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| Great -looking curry Chicken Rice set @ food republic Image from Locky's English Playground |
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| Hainanese Chicken Rice @ food republic Image from Locky's English Playground |
So I found myself back in food republic in Cityplaza. To my disappointment, there was only one shop that sells curry and it happened to be the store I have recommended before in Food & Restaurant: Hainanese Chicken Rice -- Food Republic @ CityPlaza. Last time though, I reviewed their Hainanese chicken rice (by the way, I've added the Scores to that review too), this time it's their (Singaporean?) curry.
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| Curry Chicken Rice set at food republic Image from Locky's English Playground |
Okay, how was the food? I must use that punch line of my dear old friend John Poon,
"looks can be deceptive".
In fact, it was so deceptive that the presentation is a definite 5-star, but only the soup, rice and the veg actually tasted good!
What about the curry? It was tastelessly ridiculous -- not a pinch of salt or sugar, just red-coloured oil and dead dry chicken which is worth no more than one star texture-wise, an obvious outcome of continuous over-boiling.
In fact, it was so disappointing that I went to focus on making fun of the statue sitting on the table before me. See the photo below?
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| A human-looking statue with 4 claypots at his butt Image from Locky's English Playground |
Overall, a complete waste of money and stomach space. Which goes to show that the difference in terms of food quality of two different dishes from the same store/restaurant can be huge! Will not give this dish a second chance, never!
Primo Aprile? <= (This is Italian)
Scores:
Look: ★★★★★ 5/5
Taste: ★★☆☆☆ 1/5
Smell: ★★☆☆☆ 0/5
Textures: ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Temperature: ★★★★★ 3/5
Overall: ★★☆☆☆ 10/25
Vocabulary:
taste buds -- (n) plural a group of cells, found especially on the tongue, which allow different tastes to be recognized
-ish -- (n) when used after a number, it means "plus some number"
punch line -- (n)[C] the last part of a joke or a story that explains the meaning of what has happened previously or makes it amusing
pinch -- (n) [C] a small amount of something, esp. the amount that you can hold between your finger and thumb:
stomach space -- (n) [U] the available room inside your stomach
Resources:
Food: The Search For Great Curry -- Part 1 @ Locky's English Playground
Food & Restaurant: Hainanese Chicken Rice -- Food Republic @ CityPlaza @ Locky's English Playground
