The NAE:UM Experience

📸 The NAE:UM Experience

📍 161 Telok Ayer Street

🇰🇷 Contemporary Seoul Cuisine

📖 Episode 3: Seaside Dream🏖️🤸

💲188++

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🏆 🌟Michelin Star (2022)

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Helmed by Chef Louis Han, NAE:UM, which literally means fragrance that brings back memories, is a contemporary Korean restaurant inspired by Chef Han’s childhood in South Korea and his experiences around the world.

NAEːUM has introduced its third episodic menu, ‘Seaside dream’, a 6-course menu at S$188++ with three supplementary dishes. This episode is inspired by the seaside of Korea where Chef seeks to recreate dishes from his memories.

STARTERS

🦪 Honghab

Korean Mussels, wrapped under Korean Seaweed

Songeo

Apple Caviar, Sweetened Jelly and Pastry

Saewoo kkang

Deep Fried Shrimp Cracker

Algid

Steamed egg, Salmon roe, Spring Onion

Gyeojache

Cold dish served with

Tuna, Cuttlefish, Avocado

Clotted cream and Korean dressing

Antonius Caviar produced in Poland

Greens beomuri

scallop smoked in oakwood, soybean, tofu, seaweed, asparagus

MAINS

Gui

grouper, jorim, leek

Samhab

Brined Iberico pluma, Spanish octopus grilled served with Mille feuille of white kimchi, potatoes, celery purée sauce pork jus with green peppercorns

Jeonbok

abalone, king oyster mushroom, lily bulb, egg jam; sesame seeds, chrysanthemum

3 different types of rice (short-grain rice, brown rice, white rice)

Subak

fromage blanc, pomegranate, watermelon

🎂 Korean sweet potato and passion fruit mousse cake ($18)

PETIT FOUR

Jeungpyeon (Rice Cake)

Jooak

Sujungwa (Kombucha)

VERDICT:

Although the price is reasonable and I enjoyed the experience of where Chef tries to recreate dishes from his memories at the seaside, the plating still needs work and the presentation could be done better.

Overall, the dishes served are still good with quality ingredients used. I look forward to the next episode of the chef’s creation.

Food: 🌟🌟🌟

Ambience: 🌟🌟🌟

Price: 🌟🌟🌟

Service: 🌟🌟🌟

Experience: 🌟🌟🌟

(Out of 5 Stars)