but i think it was not strong enough. Can hardly felt it at all. And i wish the place could be bigger and more spacious. But the good thing is that the place is definitely more hygienic now compared to it's previous location at Marina South. Heard so many horror stories about that place. Lizards, cockcoaches and... I think i better don't go on. So maybe it's good that they shifted here.
The varieties there are not too bad. Other than the usual steamboat ingredients, there are also Sushi, BBQ, teppanyaki and Dessert sections. They also have a huge range of seafood, even a whole fish! But we did not dare to try it because we were unsure whether it's been throughly cleanse and scaled. Can even request for sambal stingray. ZY told me she saw curry chicken and 'Kong Bak Pao'(Braised Pork Belly Buns). And the pork belly is red instead of black. Ha... Sounds more like Char Siew. The soup base there is quite limited - only chicken broth and tom yam. But i think we would have chosen those two anyway even if there were other choices. No free flow of drinks though. Have to buy it from the counter :(
'Live' Crabs!!!! - My Favourite!!!!
'Live' Prawns
The reason why i put 'live' crabs/prawns was because we were allocated only a certain amount of live crabs and prawns based on the number of pax. But the prawns doesnt seem to be moving at all even though it is supposed to be LIVE. It certainly did not jump out of the bowl as what the waiteress warned us. Ha... But Leon claimed that he saw it wriggling. Maybe it was already half dead. Though i got to admit the prawns and crabs were certainly very fresh. I think it also made our soup bases even more flavourful. Too bad the amount allocated (the two pics above) is abit pathetic. I think i can even finish all by myself. Haha...
Some of the ingredients for cooking:
Chicken, Pork, Octopus
Mushrooms, Beancurds, Crabsticks, Various Meat/Fish Balls...
Greens
Fried food - Carrot cake, Onion Rings, Prawns
Sushi
Not exactly a great range of sushi varieties here as we only saw about 4 types of sushi on display. Maybe they did not replenish it because i noticed there were several empty trays at the sushi counter.
Desserts Corner
I think the chocolate eclair deserves a special mention here. They are super nice!!! Can't remember how many i ate. It's cold and refreshing, especially after all the heaty and fried stuff we just ate. It's not too sweet either. And i noticed the moment the waitress refilled it, it was gone within minutes. And then it will be refilled and emptied quickly again. Maybe that's why it tasted so good since it won't be left in the open for too long. The cream puff was nice too. The cream filling was frozen, so it felt like eating ice-cream. Again, it felt very shiok eating it.
The dessert section also consists of some cakes and brownies. Saw some puddings but did not manage to get it. There were also salads on the other side. And guess what? They even have chocolate fondue! That's why i jio them to go there. Wahahaa... Ok. Better stop my craziness. Anyway, the fondue was served in a small cup for each person. It comes with marshmallows and some cut fruits. Candles are provided if we decided to warm it up. Nothing special about the fondue though. I just want to mention it because i am biased towards chocolates. Lol...
Alright, gonna end my post here cos i am just helping a friend to give a brief feedback of what Chin Huat has to offer. I can foresee more steamboat feast coming up for me next month during CNY. Probably gonna be sick of it after that!
The 'steamboaters' :)
Posted by 大路痴
@ 6:51 PM
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