Tucked in a quiet corner in the northern part of Singapore, Yassin Kampung Seafood strives to bring back the good old days of early Singapore when life was simpler, happier and culturally richer. Food is undeniably a part of our rich culture and Mr Yassin Ng has successfully recreated authentic Malay dishes using basic down-to-earth ingredients, just like in the old days. There is nothing modernly innovative about the food being offered at this restaurant. What you get will be food that we are all familiar with, food we grew up eating.
With three in our lunch group we ordered 4 dishes to share - curry fish head, sambal prawn with petai, chap chye and the restaurant's signature dish, durian chicken.
The curry fish head was to me a tad too sweet and rich in santan. I prefer it to be more spicy with a dash of sour ala Apollo Banana Leaf Restaurant. This dish did not really appeal to me.
The Sambal Prawn with Petai was one of my favourite dishes. The prawns were drenched in a creamy chili sauce infused with an assortment of local herbs and spices. The addition of onions, tomatoes, daun limau purut and petai added to the robust flavour of the dish. My only complaint was the miniscule amount of petai; I could do with more.
Of course, in any balanced meal, it is obligatory to have a vegetable dish. Our choice was chap chye which turned out to be more of a chop suey rather than the traditional nyonya chap chye, which I was expecting. Still, I wasn't disappointed. The dish had a good combination of different types of vegetables and seafood.
The dish that our guest, Fr Andrew Wong, highly recommend for us to sample was also the restaurant's specialty - Durian Chicken. I honestly had no idea what to expect of a dish with such an exotic name. But my my curiosity was piqued.
Darling wife wasn't too enthusiastic over this dish. I, on the other hand, found it amusingly delightful. Little morsels of boneless chicken meat are first deep-fried, then doused in thick creamy durian sauce. You would have thought that the sauce would be sweet but it is actually more savoury than sweet like the fruit. Chef and owner, Yassin, has skilfully blended a savoury durian sauce in the same way the Mexicans created their savoury chocolate sauce to go with their meats.
The peppy flavour of the durian brought back, for me, sweet memories of my mum eating durian with steaming hot rice. It was always a treat for her, something she relished with great contentment.
I might just make a return visit to Yassin Kampung Seafood for its very unique Durian Chicken.
Yassin Kampung Seafood
Blk 210 Marsiling Crescent
#01-01/03, Singapore 730210
Tel: 6667 3481
Ambiance: 6/10
Service: 7/10
Food: 6.5/10
Pricing: $$
Recommendation: Sambal Prawn with Petai, Durian Chicken
With three in our lunch group we ordered 4 dishes to share - curry fish head, sambal prawn with petai, chap chye and the restaurant's signature dish, durian chicken.
The curry fish head was to me a tad too sweet and rich in santan. I prefer it to be more spicy with a dash of sour ala Apollo Banana Leaf Restaurant. This dish did not really appeal to me.
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| Curry Fish Head |
The Sambal Prawn with Petai was one of my favourite dishes. The prawns were drenched in a creamy chili sauce infused with an assortment of local herbs and spices. The addition of onions, tomatoes, daun limau purut and petai added to the robust flavour of the dish. My only complaint was the miniscule amount of petai; I could do with more.
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| Sambal Prawn with Petai |
Of course, in any balanced meal, it is obligatory to have a vegetable dish. Our choice was chap chye which turned out to be more of a chop suey rather than the traditional nyonya chap chye, which I was expecting. Still, I wasn't disappointed. The dish had a good combination of different types of vegetables and seafood.
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| Chap Chye |
Darling wife wasn't too enthusiastic over this dish. I, on the other hand, found it amusingly delightful. Little morsels of boneless chicken meat are first deep-fried, then doused in thick creamy durian sauce. You would have thought that the sauce would be sweet but it is actually more savoury than sweet like the fruit. Chef and owner, Yassin, has skilfully blended a savoury durian sauce in the same way the Mexicans created their savoury chocolate sauce to go with their meats.
The peppy flavour of the durian brought back, for me, sweet memories of my mum eating durian with steaming hot rice. It was always a treat for her, something she relished with great contentment.
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| Durian Chicken |
I might just make a return visit to Yassin Kampung Seafood for its very unique Durian Chicken.
Yassin Kampung Seafood
Blk 210 Marsiling Crescent
#01-01/03, Singapore 730210
Tel: 6667 3481
Ambiance: 6/10
Service: 7/10
Food: 6.5/10
Pricing: $$
Recommendation: Sambal Prawn with Petai, Durian Chicken
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