more of them morsels please

there are many bistros in singapore. there are also many bistros that try to pretend that they're like your local thrift shop that happens to sell food. industrial-like interior with naked bulbs hanging from the ceiling, mismatched cushions and chairs, unfinished wooden tables, clipboard type-written menus et al. this can be very trying, because they're distracting you from what you're really there for - that is, to eat.

at morsels, however, it's the food that distracts you - not the furniture (although the furniture is pretty, and yes, industrial-chic-y).

hokkaido scallop ceviche with homemade tortilla chips

for starts, the hokkaido scallop ceviche with homemade tortilla chips was a nice refreshing welcome. i did feel, however, that the compressed seasonal fruit (which happened to be plums and what i think was watermelon) masked the taste of the scallop, so it was more like a fruit salad than a seafood dish. thumbs up though, for the chips.

ume-sake braised short rib, okinawan sweet potato, nai bai, ume koji wasabi

as for mains, we relied on the recommendation of the staff to try their grilled mangalica pork (it's apparently hungarian and they only had 6 portions to dish out for the evening, so of course i had to try), and their ume-sake braised short rib (seriously, how can anyone skip over beef drenched in sake). 

grilled mangalica pork with mash

both were quite profound.

the pork was simply grilled without dressing, so the tenderness of the meat spoke for itself. 

the combination of the slightly bitter sake-d short-rib, sweet potato and wasabi was gasp-worthy. i was really impressed by this.

as for dessert, we chose the milo tiramisu over the almond panna cotta. it came in a pretty jar (like a very atas version of ilo dinosaur) which pleased the aesthetics-loving part of me. eating milo powder out of a jar was also quite a thrill - i don't know about you, but my mother never allowed me to scoop milo powder out of the can and into my mouth directly. Taste-wise, it was really alcoholic, and not enough mascarpone, so it got pretty soggy and wet after a while. nevertheless, i would still recommend at least trying this once.

milo tiramisu

rating:
 - mouth watering over.

details:

morsels

35 mayo street | 6396 6302 | closed sundays and mondays