Cornmeal crusted catfish @ Blue Smoke Bar-B-Que

Previously dined here before and their semi-buffet lunch was good, so this time went again.

 

Although the buffet was not as good as before, the mains were still OK.
The buffet choice was quite limited and there was no soup or fried chicken which was available before.

 

 

Even the dessert buffet selection was limited.

 

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Catfish sandwich:
I have always wanted to try the catfish so I ordered that.
The catfish was coated in cornmeal and came with freshly made crisps.
The coating was really interesting, the cornmeal was extremely fine, and it had an extra crispy texture.
The coating was light because the cornmeal was ultrafine like semolina.

 

 

The fish was nice and succulent and tender but the coating was slightly too salty.
As for the crisps, they were slightly hard but since they were freshly done they were quite nice.

 

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Chili beef:
As always the chili beef is packed with so many spices and my favourite kidney beans.

 

It also came with coloured nachos which all tasted the same and it was available in the buffet selection as well.

 

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Piping hot egg tart with silky smooth filling @ Violet

Located on the corner of Electric Road, it is hard to miss.

The difference from this bakery is that you see the cakes from outside and order from the counter.

The egg tarts looked quite nice from the outside so I decided to get one.
However I could not see the prices.
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Egg tart:

 

When they remove the egg tart from the metal casing they will use a piece of bread to act as a surface to knock it out.
Then they will put the egg tart in a cake casing and put it in a small carrier bag and pass it to you after you have paid, however if you are still fumbling with the coins they will hang the bag on the window.
When I got the egg tart it was really hot, the pastry base was shortcrust and luckily it was not that buttery.

 

As for the sweetness of the overall egg tart it was just right. The custard filling was quite runny just like the Chinese smooth steamed egg.
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