As usual, it was filled fun and laughter with the girls, not forgetting the gossip! Haha.
Moving on to the food..
Fried Pork Cutlet
I've tried this dish the other time I came with my family, and it was still as how I'd remembered it to be. The well-seasoned cutlet was succulent and every bite was bursting with juices. It was rather oily though.
Original Xiao Long Baos
This is a perennial favourite of countless people, not only us Singaporeans. The girls were raving about this even before we reached the restaurant. I've had it before and it was all right for me. The 18-folds thing didn't really make a difference for me, but the skin was suitably thin and the stock was fragrant. I still prefer CJ La Mian XLB's rendition over this. Idk why, it just tastes better. Its probably the stock, i guess.
Egg Fried Rice
Fat, luscious pearl grain rice were used, and were stir-fried with eggs and spring onions to produce this simple yet pleasing dish. The first few bites were really good, but after that it started to get a little boring. Even after adding soy sauce and pepper to it, it still tasted pretty bland. Reason: Lack of wok hei. I almost had difficulties finishing it. Probably won't order it again.
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Steamed Chilli Crab with Pork Bun
I recommended this dish to the girls because I'd tried the limited edition Chilli Crab XLBs (below) last year which was mighty awesome! However, this was disappointing. The bun didn't go well with the filling (it's like 2 separate entities altogether). The filling itself was acceptable, the chilli crab meat wasn't as spicy as I would like it to be, but it was bursting with pork juices which were kind of fragrant and rich-tasting.
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And because we spent more than $80 in a single receipt, we were entitled to the Complimentary Taiwan Red Bean Rice Dumpling when we paid using any DBS/POSB Debit/Credit Card.
The girls were really shocked when the rice dumpling arrived on our table as it was much smaller than we'd expected it to be. But taste-wise, it was good. The sticky glutinuous rice had absorbed the fragrance of the lotus leaves used to wrap it, and the red-bean filling wasn't too sweet nor dry.
Verdict: Nothing particularly impressive this time, but it was the company that matters =D I would probably return to Din Tai Fung to try that appetizer 'Vegetarian Delight in Vinegar dressing' or if there are new dishes on their menu that entices me to try!
Credit: I didn't take pictures for this meal, so all the pictures were found from Google. Credits to foodpoi.com and keropok.com for the pictures.
