We were quite taken by Artichoke's 'Deli Dinner' for two, which showcased Bjorn Shen's take on Vietnamese food. The restaurant is open to do delivery or takeaways only from Thursdays to Sundays; ordering in advance is a must. Had to plan a couple of meals in advance too in order to have stomach space to fit this meal.
There were lots of food. The appetizers of tofu slaw and potato salad were delicious. That fish sauce caramel was simply amazing. I slathered it over both slaw and potato salad. Mmm-mm-mmmmm. Then again, I love fish sauce. There was banh mi or in Artichoke's terms, 'hoagie'— two loaves of 300g each. Quite filling! We kept one for lunch the next day. I didn’t take to it because it was a coriander bomb! Wtf. Leaves and stalks in a thick slab within the hoagie. Eioowwwww. The xate sauce was supposed to go with the hoagie. The man enjoyed it thoroughly.
Desserts came in the form of a huge pineapple and jackfruit donut, and a chocolate pudding with banana, coconut and peanuts. I’m not sure what Vietnamese dessert the donut is adapted from, but pineapple and jackfruit are commonly used in Southeast Asian sweets. The pudding is adapted from chè chuối methinks. I refused to even try the desserts. Cannot lah, the sugar! The man was thrilled with them. There were even drinks, non-alcoholic, which I liked — lychee and lemongrass cooler. It came sealed in a packet so that we didn’t need to have it with dinner. (Beer was preferred.) It was nicer to have it the next afternoon. I diluted it to an acceptable level of sugar.
There was also a tub of chicken broth. I giggled at that. They gave toppings/garnish of vegetables and herbs too. I think many diners would keep the broth, and cook udon or noodles to go with that for lunch the next day. Like it’s phở. We used udon and did just that! The man didn't finish the two desserts in a night. He kept the pineapple and jackfruit donut to go with the lunch of soup noodles.
There were lots of food. The appetizers of tofu slaw and potato salad were delicious. That fish sauce caramel was simply amazing. I slathered it over both slaw and potato salad. Mmm-mm-mmmmm. Then again, I love fish sauce. There was banh mi or in Artichoke's terms, 'hoagie'— two loaves of 300g each. Quite filling! We kept one for lunch the next day. I didn’t take to it because it was a coriander bomb! Wtf. Leaves and stalks in a thick slab within the hoagie. Eioowwwww. The xate sauce was supposed to go with the hoagie. The man enjoyed it thoroughly.
Desserts came in the form of a huge pineapple and jackfruit donut, and a chocolate pudding with banana, coconut and peanuts. I’m not sure what Vietnamese dessert the donut is adapted from, but pineapple and jackfruit are commonly used in Southeast Asian sweets. The pudding is adapted from chè chuối methinks. I refused to even try the desserts. Cannot lah, the sugar! The man was thrilled with them. There were even drinks, non-alcoholic, which I liked — lychee and lemongrass cooler. It came sealed in a packet so that we didn’t need to have it with dinner. (Beer was preferred.) It was nicer to have it the next afternoon. I diluted it to an acceptable level of sugar.
There was also a tub of chicken broth. I giggled at that. They gave toppings/garnish of vegetables and herbs too. I think many diners would keep the broth, and cook udon or noodles to go with that for lunch the next day. Like it’s phở. We used udon and did just that! The man didn't finish the two desserts in a night. He kept the pineapple and jackfruit donut to go with the lunch of soup noodles.
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| Udon was added to said chicken broth. With an egg. No additional meat. Not quite the usual phở. |
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