Nirai-Kanai Okinawan Restaurant

I brought my wife to Nirai-Kanai Okinawan Restaurant for dinner today. This place is well know for its authentic Okinawan cuisine. It incorporates influences from Chinese cuisine and Southeast Asian cuisine due to trading businesses in the past. Pork is also a must have in Okinawan cuisine.

This Japanese restaurant is one of the few that I like to patronise. My wife likes to eat their Stir Fried Pork and Vegetables with spicy Kimchi. We ordered their Okinawan Famous Stewed Pork Belly, Bittergourd with Tofu, Pork and Egg as well as my wife's favourite Stir Fried Pork and Vegetables with spicy Kimchi. For Pork lovers, this restaurant is well known for their Pork Belly. It is so soft that when you can easily break it using your chopsticks. When you place the pork in your mouth, the goodness is beyond description. The layer of fat will just dissolve and melt in your mouth. Another Okinawan speciality is the bittergourd. The bittergourd is stir fried with tofu, pork and egg making it a perfect combination. The pork which is nice and soft added more flavour to the dish. For bittergourd lovers, this is one dish not to be missed. Lastly, the Stir Fried Pork and Vegetables with spicy Kimchi was very appetising. The pork is thinly sliced and stir fried with cabbage, bean sprouts and kimchi. The ingredients has absorbed the flavour of the kimchi making it a little sourish hence extremely appetising. My wife could really finish her bowl of white rice with just this dish. All the 3 dishes are simple but delicious. Overall, this is the best authentic and traditional Japanese cuisine that I have ever tasted.  

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawan_cuisine (Accessed 29 May 2011)
Rating: 9/10 (Die Die Must Try)

Nirai-kanai Okinawan Restaurant
19 Tanglin Road
#04-05 Tanglin Shopping Centre
S(247909)
 

Kyo-Nichi Japanese Ramen (Marina Square)

I was at Marina Square today for lunch. I decided to have Ramen at this place called Kyo-Nichi Japanese Ramen. This is one of the Top 10 Ramen in Singapore. One of the uniqueness of the Ramen here is the collagen in the soup base. I ordered one Standard Char Siew Ramen, Spicy Char Siew Ramen and a plate of Char Siew. The Standard Char Siew Ramen is served in richly flavoured collagen soup and the texture of the noodles were just nice. The Char Siew is delicious and will melt when you put it in your mouth. The Spicy Char Siew Ramen is also rich in flavour like the Standard Char Siew Ramen but the only difference is that it has added chilli oil that adds more flavour to the noodles if you like it spicy. As for the Char Siew, the pork is thinly sliced and even the fat melts in your mouth. This is definitely one of the best Ramen I have ever tasted. This is one Ramen not to be missed.
Rating: 9/10 (Die Die Must Try)

Kyo-Nichi Japanese Ramen (Marina Square)
6 Raffles Boulevard
#03-249 Marina Square
S(039594)