Dinner: char siew + roast pork belly + mee kia + HH highball + HH ju hua ($30.60)!
Tuesday dinner — char siew + roast pork belly + mee kia + happy hour Japanese highball + ju hua via Burpple Beyond $30.60. Mixed roast meats + drinks.
Tuesday dinner with BB — char siew + roast pork belly + mee kia noodles + HH Japanese highball + HH ju hua at $30.60 via Burpple Beyond.
We ordered (Burpple Beyond happy hour deal):
- Char siew
- Roast pork belly (siew yoke)
- Mee kia noodles
- HH Japanese highball
- HH ju hua
Total: $30.60 via Burpple Beyond.
The combination puts the Cantonese roast meats (char siew + roast pork belly) on top of mee kia noodles, with the happy hour drinks (Japanese highball + ju hua) as the dinner pairing. The format is the proper Cantonese-Singapore dinner with the drinks accompaniment.
The char siew was the Cantonese roast pork classic. Properly caramelised edges, the proper fat-and-lean ratio, the lacquered red glaze from the sweet-soy basting throughout the roast.
The roast pork belly (siew yoke / 烧肉) was the second Cantonese roast component. Crispy crackling skin on top from the proper salt-and-vinegar rub before the roast, juicy fatty layer underneath, lean meat at the bottom. The crackling sound when you cut through with the chopsticks is the test of proper siew yoke.
The mee kia (very thin egg noodles) provided the noodle base. Different from the standard wanton mee with mee pok, the mee kia noodles are noticeably finer. The Cantonese-Singapore stalls usually offer both noodle options.
The Japanese highball (whisky-and-soda) was the drinks accompaniment. Highball happy hour pricing varies by spot but typically runs $8-12 per glass during the HH window. The proper Japanese highball uses a specific whisky-soda ratio with the highball glass and the large ice cube.
The ju hua (chrysanthemum tea) was the second drink — probably a hot pour to balance the cold highball. Chrysanthemum tea is the traditional Chinese herbal tea that pairs well with the Cantonese roast meats.
At $30.60 via Burpple Beyond with the happy hour drinks, this is excellent value. The combination of food + drinks would normally run $45-55; the Burpple Beyond + HH stack brings it to the budget tier.
The pattern of stacking Burpple Beyond deals with happy hour pricing is the proper value-maximisation move. Single discount layers (just Burpple or just HH) save 30-40%; stacking both layers saves 50%+ versus the regular pricing.
Overall: 4.5 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Excellent Cantonese roast meats + drinks dinner — would chase more deal stacks.
