Sunday, June 17, 2007

Sushi Tatsu-revisited


(My favorites are above-nothing like raw eggs and sea urchin to boost your cholesterol).

Sushi Tatsu - my second time there in Singapore. It's in the Chymes. Sushi's like a 8/10 - i don't think it ranks in the same league as my NY favorites, but it'll do. It also seems more expensive for what you get... I had dinner there by myself and it costed about USD 75 (2 beers, an ochazuke [i saw them use the fresh salmon from the sushi bar], Negitoro maki (SGD20) and a pretty nice sushi deluxe set (SGD 50, seared swordfish and otoro, 2 uni's, 2 kanpachi's, white tuna, ikura, shimeaji (sp?) - they let me choose, which was nice).

Note that the waitresses and sushi chefs are kind of salesy, which is a turnoff.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Singapore Food and Views

Look closely for views of birds (probably sparrows) swarming:
Views of Singapore Chinatown:

(Above right: SGD 3 meal, eggnoodles with a tea egg and fish balls)
This is a view of the Chymes (sp?), a renovated church which has restaurants, bars, and a lot of nice cars parked outside on the cobblestone driveway. The Japanese restaurant was pretty good, but had quite small pcs as you can see.
These pictures below are from a restaurant I do not recommend. It's called Samy's, and it is Indian. The food is very... local, in that there are flies on the food that you pick out before sitting down. I had stomach issues for a few days afterwards, and almost tossed my cookies at the table (maybe more b/c I am not used to Indian spices, vs. the actual sanitary levels).
Captions: (Fishhead soup, i did not try) (Squid, was pretty soft) (My plate, a leaf)

Crab pictures

(Below L to R): Crab on Coral, Crab eating a pc of scallop upside down, Crab eating dried shrimp)

(Below L to R): Crab hitching a ride on Crab, Crab eating dead shrimp, Crab wandering

Expensive Fruit

Carrots from Japan (HKD 38 for 2, or USD 4+, on the bottom right back):
Cantelope from japan (HKD 400 for 1, or USD 50+):