Tsukada Nojo – Collagen hotpot (美人锅)

I finally went to this Japanese restaurant for dinner after talking about it for so many weeks.

Tsukada Nojo –  Japanese Bijin Nabe Restaurant could be found at Level 3 of Plaza Singapura extension. The new wing features other additional shops and restaurants.

I heard from my colleagues that the restaurant opens for dinner at 5pm, however, when we reached around 430pm, a long queue had already been formed outside the restaurant. We initially wanted to try this restaurant during lunch time, however their collagen hotpot is only served during dinner. The hotpot itself is $25 per person, however, we ordered other dishes and dessert. Therefore, we spent about $37 per pax for this dinner.

 

My main purpose of trying this hotpot is because of its soup broth (collagen-rich pudding made from chicken bones). It takes about 2 minutes to melt the pudding down into bubbling golden-yellow broth in a clay pot.

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collagen-rich pudding in a claypot (heated up by induction cooker)

After the pudding had completely melted into broth, the waitress helped us to roll the chicken meat into small meat balls from the bamboo.

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golden soup base and chicken meat in bamboo. 

 

 

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the vegetables, chicken in bamboo and prawns

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Noodles included too

My friend felt that the soup is a little too salty, however I think that it is very rich and tasty.

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Dump all the vegetables into the soup and this is what you get!

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Nikumaki onigiri – Riceballs wrapped with bacon. We ordered 1 original flavored and 1 cheese flavored. It’s a MUST TRY! Price range from $3-$3.50 per piece

We ended the dinner with desserts! Egg pudding (creme brulee) coated  with a perfect layer of crispy sweet caramel.

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the restaurant served us nicely decorated complimentary plum jelly

Tsukada Nojo

Plaza Singapura,

68 Orchard Road #03-81,

Dhoby Ghaut

Singapore 238839

Tel: 63365003

Nearest MRT: Dhoby Ghaut Station

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Pasarbella- Farmers’ Market in Singapore

I almost got lost last weekend at Pasarbella in the midst of so many different kinds of vendors, merchants, restaurants, and various other retailers at PasarBella. My friend suggested to go there for our lunch and to visit the store that sells a large variety of cookware and baking utensils.

We took a shuttle bus from the bus stop outside Newton Mrt, which comes at every hourly interval. Upon entering The Grandstand (formerly known as TurfCity), we were greet by many stalls selling seafood. The wierd thing is, usually I could not withstand the fishy smell of wet markets, however at Pasarbella, I would say the fishy smell is so minimal, that I could stand beside the stalls taking photos. I’m so glad that now we do not have to travel to London to see how a Farmers’ Market would look like.

There are too many restaurants to try out, I will definitely visit this place again soon.

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A variety of Japanese products for cooking

A variety of Japanese products for cooking

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Fresh oysters for sale

Lobsters anyone?

Lobsters anyone?

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Sea clams for seafood lovers~ notice the price difference from the usual wet markets from our neighborhood

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Fresh fruits and vegetables~ I’m loving this place..

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Walking further in, we decided to stop over at a burger joint for our lunch.

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I bought the Bacon Cheeseburger, it tasted very good! But appearance wise, not very good-looking..

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nice lighting for a burger joint

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Sinful Sweet potato fries!

After Lunch, we went to get a drink from Clipper Tea & some Sweet Stuff from Bonheur Patisserie.

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I bought Lavender, Rose & Raspberry Milk Chocolate Macarons, while my friend bought their Pistachio Pound cake

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Nice place to sit down for a drink

Nice place to sit down for a drink

After walking for at least 2 rounds, we finally found the store that sells all the cooking utensils and bakeware.

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There is a cute hair salon for kids just beside the store.

Hairdressing for Kids

Hairdressing for Kids

Very quickly time passed and it was time for dinner. We chose to share Seafood and chicken Paella for dinner. This is my first time trying this Spanish dish.

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Seafood Paella for dinner

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Seafood & Chicken Paella on a large pan

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We also bought pizza from one of the bakery.

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The bakery where we bought our pizza

PasarBella at The Grandstand Singapore

200 Turf Club Road

Singapore 287994

Phone: +65 6887 0077

Website: http://www.pasarbella.com

Nearest MRT : Newton Station

 

Shuttle bus timing

Shuttle bus timing

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