{"id":1263,"date":"2010-02-01T00:25:22","date_gmt":"2010-02-01T00:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/?p=1263"},"modified":"2010-02-01T00:25:22","modified_gmt":"2010-02-01T00:25:22","slug":"shok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/?p=1263","title":{"rendered":"Sh!ok"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I feel like having some Singaporean fare, I sometimes head to Sh!ok. In Singlish, &#8216;Shiok&#8217; (spelt rightfully with an &#8216;i&#8217;) is a word us Singaporeans use to express pleasure and delight at something that brings about these feelings.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2687\/4160750334_ea524788ea.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_8970\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nAt Sh!ok, you&#8217;ll most likely hear lots of Singaporean accents among the diners as my fellow countrymen go there and get their fix of food from home.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2439\/4160751176_9b83232365.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nI like their longan drink &#8211; a nice pick-me-up on a hot summer&#8217;s day. In winter, you can have it warm.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2776\/4160753402_f3364ac2f3.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_8977\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nOne of my favourite dishes there is this Fried Pork with Kam Heong. Kam Heong is a paste that&#8217;s made with some curry leaves and some spices that I, unfortunately, couldn&#8217;t identify. This dish is really tasty though, and is a definite must-eat.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2748\/4159999397_f3995f0448.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_8979\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nI also like their fried carrot cake. Their black version is better than the white one, so I&#8217;d just stick with the former.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2764\/4160760586_1f1636fe02.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_8992\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nMy last favourite is their Kaya Toast. What&#8217;s special about this kaya is that it&#8217;s very light and its texture is like custard rather than jam which is the norm in Singapore. This type of kaya is known as <i>seri kaya<\/i> and is hardly found even in Singapore. It&#8217;s made the traditional <i>nonya<\/i> way and Sh!ok doesn&#8217;t use any preservatives in their kaya, which is why their kaya only keeps for three days.<br \/>\nA friend told me that their <i>Bak Chor Mee<\/i> (minced pork noodles) is good, so you might want to give it a try if you&#8217;re there. However, I&#8217;d give their Bak Kut Teh a miss if I were you. When I tried those two dishes, they were very disappointing in taste. The Bak Kut Tek soup was a bit bland and flat. There&#8217;s always a today&#8217;s special and those of you who love laksa will have to go on Mondays to get your laksa fix. The second time I went was a Tuesday and that day&#8217;s special was Char Kway Teow. It could have been good except for the fact that it lacked <i>wok hei<\/i>. Despite some misses, Sh!ok is still a decent place to get some Singaporean fare.<br \/>\nSh!ok<br \/>\n66 Peel Street<br \/>\nSoho, Central<br \/>\nHong Kong<br \/>\nTel: +852 2899 2001<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I feel like having some Singaporean fare, I sometimes head to Sh!ok. In Singlish, &#8216;Shiok&#8217; (spelt rightfully with an &#8216;i&#8217;) is a word us Singaporeans use to express pleasure and delight at something that brings about these feelings. 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