Llaollao (Singapore) Natural Frozen Yogurt

ABBEY: Another trend that came to Singapore is the frozen yogurt. And there are very long queues when Llaollao (pronounced as yao-yao), Spanish origin, opened its doors to serve this frozen delight. 

The small one is not enough for Wilma so I always buy the largest size. We always go for the natural without toppings, but recently, we tried putting something on it. 

Sanum item will allow you to choose three fruits, 2 crunch and a serving of sauce. The yogurt is creamy and smooth and not that sweet. 

A large serving costs almost 7SGD. Splurge into this treat from time to time.

WILL: Whenever I am drooling for some frozen yogurt all Abbey need to do is take a few steps to buy me KFC yogurt or Llaollao. My husband always go for plain, no toppings at all. Until...

Until Chat, yes Nurse Charito told me how nice the cookie sauce of Llaollao. Before, my braincells will automatically chase the creamy and yet sour taste of froyo once or twice a year but now! Gosh! Now! It is about daily. Why? The taste of cookie sauce reminds me of McDonalds' (Philippines) caramel syrup on their sundae. Yummy!!! 

Now, I am starting to halt this craving of mine. Because Llaollao is expensive. Yes! It is! $6.95 for the large serving (includes free 3 toppings). Out of the daily budget. Haha! But nonetheless it is their cookie sauce that is the best. :) 

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Llaollao (Singapore) Natural Frozen Yogurt

(A) 83 Punggol Central #01-63 West Wing, Waterway Point

(P) 6733 2500

(H) 11AM - 10PM

(A)  1 Sengkang Square, #01-24 Compass One, Compass One

(P) 6733 2500

(H) 11AM - 10PM

Hattendo Cafe: Japan's Famous Cream Buns are Now in Singapore

ABBEY: Wilma is a fan of bread and pastries. And I hope you could see her lit-up face when she showed me a video of Japanese cream buns of Hattendo Cafe. All I heard, I want these, please? Then an idea came to me. I'll buy it, deliver to her office before I go to work. Next thing I know, I was queuing at the shop. 

Only 10 buns per person. So I connive with the ladies behind me and I left the shop with 20. Wow. We didn't eat them all, we gave some of them to her colleagues. It costs 2.50SGD a piece and needs to be refrigerated. Ice packs will be provided. 

The bun melts in your mouth and there is a good amount of filling in it. The filling is not too sweet so you can eat 2-3 pieces in one sitting as they are only bigger than bite size. 

We're not able to try the red bean as it was sold out. Five flavors to choose from: custard (signature), cream, chocolate, green matcha, red bean.

Hattendo Cafe Flavours
And Abbey's Note to Will

WILL: I saw a video of TheSmartLocal regarding a new store opened about cream puffs. Yes! I luuurvvve cream puffs. Immediately, I requested my Honeybunch to treat me some of those. 

I am surprised that he is in front of our office door, carrying three boxes of Hattendo's cream puffs. He didn't only treat me of this pastry but also some of my colleagues (no wonder they love Abbey than me). 

He gave me seven pieces of those and what I love the most of all the flavours is Whipped Cream. It is perfectly creamy and blends well with its "melt-on-your-mouth" bun of Hattendo. 

Abbey knew how much I love this kind of stuffs :) Thankie Abbey, TheSmartLocal and Hattendo!

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Hattendo Cafe Singapore

(A) 7 Wallich Street, Tanjong Pagar Centre #01-05

(H) Mon-Fri, 10am-9pm. Sat-Sun, 11am-8pm

(F) https://www.facebook.com/HattendoSingapore/

Announcing the Winner of A & W - The Couple Bloggers' - 1st Giveaway

We want to send a big thank you to everyone who participated in our contest and helped make it a success!

And a special congratulations to Riema Joy Villareal, the winner of the PAIR of Singapore River Cruise Ticket (U.P. $50.00).

Please send us a private message in our Facebook Page before 5th of February on how to get your price or it will be forfeited.

Irvins Salted Egg - Dangerously Addictive Salted Egg Snacks (Salted Egg Potato Chips / Salted Egg Fish Skin)

ABBEY: This is now a craze in Singapore: to get your hands on and munch on a pack of Irvin's Salted Egg potato chips and fish skin. We're able to get some at Vivo City (Harbourfront). 

One person is limited only to buy 5 packs of small and 5 packs of big which cost S$8 and S$16 respectively. For me, nothing much to be desired on the chips. The potato chips tasted like the chips of Fridays Potato Skins and the fish skin chips taste like Pinoy's chicharon but without the fat. 

It's good to have some alternative from our usual list of chips.

WILL: I am not that keen on fad things. I do not follow the hype, but when Kumareng Jennee requested to buy her an Irvins Salted Egg Potato Chips.. all I can do this search for it and prove to myself the craze it is creating. 

Ok, how crazy the residents of Singapore over this salted egg chips? They do not accept reservation, they can only deliver the goodies after weeks when you ordered online and when you go to their one and only kiosk at VivoCity, you can only buy 5 large and 5 small. You know how much it is? 1 Large bag of 230 grams costs a whopping $16 and the small for 105 grams is $8. You can buy two huge Lays or Doritos or Ridges, ahmm, you get some cents for change too. 

Moment of truth, opened a small bag, munch some and on my frustration, I cannot find the taste of the "salted egg". And for your info one of my favorite food to partner with hot piping rice is a hard boiled salted egg. Imagine, how disappointed and felt that I wasted an $8 for it. Tossed the potato chips, I went for the fish skin. To my surprise it is the same taste of "chicharon" (crispy pork skin) that my father used to buy in Pampanga. Ahmm, yes!, this is the healthier version of it. :) 

Nope! I will not buy again those chips. Sorry fans of Irvins.

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Irvins Salted Egg

VivoCity B2-K25

Across Texas Chicken

Opens Daily 10am. Walkins only

Raffles Xchange B1

Across DMK

Weekdays 11-7 (Pickups 11-630)

(P) 6264 3073 - Order & General Inquiries / 6264 3076 - Reservation

(W) https://irvinsaltedegg.com/

(E) partner@irvinsaltedegg.com

Nihon Mura Express - Rivervale Mall Branch

ABBEY: We went to Rivervale Mall to have dinner on another restaurant but got enticed by Nihon Mura Express.

They have a promo "Eat More, Save More" from Jan 9-Feb 28, 2017.

40 plates & above - $1/plate
30 – 39 plates - $1.20/plate
20 – 29 plates - $1.40/plate

We can only go up to 20. That will satisfy our hunger for some wasabi and sushi.

Pros:

1. Huge variety of sushi.

2. You can order sushi besides in the conveyor and it will be delivered fast. Just make sure to confirm your order.

3. They also have other appetizers like chicken (yakitori or fried).

4. Food is fresh and delicious.

Cons:

1. Wasabi is not that hot/spicy. And it is dry compared to other sushi shops we visited.

2. Green tea is not unlimited. 2 packs per serving and will be counted to the number of your plate.

3. Sushi serving or size is small. I can see that evident on my favorite inari.

Nihon Mura Express
Side Order Menu

Nihon Mura Express
This is the only shot we have on our order.
We are busy enjoying the food.. Sorry ;p

Nihon Mura Express
Maki Menu

Nihon Mura Express
Handroll Menu

Nihon Mura Express
Gunkan Menu

Nihon Mura Express Promotion

WILL:  We are at Rivervale Mall for an Italian cuisine fix but we saw Nihon Mura and its promotion, I looked at Abbey and informed him that I'm missing the exquisite taste of wasabi. In that instant, Abbey pulled me in to Nihon Mura. :) 

The selection at the conveyor belt is not as good with Sushi Express BUT! ---a big BUT! There is an iPad just beside your table for you to order some nice plates well prepared sushi, sashimi, handroll, its famous Slipper Lobster Mentai, and crispy bite size fried chicken. You cannot find those in any other restaurant with the same price with Nihon Mura. All of those, all in the menu, all food on the conveyor belt only costs S$1.60. Three plates of chicken + 2 plates of handroll will make you full. The price is worth it! 

Now, we have a different sushi restaurant to dine to. :) Thanks Nihon Mura for making us full without going bankrupt! Haha!

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Nihon Mura Express

(A) 11 Rivervale Cres, #02-10 Rivervale Mall (Sengkang)

(W) http://www.sukigroup.com.sg/index.php/nihon-mura-express/

Ban Heng @ Harbourfront Centre - Dim Sum Lunch Buffet

ABBEY: This is where we have our New Year's day date, at Ban Heng Restaurant. It was lunch time. It was almost empty during our first visit, but come New Year's day, it was jam-packed and you can feel the festive spirit. 

We indulged ourselves with serving of wanton in tom yam soup, dim sum, crispy fried chicken wings, spring rolls, fried mantou, shrimp rolled in crispy bean curd skin, fried fish fillet in sweet and sour sauce and the two best entrees for us: pork ribs and salted egg custard in steamed bun. 

Wow, it was a feast for less than 25SGD per person. Drinks like tea, coffee, and juices are all bottomless.

Ban Heng @ Harbourfront Centre - Dim Sum Lunch Buffet Menu

is in this video =)

WILL: We are truly missing the dim sum at Banawe Avenue in Philippines and that is the main reason why we decided to splurge in different kind of buffet..Dim Sum buffet! 

If you buy an ala-carte of those it will cost you a ton of money and as suggested by Chat (long-long time ago) we headed to Ban Heng Lunch Dim Sum Buffet which was served at their Harbourfront branch. 

It is holiday, New Year, and yet the price of it never broke our bank. For 3 hours, we indulge to variety of Dim Sums, noodle, soup and even fried rice. Food served to us is surprisingly beyond our expectations. Gosh! The pork ribs! Drooll!!! I can eat it all day long! Haha!

We will surely be coming back in this restaurant. I will tag-along and recommend this well to all of our friends! 

Thanks Ban Heng. See you again...soon!

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Ban Heng @ Harbourfront Centre

(A) 1 Maritime Square #04-01 HarbourFront Centre 

(T) 6278 0288 / 6278 1354 / 6278 1361 

(H) Lunch - 11:30am - 2:30pm / Dinner - 6:00pm – 10:00pm

All-You-Can-Eat Ala-Carte Dim Sum Buffet Lunch $19.80++