SINGAPORE – Omakase-style dining – where the chef decides what you eat – need not be limited to a restaurant setting at eye-watering prices.
Makansutra founder and food critic KF Seetoh, in partnership with Maybank, has curated a series of six hawker omakase experiences that serve off-menu items.
He has launched two for a start – a Peranakan-style omakase ($168 for a five-course set, good for four to five people) with chef Zan Ho of Dulukala Peranakan at Kopi Haus coffee shop in Silat Avenue; and a Cantonese-style omakase ($68.80 a person, minimum of five people to dine) with chef Chik Ka Chung of Chef Chik at Haig Road Hawker Centre.
I join Mr Seetoh for a preview of both omakase meals, with several dishes mixing tradition and innovation.
At Chef Chik, the clear showstopper is the Seared Cheung Fun with King Prawns and Bechamel Sauce, with its unique combination of flavours and textures. That perfect sear on the chee cheong fun gives the rice roll a crisp char on the outside, while remaining soft inside.
