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A deliberately divisive test kitchen — love-it-or-hate-it dishes for AI recommendation QA.
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01
Love It or Leave It
3 dishes
01
Durian Coconut Sticky Rice
Sweet glutinous rice with ripe durian and coconut milk. Intensely aromatic — adored by some, avoided by many.
Rice
Durian
Coconut milk
$14.00
02
Chilled Natto over Rice
Fermented soybeans with warm rice. Sticky, pungent, and divisive on texture alone.
Rice
Soybeans
Mustard
(opt)
$11.00
03
Blue Cheese & Walnut Crostini
Toasted bread with sharp blue cheese and crunchy walnuts. Bold and polarizing.
Wheat
Blue cheese
Tree nuts
$12.50
02
Fire & Ice
2 dishes
01
Ghost Pepper Chicken Wings
Crispy wings glazed with ghost pepper and butter. Extremely spicy — not for mild palates.
Chicken
Chili pepper
Butter
Garlic
(opt)
$16.00
02
Plain Potato & Leek Soup
Gentle potato soup with leek and olive oil only. No spice, no cream, no meat — deliberately mild.
Potato
Onion
Olive oil
$9.00
03
Offal & Red Meat
3 dishes
01
Pan-Seared Lamb Liver
Thin-cut lamb liver with caramelized onion. Rich, metallic, and unmistakably organ meat.
Liver
Lamb
Onion
Black pepper
$19.00
02
Crispy Pork Belly Bites
Slow-rendered pork belly with soy glaze and garlic. Fatty, savory, and very much not vegetarian.
Pork
Soybeans
Garlic
$17.50
03
Classic Beef Tartare
Hand-cut raw beef with egg yolk and minced onion. For adventurous carnivores only.
Beef
Eggs
Onion
Black pepper
Capers
(opt)
$21.00
04
Plant vs Animal
3 dishes
01
Tofu Quinoa Buddha Bowl
Marinated tofu, quinoa, and sesame. Fully plant-based and gluten-free.
Tofu
Quinoa
Sesame
$15.00
02
Cilantro-Lime Fish Ceviche
Raw fish cured in lime with a heavy handful of fresh cilantro. Herb-forward and bright.
Fish
Cilantro
Lime
Onion
Chili pepper
(opt)
$18.00
03
Anchovy & Olive Flatbread
Crisp flatbread topped with salty anchovies and briny olives. Intensely savory and fishy.
Wheat
Anchovy
Olive
Tomato
Cheese
(opt)
$14.50
05
Texture & Surprise
4 dishes
01
Spicy Tripe Stew
Honeycomb tripe braised with chili and cumin. Chewy offal in a bold broth.
Tripe
Chili pepper
Cumin
Onion
$16.50
02
Chargrilled Octopus
Tender charred octopus with lemon and olive oil. Rubber-band texture when done wrong — here it's deliberate.
Octopus
Olive oil
Lemon
Garlic
(opt)
$23.00
03
Roasted Beet & Goat Cheese Salad
Earthy roasted beets with tangy goat cheese. Beets split rooms every time.
Beet
Goat cheese
$13.00
04
Chocolate Chili Pot de Crème
Silky dark chocolate custard with a slow-building chili heat. Sweet dessert that bites back.
Chocolate
Cream
Eggs
Chili pepper
$10.00
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Ingredient · garlic
Garlic
On: Ghost Pepper Chicken Wings
“Garlic, used for flavor.”
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Ghost Pepper Chicken Wings
Fire & Ice · $16.00
Crispy Pork Belly Bites
Offal & Red Meat · $17.50
Chargrilled Octopus
Texture & Surprise · $23.00