Saturday, May 26, 2012

Marutama Ramen @ The Central

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(Photo taken with Canon IXUS 120IS )

Most ramen used pork bone broth but at Marutama it is famed for its chicken broth, Toripaitan soup. Actually I have started to have a liking for chicken broth based soup because it does not leave me with oily lips.

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Marutama Ramen 4.2/5

Marutama Ramen ($12) uses homemade Hakata-styled ramen noodle which is hard and thin. I liked the tenderness texture of the noodle. The greens also gave the bowl of ramen extra sweetness and texture. By the way, the bowl of ramen only came with only a piece of char siew and I have to pay an additional $1.50 for the Ajituke Tamago (Half boiled seasoned egg).

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Yaki Char Siu 4.5/5

If you are not content with just a bowl of ramen, try the Yaki Char Siu ($6). The grilled roast pork is flavourfully seasoned and had a lovely smokey aroma that melted in the mouth.


Marutama Ramen
The Central
6 Eu Tong Sen Street
#03-90/91
Singapore 059817
Tel: +65 65348090
Website: http://m-ramen.com/home.php
Nearest MRT: Clarke Quay (NE Line)

Opening Hours:
Daily: 1130am - 10pm

Direction:
Alight at Clarke Quay MRT station. Take exit C, E, F, G. Walk to The Central and destination above the MRT station. Journey time 3 minutes.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Food Revolution Day Singapore 19 May 2012

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If you have missed the first ever Food Revolution Day in Singapore on 19 May 2012 at The Lawn, check out these photos on what you have missed.

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It was heart warming to see lots of social media friends and the public that specially made the trip down to support the event.

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Quite a nice crowd turning up for the event.

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The beautiful owner of The Lawn, Sarah making her speech and opening the event.

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Fiji Water is there to keep us hydrated from the afternoon heat.

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Goodie bags each worth $28 of NATUREL products were given out at the event.

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Mekhala has a booth introducing their total wellness products such as spa essentials, food and home products which are free of artificial flavours, colours, chemicals, fragrances and preservatives that can harm the body.

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Very interesting that the Red Dragon Fruit which is a source of Vitamin C, fibre, calcium and antioxidants can be made into some many healthy products. LoveRedDragon has made it into easily consumed fruit jams, concentrate juice and collagen drinks.

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The extremely delectable brownies and cookies by Baked and Eaten were made from the quality ingredients that transform the simplest of desserts to something divine. Baked and Eaten is founded by Charmine starting from a community kitchen offering her signature rich chocolate fudgy brownies.  Now she has her own dedicated baking studio (licenced by NEA).

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With no cholesterol, 2-3% less fat and lower calorie count,  Soyato is 100% soy-based, egg-free frozen dessert that's great for vegans, the lactose-intolerant and health conscious. Eight different flavours were available during the event. Glad to see both Andy (Sengkangbabies) and Phoebe's (bpdgtravels) kids supporting the event and enjoying Soyato!

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While the booths outside were attracting the crowds with their products, another group of people were gathered inside the restaurant to watch Cooking Demo, Talks and Performances.

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We have Chef Rayner who is also a food blogger at His Food Blog, showing the audience how to prepare a simple yet delicious Grilled King Prawn with Gong Poh sauce.

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Mervyn from Cookyn Inc also demonstrated an easy to make Brown Rice Salad.

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Bring the house down! Shawn Lee currently Asia's No.1 beatboxer is in the house. He also made it to the Top 4 in the Beatbox Battle World Championship 2012.

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Known as the travelling dietitian, Vanessa is an accredited dietician. She believes improving one's relationship with food is the key to optimal health. Her talk was very enlightening.

In addition to all these, we also have live band performance by Acoustic Saturday and Food Photography talk by Kelvin Yong.