Overrice - The HALAL GUYS version of SINGAPORE

ABBEY: The Overrice offers meals over rice. Whoah! You don’t say. Hahaha. I had their pulled beef signature bowl. It came with pita, shredded lettuce, and basmati rice. Each bowl can be drizzled by their secret white sauce and you can dab the fiery red sauce. And when I say dab, try it little by little. It is hot. Takes sometime to get used to it. Overall the Overrice beef bowl taste good. The ingredients and sauces really complement each other. They also have their version of Magnolia Banana pudding.

WILL: We got curious with New Yorks Halal Guys’ Iconic White Sauce and Impressive Hot Sauce when we stumbled on one of their interviews in YouTube. That curiosity grew to a question where we can get hold of that chili sauce in Singapore? 

Abbey found a place that declares to be Singapore’s version of Halal Guys by its patron. Overrice. Overrice is located at Arab Street and perfect place to dine after our pedicure session at The Nail Social. 

Their place have this “easy-going-young” vibe and the people behind the counter is pretty warm and accommodating. I ordered Falafel Signature Bowl ($12.40). The falafel is not dry and not crumbly. Their basmati rice complements well with their creamy white sauce and a dab of spiciest chili I ever had here in Singapore. (That was the first time that I didn’t ate all the chili served to me… haha) 

Anyways, we were so happy on what we have tasted and decided that Overrice will be our dinner on 24th December! We will surely come back for more on our next visit in Bugis area.

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overricesg 

(W) https://overricesg.com/ 

(H) Lunch : 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Dinner : 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm 

(A) 48 Arab Street Singapore 199745 

(T) +65 8877 1827

Koma Singapore | Modern Japanese Restaurant at Marina Bay Singapore

ABBEY: Yey! We got a reservation at Koma. The booking have a long list. You need to reserve your table two months ahead. We went there on Christmas Day. Entering the restaurant and walking to your table will transport you a place in Japan. There are tori gates as well as large bell. You will not remember you’re inside a mall. The ambiance got a homey and quiet feel. 

We tried their California maki and I got barbecued beef short ribs for main. The beef is tender and the sauce is not that sweet. Perfect to be folded inside lettuce. 

Recommended to be tried but I’m not that much of a fan.

WILL: Booking Koma is pretty tedious task for me. I ended up to be on a waiting list… TWICE! Huhu! I marked my calendar and on the first hour they opened the reservation for 25th December, I straight away get the 1130am lunch. 

When we saw the their festive menu, without second thoughts we chose to have an ala carte meal instead. I ordered, Spicy Tofu Hot Pot. 

I am a sucker for spicy food last December. Well, blame it to my hormones. Haha. Taste? Not bad but quite more than okay. It supplied a dose of spice for my day! Haha! It actually can serve for 2pax. California Maki is just normal but their wasabi is outstanding. 

Beside the food, people are queuing for Koma at MBS to somewhat feel the ambiance of Japan. Guests will be welcomed by orange arches, a reminiscent of the Fushimi Inari Shrine. The huge dining room complements the 2.5m tall “FACE Japanese bell", which presides above a traditional Japanese foot bridge. 

Well who can beat that? Haha.

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Koma Singapore | Modern Japanese Restaurant 

(W) https://komasingapore.com/ 

(H) 11:30am–3pm, 5pm–12am 

(A) 2 Bayfront Ave, # B1 - 67, Singapore 018972 

(T) 6688 8690

Spaghetti Bun Burger - Pasta Bun without FRYING and a LOTS of CHEESE | How to Cook Family Favorite

INGREDIENTS 1 onion 2 Tbsp oil 1/2 kg. ground pork/beef 2 Tbsp Tomato Purée 2 cups pickled relish mustard and ketchup as desired 3 cups cheddar cheese, shredded 1/4 kg. angel hair pasta

Sauté onion until caramelized and the garlic. Mix in the minced pork and cook until brown.

Next is the sauce. Add tomato purée and cook it for a couple of minutes. Add the pickle relish, mustard and ketchup. Season to taste. Try to make the sauce not too watery.

While the sauce is cooking, form the spaghetti into a disc shape. Make two of it to form the buns. One tip is to place a cling wrap to a bowl and put spaghetti on it. Wrap it and let it set to get the shape.

Arrange them bun, sauce, and bun. Now you have your spaghetti bun burger.

VERDICT

WILL: YouTube is one of the platforms where you can watch people recreate the boring and usual stuffs to be fun! So it goes with the same old red spaghetti. Abbey presents the Spaghetti Bun Burger. 

It is a big NO for some to put a ketchup on their spaghetti sauce but for this, you NEED to add ketchup and mustard. Yummmy! Who does love pickles? Add half bottle of those in your red sauce! Cheese? But sure make yourself happy with cheese. 

It is indeed a delight for my tastebuds and a new thing for you and your kids who love burgers.