Truly Curry Rice Singapore 真咖喱饭 JK1106
It's been over a year or so since a wave of young people jumped on the hawker bandwagon in Singapore. The media savvy "hawkerpreneurs", "hipster hawkers" sparked an old and new media frenzy. Everyone...
View ArticleFood Trucks in Singapore? JK1107
"The first question always is, what problem does the solution address?" Tony Johor Kaki .......... The food truck is perhaps, in the eyes of many, the epitome of contemporary street food. The funk...
View ArticleWhat's Air Conditioning our Public Hawker Centres got to do with "No Egg"...
"Let them eat cake." Marie Antoinette. .......... What does it mean to "preserve our hawker heritage"? In my humble opinion, our hawker heritage has two essential elements. Food and people. I feel it...
View ArticleHerbal Soups at 阿2老火汤 Superbowl Leisure Park Singapore JK1109
Today is one of those days when I just wanted a comforting soup for lunch; been eating a little too much and the sweltering heat is also getting to me. So, I made my way to Singapore's west at...
View ArticleGeylang Clay Pot Rice Singapore 芽笼瓦煲饭 JK1110
Geylang Claypot Rice 芽笼瓦煲饭 is one of the most popular in Singapore and one of the rare ones that still uses charcoal to cook the rice. It's one of my go to places when I want to eat claypot rice in...
View ArticleTraditional Haig Road Putu Piring Singapore JK1111
Traditional putu piring is very rare in Singapore. So, hurry down to Traditional Haig Road Putu Piring to taste the last few stalls left in Singapore still making this old school Malay snack. Lady boss...
View ArticleHan Jiang Fish Soup 韩江鱼汤 at AMK 409 Teck Ghee Square Singapore JK1112
ok... I am slowly blogging about my favourite comfort foods from before my blogging days. One of them is Han Jiang Fish Soup 韩江鱼汤 at AMK 409 Teck Ghee Square in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. One of my...
View ArticleHong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle in Singapore 香港油雞飯麵 JK1113
The sprawling Chinatown Food Complex is one of my favourite hawker centres in Singapore because it has a huge variety of stalls, many still run by pioneer hawkers selling heritage food. As a Cantonese...
View ArticleTian Tian Lai Come Daily Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee Singapore JK1114 天天来炒福建虾面
To me, fried Hokkien prawn mee 炒福建虾面 is one of the truly Singapore street food dishes. Step outside of Singapore, and you will have a hard time looking for this dish, let alone finding a good one. Not...
View ArticleJanggut Laksa | Original Katong Laksa | Marine Parade Laksa Singapore JK1115
I've been enjoying the laksa at Queensway Shopping Centre since the mid 2000s without knowing it's history. Just knew that it was a good laksa whenever I come here to get sports shoes or get my...
View ArticleXiu Ji Ikan Bilis Yong Tau Fu 秀记江鱼仔酿豆腐 JK1116
While surveying the blind corners of Chinatown Complex Food Centre, I stumbled upon bamboo trays of these steaming hot stuffed yong tau fu. Any freshly made food, especially by hand catches my...
View ArticleA-One Claypot House Mothers' Day Set Meal Singapore JK1117
Like many restaurants in Singapore, A-One Claypot House has a Mothers' Day Set Meal from 1st to 10 May 2015. We were invited to taste the SGD298++ Mothers' Day Set for 8 people. (There are also sets...
View ArticleHeng Kee Curry Chicken Bee Hoon Mee Singapore 兴记咖喱鸡米粉面 JK1118
I have been eating at Heng Kee Curry Chicken Bee Hoon Mee 兴记咖喱鸡米粉面 long before my blogging days. Heng Kee is a pioneer of curry chicken noodles in Singapore. Curry, chicken and bee hoon/ yellow noodles...
View ArticleChey Sua Carrot Cake Singapore 青山菜头粿 JK1119
Chey Sua Carrot Cake 青山菜头粿 at Toa Payoh West market and food centre is one of the rare few carrot cake stalls in Singapore that still make their own carrot cakes from scratch. Nearly all stalls in...
View ArticleKam Long Restaurant Fish Head Curry Johor Bahru JK1120 亚福街金龙阿仔咖喱鱼头
Today, I came to Kam Long Restaurant in Johor Bahru old town 亚福街金龙阿仔咖喱鱼头 with a group of makan kakis (foodie buddies). We were checking out makan places in JB old town which are 5 to 10 minutes walk...
View ArticleKok Kee Wanton Mee Singapore 国记云吞面 JK1121
To the stall's legion of fans, Kok Kee 国记云吞面 is one of Singapore's very top wanton noodles. It recently moved to Hoa Nam Building from Lavender Food Centre where it ruled for over two decades, before...
View ArticleKway Teow Kia Meng Fang Johor Bahru 茗芳粿條仔 JK1122
Kway teow kia is a staple in JB much like chicken rice is in Singapore. Kway teow kia stalls are at every corner of JB just like chicken rice stalls in Singapore. Similarly, the standard of kway teow...
View ArticleHerbal Roast Duck Restoran Lapan Dua Dua 822 超级鸭王 Johor Bahru JK1123
A fellow foodie shared on Facebook about Restoran Lapan Dua Dua 822 超级鸭王's 23rd Anniversary buy 1 get 1/2 free herbal roast duck promotion. As I am a fan of Lapan Dua Dua's herbal roast ducks, I...
View ArticleEH HE Gallery | Ink Brew Cafe by JWC 墨跡手沖館 in Johor Bahru JK1124
Uncle Martin was very excited to show us Eh HE, his new discovery in JB old town, 10 minutes walk from the JB CIQ. EH HE is a brand new cafe sporting the theme of old JB cultural history. In all...
View ArticleTiong Bahru Yi Sheng Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee ABC Market Singapore JK1125...
Tiong Bahru Yi Sheng Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee at ABC Market is one of the best loved Hokkien mee stalls in Singapore with a huge following spanning 4 generations. My SGD6 plate of Yi Sheng fried Hokkien...
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