Two Fishball Noodle Stalls @ Cheng San Hawker Centre • Song Kee 松记鱼圆面 vs...
Came early to stalk Cheng San Market & Cooked Food Centre. Song Kee and Xiang Kee fishball stalls both enjoy long queues. I like them both - they are more alike than different.Stall name: Xiang Kee...
View ArticleOrigin and History of Chendol • CNN World's Best 50 Desserts
Chendol is commonly found in Singapore hawker centres. It is a well loved sweet, affordable cold dessert popular with both young and old. The young love its layers of sweetness and flexibility of...
View ArticleRoti Sai Mai Sweet • Ayutthaya Iconic Food
On our way to Ayutthaya from Bangkok, Wilbur was raving non stop about roti sai mai. His enthusiasm got me excited too, even though I had no idea what roti sai mai is.Every time we passed a roti sai...
View ArticleTee Yok Coffee Klongthom • Street Coffee on Motor Bike • Only in Yaowarat...
Missed meeting buddies John and Joanne for nearly three years, no thanks to the Covid pandemic. So, we were glad to catch up in Bangkok. John and Joanne were extremely warm and hospitable, bringing us...
View ArticleMinced Pork Bros Superior Soup Bak Chor Mee @ Old Airport Road
Dropped by Old Airport Road Hawker Centre after my medical appointment (doctor said my retina fix is holding up well, thank you 🙏 ). There are many food stalls here, some new, some old. Decided on...
View ArticleSohai Fried Kway Teow @ Pah Li Ban Skudai • 八里半 Sohai 炒饭 • 炒果条
Saw and smelled the aromatic white plumes from the corner fried kway teow stall at Pah Li Ban a few times. But, there are many choices here at PLB. As I worked my way through the stalls, eating their...
View ArticleKepiting Saus Padang • Crab in Spicy Padang Sauce • Indonesia's Chili Crab
Kepiting Saus Padang means Crab in Padang Sauce or Padang Sauce Crab in Indonesian. It is Indonesia's equivalent of Singapore's chili crab. Padang sauce crab tastes savoury and spicy hot (from fresh...
View ArticleSuper Star Original Famous Penang Laksa @ People's Park Food Centre • Halal...
You know.... I am not really a big fan of Penang asam laksa because I don't like sour tasting things - most of the Penang laksa that I've had so far made me cringe. (I've had a few in Penang.) I've...
View ArticlePioneers of Singapore Chili Crab • Mdm Cher Yam Tian & Chef Hooi Kok Wah
The chili crab dish is synonymous with Singapore now and one of the must eat dishes of overseas visitors. Chili crab is found in specialist crab restaurants, zhi char (literally "cook and fry")...
View ArticleKepiting Balado • Minangkabau Chili Crab
Kepiting Balado or Crab with Chili is a kampung dish of the Minangkabau people using resources available at their seaside villages. Other than crab, the main ingredient balado has been part of...
View ArticleSpicy Sweet & Sour Crab • Ketchup & Bottled Chili Crab 甜酸螃蟹
Chili crab is the most famous crab dish of Singapore and also popular in Malaysia. But, there is a similar dish known as Sweet & Sour Crab which we still sometimes see in restaurant menus. What is...
View ArticleNg Soon Kee Fish & Duck Porridge for the Soul @ Geylang East Hawker Centre...
I had this unique tasty duck porridge a few years back and always wanted to come back for it. Finally, made it today because I needed to come here for a medical appointment at Geylang East Polyclinic...
View ArticleLai Hiang Pork Rib Prawn Noodle • People's Fav @ Pek Kio Hawker Centre 来香肉骨虾面
Going by the daily constant queue, Lai Hiang Pork Rib and Prawn Noodle is the undisputed king of prawn mee at Pek Kio Hawker Centre now 👑Stall name: Lai Hiang Pork Rib Prawn Mee 来香肉骨虾面Address: 41A...
View ArticleCai Ji Fishball Noodle • Local Favourite @ Toa Payoh Blk 94 財記
This was my second time having Cai Ji Fishball Noodle.Cai Ji Fishball has been an institution here since 1967. That was also the year my family moved to Toa Payoh. The area around Blk 94 was my...
View ArticleKum Heong Unique Multicultural Flavour of Malaysia 甘香
Kum heong bamboo clamKum Heong 甘香 is a uniquely Malaysian sauce. It is an extremely versatile robust, pungent sauce used to flavour seafood like squid, prawns, clams and crab, chicken, pork, and even...
View ArticleKetchup • Magical Sauce from South China
Ketchup is a magical sauce though we tend to take it for granted in Singapore cuisine. It's often in our bak chor mee, wanton mee, chili crab, ku lou yuk, many sweet and sour dishes, etc. Its presence...
View ArticleToa Payoh Lor 8 Hand Made Fish Ball Noodle Yong Tau Foo • Hidden Gem 八巷手工鱼圆麵
Actually, we wanted to eat at another fish ball place but it happened to be closed 😅 So, we activated Plan B to go to Toa Payoh Lor 8 Market & Food Centre. Strange, I totally forgotten about this...
View ArticleThien Sin Prawn Mee • Foochow Prawn Noodle in Miri Sarawak 天星虾面 • 福州炒煮面 • 先炒后闷
We've got an early flight to catch at Miri Airport, so the plan was to breakfast at Thien Sin Prawn Mee on the way to the airport. It's a great way to taste one more iconic Miri dish and leaving with...
View Article63 Cafe Sarawak Laksa • Miri 古晉叻沙
When in Sarawak must taste a Sarawak style laksa which is unique from any other laksa in Singapore or Malaysia 😋 Buddy brought us to 63 Cafe in the heart of Miri city. It is such a regular Sawarak...
View ArticleSin Wan Delight Rojak Miri Sarawak • It's All about their Gula Apong & Hae Ko...
Sin Wan Delight Rojak & Cold Drinks Centre in Miri is a very popular place. The first time I was brought here, I haven't started blogging yet, so I never paid attention to exactly where I was....
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