Dim Suming @ Swee Choon

On my quest to find awesome Liu Sha Bao, I've came across many dim sum places recommended by various food blogs. I'm typically not a Dim Sum person as most Dim Sum items either have minced pork or are deep fried, both of which I dislike. However, Liu Sha Bao changes everything.

I've heard/ read tons about Swee Choon and was happy to try it last monday. Located just opposite Jalan Besar Food Center, Swee Choon occupies almost 4 shop houses worth of space and it's pretty hard to miss. Swee Choon opens at 6pm till 10am (on mon, wed- sat) and in order to beat the crowd, Val and I decided to head over for an early dinner.

The service staff were nicER than Victor's and service was pretty prompt. The first dish to arrive is the plain Chee Cheong Fun which was REALLY plain. The sauce was salty and lacked some sort of flavour. 

Chee Cheong Fun @ $1.80

Next up, the carrot cake. I know I said I hate fried stuff but this is really an exception. The carrot cake was crispy in the outside and soft & tender in the inside- the perfect combination of texture. Moreover, if you were to close your eyes, you would imagine this dish to be baked as it wasn't that oily.

Carrot Cake @ $1.80

Val ordered his favourite Shrimp Beancurd Roll which I abstained from.

Shrimp Beancurd Roll @ $2.80

The Har Gao looked pretty miserable. The skin was too thick and it kinda unfolded as I picked it up. Thus, it was just Har and no bits of Gao for me; definitely not ordering this again.

Har Gao @ $2.20

I kinda lost count of which dish came when; it was like chee cheong fun, dim sum 1, dim sum 2, dim sum 3.... Fried Mee Sua, dim sum 4, dim sum 5....Almost every blogger (I read) commented on how great the Fried Mee Sua and so it was a must order. Frankly, I preferred the carrot cake. The fried mee sua was way too oily for my liking. Nonetheless it was an interesting dish and does warrant a try.

Fried Mee Sua $2

Entire "cake" made up of Mee Sua

Another interesting dish was their Thousand Layer Pancake, which is basically a pancake filled with omelette, pork floss and cucumber. I thought this tasted really good; I loved the combination of pork floss with pancakes!

Thousand Layer Pancake  $4.30

Now, on to the star of the meal, the Liu Sha Bao. The Liu Sha Bao's custard was pretty well done, great balance of both salty and sweet and it wasn't as oily as Victor's. The Bao Skin was much fluffier and softer than Victor's too! Victor's 0, Swee Choon 1 :)

Liu Sha Bao @ $3.30

We ordered the Pumpkin Custard too as I love pumpkin. This dish was nearly too pretty to be eaten; tear it apart and you'll see the same custard lava stuffed in the Liu Sha Bao. The skin, however, was chewy, much like a tang yuan. Besides looking like a pumpkin, nothing about this dish screams pumpkin. 

Pumpkin Custard @ 1.80

Despite being stuffed max (another reason for not being a Dim Sum Fan), we ordered dessert. Val had the Mango and Pomelo dessert which tasted really good; refreshing and not too sweet.

Mango Pomelo @ $3

I'm usually not a Yam Paste person as well (I know how contradicting this entire post sounds) but as one has to try what others' recommend, I went for the well received Yam Paste. I liked the entire presentation of the dish; rustic yet classy. The yam paste did not disappoint; it wasn't too sweet or oily, had just the right viscosity and tasted really good with the coconut milk. 

Yam Paste @ $3.80

I thought Swee Choon's Dim Sum is good and affordable; loved the Liu Sha Bao, Carrot Cake and Yam Paste. I will definitely be back for more :)