My father invited some of his friends for dinner. Amazingly, one of his friend's wife is the CEO of one of the most great restaurant in Singapore, Tung Lok Classic. So we had my birthday dinner there. There is nothing special about the restaurant. It's a Chinese Restaurant and I have never been there.. Then the restaurant has already set the menu for the day. So without any delay, we start our dinner.. Honestly, I did not know the exact name of each dish but pictures say it all =) be prepared to drool..
1. Appetizer
we start our dinner by this. a waiter come and bring this to the centre of the table. all of us are amazed by the presentation. first, we thought we will just take whatever there and eat.. well.. it's just for presentation
then, each of us got our own individual plate. the waiter told us to eat from the right to the left. the far right is a watermelon with some kind of crab meat sashimi. the second right is foie gras in a bun. the next one is lobster meat in a yam nest and the far left is some kind of crab and lobster meat fried cakes. all of them are delish.. but my favorite is the lobster meat in a yam nest.
2. Soup
next, the waiter turn off the light then come back with the next food, the soup. Interestingly, they light a fire. this is a shark fin soup in sakura chicken broth. I lurve the soup. it's so tasteful, the shark fin is so fresh and the broth is super nice. I asked why they called it sakura chicken. they say, sakura chicken is the chicken version or wagyu beef.. hahahahaha.. the luxurious chicken lifestyle makes the chicken really tender and very tasteful.
3. Fish
third dish is fish. in the beginning, the waiter said that today they have a very special fish, super big grouper fish. It weights 48 kg and for today's special fish dish, we got to taste its special part, the belly part, which is the most delish part of the fish. so, here it is. the fish were marinated in ginger and spring onion sauce. then they put soy sauce as the finishing touch. it tastes soooo goooodddd... oya, I am really proud of Hendry who can finish this dish considering he doesn't eat ginger and spring onion =)
4. Geoduck
Final dish is geoduck. I rarely eat geoduck but this is one is really nice. they cook the geoduck with noodle. so, i guess this is my birthday noodle for the year.. hehehehehehe... the geoduck is really fresh and very tender. it blends nicely with the noodle and the soup. it just such a perfect combination..
5. Dessert
this is the best part.. they have 2 kind of dessert. one is mango and the other is durians. all the dessert was served in a cup of coconut in a big bowl of ice. it's very nice presentation for keeping the ice nice and cold. on the side they also have the super fresh healthy juice. it's green but it's delish.. it contains coy sum, pineapple, and lemon.
for the mango they have mango ice cream with mango cubes and coconut jelly
for durian, they have durian meat with sweet black bean dessert and walnut on the side.. i could say the durian is super duper good. and everything blends nicely in your mouth..
for me, it is just the perfect dinner. but birthday has not complete without the birthday cake.. so after dinner, i suspected the waiters are coming in with birthday cake.. i thought it is a regular chocolate birthday cake.. but i was wrong.. it is a super very special birthday cake because it is one of a kind. if you notice the "cake" has a chinese written. those chinese written texts are written by the waiter especially for me. it was not just a written texts or a normal birthday greeting. it sorts of like a wishing birthday poem for me.. what makes it special, the waiter not only singing Happy Birthday but 2 waiters sing the poem in Chinese and in Cantonese.. the sing it or should i say "rap" it.. then they explain every meaning of it. I just felt special because everything that happens that night is specially organized ONLY for ME...
So what should I say.. It is my one of a kind birthday celebration..
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