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| Uyi - Savoury Squid @ Bugis Junction |
Uyi
Savoury Squid is a home-grown brand inspired by Chef Masahiro Tanaka,
a renowned food specialist overseeing many food outlets in Fukuoka
City. Chef Masahiro Tanaka grew up in a tiny fishing village of
Yobuko in Fukuoka city, Japan. Refining his Obasan (grandmother)
recipe, he created a unique squid item popular in Fukuoka city and
found its way to Singapore.
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| Uyi Signature Squids |
Currently,
Uyi permanent kiosk is located in B1 of Bugis Junction. According to
the owner, Mr Ho, Uyi has been popular fixtures in Geylang Serai
night market and had gather substantial followers. With such a
positive response, he decided to proceed to get Uyi a permanent
stall, with future expansion in the pipe line. At the end of January
2016, Uyi also received the Halal certification from MUIS.
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| Uyi Sides & Drink Menu |
There are
two signature squid dishes at Uyi. Large Crispy Squid ($6.80) and
Grilled Squid ($3.80). The crispy squid is lightly coated with
batter, deep fried and dusted with seasoning of your choosing. The
options are original, curry, sour plum, salt & pepper, or their
top picks of hot & spicy, and seaweed & pepper.
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| Uyi Large Crispy Squid |
I choose
seaweed & pepper since my spicy tolerance level is very low. The
size of a large crispy squid is bigger than a slice of Extra Large
Pizza, almost 30 cm in length. It is coated with light crispy batter,
chewy and succulent at the same time. Imagine you are eating that
extra-large Taiwanese chicken cutlet, except at Uyi, you get squid
instead. The seaweed and pepper seasoning, introduce a familiar
Japanese flavour to the squid and addictive at the same time. Eating
this dish in its entirety can be challenging, so I suggest that after
you finish taking you WOW picture, ask them to cut it in smaller
pieces for you. In case you are wondering where the giant squid came
from, they are imported from Japan.
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| The cut version |
The
grilled squid uses regular size type of squid. Marinated in the
original Tanaka sauce before it was grilled on the hot plate, it
delivered an umami finished to the dish. I choose the Obasan BBQ
sauce, which has a combination of sweet and tangy with a hint of
bonito flakes in the sauce. Combining the sauce with the chewy and
succulent squid, it was a recipe for a great finger food. The other
two sauce you can choose from is Obasan Fiery Sauce (hot or extra
hot) and Zi Ran Sauce (Cumin Sauce – popular seasoning of lamb
skewers in China street food).
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| Grilled Squid - Cooking |
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| Grilled Squid |
Beside
the squid and large squid, Uyi also offer sides such as:
Grilled
Prawns ($3.20) with original seasoning or hot & spicy. The prawns
are pretty big in size, crunchy and briny-tasting. I choose the
original seasoning, though it is not spicy, it still has the subtle
kick from the paprika.
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| Grilled Prawns |
Popcorn
Squid ($3.80) with salt & pepper or hot & spicy seasoning.
Think of it as Uyi answer to their neighbour KFC Pop Corn Chicken.
This mini munchies has too much coating for my liking. It take some
effort in chewing before you manage to get to the chewy and succulent
squid.
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| Popcorn Squid |
Golden
Squid Head ($3.80) with original seasoning or hot & spicy. The
squid head is lightly coated in batter and dip fried. Comparing to
the squid, the chewiness of the squid head double the meat part. This
remind me on a dim sum dish in Melbourne Shark Fin House.
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| Golden Squid Head |
Japanese
Style Spicy Crab ($7.80). Using the soft shell crab, it is deep fried
and dusted with spicy seasoning. There is only one flavour to choose,
which is SPICY!! The body of the crab is crispy and juicy, like the
typical soft shell crab in a Japanese eatery. The pincers is a bit
more challenging to bite through due to the exoskeleton. The
seasoning was just to overpowering, the combination of spicy and
salty was just too much for me. For those spicy food lovers, this is
definitely for you.
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| Japanese Style Spicy Crab |
Basically
all the food and drinks sold in Uyi is in takeaway version. There is
no seating area here, except for a few shared standing tables at the
back, facing the cold storage. So it is grab and go folks.
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| Uyi entire menu |
I tasted
the entire menu on offer at Uyi, my recommendation are Large Crispy
Squid, Grilled Squid and Grilled Prawns. For squid lovers, this is
definitely a must try. Cheers!!
Thank you
very much to Uyi for the tasting invitation.
Food
& Drink: 7.5/10
Value:
7.5/10
Service:
n/a (Tasting Invitation)
Ambiance:
n/a (Take away stall)
Budget
per Person: $0 - $10
Uyi
200
Victoria Street
Level
B1-K5, Bugis Junction
(in front
of KFC)
Singapore 188021
OH: 10.00
– 22.00 daily
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