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| DoSiRak |
Alright,
we have just past by the Christmas and New Year festive period. Which
means, we are more likely to have stuffed ourself silly and need a
bit of respite before the Chinese New Year knocking in front of us.
So if you feel like something healthy, low in calories or detoxing,
you can consider DoSiRak.
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| How to Build your DoSiRak! |
DoSiRak
means lunch box in Korean. Set up by half-Korean, half-Singaporean
brothers Edward and Eugene Chia in October 2014, DoSiRak
re-introduces the healthier and modern version of age-old method of
enjoying a traditional Korean lunch bowl usually comprising rice, a
type of meat and a medley of vegetables before mixing in gochujang
(Korean chilli sauce). If you are watching your weight, there is even
a calories count on each mix and all the DoSiRak menu is less than
500 calories. DoSiRak also recognised by Health Promotion Board
Singapore as Healthier Dining Partner.
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| Healthier Dining Partner Recognition by HPB |
In
DoSiRak, the lunch box is served in a look-a-like large size pint of
ice cream container. The design of the container inspired from tiles
normally used in Korea. The container are then filled up to 75% full
to allow enough space to shake the ingredients. How about it, you get
to play with your food and eat healthy at the same time.
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| DoSiRak in preparation |
The
ingredients in DoSiRak are prepared in the minimalist way. Vegetables
are served raw or lightly blanched with minimum seasoning. Meat are
cooked sous-vide to lock in the flavour. Best part, No MSG are used
here, period.
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| Avocado Sweet Potato Mix |
We
started our tasting with Avocado sweet potato mix ($9.90).
Ingredients include spinach, red cabbage, beansprouts, shittake,
white radish. A normal menu will come with rice, however if want to
skip the carbo, you can choose cauliflower rice ($3) as your base. At
first, we tasted it without add the gochujang.
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| After a bit of Shaking |
The
ingredients tasted very natural. You can taste the sweetness of the
sweet potato, a hint of bitterness from the spinach and red cabbage,
together with the creaminess of avocado. The cauliflower rice has a
similar texture to couscous, however it is lighter and fluffier
compare to couscous.
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| Adding Gochujang in the mix |
We
finally decided to #ShakeItUp (Check out the clip below). So you pour gochujang in to the mix.
The gochujang works well to bind all the ingredients together. It is
thick, sweet and spicy with a hint of vinegar at the same time, which
works wonderfully to arouse your appetite.
Next up
is the Pumpkin Tofu ($8.90). A white rice base combined with enoki
mushrooms, spinach, white radish, black beans and purple cabbage. The
vegetables are lightly seasoned and allows the ingredients to speak
for itself. I like the pumpkin, tofu and black bean in this dish.
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| Pumpkin Tofu with Rice Mix |
The
finale was Smoked Duck with Cold Noodle as a base. Yup, now we
finally tried some meat protein. The vegetables was corn, carrot,
cabbage and mushrooms. As the thin and springy noodle already
seasoned, you can actually skip the gochujang in this dish.
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| Smoked Duck with Cold Noodle |
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| Smoked Duck with Cold Noodle (after #ShakeItUp) |
Overall,
DoSiRak really provide a good healthy meal with no fuss. As a foodie,
we do need some holistic food once in awhile.
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| Fresh Food Truck Illustration - Photo Credit: DoSiRak |
By the
way, in the month of January to March 2016, DoSiRak is
collaborating with The Food Bank Singapore launching a campaign at
their China Square Outlet and EU Bizhub East outlets. It is to help
raise funds for equipment that will help feed the underprivileged in
Singapore. For every meal sold, DoSiRak will pledge $1 to directly
fund this Fresh Food Truck. If customers would like to make
additional donation to the fund, they may do so with any amount over
DoSiRak Counters, and DoSiRak will reward large donors with a
complimentary NuHoney beverage.
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| Nu-Honey Drinks |
Food
& Drink: 7/10
Value:
7/10
Service:
N/A (Tasting Invitation)
Ambiance:
7/10
Budget
per Person: $0 – $10; $11 - $25
DoSiRak
18 Cross
Street
#01-02,
China Square Central
Singapore
048423
T: +65
6536 6034
OH:
Mon –
Fri: 11.30 – 18.00
Closed on
Sat, Sun & PH
Menu
and other outlet location available online.
Further Information on
The Food Bank Singapore can be found here http://www.foodbank.sg/
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