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Captain K Seafood Tower
the area around Prinsep Street is becoming quite a buzz lately with bars, cafes and restaurants all sprouting up. You'd recall us talking about the artisanal cafe Curious Palette sometime back, and in stark contrast, the concept of Captain K Seafood Tower is alot more straightforward, yet unbelievably popular.
something pictorial to give everyone the idea first, this restaurant is essentially offering a steamboat concept. it's soup base supports layers of these aluminum containers, each containing a dish of steamed seafood stacked over. customers can select layers ranging from 3 to 9 tiers, depending on the group size and the idea is that the essence of the steamed seafood will simmer through the holes in these containers to add flavour to the soup base. 
we were fortunate to have a big group of friends on this visit, so we went for the jugular and ordered the 9-tier tower. amid the prawns, scallops, oysters, squids and shellfish, this Alaskan Crab stood out, for its freshness and meaty limbs. scissors are provided on hand to help us break through the thorny shell. the way that the food is steamed also enabled us to lick off the meat from the shell pretty easily. 
we also managed to try an experimental dish that is not-on-the-menu-yet, steamed crab with golden roe marinated in rock salt. at a glance, this looks like cold steamed crab on a bed of ice, but it turned out to be salt, which gave the crab a rich flavour. another interesting dish worthy of mention is the steamed squid wrapped with spicy rice stuffing. the combination is actually very fragrant, but it guess when it was stacked as one of the bottom few tiers, most of us were too stuffed to really lap up the whole stuffing. 
some special mention for the soup base, customers can choose from 3 types: Korean Kombu Dashi stock, Kimchi stew or Ginseng chicken. we choose Ginseng Chicken for its rich taste and this was where the real steambox truly begins. you can select a variety of ingredients from the counter ranging from vegetables, hot-dog to instant noodles. you'd be charged based on the colour plates just like a sushi bar. there are also a few sauces (mostly sweet or spicy) to complement the steamed seafood so this is truly the fun part of the evening. Steamed seafood generally doesn't come cheap at most restaurants today, however, Captain K further brings an experience of unraveling the layers, and enjoying all things Korean. It's really popular now, and making a reservation before hand would be advised. 
Captain K Seafood Tower #01-02 Income@Prinsep 30 Prinsep St, Singapore 188647 Opening Hours Mondays: 6 pm to 10.30 pm Tuesdays to Thursdays: 12 pm to 3 pm; 6 pm to 10.30 pm Fridays: 12 pm to 3 pm; 6 pm to 11 pm Saturdays: 11.30 am to 3 pm; 5 pm to 11 pm Sundays: 11.30 am to 3 pm; 5 pm to 10.30 pm Steering and pioneering new culinary creations for food lovers.. Labels: #captainKseafoodtower, #koreanfoodsg, #seafood, #steamboat |
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