"Har Gao": Shrimp Dumpling

"Har Gao": Shrimp Dumpling

I took a bite of this Har Gao or Shrimp (Prawn) Dumpling dish at Xin Wang Cafe Restaurant in White Sands Shopping Centre.

The Har Gao (Shrimp Dumpling) came in threes inside a bamboo basket. First impression was that the Har Gao / Shrimp Dumpling looked rather small in size. One piece of the Shrimp Dumpling also had a tear on its rice flour skin.

One bite of the Har Gao made up for the average presentation. The texture of the prawn was firm to bite, with a springy chewy not mushy feel. The skin was a little too starchy for my liking. I appreciated the taste of the prawn dumpling, better than some other restaurant's Har Gao / Prawn Dumpling. The skin tasted rather flat, as does most other stall's Har Gao skin.

For the price of $2.50 for three pieces of Har Gao / Shrimp Dumpling, I considered it of moderate value.

Recommendation:

Score for Har Gao / Shrimp Dumpling = 6.5 out of 10.

Gyoza: Xin Wang Cafe at White Sands

Gyoza: Xin Wang Cafe at White Sands

This Gyoza was a free dish served to customers of Xin Wang Cafe at White Sands Shopping Centre during a recent promotion with a minimum spend on a la carte orders.

As the Gyoza was an unexpected side dish, we had no pre-conceived ideas or any particular craving for it. As a result, we liked the taste of this Gyoza. The filling had good vegetable crunch with the bits of vegetable cut into tiny bits. Without any added sauce or seasoning at the table, we found the gyoza reasonable sweet, with just the right dash of saltiness.

The outer crust was remarkably firm and springy, the way we liked our gyoza or anything similarly deep fried. The plain taste of the crust gelled well with its gyoza contents. The only downside was that these bite-sized gyoza were of small portions, only slightly larger than a tablespoon.

Overall, we rate it 8 out of 10 on our score for this gyoza from Xin Wang cafe served at White Sands Shopping Centre.

Definitely we will order this gyoza dish the next time we visit.