Mum's bday celebration at Khmer Delight
Brought my mum to Singapore only Cambodian restaurant, Khmer Delight, for her bday dinner yesterday. Brilliant choice since my mum is always keen for new food places.
Can't quite describe the style. Nope, it is not quite Vietnamese. Not quite Thai. Not quite Indonesian.
The Banana Flower Salad was the da-bomb dish for me. I love Thai mango salad to death and I finally found something even better than that. It has the same crunch as mango salad but is alot more delicate in taste. The mixture of lemony/limey, nutty, salty, sweet taste is just mindblowing. I never really liked crunchy fried stuff but these are some tasty spring rolls. Really crispy on the outside and soft but not mushy yam+minced meat paste thingy for the stuffing. Divine.
Main courses are hits and misses for me. More misses cos I like savory food more. The sweet pineapple-y signature soup and Lok Lak beef (stir fried beef with more sweet than sour sauce) just didn't work for me. But my mum and Yong on the other hand were digging heartily into these two dishes while I attacked the Fish Amok.
I was looking forward to this dish after reading all the Hungrygowhere raving reviews thus was kind of disappointed to see the size of it - small soup bowl. But oh.. what potent stuff it is. The top layer is made up of some soft otah-liked sauce that is bursting of coconut, lime leaves, etc flavours. Scoop deep into the bottom of the bowl to get through the layer of sauce to the soft tender fish at the bottom and hurl the wonderful mixture into the mouth. Squint slightly , purse lips and make some throaty appreciative sounds. Oh yeah, that is how I enjoy good food.
We ordered Durian sticky rice which is kind of so so only. But the Mont Blanc cake from Flor Patisserie was heavenly. Fluffy soft sponge cake with chestnut cream, stuffed generously with small pieces of Gao Lak (roasted chestnut), topped with fresh gorgeous fruits. It was a perfect ending to the wonderful night.
Absolutely love the smile on my mummy in this photo. ^o^
Can't quite describe the style. Nope, it is not quite Vietnamese. Not quite Thai. Not quite Indonesian.
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| Top: Banana Flower Salad; Bottom: Fried Spring Roll |
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| Clockwise from top left: Signature soup; Fish Amok; Lok Lak Beef; Fried kangkong |
I was looking forward to this dish after reading all the Hungrygowhere raving reviews thus was kind of disappointed to see the size of it - small soup bowl. But oh.. what potent stuff it is. The top layer is made up of some soft otah-liked sauce that is bursting of coconut, lime leaves, etc flavours. Scoop deep into the bottom of the bowl to get through the layer of sauce to the soft tender fish at the bottom and hurl the wonderful mixture into the mouth. Squint slightly , purse lips and make some throaty appreciative sounds. Oh yeah, that is how I enjoy good food.
We ordered Durian sticky rice which is kind of so so only. But the Mont Blanc cake from Flor Patisserie was heavenly. Fluffy soft sponge cake with chestnut cream, stuffed generously with small pieces of Gao Lak (roasted chestnut), topped with fresh gorgeous fruits. It was a perfect ending to the wonderful night.
Absolutely love the smile on my mummy in this photo. ^o^
4 comments:
i'm so gonna visit this Khmer restaurant! Was in Cambodia about 6 mths back and my bf and I devoured khmer food for every single meal. We loved it. Glad to know that there's one in Singapore so that we can start visiting it soon :)
Thanks for introduction!
Z, in all my sleepiness I deleted your comment accidentally. *smack forehead* anyway I am torn between cutting or letting the hair grow. What cha think?
Blisschic, oh u must so try the Amok dishes! And I heard from the colleague who recommended this place that their pumpkin dessert is VERY good. It was da-bomb dish for her.
That's a tough call to make, I think you look good in both. Long hair is lovely but short hair always looks sassy! Remember how I was dying to cut my hair short after the wedding? Er, I still can't bear to part with my long permed hair :/
Ya Loh it takes courage to snip it short! I was mulling over cutting but it took an impulse decision to actually go ahead to chop them off!
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