Thursday 14 May 2015

Tsukada Nojo, Chinatown

I was always curious about the long lines at Tsukada Nojo in Plaza Singapura so when a friend suggested the outlet at Chinatown Point for dinner one evening, I was thrilled! We joined the queue close to 7 pm and waited approximately 20 to 30 minutes for our table. Tsukada Nojo is famous for their Bijin Nabe ($25 per pax) so we were definitely going for that. We also ordered the Bacon Rice Rolls and Chicken Nanban.

Bijin Nabe is basically a hotpot with a combination of meat, vegetables, seafood, and mushrooms in chicken soup. The chicken soup is boiled for a long time and cooled to form puddings. These puddings are served in the hotpot to the customer and allowed to "melt" into a thick tasty broth. 


The soup base is definitely the highlight in this meal. Thick, creamy, chicken broth which was just so smooth and delicious. I hear it is also high in collagen, though I am not certain how far consuming collagen helps in fighting wrinkles. The ingredients were fresh and so delicious after they absorbed the wonderful soup base. 


The Chicken Nanban (Fried Chicken with tar tar sauce) was decent, with chunks of juicy fried chicken. 


The Bacon Rice Rolls were very interesting with thick slices of bacon wrapped around rice and grilled.


Jelly for each of us as desserts!


The soup base in Tsukada Nojo is truly unforgettable. I will not return for the side dishes, but I would definitely find some way (and some patience) to come back and join the queue again for the Bijin Nabe because I am such a sucker for good soup base!

#02-37 Chinatown Point
Bijin Nabe is served during dinner


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