Tropika

Got a craving for some Thai/Malay/Singaporean or just Asian food in general? When we're craving some Asian goodness, a favorite of ours is Tropika. Tropika serves a whole array of dishes from many different Asian countries.

We started off the meal by ordering their Chichee drink, which you can see in the top right of the picture. Tropika has quite an extensive drinks menu, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic but we decided on the Chichee because it was described as "everyone's favorite" and we soon discovered why! It was deliciously refreshing, sweet, creamy and satisfying! Because the description on the menu didn't really tell us much about what was in it, we asked the waiter and he told us it was a combination of coconut cream, pineapple juice, grenadine and ice. Who knew, such a simple combination would make something so delicious!

Following our drink, we ordered the sambal bunches (green beans pictured in the lower right) and this might've been our favorite of the night! They disappeared so quick! These bad boys packed a whole lot of punch and flavor in one bite!

As for our entrees we ordered some Hainanese Chicken and Beef Rendang Curry. Hainanese chicken is a classic Singaporean dish that is prepared by boiling the chicken repeatedly in various stocks which makes for an extremely tender and falvorful chicken. It is served with a light and sweet soy sauce like mixture on the side, as well as fresh ginger and some chili sauce if desired. The Hainanese chicken of Tropika did not disappoint! We also ordered the Beef Rendang Curry, which was soft and tender and had just the right amount of spice and kick to it. The only criticism we have is that the curry was a little oily, making it a little heavier on the palette but it was overall very rich and good. Of course an Asian meal is not complete without some form of rice! Tropika had many different types of fried rice to choose from but we settled on their Coconut Seafood Rice. We loved how it was served in an actual coconut! The rice was very good, and the coconut was very light and not overpowering at all. The little bits of seafood (shrimp and scallop) added a nice and welcomed touch. The rice went very well with all of our entrees.

Lastly, we finished our meal off with a traditional Malaysian dessert: iced kachaang (pictured top right). Iced kachaang is a combination of ice with some lightly sweetened coconut milk, different flavored jello and some asian ingredients such as red bean. The dessert was very light, and had the perfect amount of sweetness which was a perfect way to end our Asian feast.