Treat yourself to these meat dishes
While moderation is key in eating meat, it is hard to deny a tasty treat. If you feel guilty about its environmental impact, have meat-free days. But here are some dishes to consider when the craving hits.
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At Thai'd Me Up (#01-04, Balmoral Plaza, Tel: 6235-5110), the protein is chicken in the form of the Thai green curry ($16.90, above). The flavourful dish is a bestseller here, with chicken thighs and eggplant.
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Also featuring chicken is the pan-fried mushroom bun ($4.80, above) from Dim Sum Haus (57, Jalan Besar, Tel: 6909-0677).
While the bun resembles a mushroom, it is filled with chicken.
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At Lotus Garden Restaurant (Jurong Outdoor Futsal Centre, Tel: 6265-3718), the star is the honey pork ribs (from $12, above).
This Chinese-Thai restaurant first marinates the pork in honey, ginger, garlic and soya sauce, then bakes the ribs. Other meat dishes to check out include fried chicken with prawn sauce.
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This should be an occasional indulgence but the roasts at The Carvery (Park Hotel Alexandra, Tel: 6828-8880) are irresistible, so expect to overeat.
The Great Meat Feast 2017 boasts two new cuts - a pork collar from Dingley Dell farms in Britain and pork belly from Australia's Bangalow Sweet Pork.
The promotion ends Oct 22 and the buffet dinner is from $78.
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A dish popular at The Big Bird (#01-07, Balmoral Plaza, Tel: 6734-6022) is the ayam buah keluak ($18, above).
It is prepared the traditional way. The nuts are soaked in water for a few days, then the flesh is removed and mixed with pork and prawns.
Then that gets stuffed back into the nuts and cooked with chicken and spices.
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Grub (Bishan Park 1, Pond Gardens, Tel: 6459-5743) has given its meaty and cheesy deluxe cheeseburger ($17, with fries, above) a makeover.
The multi-seed ciabatta bun has been replaced with a homemade brioche bun, and the 200g beef patty now has a cheddar cheese core.
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