It is Easter Sunday, so we decided to go out for a family dinner. My wife suggested Zi Yean Restaurant at Lengkok Bahru and so there we went, bringing my mother along.
We started with the Sharksfin Soup with crabmeat (蟹肉魚翅). To prove the worth, the chef actually added the sharksfin onto the top of the prepared soup. In the old days, the sharksfin was cooked together with the soup, but nowadays, I guess this is the new trend.
The soup was served piping hot, which I like. Quite a generous sprinkling of crabmeat, and quite tasty. However, the portion was only just enough for the 4 of us, each with exactly 1 bowl of soup and no more. Could not even ask for seconds.
Next, we had their specialty, the Deep Fried Beancurd Skin stuffed with Prawns (腐皮蝦). Crispy beancurd skin wrapped around medium-sized prawns and a special sweet-sour dip, made this dish a popular one. Should be eaten while it is still crispy. The prawns were quite succulent and fresh.
For the vegetable dish, we ordered the spinach cooked with 3 types of eggs, century egg, salted egg and chicken egg. I always like this dish for its plain and simple preparation and the accompanying broth.
We wanted something different, so we had the Crab with Salted Egg (咸蛋螃蟹). This was good. The meaty crabs were deep fried with a generous coating of salted egg batter, making is very tasty. The whole family really enjoyed this dish very much.
Finally, we had the Fried La Mian with Seafoood. This dish was quite a surprise. It was almost like the Chinese version of Mee Goreng, except that the dish was not spicy. The la mian (拉麵) was cooked just right, not soggy but alittle al dente, firm yet not hard, and with a generous amount of prawns and fish slices. Excellent choice.
To end the meal, we ordered several different desserts, including the herbal jelly (the portion of which was rather small), the young coconut filled with agar agar, black sesame cream and my personal favourite, the mashed yam with gingko nuts and pumpkin. A great end to a great meal.
No wonder Zi Yean Restaurant has expanded from a coffeeshop stall to what it is today. Food is good and the prices are reasonable. Great place for a simple family meal.
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