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2013-03-02
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We dropped by at Hans next to the Buona Vista CC before 12pm for budget set lunch as we wanted to be seated in the aircon section of the restaurant. As my colleagues placed their orders I noticed an A4 sized notice advertising 'Hainanese Pork Chop with Rice' for $7.80 and ordered this instead. It is easy to find sweet sour pork, 'JingDu Style' pork ribs or even coffee pork ribs but.hardly any restaurant or zichar stall sells Hainanese pork chop nowadays. Hainanese pork chop is actually breaded p
I was full of anticipation to try a long lost zichar favourite, only to be let down with a bump by Han's cooks. I had no complaints on the breaded pork cutlet but the whole dish was NOT Hainanese pork chop. The cook had used red colouring and vinegar, among other things, to concoct a highly acidic sauce that I could not scoop over my rice. There were no potatoes
or peas to be found in the sauce. Worse, a handful of mushy fruit cocktail from a tin can had been added to the gravy. Well what to expect when you have cooks from Northern China and the Philippines helming Han's kitchens, mused my colleague. Thank goodness the kopi C was ok. Better stick to their set lunch next time.
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