Zi Yean Restaurant Pte Ltd
Ms PR's hubs was away on business so we hung out after work. I was craving steamed fish, and since Zi Yean's so near her home, we decided to have dinner there. It's funny, because although she lives a 5 minute walk from the Cantonese restaurant, she's only been here twice! I suppose sometimes it's easy to overlook things that are right in front of you.
Zi Yean's menu has just been revised, new dishes have been added and not surprisingly, prices have been "updated" as well. I guess there's really just no escaping the ever-rising inflation huh? The silver lining is that payment by OCBC or Standard Chartered credit cards gives you a 15% discount. Hurray for credit card discounts!
The Soon Hock ($8 per 100g) steamed Hong Kong style was moist, fresh and very well done. For a fish that spent its adult life in freshwater lakes and streams, this tastes amazingly non-freshwater-fish-like. The delicate soy and peanut oil seasoning married well with the clean plain flavours of the fish.
The Braised Ee-Fu Noodle with Shredded Duck ($13) was nicely done, noodles were soft but not limp, beansprouts were crunchy, and duck was plentiful and fresh. That said, I'd have preferred the mushroom version of this noodle dish, but it's really a matter of preference.
The Zi Yean Empire Chicken Stuffed with Perserved Vegetable ($22) is really a must-try here. The chicken is steamed over a low heat for ages, stuffed with salty piquant preserved vegetable, so the flavours of the shredded vegetable stuffing really seeps into the flesh of the fresh (not frozen) chicken, so you get a truly aromatic, flavoursome and incredibly tender, fall-off-the-bone meat.
The Sauteed French Beans in Chef's Special Sauce ($12) is my favourite vegetable dish here. Skinny baby French beans are used so it stays crunchy through the frying process, and the chef's X.O. sauce used imbues the greens with a delectable smoky, spicy and sweet coating.
Complimentary Braised Peanuts Appetizer
Zi Yean Restaurant Pte Ltd
Blk 56 Lengkok Bahru
#01-443
Tel: 6474 0911 (aircon), 6471 0253 (non-aircon)
Open daily from 11am to 10.30pm
Website: www.ziyean.com.sg
Zi Yean's menu has just been revised, new dishes have been added and not surprisingly, prices have been "updated" as well. I guess there's really just no escaping the ever-rising inflation huh? The silver lining is that payment by OCBC or Standard Chartered credit cards gives you a 15% discount. Hurray for credit card discounts!
The Soon Hock ($8 per 100g) steamed Hong Kong style was moist, fresh and very well done. For a fish that spent its adult life in freshwater lakes and streams, this tastes amazingly non-freshwater-fish-like. The delicate soy and peanut oil seasoning married well with the clean plain flavours of the fish.
The Braised Ee-Fu Noodle with Shredded Duck ($13) was nicely done, noodles were soft but not limp, beansprouts were crunchy, and duck was plentiful and fresh. That said, I'd have preferred the mushroom version of this noodle dish, but it's really a matter of preference.
The Zi Yean Empire Chicken Stuffed with Perserved Vegetable ($22) is really a must-try here. The chicken is steamed over a low heat for ages, stuffed with salty piquant preserved vegetable, so the flavours of the shredded vegetable stuffing really seeps into the flesh of the fresh (not frozen) chicken, so you get a truly aromatic, flavoursome and incredibly tender, fall-off-the-bone meat.
The Sauteed French Beans in Chef's Special Sauce ($12) is my favourite vegetable dish here. Skinny baby French beans are used so it stays crunchy through the frying process, and the chef's X.O. sauce used imbues the greens with a delectable smoky, spicy and sweet coating.
Complimentary Braised Peanuts Appetizer
Zi Yean Restaurant Pte Ltd
Blk 56 Lengkok Bahru
#01-443
Tel: 6474 0911 (aircon), 6471 0253 (non-aircon)
Open daily from 11am to 10.30pm
Website: www.ziyean.com.sg
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