{"id":23068,"date":"2025-12-26T05:18:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T21:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=23068"},"modified":"2025-12-26T05:18:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T21:18:39","slug":"gelmysomnoms-more-below-i-went-to-this-place-for-dinner-a-day-before-my-birt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=23068","title":{"rendered":"@gelmysomnoms [More Below] (I went to this place for dinner a day before my birt&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n@gelmysomnoms <\/p>\n<p>[More Below] (I went to this place for dinner a day before my birthday and I really had a lovely pre-birthday meal \ud83d\ude07\ud83e\udd79) I never knew that we had a Singaporean chef that flew to Japan just to get trained to master the art authentic tonkatsu in the 90s. This is why Hajime, run by Chef Tan-San who was also the head\/pioneer chef for Tonkichi and Tampopo (familiar names, horh?) I felt that his dedication in providing quality premium tonkatsu at affordable prices is really worth supporting for! Support local talent \ud83d\ude0d Here&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve tried Premium Pork Loin ($25.90++ for set, $21.90++ for ala carte) \u2192 As mentioned in video, love the breading, love the juiciness. Even excellent that it&#8217;s not greasy at all! Nagoya Miso Fillet ($22.50++ for set, $17.90++ for ala carte) \u2192 My favourite because of the strong miso sauce. The dominant red wine taste may not be suitable for everyone tho&#8230; \u2192 Note that there&#8217;s free flow rice &#038; cabbage if you order a set (which you should get because they taste very refreshing when your entire plate is deep fried) \u2192 I also appreciate how much effort was put in to make the entire meal well rounded. You get savoury pickles, nourishing tonjiru, ice cold crunchy cabbage, and sweet juicy watermelons. \u2192 Special shoutout to the tonjiru. NOT normal miso soup ah, it&#8217;s a tonkotsu broth with hints of yuzu, simmered for over 12 hours Ebi Fry Ramen ($18.90++) \u2192 A unique recipe, also the first in Singapore to be created by chef himself \u2192 As mentioned in the video, very Chinese-inspired recipe. The noodles are QQ. The loin rib chashu is marinated like siao. Must try. Tori Karaage ($6.50++) \u2192 The secret dipping sauce is addictive \ud83d\udc41 Roasted Edamame ($5.50++) \u2192 Never really see people ROAST them before. But the smokey flavour makes it yums with drinks. I am no expert in Japanese cuisine, but this one is REALLY GOOD. Can&#8217;t wait to discover more good Japanese restaurants\/stalls and share with y&#8217;all \u2764\ufe0f #hajime #hajimesg #tonkatsu #sgfoodie #sgjapanesefood #whattoeatinsingapore #creatorsearchinsights <\/p>\n<p> \u266c original sound &#8211; gelm | sg foodie &#8211; gelm | sg foodie<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@gelmysomnoms\/video\/7479712666865372421\" data-video-id=\"7479712666865372421\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@gelmysomnoms\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@gelmysomnoms?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@gelmysomnoms<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>[More Below] (I went to this place for dinner a day before my birthday and I really had a lovely pre-birthday meal \ud83d\ude07\ud83e\udd79) I never knew that we had a Singaporean chef that flew to Japan just to get trained to master the art authentic tonkatsu in the 90s. This is why Hajime, run by Chef Tan-San who was also the head\/pioneer chef for Tonkichi and Tampopo (familiar names, horh?) I felt that his dedication in providing quality premium tonkatsu at affordable prices is really worth supporting for! Support local talent \ud83d\ude0d Here&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve tried Premium Pork Loin ($25.90++ for set, $21.90++ for ala carte) \u2192 As mentioned in video, love the breading, love the juiciness. Even excellent that it&#8217;s not greasy at all! Nagoya Miso Fillet ($22.50++ for set, $17.90++ for ala carte) \u2192 My favourite because of the strong miso sauce. The dominant red wine taste may not be suitable for everyone tho&#8230; \u2192 Note that there&#8217;s free flow rice &#038; cabbage if you order a set (which you should get because they taste very refreshing when your entire plate is deep fried) \u2192 I also appreciate how much effort was put in to make the entire meal well rounded. You get savoury pickles, nourishing tonjiru, ice cold crunchy cabbage, and sweet juicy watermelons. \u2192 Special shoutout to the tonjiru. NOT normal miso soup ah, it&#8217;s a tonkotsu broth with hints of yuzu, simmered for over 12 hours Ebi Fry Ramen ($18.90++) \u2192 A unique recipe, also the first in Singapore to be created by chef himself \u2192 As mentioned in the video, very Chinese-inspired recipe. The noodles are QQ. The loin rib chashu is marinated like siao. Must try. Tori Karaage ($6.50++) \u2192 The secret dipping sauce is addictive \ud83d\udc41 Roasted Edamame ($5.50++) \u2192 Never really see people ROAST them before. But the smokey flavour makes it yums with drinks. I am no expert in Japanese cuisine, but this one is REALLY GOOD. Can&#8217;t wait to discover more good Japanese restaurants\/stalls and share with y&#8217;all \u2764\ufe0f <a title=\"hajime\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/hajime?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#hajime<\/a> <a title=\"hajimesg\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/hajimesg?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#hajimesg<\/a> <a title=\"tonkatsu\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/tonkatsu?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#tonkatsu<\/a> <a title=\"sgfoodie\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/sgfoodie?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#sgfoodie<\/a> <a title=\"sgjapanesefood\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/sgjapanesefood?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#sgjapanesefood<\/a> <a title=\"whattoeatinsingapore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/whattoeatinsingapore?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#whattoeatinsingapore<\/a> <a title=\"creatorsearchinsights\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/creatorsearchinsights?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#creatorsearchinsights<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - gelm | sg foodie - gelm | sg foodie\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-gelm-sg-foodie-7479712667139410693?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound &#8211; gelm | sg foodie &#8211; gelm | sg foodie<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Tap Video and \ud83d\udd08 To Unmute<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@gelmysomnoms\/video\/7479712666865372421\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tiktok <\/a> Credits <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@gelmysomnoms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>@gelmysomnoms [More Below] (I went to this place for dinner a day before my birthday and I really had a lovely pre-birthday meal \ud83d\ude07\ud83e\udd79) I&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[14217,269,1139,189,14216,65],"class_list":["post-23068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-eats-hungry","tag-birt","tag-day","tag-dinner","tag-food-singapore","tag-gelmysomnoms","tag-place","wpcat-90-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23068\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}