Unusual food

Pig's brains is one of the foods offered in Singapore. I remember that I used to eat it when I was a child, as my mum had told me that it would make me cleverer. It tastes rather fine actually, somewhat like chicken liver.

Pan Pacific Hotel is offering durian puree as a topping for scones. It probably wants to imbue this traditional English biscuit with an Asian flavour. This new combination does not sound too bad, actually. Lemon curd is another of the toppings offered. I tried it for the first time, with wholemeal bread. It is not too sweet and absolutely delicious. It is a luxury to me though, because it is so expensive and exclusive.

A chocolate buffet is nothing people have not heard of, and the most famous one is at Fullerton Hotel. I had gone for a chocolate buffet a long time back, and it hugely contributed to my present minimal liking for chocolate. Now, Carlton Hotel has come up with a durian buffet. Wow, that takes the cake man! My mum would have loved this. She is the most passionate durian-lover in the family :) What will the epicurean industry come up with next, I wonder? :D

Durian is being experimented with in dishes like Peking Duck and Baked Rice. Perhaps the durian puree replaces the plum sauce in the crepe. Though it seems to be suitable for the dish, using it is rather ill-fitting, from my point of view. Durian in the rice, as a substitute for cheese, is also bizarre to contemplate. It is no wonder that it could not complement the rice.

Spice Peranakan has a new dish on its menu: Chinchalok Omelette. This sounds rather interesting actually. Instead of normal fillings like Onion, Mushroom, Ham and Chai Poh, this is an innovative filling. It gives an Asian twist to a typically Western dish. If more could have been used though, it would have been good. It is only discernible when the omelette is eaten on its own, according to Wong Ah Yoke. Then again, chinchalok is an ingredient that few people are used to eating due to its strong taste.

Some more unusual food are: Bacon Ice-cream, Garlic Ice-cream, French toast Ice- cream, Chocolate Mayonnaise, Chocolate Beer and Beer Ice-cream.