May 21, 2014

Win a $50 voucher to dine at Chi and Co!!!

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Son-in-Law Eggs
But before that, the food.

I first visited Chi and Co as part of a Canley Height Food Crawl organised by Thang from Noodlies and the Fairfield City Council. We tried their signature tapas dishes - from pulled beef sliders to spanner crab on betel leaf - and were plied with expertly mixed cocktails.

So when they offered another chance to dine with them, I said

"HELLS YEAH!"
We knew that we wanted to order different dishes to what we had tried previously - can the rest of the menu stand up to the high standard that was set before?

Well the Son-in-Law Eggs (pictured above) were very cute, and very flavourful. I loved the savoury sauce on the top of the egg that lent a smoky spiciness to the deep fried eggs. What I wasn't so crazy about, however, was the hard boiled egg yolk. Yes, I know that traditionally the eggs are hard boiled before they're deep fried, and for these eggs not to have the grey ring of overcooked yolks shows finesse in execution. But really, I'm not a hard boiled egg person ordinarily, and I was really hoping to have a gold liquid centre.

Yolk porn man, YOLK PORN!

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Duck Spring Rolls
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We also ordered the Duck Spring Rolls. Pieces of savoury duck and juicy shiitake mushrooms are wrapped in an egg wrapper, then deep fried to crispy perfection. Now it might just be that I've got low expectations - I've never had spring rolls blow my mind before - but these were really good. It almost didn't need the sweet syrupy plum sauce that it came with - there was a complexity and just pure yumminess that left me speechless.

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Salt and Pepper Squid
If a restaurant tells you that something is a signature dish, then you just gotta order it. And well, we just have a weakness for Salt and Pepper Squid. Our first impression was that the squid could be a touch crispier - yes it was a nice light coating, but there was a distinct lack of crunch - but the balance of seasoning was actually really sophisticated. Too often we've had this same dish in other eateries that have left us grasping for water, or popping a mint because of all the garlic, but this one was light enough on the salt that we were very happy demolishing the whole plate and fighting for the last piece.

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Braised Beef Short Ribs

Chi and Co. (Chi Chi) on UrbanspoonBesides all the share plates, we thought we might have enough space to squeeze in one more main. I've got a thing for beef anything lately, and these Braised Beef Short Ribs with pickles just called my name. We also ordered rice and roti to accompany it - and to mop up the sweet sticky glaze - and sat confident in our ability to be little piggies and eat all the food.

Well, no. The beef was rich, and which was artfully balanced by the pickles (we would have appreciated a larger serving of pickles though), but we really shouldn't have ordered both rice and roti. I much preferred the rice to go with the beef, but the roti was quite pleasant on its own - those crispy buttery layers make this the puff pastry of South East Asia.

As always, it was a lovely experience, and we were well taken care of. If you drop by, be sure to try something off their tapas menu - you can read more about that in this post.


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And now, for the best bit. If you've read this long, I applaud and thank you. And if you've just scrolled to the bottom because you WANT THAT VOUCHER, I respect that too. Either way, you can enter below - leave a comment, tweet this post, or SHOW ME SOME LUUURRRRVE.

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10 Comments:

At May 22, 2014 at 11:08 AM , Blogger Vivian - vxdollface said...

Ooh I've been meaning to check this place out ever since I heard about those son in law eggs!

 
At May 23, 2014 at 12:15 PM , Blogger lazypandah said...

Mmmm~ I've always wanted to try out the son-in-law eggs~ Looks yummmy!

-Miss Sennnaa
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At May 23, 2014 at 2:09 PM , Blogger gaby @ lateraleating said...

Very keen on trying those beef ribs!

 
At May 23, 2014 at 3:22 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Super keen on trying son in law eggs! What a hilarious name for it :P

 
At May 23, 2014 at 4:36 PM , Blogger Milktea Eats said...

those son in Law eggs!

 
At May 23, 2014 at 7:11 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

The duck spring rolls sound fabulous ... I'm up for anything that involves duck and deep fried. I would also love to try the lychee-tini (yes I also read the previous blog!).

 
At May 23, 2014 at 8:54 PM , Anonymous Tina @foodfortina said...

I loved their betel leaf entree (so many different textures in one bite), and their tapioca pudding shot was just genius! I'd love to try their son-in-law eggs!

 
At May 26, 2014 at 8:08 PM , Anonymous Snapshots of Food said...

Droools...

 
At June 11, 2014 at 8:50 AM , Blogger Woupidy said...

Really want to try the Son-in-law eggs!

 
At June 11, 2014 at 11:31 PM , Blogger Annie said...

the son in law eggs looked so yummy to try!

 

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