Edible Kong Fu...

We were having our dinner over here. And rather than restricting ourselves to a type of food only, it will be much more interesting to place on order for different types of food, especially when there are more than a 150 food stalls over here. Things get more and more interesting especially when...

'Food that can be shared' Actually, one of the biggest (+) of a big hawker center would be the kind of food that they are offering over here. If you are hanging out as a big group, you will be pretty amazed with the number of dishes that can be shared among a group of people. For example, there's...

'Oyster Omelette'(蠔建) Yes, I do agree that the taste and the texture of the thick chilli is pretty alright. The batter of the 'Oyster Omelette' isn't that bad too. On top of that the big and fat oysters were handled and prepared properly too. However, the overall taste of the whole dish is pretty ordinary. I just couldn't figure out what has went wrong with this dish. Maybe it needs a bit of a magic touch?

'White Carrot Cake'(白蘿蔔糕) I can proudly say that I have just found another place that prepares good 'White Carrot Cake'. Loaded with lots of egg, the batter is pretty amazing for a start. Although it wasn't fully covered with a crispy skin, but the soft and tasty 'Carrot Cake' is pretty awesome. Not only it's tasty, it also comes with a nice aroma, which makes this a pretty rare sight(smell?) nowadays. Besides for the normal plate of 'Carrot Cake', they are also offering a plate of 'Carrot Cake' that comes with delicious prawns too.

So where can you give the 'Carrot Cake' a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'Yi Sheng Gong Fu(億勝功夫)'. It's located inside 'Old Airport Road Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  Late afternoon to around 10pm daily

* Click here for the list of delicacies that you can get in 'Old Airport Road Food Centre'.
^ Click here for the location of "Old Airport Road Food Centre" on Google Maps.

The 2 Wings of a Chicken...

Everyone knows that a Chicken comes with 2 wings and different chefs will come up with their own special unique formula in order to savor it to the max. Hence...

'Half Spring Chicken' set The set comes with 2 complement side dishes. We ended up choosing the 'Potato Wedges' and the 'Chilled Mash Potato Salad. As a side dish, these 2 dishes are pretty interesting. The 'Potato Salad' seems to be a mixture of normal 'Chilled Potato' and 'Coleslaw'. As I pop one of them into my mouth, there's a nice mix of crunchy bits and mashed ingredients inside my mouth. And there's also a nice mix of different tastes, which is mainly made up of the 'Potato' and 'Coleslaw'. As for the 'Potato Wedges', My friend was simply too fast for me. As I was digging into parts of the Chicken, he has managed to wipe out all the wedges within minutes. O.O This is the first time I saw him wiping out all the ingredients at this rate, so I guess the wedges must be pretty good. As for the 'Spring Chicken', though it wasn't a relatively big one, but the taste is pretty good. First of all, they didn't try to fake the size of the 'Chicken' by covering it with a thick layer of flour and tries to deep fried it. The 'Spring Chicken' over here comes with a thin layer of crispy skin and on top of that, as you took a bite off the 'Chicken', you will be pretty amazed with the moist and juicy meat. Even though they didn't coat it with some special seasoning, but this doesn't stops me from finishing the chicken, which is both delicious and not too greasy at all.

'Chicken Wings' These are the real deal. Not only they are relatively big in size, these boring looking 'Chicken Wings' can be pretty deceiving when it comes to the taste. Pretty much similar to the 'Spring Chicken', the 'Chicken Wings' ain't covered in a thick layer of flour, what it has would be a thin layer of crispy skin too. On top of that, the skin isn't too greasy and oily, which is worth another (+). Though I started off using the fork and knife, but it gets kinda annoying when I couldn't wipe out all the meat from the different corners, therefore I decided to move on and use my bare hands to break the joint and wipe out all the delicious bits, which is pretty awesome.

So where can you give the 'Chickens' a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'Two Wings'. It's located inside one of the coffee shops along 'Bukit Merah Lane'.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  Tuesdays - Sundays:
  Lunch: 12:00 - 15:00
  Dinner: 18:00 - 22:00

* Click here to find out more about 'Two Wings'.
^ Click here for the 'Facebook Page' of 'Two Wings'.
~ Click here for the location of the coffee shop along 'Bukit Merah Lane'.
# Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get along 'Bukit Merah Lane'.

Though looks kinda old but...

I have been having numerous meals around this area and I never thought that I can actually find such a stall over here. And here comes...

my lunch. It comes with a plate of Noodles mixed with 'Kway Teow' and a few types of ingredients.

For a start, the plate of Noodles comes with an acceptable portion and taste. The reason why I have gone ahead placing an order for a plate of Noodles is mainly due to the fact that some ingredients will taste much better when you have it with something else. Too bad they didn't offer other types of chilli's over here, else the plate of Noodles might have tasted much more better with sliced chillies. The Chinese sausage is pretty chewy and yummy for a start, but it's nothing as compared to the 'Otah'. Anyway, the 'Otah' that just left the barbecue stove minutes ago was fantastic. It's warm, yummy, spicy and at the same time, it has this nice texture. Best of all as I dig into it, the 'Otah' has this nice taste and aroma of spicy fish meat, which is a (+) to me.

'Chicken Wings'. One of the signature ingredients over here would be the 'Chicken Wings'. How amazing the 'Chicken Wings' are? For a start, just by taking a closer look at the styrofoam plate, there isn't traces of oil that was left by the 'Chicken Wings', which makes it a good start. As I took my first bite off the 'Wings', the juicy flesh started bursting inside my mouth. As I took more and more bites, I realized that the thin layer of skin is pretty crispy too. And one of the winning factor would be the size of the 'Chicken Wings'. Not only it tastes good, the size of it is a (+) too. :)

So where can you give the food a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'Eng Kee'(榮記). It's located in one of the coffee shops located along 'Commonwealth Drive'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  Mondays - Saturdays: 12:00 - 22:00
  (Closed on Sundays)

* Click here for the location of 'Eng Kee'(榮記) on Google Maps.

Not fantastic enough...

If you are a foodie, as you do a search for good dining options, you will definitely come across 'Joo Chiat' district. Therefore it's time to give the food at 'Joo Chiat' a try. :)

'Prawn Kway Teow(Rice Noodles)'(Dry) Not quite the same. And by default, rather than serving the normal bowl of 'Prawn Noodles', they are serving a bowl of 'Pork Ribs and Prawn Noodles' over here. Since I have ordered a 'dry' version of the bowl of Noodles, therefore it also comes with a bowl of soup too. The tasty bowl of soup is pretty amazing. It comes with a strong taste and aroma of pork ribs and prawns. I wonder how much time was needed to prepare such a delicious broth.

The bowl of Noodles looks pretty red to me. :| Besides for the 'Kway Teow', ingredients like 'beansprout', 'pork ribs', 'prawns', 'fried onions' and one of the most important ingredient, which is the 'chilli powder' has been added into the bowl. Hmmm... after mixing all the ingredients thoroughly, I'm pretty impress with the taste of the bowl of 'Kway Teow'. Not only it's spicy, the nice aroma of the fried onions are pretty good too. The chewy, meaty Pork Ribs are a (+) too. However, the prawns are a big disappointment. It will be much more better if they have spend a more time preparing it. I personally find it a bit too dry, which is not juicy enough for me. :|

So where can you give the bowl of Noodles a try?

The name of this stall would be 'Joo Chiat Prawn Mee'(如切肉骨虾面). It's located in one of the coffee shops along 'Carpmael Road', which is pretty near 'Joo Chiat Road'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  07:30 - 15:00 Daily

* Click here for the location of 'Joo Chiat Prawn Mee'(如切肉骨虾面) on Google Maps.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get near the 'Joo Chiat' district.

The 5 stars of Hougang...

Do take note this is a food blog and the title of this post has nothing to do with the Singapore flag.

'Grilled Fish Set' This is the 2nd time I'm giving the western food over here a try. For a start it comes with quite a variety of sides. There's 'Coleslaw', 'French Fries', 'Baked Beans', 'Garlic Bread' and a bit of greens. The sides are pretty good for a start, there's the crunchy and not too salty 'French Fries' and the 'Garlic Bread' that comes with a thin and crispy crust, but comes with a nice aroma and strong taste of 'Garlic', which deserves a (+). Unlike the 'Fish & Chips' over here, the grilled fish isn't coat in a crispy breaded layer. But the fish meat is actually pretty good. The moist and sweet fish meat isn't too soft or too hard, which is very important. And when you have it with the 'Tartar Sauce' or the 'Fried Garlic', things tend to get more and more delicious and interesting. :D

So where can you give the 'Grilled Fish' a good try?

The name of this stall would be '5 Star Corner Western Food'. It's located in the coffee shop beneath 'Blk 805 Hougang Central'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  The crazy long hours simply makes me wonder how many shifts do they have?

* Click here for the location of '5 Star Corner Western Food' on Google Maps.

An interesting fish head... :)

Besides for Curry Fish Head, you can actually get several other types of Fish Head dishes in Singapore too. For example, there's 'Fish Head Hot Pot', 'Steam Fish Head', etc... Therefore for the post today, it's related to Fish Head too. :)

Looking from afar, this might appear to be a Curry or a Tom Yum Fish Head, but in fact this is actually...

'Assam Fish Head' They were trying to boost the sales, therefore when I was there the other day, they were promoting some of the signature dishes with a pretty good deal. As for my meal the other day, it only cost me less than S$15, which is a pretty big (+) for a start. 'Fish Head' wise, excluding the 'Fish Head' itself, they have actually added quite a few types of ingredients into this dish. There's 'Lady Finger', 'Brinjal', 'Tomato', 'Pineapple', etc... Just by covering the small little plate of rice with a bit of gravy and all these ingredients, can really help me to gobble up the whole plate of rice without any difficulty. Oh by the way the taste of the gravy itself is pretty interesting. It's a nice mixture of spicy, sour and a little bit sweet. On top of that, it comes with a sharp and nice aroma, which is pretty appealing for me. :) Fish wise, though the sides are pretty normal but as I move towards the jaw/mouth, the taste of the fish is actually getting better and better. As I dip the nice mix of fresh fish meat and collagen into the nice gravy, it actually boost the overall taste of the meat to a whole new level, which is another (+). It fact, when I left the place, I have dismantle all the fish bones and wipe out all the meat and the delicious gravy.

So where can you give the 'Fish Head' a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'Da Bin Seafood Fish Head Steamboat'(大濱海鮮魚頭爐). It's located in one of the canteen in the industrial area.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  Mondays - Saturdays: 11:30 - 22:30
  Sundays: 14:30 - 22:30

* Click here for the 'Facebook' page of 'Da Bin Seafood Fish Head Steamboat'
  (大濱海鮮魚頭爐).
^ Click here for the location of 'Da Bin Seafood Fish Head Steamboat'(大濱海鮮魚頭爐)
  on Google Maps.

Noodles from KL to SG

I remembered that a few months ago, there was this article reporting how long and how crazy the queue over here was. And pretty much the same as the other newly introduced restaurants out there, usually the excitement will gradually die out over a period of time. Therefore, I decided that it's time for me to give it a try already.

'Signature Dry Chilli Pan Mee'(干捞辣椒幼面) It comes with a pretty normal bowl of soup, which isn't that important, but let's take a closer look at the bowl of Noodles.

The bowl of noodles comes with ingredients like 'Braised Minced Meat', 'Meat Balls', 'Fried Anchovies' and a half-boiled egg. But wait, before you start all the crazy stirring, you must...

add a scoop of their special blend of chilli first. Since they have placed a bottle full of this special blend of Chilli on top of each and every table, you can basically add as many scoop of chilli as you like.

This will be what I'm getting after a bit of vigorous stirring. The egg is completely gone and the bowl of Noodles is yellowish in color. Taste wise, since all the ingredients were mixed together, hence every single bite comes with this meaty and sweet sensation. Though it also has the nice aroma of Chilli, but it's simply not fiery enough for me. Besides for the taste, the good mix of chewy and crunchy ingredients were a big (+) too. However, for the price that I'm paying versus the portion that I'm getting, it can be a bit disappointing. :|

So where can you give this bowl of 'Noodles' a good try?

The name of this place would be 'Kin Kin Chilli Pan Mee'(建记辣椒板面). It's located along 'Macpherson Road', which is located near the infamous 'Kway Chap' stall along 'Macpherson Road'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  11:00 - 20:00 Daily

* Click here for the 'Facebook' page of 'Kin Kin Chilli Pan Mee'(建记辣椒板面).
^ Click here for the location of 'Kin Kin Chilli Pan Mee'(建记辣椒板面) on Google Maps.
~ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get along 'Macpherson Road'.

A redirect...

Initially, I was aiming for the 'Chicken Porridge' that was a few stalls away, but since it's not open, therefore I decided to give this a try instead...

Fish Soup + Rice The bowl seems to be ridiculously big for a bowl of fish soup of that size, but let's take a closer look.

The soup over here isn't as clear as those that you can get in your neighborhood. But the taste of the soup is actually quite good. They have sprinkle a bit of fried garlic into the soup that enhances the overall taste of the soup. On top of that, the generous portion of fish slices is a good start. Not only it's fresh, the sweet taste of each individual slice is a (+) too. Not too bad for a stall in the neighborhood.

So where can you give the fish soup a good try?

The name of this stall would be '128 Fish Porridge'(128鱼糜). It's located inside 'Jurong West 505 Market & Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  Tuesdays - Sundays: 10:30 - 20:00
  (Closed on Mondays)

* Click here for the location of "Jurong West 505 Market & Food Centre" on Google Maps.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get around
  'Jurong West 505 Market & Food Centre'.

Western from Paris?

Frankly speaking, I haven't been to Paris yet so I'm not really sure what are the cuisine that you can get at Paris. However...

'Fish with Fried Rice' I'm not so into Fries, unless I have an urge for an interesting plate of fries, otherwise I would try to avoid it. As for the Fish and Chips over here, you can choose to replace the portion of Fries with a decent portion of Fried Rice. The tasty portion of Fried Rice is a (+). Even though the soft bakes beans and crunchy coleslaw are served cold but when you mix it with the Fried Rice, they actually can blend deliciously together. :)

Fried to a delicious looking color, this looks pretty appealing. Even though the texture looks pretty appealing, but the taste is actually pretty normal and there's no Tartar sauce but for the price I'm paying I'm actually getting a hearty meal, which makes this a pretty good deal for lunch. :) In fact, some of the set meals over here comes with the choice of either Spaghetti/Fries or Fried Rice/Fries. Therefore if you are afraid that the Fried Rice might appear to be a bit too dry or bland for you, you can go for the meals, that comes with the sweet brown sauce, which can improve both the taste and the texture of the Fried Rice even further. :)

So where can you give the 'Fish and Chips' a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'Paris Western Grill'. It's located inside 'West Coast Market Square', which is located opposite, 'West Coast Plaza'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  11:00 - 00:30

* Click here for the location of "West Coast Market Square" on Google Maps.

2 sizes of Kueh Tutu

But wait, no matter how you look at it, the 'Kueh Tutu' can only be of that size what. How would it be possible to have 2 different sizes of 'Kueh Tutu'. In fact...

'Kueh Tutu' Tada... Here you go, 2 different sizes of 'Kueh Tutu'. Even though the bigger one doesn't have the nice prints on it, but no matter how you take a look at it, it's still a 'Kueh Tutu'. Not only they have the interesting sizes of 'Kueh Tutu', the overall dining experience is pretty good too.

For a start, they really push the fillings to the limits. As you can see, the layer of flour that wraps around the filling is pretty thin. Frankly speaking, not only the proportions of the flour and the fillings are pretty good, I love the sweet taste of the ingredients (Regardless it's the crunchy peanuts or the coconut)too. Time to packet a few home. :)

So where can you give the 'Kueh Tutu' a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'Du Du Cooked Food'(嘟嘟熟食). It's located inside 'Jurong West 505 Market & Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  15:30 - 21:30

* Click here for the location of "Jurong West 505 Market & Food Centre" on Google Maps.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get around
  'Jurong West 505 Market & Food Centre'.

If only the portions were better...

Queuing, Queuing, Queuing. Sometimes, queuing up for a plate of food can be kinda boring and crazy. In fact with all the training(?) queuing up for good food, I think that this is a bit too cuckoo.

'Fried Kway Teow' Stalls selling this type of 'Fried Kway Teow' are getting lesser and lesser. Besides for the usual 'beansprouts', 'cockles', 'chives' and 'fried egg', they have also added slices of 'Chinese Sausages'. Though there are several other variants out there that replaces the 'Chinese Sausages' with either slices of fish cake or nothing, but from time to time, I still prefer this type of 'Fried Kway Teow'. For a start, the fried cockles doesn't comes with a foul taste taste. On top of that, the crunchy and well prepared 'beansprouts' is a (+). Best of all, the 'Kway Teow'(Rice Noodles) has this moist and yummy touch, which is another (+). When you mix all the ingredients together, there's a nice mixture of tender, juicy, chewy and crunchy ingredients. On top of that there's also a nice mix of meaty, sweet and spicy taste, which simply makes it better and better. One thing that I don't really like about this type of 'Fried Kway Teow' would be the portion, which is kinda small and a big disappointment to big eaters like me. :P

So where can you give this 'Fried Kway Teow' a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'Hill Street Fried Kway Teow'(禧街炒粿條). It's located inside 'Bedok South Market and Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  10:30 - 17:30
  (Closed on Mondays)
• By the way, we ended up queuing up for more than 30 minutes that day. Luckily, my friend was around to help to queue up, else queuing alone for more than 30 minutes can be... -.-""

* Click here for the location of 'Bedok South Market and Food Centre' on Google Maps.

Smart Way of doing things :)

Even if the location is pretty good, sustaining a business isn't such an easy task. As for this place...

'Nasi Lemak' They have quite a wide spread of ingredients over here. There's the interesting mix of fried ingredients and as you move forward, there's the cooked dishes section. As for a start, the vegetables are a bit too watery. Not that they ain't tasty, it's just that the texture makes it pretty dull. As for the fried stuff, they aren't too oily and it's pretty okay too. Best of all, the crunchy peanuts haven't disappoint me yet. :D Though I wouldn't say that the food here are fantastically great, but the portions here are pretty alright and the price are pretty okay too. On top of that, they are opened for more than 20 hours per day, so if you happen to be hanging around that area at night and there's a sudden urge for food, this would be an affordable place to chill out, eat and drink a bit. :)

So where can you give the food a good try?

The name of this place would be 'Fong Seng Fast Food Nasi Lemak'(冯星快餐椰子饭餐室). It's located near the junction of 'Clementi Road' and 'Pasir Panjang Road'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  06:00 - 04:00 Daily

* Click here for the list of delicacies that you can get near 'Pasir Panjang Road'.
^ Click here for the location of 'Fong Seng Fast Food Nasi Lemak' on Google Maps.

Unique outlet of 'Astons'

Ever since they have opened their first outlet in the East side of Singapore, the outlets started popping up in different parts of Singapore over the last few years. Therefore, ever since I have knew about this unique outlet of 'Astons', I have decided to give it a try. Hence...

'Fried Fish Dinner Set Meal' At this outlet, all the main courses will come with 'X' and a side dish(either 'Baked Potato' or 'French Fries'). I ended up choosing 'French Fries' since I knew that the 'Baked Potato' of can be pretty filling. And I would really want to leave lots of space in my stomach for 'X'. For a start, I loved the crispy texture of the fish that was covered in breadcrumbs. With a texture that was so crispy, I was hoping that the meat doesn't end up to be too hard and stiff too. Luckily, the chef of 'Astons' didn't fail my expectations and they have somehow managed to prepare it such that the fish would have this crispy texture and the meat itself was pretty fresh, soft and moist. Not only the texture of the fish meat is relatively good, it can blend in with the Tartar sauce pretty good too, which deserves a very big (+).

So what exactly is 'X'? 'X' is actually the premium salad buffet that is included as part of the meal that you have ordered.

Though it's known as a premium salad buffet, but it's much more fanciful as compared to a salad bar. For a start, they have prepared more than 4 different types of soups. There's 'onion soup', 'sweet corn soup', etc... There's a good mix of different types of soup of a different texture and taste. And they have also thrown in one of my favorite side dish at 'Astons', which is the 'Whipped Potato'. You can not only go 1 scope but unlimited serving of 'Whipped Potato' over here, isn't that a good start? :) Note: the sauce and the 'Whipped Potato' are separated hence you can decide on the proportions of the 'Whipped Potato' yourself.

In order to satisfy all the customers, they have also thrown in fried stuff like 'Potato Wedges', 'Onion Rings', etc... into the buffet too. And to some, these ain't as important as the crunchy 'Garlic Bread' that comes with a nice taste and aroma of 'Garlic', that blends in pretty well with the soup too.

They have also provided a good spread for those that couldn't live without pasta or rice dishes, like me. The sauce of the pasta is so rich that I was dipping some of the deep fried finger food inside it too. On top of that, for mushroom lover, the 'Saute Button Mushroom' is a must try. Not only the mushroom are juicy, the chewy sensation is a (+) too.

After having more than 5 rounds of soup, I don't really have that much space left in my stomach for the cold dishes.

However, I still managed to grab a few scoops of the 'Potato Salad', which is also one of my favorite sides at 'Astons'. They have also allocated a small corner for cut fruits, which includes stuff like 'Watermelon', 'Pineapple', 'Honeydew', 'Grapes', etc... And that's not all...

There's always room for desserts. Though it only comes with 1 flavor only, but there's a variety of toppings that you can choose from. I love to have mine with all the small little crunchy bits. Besides for the 'Ice Cream', they have also provided free flow of beverages over here too. Personally speaking, with all the soup choices and the Ice Cream, I didn't even fell like touching the beverages at all. :P

So where can you give this unique outlet of 'Astons' a good try?

It's known as 'Astons Steak & Salad'. It's located on level 3 of 'CentrePoint'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  11:30 - 22:00 Daily

* Click here to find out more about 'Astons'..
^ Click here to find out more about 'CentrePoint'.
~ Click here for the location of 'CentrePoint' on Google Maps.