Feast on unagi from a heritage restaurant, 'black' curry rice, freshly made soba and more
Photos: Japan Foods Garden
The latest Japanese food enclave to open its doors may be nicely tucked away at Shaw Centre's Food Republic, but is no less of a gem.
Housing a cosy cluster of five concept stalls, Japan Foods Garden offers the opportunity to savour a variety of affordable dishes at a go — all the better for lunch or dinner khakis to share.
Despite the no-frills setting, the quality of the dishes, some of which hail straight from the Land of the Rising Sun, left us considerably impressed.
We ate our way through all five stalls and couldn't help but play flavourites.
2. Soba
Must-try: Chilled Zaru Soba with Ebi Tempura
Love the taste of chilled soba dipped in dashi broth? Make a beeline for Japan Food Town’s soba stall, which does a mean soba dish, best paired with their mouth-watering selection of freshly fried tempura.
Made on the spot using a specially-imported machine from Japan, which compresses the homemade dough and passes it out as strands of noodles into a pot of boiling water, the soba is cooked for a precise amount of time, then rinsed in cold water so as to retain the perfect firm texture.
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