I've begun to realise that i will never be a good food blogger. I love food very much, I love drinks even more, I think i can write a decent article if necessary, i can take a mean picture if the lightings are right.... BUT... what good is all that when this food blogger ends up eating and drinking everything on the table before the photos are taken and notes are recorded!
Take my posting about Morton's for example, picture of the steak looked pretty decent but truth is that that's a half eaten steak! Ate half of it before realising that i forgot to take pictures! turned the steak over and with some clever angled shots, managed to take a pic of the steak as if it was untouched... And that's not the only shot i have cleverly covered up....
If you looked up "Crap Food Blogger" in the dictionary, you will probably find my face there...
On some ocassions though, i am thankful that i have friends who are fanatic enough to take pictures of every single dish before allowing the rest of us to partake the food. This is one such ocassion. All pics in this posting were made possibly by Peiling. She's like the world's biggest Hello Kitty fan.... she takes fantastic photos, she's really funny and she is a master in the art of "Disciplining Hubbys" I would write a lot more about her but personally i think it's just not nice to compliment your good friend's wife too much... raises your friend's ego, gets the wife all jealous, makes your other married mates wary about you, yada yada yada... :P
Back to food blogging....
It's National Day Eve..... everyone's in a party mood.... group of us friends start off the evening with drinks at Axis Bar and Lounge @ Oriental (looks like this is going to be my new hangout place). We then proceed to the Mohd Sultan area for some good Japanese food!
Yumeya Japanese Restaurant. Located along Mohd Sultan Road, this Jap restaurant is run by Lee Loon, a Chinese Chap. I did not get a chance to speak with him much other than complaining that his promise of a table within 10 mins extended to over 30 mins. I did put in a formal demand of 15% discount and 2 x 300ml bottles of Sake for our waiting time and i made clear to him in no uncertain terms that if my demand was not met, i would do absolutely nothing detrimental to him. Poor chap shivered in fear and gave in to my demands....
First up was the Fugu Mirin Boshi.....
Some will have you believe that this is the most dangerous dish in the world. It's basically Puffer fish meat and if cleaned incorrectly, the slightest hint of poison will make you look like Paul Twohill with a bad hair day... This dish taste so much like Bak Kwa. If you are feeling down and want to end it all, eating poisonous bak kwa would be a nice way to go...
Next up was the assorted plate of Sashimi. I'm not at that level in which i can comment on why this sashimi taste better than that but i certainly can differentiate between fresh sashimi and err.. not fresh ones. And the Sashimi that Yumeya serves are FREEEEEEEESH!!! SO so yummy!
After the Sashimi came the Cheese Oyster served with a plate of flames. Cheese was like still bubbling when served. SO so yummy!
Crap, once again, my limited range of adjectives put to the test... shall let the photos do the talking....
Yasai Kakiage... Deep Fried Vegetable... Crispy and Tasty!
Age Dashi Tofu.... this one is awesome! One of the best Age Dashi Tofus i have eaten. Problem with most places serving this dish is that the skin gets a bit soggy after prolonged periods in the sauce. But over at Yumeya, they've managed to do this perfectly... the skin continues to remain taut and crispy and together with the sauce... Oooooh
Wafu Steak.... Nice!
Gyu Tataki.... Beef fillet.... Nice!
Kinoko Mikisu Yaki... NOW THIS IS WHAT I CALL A NICE DISH OF ASPARAGUS!!! It bloody cost $10 and taste like a million dollars. if you are wondering what the caps lock are all about, it's in relation to the $25 plate of asparagus i paid at Morton's... That one cost a million dollars and taste like $10!
We finally ended the evening with a Dobin Mushi. This is a pot of soup which have lots of goodies in it. The Dobin Mushi was really tasty and it sure helped to complete a perfect meal. But where's the photo of the Dobin Mushi?!?!? Peiling? *curious look*
The whole dinner event was aptly accompanied by 5 x 300ml bottles of Hot Sake. Not much alcohol for a party of 7... which is why we then proceeded to Stanley's apartment over at The Pier (just across the road) for another 2 bottles of Champagne, 2 bottles of white wine, 1 bottle of red wine and toasted to our country over and over and over.....
Happy 42nd Birthday Singapore!
Yumeya Japanese Restaurant
33 Mohamed Sultan Road
#01-01, Singapore 238977
Tel: 68870282
1 comment:
err.. actually i think the sashimi is not quite fresh.. :p. Mrs lim.
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