DINING OUT
Taiwanese tales at Iru Den
Chef Javier Low explores the potential of Taiwanese ingredients in his modern-Japanese cuisine
Restaurant Revisit
Iru Den, 27 Scotts Road, Singapore 228222. Tel: 8923-1127
A PIECE of shrivelled radish and a mother-in-law. Talk about inspiration striking in the unlikeliest of circumstances. Iru Den chef Javier Low, faced with the cripplingly high costs of Japanese ingredients and other things, found his epiphany right at his marital doorstep in Taiwan – in what looks like a match made in cai po heaven.