Taiwanese all-day breakfast, braised pork rice & different delights at Bras Basah

It’s been ages since I stepped foot into Taiwan. I significantly miss the sights, sounds, and meals from there! To fulfill my cravings, I made a decision to move right down to a comparatively new institution referred to as Jyu Gae Bistro. They’re positioned at Lazada One alongside Bras Basah Road and provide varied Taiwanese delights.

I selected to sit down of their al fresco part, the place I may people-watch whereas ready for my meals to reach. The atmosphere of this place was cool with tons of wooden and black accents in every single place.

The indoor seating part has a small stage the place native bands come to carry out day by day from 8pm onwards. There was additionally an impressive-looking bar with rows of spirits and liquor proudly on show— too unhealthy, they’re just for critical alcohol drinkers like my boss, Seth.

What I attempted at Jyu Gae Bistro

I used to be enthusiastic about Jyu Gae Bistro’s all-day breakfast part on the menu. I clearly remembered being blown away by egg crepe rolls in Kaohsiung when my Taiwanese pals launched me to it.

To relive that have, my eating companions and I went for the Taiwanese Pork Floss Egg Crepe (S$8.90). It was mainly pork floss and egg wrapped with roti prata, served with a dip stuffed with garlic bits— the Taiwanese model makes use of precise crepes, although.

I liked how the rolls remained crispy even after dunking it into the sauce, which had a sturdy garlic infusion.

The garlic bits clung onto the crepe and additional enhanced the garlicky flavour, which went rather well with the egg and sweet-salty pork floss.

I additionally liked that there was a refined spice shock on the finish, catching me off guard— this dish had managed to hit the spot in spite of everything!

I then moved on to the subsequent dish, the Jyu Gae Signature 3 Bowls Set (S$16.90). It was a degustation of Taiwan’s famend avenue meals, which consisted of braised pork rice, salt-pepper popcorn rooster, and oyster mee sua.

The braised pork rice had a pile of pork stomach resting on a mattress of short-grain rice. The meat with its creamy layers of fats disintegrated in my mouth right away.

Perhaps my solely unfavourable remark about it was the pork stomach’s flavour— it turned muted after mixing it with the rice.

For the popcorn rooster, I used to be given a alternative between mala, spicy or authentic. I acquired the mala, and popped a bit into my mouth. Dang, what an expertise it was! Within seconds, the spice got here at me in full swing.

Subsequently, my tongue acquired accustomed to the warmth and earlier than I knew it, I used to be hooked.

The mee sua had 3 cooked oysters and a pile of minced garlic. I liked how plump and recent the oysters had been. The velvety strands of mee sua had enveloped the umami-ness of the broth rather well, with tiny punches of garlic.

I added the accompanying vinegar into the bowl, which uplifted the dish with its acidity. The entire mixture tasted prefer it was made like a Taiwanese native, true to its authentic style.

For dessert, I went for the Taiwanese Ice Cream Popiah (S$8.90). It got here in a board with 2 items of popiah pores and skin, crushed peanuts, coriander, and a couple of scoops of ice cream (muah chee and taro yam-flavoured).

I positioned the coriander sprigs on the backside adopted by the muah chee ice cream on prime.

I unfold the ice cream evenly on the pores and skin and sprinkled the peanuts earlier than rolling it. For those that assume that this mix is unorthodox, it really works (haters of coriander will in all probability name the police on me).

The crunch from the peanuts and the recent citrus notes of the coriander labored properly collectively to reinforce the creamy flavours of the muah chee ice cream. We had a tricky time chewing the popiah pores and skin although, which was barely dry and cardboard-ish (what a pity).

I most well-liked the taro yam ice cream, which was a lot stronger in style in comparison with the muah chee.

Final Thoughts

When you dine at Jyu Gae Bistro, you’ll be briefly transported to Taiwan with out having to buy an air ticket.

Delicious meals, nice service, heat atmosphere… what’s there to not love? I’ll be again quickly!

Expected injury: S$10 – S$18 per pax

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