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2013-02-08
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Kechara Oasis has introduced this brand new vegetarian dish to celebrate the coming Chinese New Year, and I was glad to be invited to the latest MakanVenture by OpenRice to enjoy the wintermelon hotpot experience. Just by looking at the uniqueness of the wintermelon used as the pot, I can’t wait to have a taste with other OpenRicers as well. Excellent ambience suitable for CNY friends and family gatheringsThe wintermelon (Tsem Rinpoche) with beautifully carved edges was placed inside a metal pot
Excellent ambience suitable for CNY friends and family gatherings
The wintermelon (Tsem Rinpoche) with beautifully carved edges was placed inside a metal pot filled with just about 20% low level of water, heated using an electrical cooker.
Up to 30 types of herbs are used to create this flavourful broth. Important ingredients of the soup include Red Dates, America Ginseng, and Wolfberry. At first it smells like curry when it was boiling, which had us feeling confused for a while. The verdict of the soup- rich with herbs that taste very similar to bak kut teh, the superior and pleasant taste had us continuously sipping the awesome broth. I felt very healthy and nourished!
Various ingredients are available ala-carte. What we had that night was filament crabsticks, 'sausages', mushrooms, cheese balls, vegetarian fish balls, broccoli, bok choy, sliced soy product and dried beancurd skin. The ingredients contributed more flavours to the broth, tasting even naturally sweeter that had us giving thumbs up.
The vegetarian fishballs had a nice QQ texture with smooth surface that is up to par with normal fishballs. The cheeseballs were the rather special item that night. Slight mustard taste was apparent inside the cheese sauce, which I think was quite alright for me. My friend, Cindy however finds it rather weird. Again, the firm texture of the ball was great.
Inner look of the cheese ball
Special chilli dipping sauce. A little spicy with appetizing fresh lemongrass inside. I love this a lot and easily polished 2 small plates of it.The wintermelon hotpot is priced at RM68++, not including the ala carte ingredients. They are available for separate ordering.
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