A Food-Tasting Session @ 海外天 Oversea Restaurant

A self-confessed food lover; I simply can't say 'no' to food. That well explains my chubby frame eh. And yes, not a beauty post. A picture-full post with serious food porn. Food orgasm session. Don't say I never warn you in advance ya.. hehehe!

And so, I went for my very 1st food-tasting session (for bloggers) at 海外天 Oversea Restaurant. A surprise invitation from The Sample Store! :D

海外天 Oversea Restaurant is a one-of-a-kind Cantonese themed restaurant which offers exquisite contemporary Chinese cuisine. Highly raved in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Singaporeans travel there just to indulge in the exceptionally good food. Do you know that they actually opened a branch in Singapore? Talk about convenience! :D

Address:
No. 100 Beach Road, #01-27 to #01-37,
Shaw Leisure Gallery, Shaw Tower
Singapore 189702

Tel:
6294 2638

We were led to a very private and exclusive VIP room. A really nice nostalgia feel; reminiscence of the good old times when families get together for joyous occasions and such.

A heads up on what's coming up next.

If you are there for the 1st time and know not what to order, this will come in handy. A list of House Signature Dishes, which we tried almost all!

That's me, busy eating.

Savoring the good food. Nothing else matters.

A "customary practice" before food-tasting.

Bloggers just can't stop taking photos. Really.

Fruit juices to quench my thirst. I had green apple juice, followed by orange juice. ♥ both!

First up - 海外天叉烧 Oversea Special Char Siew, their specialty signature dish. A must to call in to place your order in advance as it is always sold out.

$50 for a large serving like this. For a family of 4, a medium serving ($30) will be just nice? Don't let the price deter you from ordering this dish. It is really worth every penny. Mark my words for that.

五花肉 tender fatty pork meat, is used for this dish. Traditionally roasted to perfection, the texture is crispy on the outside while the inside is oh-so-tender. It literally melts in my mouth, with a lingering caramelized sweet savory taste. Certainly different from the usual fare.

Nom nom nom.. I seriously couldn't get enough of these. Had a few good servings :x

Another favorite! 原盅佛锤延 Double Boiled Dried Seafood in Supreme Soup, also known as the lil' bro of 佛跳墙 Buddha Jumps Over The Wall. The mere sight of the thick soup already sent me the signal that it would be superbly tasty!

$29.80 for this soup of divine goodness. The best-est soup I ever had! The nutrients and flavor are being "locked" in the soup thru' double-boiling, which explains the rich taste it has without being overwhelming... Pure bliss!

A glimpse of the really generous portion of soup ingredients. The chicken meat was unbelivably tender! And, there's the sea cucumber, mushroom...

... abalone, dried scallop, etc.

Next, 京式火芳鸭 BBQ Peking Duck with Beancurd Skin Stuffing with Mushroom. A unique way of serving Peking Duck.

That's $8.80 per pc.

A mini Chinese-style "burger"?

Texture-full burger. The moment I sank my teeth on it, the "crackling" sound was distinctly heard.

Peking duck skin on top, fried beancurd skin with mushroom stuffing & duck meat in-between, 馒头 chinese steamed bun as the base. The complementing sweet sauce can be drizzled on the peking duck skin for a tantalizing taste.

清蒸笋壳鱼 Steamed Live Soon Hock Fish. Huge fish, which weighs a whopping 1.6kg!

$11.10/100g = $176 for this!

Wild Soon Hock Fish is used for this dish, and you can order a duo-taste one (fried & steamed). My favorite part of the fish? The cheeks definitely. Love the tender and springy texture! ♥

Very fresh, smooth and chewy with each bite. Oh, the savory sauce is great with rice.

o.o! What's this?

Well, I was game enough to try this fish intestine (but not the liver)! Thank goodness it tasted far nicer than I thought! No fishy smell/taste. The texture was soft and chewy, which goes pretty well with my taste buds. Two thumbs up!

招牌大明虾 Oversea Special Baked Tiger King Prawns. We were told that the prawns taste better if we used our hands to eat. So I did accordingly and indeed, it tasted heavenly!

$11.10/100g = $110!

The prawn is real big!

Has a firm and chewy texture. And, it was exceptionally sweet and fresh! *yum yum*

The 6th dish - 咸鱼花腩煲 Sauteed Pork Belly with Salted Fish.

$35 for a large serving. Yes, it's salty. Duh. A bowl of white rice/porridge is much needed.

Pork belly is ♥. The salted fish as well. See how thinly sliced the pork belly is. Ahh.. Delish!

菜香自制豆腐 Braised Home Made Beancurd with Petola. Interesting dish!

$3 per pc.

Petola, at its original state. Looks similar to bitter gourd, but taste nothing like it.

The cooked petola is soft and has a slightly sweet taste to it. Hmm... The texture is unique and it is hard to put into words.

Ooo... Succulent chunk of tofu which is meltingly soft on the inside. Simplicity at its very best!

鸳鸯嫩芥兰 Young Kai Lan in 2 ways. Yet another unique dish. Kai Lan leaves are fried to crisp perfection which taste/look just like seaweed, while the stems are stir fried the usual way.

$35 for a large serving.

Crispy leaves, crunchy stems, with an interesting touch of crispy fried silver fish. Ahh... 口感极佳! Ichiban neh~

天下炒饭 Oversea Special Fried Rice. What's so special about this fried rice when it looks ordinary much?

$25 for a large serving.

Take a closer look. See the fried crispy bits? Those are fried rice crisps, fried together with the normal cooked rice. An interesting textured dish indeed. No meat involved. There's yam bits and long beans though.

Dessert time! The finale? Well, not yet... 万寿果炖桃胶 Double Boiled Papaya with Almond Seeds with Plum Jelly. This is the bomb! Another top favorite!

Guess what? This costs only $5! Super duper affordable can.

Green papaya is used to prepare this dessert as ripe ones will become mushy when cooked. Woots! Nutritious stuff for the boobs (lol). Plum jelly is a cheaper alternative to consuming bird's nest and hashima, good for health and skin! This dessert has a caramelized sweet taste which I LOVEEE to bits! I wished I could have one like RIGHT NOW!

My Top 3 favorites:

♥ 万寿果炖桃胶 Double Boiled Papaya with Almond Seeds with Plum Jelly

♥ 原盅佛锤延 Double Boiled Dried Seafood in Supreme Soup

♥ 海外天叉烧 Oversea Special Char Siew

Moon cake festival is round the corner, so we got to try out some of their moon cakes. Yipee yeah!

Favoritest would be this. Me love egg yolk & the crispy biscuity layer. The lotus paste's sweetness is just right. Look different from the usual ones yea?

Chocolate/coffee flavored snow skin moon cake which tasted pretty good in my opinion.

Red dragonfruit flavored one which tasted fruity sweet, I like!

This sesame flavored one tasted better than I thought albeit a lil' too sweet.

Not a fan of pandan flavored ones. Period.

Each of us was given a beautiful box of special mini moon cakes, courtesy of 海外天 Oversea Restaurant. That's so nice of 'em!

Comes in 4 flavors.

Yummilicious treats!

With that, we come to an end of the 10-course (+1) food tasting session. Thanks 海外天 Oversea Restaurant & The Sample Store for this awesome possum food tasting session! :D

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