Claypot tofu
Honey baked “ham”
These dishes are from the Southern Place Vegetarian restaurant (same as the one for Indian rojak).
The tofu is quite good, with various types of vegetables like the snow peas, cauliflower and button mushrooms.
The honey baked (mock) ham looks very good but I’ll rate it only a 6 out of 10. The “meat” is made from mushroom stems. I am not sure what the skin is made of but it is quite similar to roasted duck skin. It even have some slightly crunchy and chewy texture. However, the gravy for this honey baked “ham” is disappointing. It tasted exactly like the gravy from the claypot tofu. Obviously, the cook had used the same gravy and didn’t bother to make a gravy that could complement the honey baked “ham”. Since the “ham” is already slightly salty, and the gravy is also salty type, the gravy failed to bring out the flavour of the “ham”. A honey-like, sweet sauce would have been more suitable.
I must say that although the honey ham wasn’t rated so well in taste by you, it sure looked gorgeous! Definitely can’t judge food by its appearance then…