Post Dinner Tim Sum at SC

Post Dinner Tim Sum at SC

Had a pretty light dinner of kuey chap at Jln Berseh Food Centre.

Was starving as I had not had proper meals since I woke up. The flu killed all my appetite and the high-strung feeling of facing my boss didn't help in stirring my desire to eat.

Anyway, friend and I decided to eat at the tim sum shop opposite the McDonald's beside the food centre after dinner.

So we went.

Ordered some food and here's the grading:

Large Bao (Meat bun) $1.40 each

Instead of white high gluten flour, they used a multipurpose flour, giving the bao skin a flat, sticky texture that sticks to the hard palatte and teeth. The fillings are bland and taken as a whole, the entire experience is worse than eating an ordinary bao bought off a coffee shop at less cost than this. Grade: D

Siew Mai (Meat dumplings in open wanton skin)

Bland minced meat wrapped in wanton skin. Anyone can make this easily. While the meat was thankfully free of the porky smell, the meat seasonings failed to come through as well. The result is a forgettable dish. Grade: C

Har Gao (Prawn dumplings in rice flour skin)

The rice flour skin was well done and it covered the fillings well. The shape kept well after steaming. Unfortunately, the prawns used were too small and thus were not sweet and flavoursome enough on their own. The shop added corn to sweeten the filling. Grade: C

Lor Mai Kai (Steamed glutinous rice with chicken)

The glutinous rice maintained its integrity and stayed whole-grained and singly. There is a light touch of flavour in the rice, which has probably seeped down from the chicken on top of it. The chicken was fresh and tasted clean. Grade: B

Dou Juan (Beancurd skin roll with crabstick, egg and ham strip)
Steamed item. No need imagination. Grade: F

The chilli failed to give the already bland stuff any more taste or kick.

Verdict: I'd never be caught there again.

And by the way, the nasi lemak stall beside this place looks promising. Maybe the next time, I'll give them a try.