So, off to the northern side of Singapore we go to a vegetarian restaurant..... Greenland restaurant..... The place is air conditioned, it looks like the olden kind of 酒楼, with huge round tables and the table cloth on top. reminded me of bday celebrations i had when i was younger with my grandparents. those days were the best as kids were always treated like kings and queens by the elders.
First up is soup of the day
We have lotus roots and peanut soup. This soup is suppose to be good for the elderly as lotus roots are good for joints and peanuts are good for brain. Older people tend to experience strain in their knees especially, thus the soup can let them absorb the required nutrients. Peanuts on the other hand is to prevent dementia....
Mock glazed pork
Mock glazed pork
The imitation pork was fragrant, chewy, bouncy and full of juice. meat is nicely done with a tinge of sweetness. they manage to fry the imitation meat to absorb the flavours of the sauce which can normally be absorbed by real meat if you simmer it long enough.
Mock Sweet and Sour Fish.
Anyone who has tasted mock fish will agree with me that the beauty of the fish lies with the many layers of beancurd skin being compacted together and the use of seaweed to wrap it up thus acting as the skin of the real fish. From young i like to eat mock fish as the texture is different from other imitation products. The sauce added blends well with the fish seeping in thru the folds and is soft to bite.
This is a big disappointment of the day.... tofu with special mushroom sauce. i guess the chef may have forgotten to add salt? because it was rather tasteless. even thou tofu was smooth it did not manage to save the dish.....
This is 菠菜 stir fry with mushroom. this is a common chinese new year dish because i don't know why..... vegetables are soft but not overcooked till it turns yellow, this retains the nutrition of the vegetable. the mushrooms are added to add a distinctive mushroom taste that only dried mushrooms offer.
this is a special dish that people who aren't vegetarians may not know. its 猴头菇. This is a species of mushroom and not some kind of monkey head as the name suggests. The mushroom is named after the monkey as it looks a bit hairy on the top.... this was stir fried with ginger and parsely with cashew nuts. i would say not the best way to deal with the dish. I have eaten once that mushroom was deep fried and stirred with sweet sour sauce, and it was heavenly.
auntie note: free parking is available at the temple abt 2 buildings away, i guess its a collaboration.
Mock Sweet and Sour Fish.
Anyone who has tasted mock fish will agree with me that the beauty of the fish lies with the many layers of beancurd skin being compacted together and the use of seaweed to wrap it up thus acting as the skin of the real fish. From young i like to eat mock fish as the texture is different from other imitation products. The sauce added blends well with the fish seeping in thru the folds and is soft to bite.
This is a big disappointment of the day.... tofu with special mushroom sauce. i guess the chef may have forgotten to add salt? because it was rather tasteless. even thou tofu was smooth it did not manage to save the dish.....
This is 菠菜 stir fry with mushroom. this is a common chinese new year dish because i don't know why..... vegetables are soft but not overcooked till it turns yellow, this retains the nutrition of the vegetable. the mushrooms are added to add a distinctive mushroom taste that only dried mushrooms offer.
this is a special dish that people who aren't vegetarians may not know. its 猴头菇. This is a species of mushroom and not some kind of monkey head as the name suggests. The mushroom is named after the monkey as it looks a bit hairy on the top.... this was stir fried with ginger and parsely with cashew nuts. i would say not the best way to deal with the dish. I have eaten once that mushroom was deep fried and stirred with sweet sour sauce, and it was heavenly.
auntie note: free parking is available at the temple abt 2 buildings away, i guess its a collaboration. There is service charge :(
Rice is 80 cents a bowl. pickles at $3, towels at 40 cents, chinese tea at 1.30. i feel all these were overcharged.
For 8 adults, the total cost was $131.80 after taxes
Greenland Vegetarian Restaurant
791 Upper Serangoon Road
Greenland Vegetarian Restaurant
791 Upper Serangoon Road
6282 8022
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