Korean Comfort Food Taken Up A Notch At Masizzim, 313@Somerset

Spicy Seafood Stew (S$36.80) with squid, mussels, crayfish, and prawns cooked in Masizzim secret recipe sauce. It is customisable with 4 levels of spice and comes with either glass noodles or Korean udon.

We have seen enough listicles on “25 Korean Restaurants To Check Out In Singapore” to know that the Korean food craze is a force to be reckoned with. The winning formula of spicy, savoury and sweetness – their play on umami, to put it bluntly – can all be traced back to gochujang (korean peper paste a.k.a. ‘spicy miso’). Throw anything at it, seafood, meat or, even, just potatoes, and its satisfaction all table round.

Masizzim knows this well, and does it justice. Gochujang stars as the base of their secret recipe sauce found in all of their stews, helping their saucy meat stews make local headlines when they opened last year. This August, they continue in their stride of success with signature Spicy Seafood Stews, cheesey Egg Rolls and spice-quenching Honey Slush Beers to wash it all down.

Masizzim presents a new side dish, the Spicy Pork (S$14.80). It has marinated pork belly stir-fried with carrots, onions, sesame seeds and Masizzim's special sweet and spicy sauce. — Masizzim presents a new side dish, the Spicy Pork (S$14.80). It has marinated pork belly stir-fried with carrots, onions, sesame seeds and Masizzim’s special sweet and spicy sauce.

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Spicy Seafood Stews

Their newest signature comes in two versions; Spicy Seafood Stew (S$36.80) and Spicy Seafood Beef Stew (S$38.80).

Spicy Seafood Beef Stew (S$38.80) with the Masizzim Spicy Seafood Stew as a base with added chunks of slow-cooked beef ribs. It is customisable with 4 levels of spice and comes with either glass noodles or Korean udon.

Both are hearty stews to chase even the coldest of rainy days away. The plethora of seafood are tucked into iron-cast pots and placed over a live flame, allowing the stew to simmer on, building up even more seafood goodness into its clam-based broth.

Close-up of the Spicy Seafood Stew (S$36.80) with squid, mussels, crayfish, and prawns cooked in Masizzim secret recipe sauce. It is customisable with 4 levels of spice and comes with either glass noodles or Korean udon.

Looking deceptively similar, with the only difference between the two being the choice of succulent crayfish (seafood) or generous chunks of Australian beef short ribs (beef), how do you decide which is the stew for you and your mate? It’s a huge serving for two, after all. And, with so many more side dishes to try, a decision has to be made.

Craving for prawn mee? Then go for the seafood version. The crayfish, and addition of beef rib stew sauce into the broth, reminds me heavily of a beloved hawker dish, prawn noodles with prime ribs. The beef version, on the other hand, is perfect for those who love their short ribs, tender with a side of tendon. Soaked in the broth for so long, it delivers that wonderful texture reminiscent of beef fat.

Slush Beer (S$13.80) features beer topped with an icy beer slush. A drizzle of honey comes at an additional S$2.

Diners can also choose from 4 levels of spice, with level 2 having the best balance. Those who love all things hot and spicy can go for level 4, but proceed with caution. And, by that, I mean a mug of their new Honey Slush Beer (S$15.80). That icy slush is sure to quench the fire you’ve bravely built up inside your tummies.

D.I.Y. Crab Meat & Roe Rice Ball (S$10.80) with snow crab meat, shrimp roe, seaweed crumbs, crushed chilli padi and furikake in a mix of Korean black rice, medium grain white rice and barley.

While the stew comes with two bowls of mixed grain rice, they go much better with the new Crab Meat & Roe Rice Balls (S$10.80)! Grab a rice ball and let it sit in the broth for a bit, and have a bite. The crunchy roe, sweet crab meat and kick of spice from the bits of chilli padi matched with broth is sure to have you addicted.

Side Dishes

Steamed Egg (S$6), with additional cheese. — Steamed Egg (S$6), with additional cheese from Masizzim at 313@Somerset.

Tuna Seaweed Egg Roll (S$10.80) is a rolled omelette stuffed with seaweed and tomato-flavoured tuna flakes.

One of the best side dishes to go with your stews have to be the simple yet homely egg rolls – an extension to their popular Steamed Egg (S$6) dish.

Honey Mustard Egg Roll (S$9.80) is a rolled omelette oozing with melted mozzarella and cheddar cheese, and topped with honey mustard.

It is currently available in two flavours; Tuna Seaweed Egg Roll (S$10.80) and Honey Mustard Egg Roll (S$9.80). Without question, the oozing cheese from the latter is a crowd-pleaser. The cheddar adds a bit of savory to the otherwise sweet honey mustard sauce drizzled on top. Have it on its own, or dip it in the stews like a sauce!