One The Food Review - Celebrate this Mother's Day with a feast!

With Mother's Day right around the corner, you must be thinking of the perfect way to celebrate this occasion and thank all of your mothers out there. Instead of heading out to restaurants and having to squeeze with the crowds, why not cater a delicious spread of dishes right to your home? One The Food Catering has specially put together a variety of dishes for their new Mother's Day Mini Buffet Menu. Recently, we were very pleased to have been given the opportunity to have a taste of their menu!

The Mother's Day Mini Buffet ($208/set serves 10 pax) menu comprises of the following dishes:

Soup
Braised Sharks’ Fin with Crab Roe 金瓜蚧肉鱼翅羹

Main Course
Capon Roasted Chicken with Garlic Brown Sauce 蒜香烧汁烤鸡
Nyonya Style Steamed Seabass Fillet 娘惹蒸鲈鱼件
Braised Bean Gluten with Mushroom and Broccoli 豆根北姑西兰花
Fried Prawn with Spiced Salt 椒盐蒜香美人虾
Fried Noodle with Egg in Hong Kong Style 港式桂花面
Yang Zhou Seafood Fried Rice 扬州海鲜炒饭

Dessert
Cream Puff 奶油泡芙
Chilled Ice Jelly with Longan and Aloe Vera 芦荟龙眼爱玉冰

Beverage
Packet Drink 包装水

Braised Sharks’ Fin with Crab Roe 金瓜蚧肉鱼翅羹

This dish was definitely a hot pick out of the spread. Within a couple of minutes, we were all scraping the bottom of the dish as it was quickly devoured by the team. The soup had a very good consistency that was not too watery and not too thick at the same time. The caterer was also very generous in providing a large portion of shark's fin, crab meat and other ingredients. The shark's fin and crab meat gave the soup a natural sweetness to it. With egg and crab roe mixed in, it gave a slightly starchy and creamy texture to the soup. We highly recommend that you give this dish a try!

Rating: 4.5/5

Capon Roasted Chicken with Garlic Brown Sauce 蒜香烧汁烤鸡

The caterer did very well in ensuring that the chicken was perfectly cooked. With a moist and tender texture to the chicken meat and a slightly crisp outer roasted skin, this chicken was definitely one that many of us went back for second servings! The garlic brown sauce also helped to uplift the dish by giving it a hint of herbs and garlic flavour that made it more appetizing. This dish is surely worth the try as it is packed full of flavours!

Rating: 4/ 5

Nyonya Style Steamed Seabass Fillet 娘惹蒸鲈鱼件

Another one of the winning dishes from the spread would be this Nyonya Style Steamed Seabass Fillet. There was a generous amount of ingredients mixed in to enhance the overall flavours of the dish. This included sliced brinjal, tomatoes, onions, okras, and many more! The dish was also steamed to absolute perfection! You could tell just how fresh the fish was, as the meat was so soft and tender. The sauce was also highly addictive as it was very well balanced with the right amount of saltiness and sourness in the seasonings. This resembled closely with “Assam Fish” and if you’re a fan of that, you have got to try this!

Rating: 5/5

Braised Bean Gluten with Mushroom and Broccoli 豆根北姑西兰花

The broccoli and braised mushrooms tasted as fresh as it looks! The stem of the broccoli was crunchy, while the leaves were soft in texture. The gravy of the dish also had a good consistency which helped to coat the mushrooms, bean curd and broccoli well. The ingredients also absorbed the gravy fully which gave every mouthful a burst of flavours. Do give this dish a try!

Rating: 4/5

Fried Prawn with Spiced Salt 椒盐蒜香美人虾

Another rather appetizing dish we got to try would be the Fried Prawn with Spiced Salt. The caterer was smart to have sliced the middle of the prawns slightly to allow the seasonings to soak into the flesh of the prawn. However, we felt that the prawns were slightly dry in texture, and perhaps would be better if there was a sauce served with it. Nonetheless, it was still a dish well done and worth trying!

Rating: 3/5

Fried Noodle with Egg in Hong Kong Style 港式桂花面

We also got to try One the Food’s Fried Noodle with Egg in Hong Kong Style. The texture of the noodles was just right and was stir-fried with ingredients such as carrots and bean sprouts that added an extra crunch element to the dish. A slight downside to the dish would be that it is slightly bland and could have had more seasonings added to it, to enhance the overall dish.

Ratings: 3/5

Yang Zhou Seafood Fried Rice 扬州海鲜炒饭

Another one of the must-have dishes is this Yang Zhou Seafood Fried Rice! The rice was fragrant and cooked to perfection. The toppings on the rice include a generous amount of fresh prawns, Halal lap cheong  (Halal preserved meat), fried onion, spring onion, peas and carrot. Every mouthful was bursting with flavours! The only recommendation we have for this dish would be to include more Halal lap cheong as it was absolutely dee-licious and went very well with the rice!

Rating: 4.5/5

Cream Puff 奶油泡芙

This dessert was another one of our favourites! The puff was light and fluffy, and was filled with a generous serving of thick fresh cream paste which oozed out with every bite! Another positive side of this dish was that it was not too sweet, hence it would be suitable for both the young and old! We highly recommend that this dish is eaten chilled or is re-chilled before consumption, to give you a more refreshing taste.

Rating: 5/5

Chilled Ice Jelly with Longan and Aloe Vera 芦荟龙眼爱玉冰

This is the perfect dessert for the all-year-round hot and humid weather in Singapore! The caterer was very generous in providing a large number of fresh longans inside the dessert which added an extra crunch to the overall dish. The chia seeds, jelly and aloe vera gave the dessert an extra chewy and crunchy texture to the dish as well! The base of the dessert (syrup) also had just the right level of sweetness - it was not too diluted even though it was topped off with a lot of ice cubes.

Rating: 4.5/5

Overall, we had a very pleasant experience indulging in One The Food's quality dishes. Do hurry place your orders now and save the hassle of cooking or travelling this Mother's Day!

Overall Editor's Rating: 4/5

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