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.:: lunch with becky ::.
a new weekly food review by everyone's favourite* canteen critic
*yeah right

Vol 1. Issue 1.

jap food at arts

wishdish: katsu curry rice set

Initially wanted the teriyaki chicken, but i saw this set on counter when i went to order, decided to go for it instead. I assumed it was katsu, or chicken, I didn't look at it too carefully. But when I started eating, it turned out to be fish. Hmmm weird. Heck, just eat lah.

First impressions
Actually quite impressed with the entire thing, its a notch above what i expected. But then again at $4, for canteen food, i guess it should be. I half expected the miso soup to come from some machine like they do at yoshi, press a button and this slush comes out. But the bento was quite substantial. In fact, I think 2 people can share one, esp if they're girls forever on some pathetic diet, in which case 8 girls should share one. and then go throw up together later. go team!

The breakdown:
large piece of breaded fried fish
tempura veggies: ladies finger x2, brinjal x1, half a mushroom x1
jap curry with potato and carrots
gyoza x2
rice with seasme seeds on top
miso soup
slice o watermelon
wrinkled up pickle to go with curry x2

as you can see i was very bored eating this lonely lunch alone all by myself.

Get on with the review already!!!
okok. The rice was ok, would have been nicer if it were warm. Like the curry. The curry was steaming hot! Love the way little curls of steam rise out of hot food. Taste-wise, nothing spectacular, be definetly edible. The breading on the fish was way too thick and not very well done and the fish was funny, I still believed i had the katsu after the first few bites, only realised it was fish cos the meat was kinda flaky. I'm a sucker for mushrooms, so the tempura veggies get plus points. I also adore dumplings (xiao long bao!!!! wo tie!!! shui jiao!!!) so the gyoza was appreciated muchly. They put it on a squirt of jap salad dressing, the combination is a little weird at first, but quite nice really. Went for the watermelon first actually, and it was nice sweet and cold!

And the conclusion
3 out of 5, tasty but not worth raving about. (Hmm actually i think most food in school is like that, so should i actually bother reviewing?)
Large portions, eat only if you're really hungry and feeling like you can afford to blow $4.00 on canteen food. Its better than eating lunch at geckos (do not waste your money on the "sandwich", a hotdog bun with stuff inside), but gecko has great drinks.

Maybe next time: The spaghetti! or the cha soba, I love cha soba.

Comments or suggestions for future review? Name the place or the dish, and I will review it! Unless I don't feel like it. Food critics are notoriously prima donnaish you know! Need to live up to the expectations!

posted by beckyboo @ 11:42 AM