Today I Can Eat Whatever I Want

Well, not exactly today. A few days have already gone by. And to what occasion do I owe this special privilege? It was my freakin birthday!

So. What's a birthday without an eating bash, eh? Since it was a weekday, I went solo. To where else but my favorite Thai joint, so aptly named Superthai (CLOSED).

I have been wanting to have the Nasi Superthai Special (Superthai Special Rice Set, RM20.00). It is available everyday, even on weekends for lunch.

What is so special about it is that you get rice with 6 of the popular Superthai dishes - BBQ Pork Belly, Mango Salad, Salt Pepper Squid, Tom Yum Soup, Green Curry Chicken and Crispy Omelette. My favorite Seafood Sauce also comes with it together with a free drink.

Ain't that a grand birthday lunch?

Mango Kerabu with lots of dried prawns (hae bee) and red cili padi (hot! hot!).

Salt and Pepper Squid which was crispy and delish (also with red cili padi thrown in).

BBQ Pork Belly, which I love to eat with the green Seafood Sauce.

That green sauce is very punchy and very garlicky. Love it, love it, love it! But if you are on a date (especially in the early stages of a budding relationship ehem..ehem..), you might want to think twice because it will really mess up your breath (and your prospects). But if you have been married for twenty years already, it don't matter.

The Green Curry Chicken. Very nice. There were many pieces of chicken fillet in there together with a piece of brinjal and long bean. When I first had this curry, I found it too lemak (creamy) but that day it was perfect.

The Tom Yum Soup, as good as ever but I thought that it was super spicy that day. Maybe because my tongue was already burned by the red cili padi.

I discovered this Crispy Omelette under my rice. It wasn't crispy but oily. This was the only element that I was not excited about on my platter.

My free drink. I chose Pandan and it was very refreshing with hints of ginger.

So. There you have it, my self-sponsored birthday lunch. As I was making my payment, the boss asked me if I have tried their Durian Tart. Very clever man, this. Since he already planted "Durian" and "Tart" into my head, how could I not tapau one back to try?

hee..hee..hee... RM4.00 a piece. So how?

Looks promising. Let's take a bite.

And now for the critique. The pastry is light and crispy. Love it. But because it is light and the filling is heavy, you cannot hold the tart up with your fingers (it will droop). 

The filling is suitably creamy and gooey in the center but in terms of the durian I'm afraid it didn't quite make an impression. Could be due to the variety of durian used or there was not enough durian, I can't say for sure. 



It was also not sweet enough. By my standards, when I say not sweet, I really mean it because I take my coffee with no sugar and abhor anything that is overtly sweet.

All this tart needs is an improved durian flavor, a slight boost of sweetness and perhaps a more robust tart shell. This is just my opinion and perhaps only applies to this particular batch of tarts. 

So what did I think of the Nasi Superthai Special? I think it's great if you want to have a tasting platter. Especially so if you are dining alone and want to have a taste of a few of the side dishes.

But at the end of the day, after having tasted all the components on this platter, it is best to some back with company and order a full portion of the ones that you like best.

And yes, I found it very filling, better to share if you are a small eater. It was so filling that I had to abandon my plan of going for a chocolaty dessert.



Note : I noticed that my blog list has disappeared from my sidebar! I don't know how that happened but will check it out over the weekend.