Gochi-So Shokudo – Nice Porkgasm Experience [MEDIA INVITE]

Gochi-So Shokudo is a homegrown pork-centric Japanese casual dining restaurant. It uses the highest grade of pork, Black Iberico and Kurobuta pork and enhances the original flavour of the pork using the finest grade of charcoal combined with special dipping sauces. Currently, Gochi-So Shokudo has 14 outlets in Singapore, located in shopping centres and CBD.

Gochi-So Shokudo @Jewel

Gochi-So Shokudo @Jewel

Gochi-So Shokudo just launched their Truffle Fair theme, available from 1st November to 14th December 2022. The dishes curated for the Truffle Fair are Truffle Cheese Mille Feuille ($18.90) and Truffle Chestnut Pork Jowl Don ($12.90).

Gochi-So Shokudo @Jewel

Dipping Sauces on the Table

The Truffle Cheese Mille Feuille is thinly sliced pork collar, layered with truffle and mushroom, cheddar cheese then coated in their homemade fresh bread crumbs and deep-fried to perfection. The result is a crispy and crunchy exterior, followed by juicy pork with oozing cheese infused with fragrant mushroom and truffle flavour. Yummy.

Truffle Cheese Mille Feuille Set 

Truffle Cheese Mille Feuille 

It is served in a set, with a bowl of Japanese pearl rice, fresh cabbage with sesame dressing, and miso soup. Not forgetting a bowl of roasted sesame, where you have to manually grind it and mix it with the sauce served. What a complete meal.

Truffle Cheese Mille Feuille with Oozing Cheese 

Miso Soup

The Truffle Chestnut Pork Jowl Don, consists of lightly grilled chestnut pork jowl over Japanese binchotan charcoal, drizzle with the truffle, housemade sauce and accompanied by mushrooms and onsen egg on top of the Japanese pearl rice.

Truffle Chestnut Jowl Don

The pork jowl has a lovely smokey aroma. The flesh is juicy, succulent and when you mixed all the ingredients, it turns out to be a lovely donburi.

Truffle Chestnut Jowl

While the two dishes above are available during the truffle fair, we also tried some of their signature dishes. Iberico Secreto (Black Char Siew, $9.80 for 6 pcs). The black char siew is grilled on Japanese binchotan charcoal, delivering a delightful smoky aroma. The char siew is juicy, sweet and just melts in your mouth. It is served with pickled ginger to balance the fattiness in the dish. I can have this anytime.

Iberico Secreto

Iberico Secreto

Ebi Katsu ($5.80, 2 pcs). These two jumbo prawns have a nice crispy exterior, while the prawns’ flesh is juicy and crunchy. It is served with tartar sauce, yet we find the ebi katsu is tasty on its own. A must order here.

Ebi Katsu

Ebi Katsu

Iberico Loin Katsu ($12.80). The signature Tonkatsu at Gochi-So Shokudo. The pork loin is deep fried to perfection and on the meat, you can see two sections, the fatty part and the lean part. It is juicy, succulent and together with dipping sauce, you can easily polish off a bowl of rice.

Ebi Katsu & Iberico Loin Katsu

 Iberico Loin Katsu

 Iberico Loin Katsu

Located at B1 at Jewel Changi Airport, it is an open-concept seating with the background of the rain vortex. Although you can’t see the whole rain vortex, you can see the water flowing down and the changes in the lights during the performance time. The décor is casual, using light colour wood for most of the furniture and black granite table tops for some of the moveable tables.

Dining Area

Part of the Dining Area

Overall, we enjoy our dinner at Gochi-So Shokudo. The Truffle Cheese Mille Feuille and Truffle Chestnut Pork Jowl Don are very good and value for money. Meanwhile, the rest of the dishes that we tried are above average as well. A must-try for Tonkatsu & pork lovers. Kanpai!! Cheers!!

Gochi-So Shokudo Truffle Fair

When: 1st Nov – 14th December 2022.

Where: All Gochi-So Shokudo Outlets

Dishes: Truffle Cheese Mille Feuille & Truffle Chestnut Jowl Don

Thank you very much Jennifer Yeo Consultancy and Team Gochi-So Shokudo for hosting us.

Food & Drink: 7.75/10

Value: 9/10

Service: 7/10

Ambiance: 7.5/10

Budget per Person: $10 - $25

Gochi-So Shokudo @Jewel

78 Airport Blvd

#B1-289-290, Jewel Changi Airport

Singapore 819666

F: https://www.facebook.com/gochiso.shokudo

IG: @Gochiso.shokudo

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Sun – Thu: 11.30 – 21.30

Fri & Sat: 11.30 – 22.00

Check out their Facebook page for the list of outlets and special promotions

Hajime – A Memorable Oink Oink

Hajime Tonkatsu & Ramen

Hajime Tonkatsu & Ramen is a Japanese restaurant in MyVillage opened by Chef Tan-San. Chef Tan-San is the first Singapore Chef send to Japan to master the art of Tonkatsu. He is also the first Executive Chef of Tonkichi and Tampopo, whose names are synonymous with quality Japanese food in Singapore.

Chef Tan-San Bio

Premium Pork Loin ($21.90 for set menu) is a signature dish of Hajime. The crusted deep fried Japanese pork chop that basically melts in your mouth. The lighter part of the meat is more meaty and lean, while the darker part with the fats is just sublime. This is what you called #Porkgasm!!

Premium Pork Loin

The set meal comes with free flow of Nigata Rice and fresh cabbage. The combination of cabbage and salad dressing just opens up your appetite. Tonjiru soup is the tonkotsu broth that has been simmer for 12 hours. Expect a mild milky pork soup that sooth the throat when you slurp it.

Premium Pork Loin Set

[CLOSED] Daikokuya Paragon – New Menu, New Dining Experience [MEDIA INVITE]

Daikokuya @ Paragon

Daikokuya Ramen Dining is one of the earliest batch of Ramen Establishment in Singapore before the ramen craze engulfed this tiny red dot. Daikokuya is currently under new management, after successful acquisition of Komars F&B Pte Ltd by Diamond Dining group. A listed company in Tokyo Stock Exchange, engaged in management, planning and operation of food business in Japan. Focusing primarily on Ramen, Daikokuya just recently re-launch its new menu.

Dining Set Up (Getting a new look soon)

Our tasting started with Signature Sapporo Ramen Roasted Miso – Tamago, vegi and Chashu roasted miso ($16.50). We were recommended the hardness of the ramen to be normal and normal thickness. The serving portion quite generous including the corn and bamboo shoot, the broth is milky and robust. The ramen is springy, tasty with the right thickness to it. While the chashu, thinly sliced with a slight charred aroma. Delicious.

Signature Sapporo Ramen Roasted Miso
– Tamago, vegi and Chashu roasted miso

Tampopo (Ngee Ann City) – Feast of Kura Buta Pork

On one of the evening, we decided to stop by Tampopo at Ngee Ann City for a quick grub before we went for some shopping. At first, I set my mind for pork bone ramen, at the end I end up with Kura Buta Feast. Black Pig or Kura Buta Pork are known for their tender juicy meat that melts in your mouth. The meat from this pig can be consider the best of the best.