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REVIEW: YUN NANS 云海肴 IN JEWEL CHANGI AIRPORT

 YUN NANS 云海肴
Yunnan food, though not yet well known in Singapore, is one of the best Chinese cuisines I have tasted. 云海肴 has over 150 Outlets in China and has chosen Singapore to open its first overseas outlet at Jewel Changi Airport no less. 

The restaurant specialises in gao yuan liao li, or highland cuisine. Free from pollution, the natural terrain teems with fresh ingredients such as wild porcini and wild black truffle. 

Inspired by the Singapore Prawn noodles, they have specially created for Singaporean tastebuds. The Truffle Rice Noodles in Prawn Broth 黑松露虾汤米线 (S$13.90) is a new creation by the head chef. The chef marries prawns with wild black truffle and Yunnan rice noodles to create a hearty bowl. The rice noodles are from Yun Nan as well. Super QQ and delicious! 

YUN NANS’s signature dish is the Steam Pot Chicken Soup 云海肴汽锅鸡 (S$23.90). The restaurant uses only the special breed of black feet chickens. The soup is amazingly brewed using a unique technique that does not require water at all. The chicken is pressure-steamed for 3 hours resulting in this clear, delicate, nourishing soup that is robust in flavour.

Other Must-try dishes are:
Poached pork collar in pickled chillies (TENDER PORK)
Pork collar are best sliced thin. The thinly sliced, tender strips of pork collar are paired with crinkle cut potatoes and pickled chillies in this sourish spicy broth. Very appetizing!

Stir Fried Wild Porcini Mushroom with Dried Chillies (CRISPY MUSHROOM - ADDICTIVE)
This is the one dish people can't get enough of! Do you know there are more than 800 kinds of edible mushrooms are growing in Yun Nan!? Yunnan is China’s top mushroom-producing province, accounting for 70% of the country’s harvest. Porcini mushroom is just one of them. Mindblown?! The porcini mushroom is stirred fried to this crispy texture. Almost like chips~ Rich woody flavour with that tinge of spice! Very addictive~ one bite and you need have the next one.

Tossed Rice Noodles with Shredded Chicken (REFRESHING & TANGY)
The dish is made of 7 ingredients – reminiscent of Colourful Yunnan (7彩云南).
The 7 ingredients are Yunnan Rice Noodles, Shredded Chicken, Collybia Albuminosa Mushroom, Chives, Carrot, Purple Cabbage and Egg
The mushrooms are shredded and deep fried in Yunnan-spiced oil and tossed in a refreshing and tangy peanut and sesame sauce with the other ingredients. The noodles are made using only spring water and rice and are manufactured in Yunnan using a unique 18-step technique.

Grilled Seabass with Lemongrass
Marinated with 6 types of spices, the seabass is grilled over charcoal and then sprinkled generously with an in-house chilli seasoning mix before serving. Garnished with Lemongrass, Chives and Yun nan wild coriander. The taste of the meat is light but with a punch of spice with the chilli seasoning. Tender but beware of the bones!!

Spicy and Sour Egg Salad
A traditional dish of the Dai minority, the egg and vegetables are tossed in a sour and spicy sauce, tempered by the sweetness of the mango. I was told some parts of Yun Nan is close to Thailand so there's some Thai influence in their cooking. This dish is a testament to that with close resemblance to a Thai salad.

Thanks to @brandcellar for hosting us and the invite!










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