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Welcome to Jumbo Seafood, where the feasts are... well, Jumbo, and the appetites larger than life.
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To titillate, the Jumbo Cold Dish Platter. It's not very big, because we had a long journey ahead of us and only six...
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MP digs in, egged on by the omelette.
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Bamboo clam with a slightly sweet sauce and braised with glass noodles and garnished with coriander and spring onions.
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Stir-fried Chinese collards in oyster sauce, the token vegetable dish so we don't feel so bad about our indulgent extravagances.
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Hey Bambi! Know what happened when your mom died?
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Mee goreng, a Malay stir-fried noodle dish tossed in a sweet chili sauce.
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Oatmeal is good for your heart, so theoretically, oatmeal prawns should work wonders for the cholesterol!
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Take a crispy dough cruller (you tiao, a favorite snack). Take juicy squid. Stuff it into the you tiao. Drizzle sesame seeds.
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Baby squid fried to a crispy crunch in sweet soy sauce.
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And here you go, presenting the piece de resistance of Singapore seafood -- the black pepper crab!
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Not forgetting the chilli crab, grand doyenne.
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Six-and-a-half people made it through a 10-course meal. Are you up for the challenge?
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Laksa fan Erin digs into a bowl of famous Katong laksa.
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A call from my agent.
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Mangosteen, to be had after durian to cool down the internal pipe bomb system.
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Maybe they're eating it before the durian to battle the humidity.
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Sniffing.
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Jaime, the guest of honor, really.
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True love.
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Satisfaction.
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Polite revulsion.
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Keeping a straight face.
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The gusto is admirable.
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They should make durian affinity a requirement to emcee Major League Eating events.
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Going again -- nice work!
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Still going strong.
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Caressing the durian.
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She knows she likes it.
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A giant styrofoam durian in the style of American kitsch.
