September 7, 2007: A and I thought hard on where to take his rather un-localized Japanese friend for dinner. We both agreed on the cze char place on Upper Bukit Timah Road, Forture Seafood, simply because of its variety and casualness.
His friend came in his best Aquascutum long-sleeve shirt. It wasn't that out of place at this eat-out because some white customers came properly dressed in black night attire, though not overwhelming kind of dinner outfit.
We asked what he would like, and the reply was "boiled crab with ice" -doesn't that sound like Hokkaido hairy crab? We replied, "Oh... sorry, there's no such crab dish here. There're others..." He said, "No chilli crab or pepper crab for me, please". So we settled on the crab with salted egg yolk - which Makansutra recommends.
This crab dish was not that well-done as I expected it to be. It was not as dry as it should be - like the shrimps in salted egg yolk at Imperial Treasure (Marina Square). Though it was not dripping with oil, you can tell it's been fried in oil.
Forture's shrimps in cereal- my favourite local dish- is one of those easily available and affordable excellent versions, though. It's very drained in oil and one can't tell whether it's been fried or not. However, I've also tasted the version whereby the shrimp shells are kept intact-and the shrimps certainly turn out tastier.
We've had a lot that evening. The sheng mian (literally, raw noodles which are crispy instead) was very good. The vegetables with scallop was also fantastic - and I only wished there was lesser oil.
The oyster omelette was unforgettable as well- the egg was soft and the oysters small but plump and succulent. They are better than those at Newton's Circus.
At last, we ordered desserts, but oops, there weren't any. Sorry, we told our guest. Whatabout an ice-cream somewhere else along Bukit Timah? He chose "chatting" as his dessert and seemed quite pleased with conversation rather than with food.
(* 24 April 2011: We suspect a heavy dosage of MSG is used at the stall. We did have to clear our throats several times after each meal.)
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