Sinpopo Brand Restaurant
내 친구들과 나는 예방 접종에 대해 이야기하고 있어요.
우리 싱가포르 인들은 너무 행운인데 무료로 예방 접종을 받을 수있는 선택권이 있어요. 하지만 예방 접종을 받아야하는지 어떻게 결정해요??
우선 나는 모든 사람이 백신 접종 여부를 선택해야한다고 생각해요. 하지만 모두가 제대로 조사해야한다고 생각해요. 요즘 페이크 뉴스가 너무 많아서 읽은 모든 뉴스를 확인해야해요. 그리고 의료 전문가와 의사 만 신뢰해야 돼요.
날씨를 알고 싶다면 기상 학자에게 물어 보시죠?? 집에 누수가 있으면 배관공에게 가죠?? 아프면 의사를 가죠?? 그런데 요즘 왜 그렇게 많은 사람들이 페이크 의료 뉴스를 공유하고 있어요?!?
지인들이 페이스북이나 인스타그램에 페이크 뉴스를 퍼뜨리는 것을 볼때 너무 화났어.
책임감을 가져라!! 더 잘 해!!
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We discovered Sinpopo Brand while indulging a week's worth of sugar at Tiger Sugar. Of all the times we've bought bbt at their Paragon branch, we never even thought to turn the corner past Toastbox, to explore that periphery of (somewhat foot traffic-lite) shops. But it was serendipitous that we did, because we walked by, were so enticed by the kaleidoscope of confections that we walked in, and were utterly swayed by their fabulous chirpy service that we promptly bought a slew for dessert. (and no, bbt doesn't count because it's technically a drink)
We've since returned multiple times, because their cakes are ah-mazing. Okay wait, it's really just the one - the Dar Dar Feuille Mille - that I'm obsessed with. It's like, super duper really frikkin' awesome.
So then I went to google Sinpopo, and I was surprised to learn that they've had a full-fledged cafe, and not just the modest grocer in Paragon, in the East for several years now. And it's super duper near The Cheese Shop's Joo Chiat branch. So when we next drove out to said fromager to pick up our favourite shropshire blue, we took the opportunity to pop into Sinpopo Restaurant to sample their offerings (and also pick up a bunch of their cakes).
The oddity about Sinpopo is that whatever dish touted as a bestseller or signature turned out underwhelming, whereas the inconspicuous menu options proved to be surprisingly underrated standouts.
Like their newly launched bakar menu, we opted for 2 dishes in respect thereof and they both were superb. The lemongrass-accented Pork Jowl Panggang ($18) was luscious and beautifully charred. It was already delicious on its own, but pairing that with a whole head of garlic, roasted to a buttery gloriousness, made it sublime.
Another must-try was the Satay Ayam ($16) smoky and succulent morsels of chicken thigh sided by a mild crushed peanut sauce.
The purportedly signature Sinpopo Nasi Lemak ($28) was decent albeit unmemorable. And although the menu said this was portioned for two, The Husband and I thought each of us could probably finish it all on our own. Clockwise trom top left after the coconut milk rice topped with a semi-hard boiled egg: rojak slaw, ikan bilis onion sambal, potato wedges curry, shaved Ma Ling luncheon meat crisps, har jeong kai wings, lam yu pork belly, and sambal fishballs.
The waiter also informed the Sinpopo Crab Bee Hoon ($16) was a popular 'cannot-miss', and while it did have "wok hei", we found it a smidge pedestrian as well.
Notwithstanding that Sinpopo prides itself on their Peranakan cuisine, the coconut ice-cream Chendol Parfait ($10 each) was also unimpressive. I love attap seeds, but these were unfortunately lacking in that distinctive ripened chew.
Ahh the raison d'être for our repeated patronage at Sinpopo - the Dar Dar Mille Crepe ($8.90) with layers of pandan crepes, gula melaka-flecked grated coconut, and gula melaka buttercream, and gilded with a sugar brûlée. I'm no fan of kuih dada so it goes to show just how exceptional this is.
In spite of its rather meh appearance, the Cinnamon Butter Kouign Amann ($5) was excellent. It may not have been the best or most buttery kouign amann I'd had, but I'm a sucker for cinnamon sugar-anything, and the plentiful cinnamon sugar certainly added brownie points.
Apparently Sinpopo's biggest crowd-pleaser, the Gula Melaka ($7.90) didn't quite land the punch. It was scrumptious for sure, like the gula melaka sponge and gula melaka fudge were perfectly matched and balanced, but I wouldn't return just for this.
I'm already partial to pulut hitam the traditional Nonya dessert, and so I liked Sinpopo's cake version Pulut Hitam ($7.90) of glutinous rice sponge cake, coconut cream, and gula melaka infused black glutinous rice.
The Pandan Kaya ($7.90), of kaya custard swirled with blue pea flower -tinged glutinous rice cake sponge, was pretty as a painting, but I think I'd prefer my kaya as a jam schmeared over toast.
The Black Cocoa Devil's Food Cake ($10.90) was surprisingly balanced, notwithstanding the opulent 70% dark chocolate ganache and rich chocolate sponge.
The Black Forest ($8.90), with cherries, whipped kirsch, mascarpone cream, and chocolate sponge, was lovely but unremarkable.
The Tres Leche ($7.90), with three kinds of milk: fresh, condensed, and chantilly cream, was topped with sugared blueberries and pistachio crumbs.
The Red Velvet with Caramel Cream Cheese ($10.90) disappointed with its less-than-generous frosting, especially considering Chalk Farm's fantastically sumptuous version.
Sinpopo Brand Cafe Restaurant
258 Joo Chiat Road
Tel: 6345 5034
Open daily from 12noon to 10pm
Sinpopo Brand Grocer
Paragon B1-33
290 Orchard Road
Tel: 6365 1772
Open Sundays to Thursdays from 10am to 8pm;
Fridays & Saturdays from 10am to 9pm
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