Showing posts with label A taste that you grow up with. Show all posts
Showing posts with label A taste that you grow up with. Show all posts

Sunday, 25 May 2014

A hunt for the past...

I tried looking for this hawker centre for a few times. Initially, I thought that they might have demolished the hawker to make way for the newer buildings. However, I was wrong as I happened to come across the hawker again...

'Fried Hokkien Mee'
Reasons why I loved the food over here are as follows. For a start,
this stall isn't selling 1 or 2 types of food only, it works like a
typical 'Zi Char' stall, they have dishes like 'Hokkien Mee', 'Fried Kway
Teow', 'Fried Rice', 'Mui Fan', etc... Secondly, since this hawker is
located in a industrial area, the prices of the food that you are getting
here are pretty low and reasonable. On top of that, there's close to 20
different stores over here. And it's not restricted to merely Chinese
food only, there's Indian, Muslim, Japanese, etc...

As for the plate of 'Hokkien Mee' over here, not only the price is
reasonable, the taste is pretty acceptable too. There's a good mix
of 'Noodles' and the thicker type of 'Rice Vermicelli' topped with
generous portions of ingredients like 'prawns', slices of 'fish cakes',
'bean sprouts', etc... The whole plate of 'Noodles' might appear to
be a bit soupy, but in actual fact the 'Noodles' doesn't end up to be
too soggy. But always ask for a bigger portion of chilli to boast the
overall taste of the dish even further. :)

So where can you give the 'Hokkien Mee' a good try?
The name of this stall would be 'You Chai Cooked Food Stall'(有財熟食攤).
It's located inside 'Ayer Rajah Food Centre 1'.

Opening Hours:
  • 09:00 - 16:00
    (Closed on Sundays)
  • Even though this place isn't air-conditional, but the afternoon crowd can be pretty scary. So either try to turn up early or...
* Click here for the location of 'Ayer Rajah Food Centre 1' on 'Google Maps'.

Tuesday, 22 April 2014

What's with the dancing Bee?

Pretty much similar to the kids in Singapore grown up eating "McDonald's", the locals in Philippines grown up with 'this'. So what's so fascinating about 'this'? That's gonna be something that we will be exploring in this post...

This would be the mascot of...

'Jollibee'.
Before I move on to the food itself, there's another obstacle that I have to
overcome first. And that would be...

the crazy long queue...
Even though there are 6 counters over here, but the queue is complete madness.
Just inside the restaurant itself, rather than queueing up in a straight line,
they are twisting and turning the line a few times. On top of that, the queue
will continue all the way to the empty space next door and it started twisting
and turning again... Even though the queue move in a relatively fast manner, but
I still ended up queueing for an hour or so during a Sunday afternoon. =.=

'2 piece Chicken Meal'
The set comes with a fizzy soft drink(the choices of the soft drink are pretty
much similar to those that you are getting at 'KFC') and...

A lump of white rice, a bowl of gravy and also 2 pieces of 'Crispy Chicken'.
Initially, I also thought that it was supposed to be a 'Whipped Potato', but
as I open up the container, I realised that it's merely gravy. My expression
were pretty much similar to (O.o)? As I ripped open the lump of rice, then I
realised that most likely I can choose to either dip pieces of 'Chicken' into
the sauce or pour it all over the rice(which works kinda similar to 'Curry').

Taste wise, the crispy and not too oily crunchy skin is pretty good. Topped
with the tender and juicy meat just makes it even much more better. As I dipped
it inside the sweet gravy, the taste of the gravy kinda reminds me of the
gravy of the 'Whipped Potato' of 'KFC'... I guess the 2 piece 'Chicken' meal
works pretty much similar to a normal 'Western set meal', you are suppose to
have the 'Chicken' with the rice and the gravy. Otherwise you might ended up
like me, eating a lump of white rice with gravy all over it. =.="" This is
pretty okay, but it might be much more interesting if I have eaten it with
the delicious pieces of 'Chicken'. :P

Currently, they only have an outlet in Singapore. It's located on level 6
of 'Lucky Plaza' shopping centre, which is located along 'Orchard Road'.

Notes:
  • Operating Hours:
    09:00 - 21:00
  • Whatever you do, try to avoid the weekends. Otherwise, you will be amazed with the big crowd of people queueing up outside the restaurant.
* Click here to find out more about 'Jollibee' in Singapore.
^ Click here for the location of 'Lucky Plaza' on Google Maps.
~ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get in 'Lucky Plaza'.

Tuesday, 20 August 2013

A chilling alternative for Tiger Beer

Getting sick with the amount of beer that you have been drinking over the past few days? How about giving something new a try and at the same time you still can enjoy the taste of the good old 'Tiger Beer'.

For a start, the Ice Cream flavours that they are preparing the selling over here are uniquely
Singapore. There's flavours like 'Ice Kacang', 'Kopi', 'Teh Tarik', 'Bandung', 'Chendol'
etc... And I have given some of the flavours a try before placing my orders and one of them
would be the interesting flavour 'Tiger Sorbet'. It really comes with a very concentrated
taste of 'Tiger Beer'. Therefore if you want your 'Ice Cream' fix and your 'Beer', you should
really give this place a good try.

2 Scoops of Ice Cream
Choice of flavours - 'Coconut Swirl' and 'Chendol'
For a start, the 'Coconut Swirl' isn't good enough. Although it has a nice aroma and a nice
'Coconut' taste, but it doesn't have the magical touch that can amaze me and my taste bud.
As for the 'Chendol' flavour, they seems to have chosen the old-school 'Pontong' 'Red Bean'
'Ice Cream' as the base and mixed it with some of the ingredients that you are getting in a
bowl of 'Chendol'. This is an interesting and delicious flavour, especially for the big
fans of 'Red Beans' like me.

So where can you give the interesting 'Ice Cream' flavours a try?
'The name of this place would be 'Island Creamery'.
They seems to have a few outlets islandwide.
The photo shown in the above was taken at the 'Serene Centre' outlet.

Notes:
  • Operating Hours:
    Sundays - Thursdays: 11:00 - 22:00
    Fridays, Saturdays, Public Holidays: 11:00 - 23:00
  • Seems that most of the outlets do follow the opening hours stated in the above but there are some exceptions too.
* Click here to find out more about 'Island Creamery'.
^ Click here for the 'Facebook' Page of 'Island Creamery'.

Sunday, 11 August 2013

Simple and Clean...

After going around the island giving all sorts of good delicacies a good try, I need to take a short break from all these fanciful sinful delicious food too. Therefore...

The search for a simple and light delicacy begins. In fact, the choices are pretty
much limited and straightforward. What can be as simple and light as a bowl of
porridge. They are preparing and selling 3 different types of Porridge over here.
And they are the 'Pork Porridge'(猪肉粥), 'Chicken Porridge'(鸡肉粥) and 'Century
Egg Porridge'(皮蛋粥).

'Pork Porridge'(猪肉粥)
The name itself can be misleading. Even though it's given a name of 'Pork Porridge',
the ingredients used are merely a half boiled egg, minced meat, 'You Tiao'(a long
golden brown deep-fried Chinese doughnut) topped with a bit of spring onions. If
you are looking for a much more fanciful bowl of porridge, you probably would want
to give the other porridge stalls nearby a try.

Taste wise, probably I have been eating the same bowl of porridge for the last 10+
years or so, therefore I really love the taste of the porridge over here. Trust me,
I have given the porridge a try when it's warm or cold and the taste of it still
remain to be pretty good. But how to appreciate the taste of this porridge to the
maximum?

As for myself, I would beat the half boiled egg, stirred all the ingredients
vigorously hard so that it will ended up with a light yellowish colour and every
mouth will come with a nice taste of porridge topped with a bit of meat, vegetables
and egg. No matter how much food I have eaten, my stomach will always have space for
the delicious porridge over here.

So where can you give the delicious porridge a try?
The name of this stall would be 'Shi Fu Rou Zhou'(食福肉粥).
It's located inside 'Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre'.

Notes:
  • Opening Hours:
    Seems to start from late lunch hours to dinner time.
* Click here for the location of 'Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre' on
  Google Maps.
^ Click here for some other delicacies that can be found in 'Bukit Merah View Market and
  Food Centre'.

Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Half a head of Curry (Closed)

Since I have managed to knock off early and rather than having my dinner at the coffee shop opposite, I decided to go for nicer stuff. I ended up having this for dinner...

'A sizzling Claypot of Fishhead Curry'
When I was working around this area, I have given the 'Curry Chicken' and 'Curry Fish
Meat' a try before. Since I haven't been eating 'Curry Fishhead' for a very very long
time, I have decided to do something crazy and I have ended up placing an order for
a Claypot of 'Curry Fishhead'. Even though it's merely half a fishhead, but the portion
is big enough for an individual. Anyway since all the Fishhead Curry are not prepared
upfront, that means upon ordering the 'Curry Fishhead' you will have to wait for
another 20 minutes or more for the food to be delivered to your table.

Here's a closer look of the 'Curry Fishhead'. Vegetables like 'Yam', 'Tau Pok'
(a type of fried Beancurd), 'Lady Finger' have been added into this dish.
And probably because all the ingredients aren't boiled for too long, therefore
most of the ingredients still have this crunchy touch. On top of that, the
sizzling thick curry is pretty yummy and it's a little bit spicy. However, the
excitement that I'm getting from the 'Curry' have slowly decrease as the pot
of Curry cool down. One should always finish up the Curry when it's hot. :P

Even though I'm getting half a fishhead only, but the portion that I'm
getting is pretty generous and the flesh of the fishhead is pretty fresh.
However, even though the flesh of the fishhead is pretty fresh, but
probably due to the fact that all the ingredients aren't cooked long
enough, therefore the taste of the 'Curry' haven't blend into the flesh
of the fishhead completely. The Curry have blend into the vegetables
completely, but not for the flesh of the Fishhead, which is a big
disappointment. For a 'Fishhead Curry', this have definitely failed
miserably, but if you considered it as 2 separate dish, it have actually
fared pretty good.

So where can you give the delicious 'Curry' a try?
The name of this stall would be 'Marina South Curry Delight'(濱海南咖喱魚頭).
It's located inside 'Tiong Bahru Market'.

Notes:
  • Opening Hours:
    11:30 - 21:00 Daily
  • Besides for 'Curry Fishhead', they are preparing some other 'Curry' dishes like 'Curry Chicken', 'Curry Mutton', 'Curry Pork Ribs' and 'Curry Vegetables'.
  • By the way, if business was good, they might be closed before 7pm. So in order to avoid disappointment, you probably want to pop by the stall very early. :D

* Click here for the location of 'Tiong Bahru Market' on Google Maps.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find & get near 'Tiong Bahru Market'.

Wednesday, 8 May 2013

Vegetarian Food around the corner

Besides being the closest stall located near my previous workplace, this is also one of the best vegetarian stall around that area too. Introducing...

'Vegetarian Bee Hoon'
I'm pretty lucky, as I'm placing my orders, the owner of this stall was in the
midst of preparing a fresh wok of 'Bee Hoon'. After 5~10 minutes waiting,
the stall owner finally placed a plate of 'Bee Hoon' in front of me. Although
the variety of ingredients that the stall owner has added into the plate of
'Bee Hoon' isn't that great, but I can assure you that the taste is pretty
delicious. For a start, I love the crispy brown pieces of 'Beancurd'-alike
ingredient. The red coloured meat-alike ingredient are pretty nice too. On
top of all these ingredients, the green chillies that was also added are
pretty good. Seriously I don't think that I would have any difficulties
finishing the whole plate of 'Bee Hoon' even if I only ask for the 'Bee Hoon'
and green chillies only. (Kinda weird but that's simply how good the 'Bee Hoon'
and the green chillies are. :P)

The name of this stall would be 'Zai Xing Vegetarian'(在興素食).
It's located inside the coffee shop beneath Block 56, Tiong Poh Road.

Notes:
  • Operating Hours:
    Mondays - Fridays: 8am - 2pm
    (As for the weekends, I don't think they are open for business.)
  • If you are looking for budget meals, ask for the cheaper set meals. You can also select the ingredients that you want, but take note of the prices the ingredients that you have selected.

^ Click here for the location of 'Block 56, Tiong Poh Road' on Google Maps.
~ Click here for the list of delicacies located near 'Tiong Bahru Market'.

Thursday, 18 April 2013

Curry from the Heaven of India?

When you are a small little kid, there ought to be some delicacies that you might have tasted once or twice but at the same time, you still remember the delicacy up till today. And the post today have something to do with this. :)

'Putu Mayam'
If I'm not mistaken, the Indian stall in my Primary school used to sell this. The white
coloured 'Bee Hoon' or pancake looking food is a mixture of flour and coconut milk.
Basically, besides for the pancake looking 'Putu Mayam', you will also be given a small
portion of 'sweet coconut palm sugar' and 'grated coconut'.

Okay, so you have the dish, but how to eat it?
I'm not sure what the best way to savour it, but as for myself, I will tear off a small
piece of the 'Putu Mayam' and add a bit of 'grated coconut' or 'palm sugar' to it and
throw it into your mouth. You will be getting the super sweet taste of the 'sugar' in
one single bite easily. Therefore, I would strongly encourage you not to eat this dish
too often. Although the 'Putu Mayam' that I'm getting over here was much more bigger
than what I'm getting back then, but I still think that the texture of the 'Putu Mayam'
back then were much more fluffy. (:P)

So where can you give this delicacy a try?
The name of this stall would be 'Heaven's Indian Curry'.
It's located inside 'Ghim Moh Market and Food Centre'.

Notes:
  • Opening Hours:
    6am - 2pm Daily
* Click here for the location of 'Ghim Moh Market and Food Centre' on 'Google Maps'.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that can be found in 'Ghim Moh Market and Food
  Centre'.

Thursday, 14 March 2013

Growing Up with Noodles...

Since I have been staying in the same area for the last 20 over years, though it have also undergone a lot of changes, but there ought to be a few places that continues to give me an instant rush of nostalgia. :P

'Fishball Noodles'
This would be one of the place that still continues to make me feel
quite nostalgia. Back then, most of my lunch were taken over here.

But what's so special about this place?
Well, although this place was a coffee shop, but the variety of food
that they are offering over here are pretty limited. As for myself,
I always go for the 'Fishball Noodles'. :P (I am a big fan of Noodles.)

Anyway, each bowl of 'Fishball Noodles' was relatively cheap and as you
can see, the amount of ingredients that was given were pretty generous.
As for the bowl of 'Noodles', it isn't too dry or too wet, which makes
the stirring process much more easier. In fact, since I love spicy
stuff, therefore I will pour all the various types of chilli into the
bowl and mixed them together. Although bean sprouts were not given, but
the taste of the chewy Noodles were so delicious that I finished it
within minutes. And the ridiculously hilarious point would be the fact
that I have emptied the bowl of Noodles and the whole bowl of soup and
ingredients still remain untouched. :P The taste of the ingredients
are pretty acceptable and the 'Fishballs' are pretty bouncy. Most
importantly the 'Fishballs' are pretty fresh and it doesn't come with
a fishy smell.

So where can you give this delicious bowl of 'Fishball Noodles' a try?
The name of this coffee shop would be 'Hua Bee Restaurant'(華美餐室).
It's located near 'Tiong Bahru Market'.
Although this place isn't facilitated with air-conditioning and the
interior is slightly a bit too gloomy, who cares about all these
unimportant stuff when the food over here are pretty amazing. :D

Notes:
  • Opening Hours:
    6am - 6pm Daily
    (Closed on Sundays)
* Click here for the location of 'Hua Bee Restaurant' on 'Google Maps'.

Sunday, 3 March 2013

Brothers in Arms...

I grown up pretty much the same way as everyone else. If I have the time and money back then, I will hangout at my favourite spot after school. And my favourite hangout spot have something to do with...

'Eating'.

"Pig's Organ Soup"
This used to be one of my favourite selection back then and
although the price of the soup had gone up, but I still find
it to be pretty delicious.

Setting aside the delicious and salty 'Salted
vegetables', the rest of the ingredients are mainly pig organs.
There's pork stomach, meat balls, intestines, livers, etc...
The fresh ingredients and the sweet taste of the clear-less soup is a
plus and best of all, the soup isn't powder-ish or pepper-ish at all.
I knew that this might sound a bit silly, but usually I try to avoid
the step of adding additional flavours into the things that I'm going
to eat. (Except for chilli. Some dishes just doesn't end up to be that
great, if chilli is missing. Ex: 'Chilli Crab', 'Sambal Kang Kong', etc...)

So where can you give this dish a try?
The name of this stall is 'Koh Brother Pig's Organ Soup'(徐兄弟猪什汤).
It's located inside 'Tiong Bahru Market'.

Speaking of 'Tiong Bahru Market', I kinda miss the old 'Tiong Bahru Market'.
The old triangular array of hawkers, the old wet market, the cheap and good
food would be part of my unforgettable memories.

Notes:
  • Opening Hours:
    Tuesdays - Sundays: 8am - 4pm & 6pm - 8:30pm

* Click here to find out more about 'Koh Brother Pig's Organ Soup'(徐兄弟猪什汤).
^ Click here for the location of 'Tiong Bahru Market' on Google Maps.
~ Click here for the list of delicacies located near 'Tiong Bahru Market'.

Wednesday, 31 October 2012

T Time...

I have been consistently having Chinese Tea for the past 10 years or so. Once in a while, I will still miss the good old days of drinking Tea with a bit of Milk, therefore...

(Left) 'Tea'
In Singapore, usually if you have been hanging out at a traditional
coffee shop for too long, you would naturally learn about all the
'Hokkien' terms for all the various types of 'Tea'. For example:
some of my favourites would be 'Teh' (Tea with sugar and milk),
'Teh-O' (Tea with sugar), 'Teh-O peng' (Ice Tea with sugar), etc...
(You can take a look at the link that I have provided below. :D)
I just kinda miss all these 'Tea' that are serve in these white
coloured cups. The nostalgic feeling will always be there.

(Right) 'Kaya Toast'
As far as I can remember, 'Kaya Toast' used to be pretty much the
same as what I have shown in the above. The bread are mostly white
in colour and there are toast stains printed all around the bread.
Though the bread isn't as crispy as those from the infamous
'Ya Kun bread' but it's much more affordable and the taste of the
'Kaya Toast' is pretty good too. The sweetness of the thick 'Kaya'
spread are simple unforgettable. :P

So where can you enjoy the delicious 'Kaya Toast' and 'Tea'?

The name of this stall would be 'Wu Shi Nian Dai (五十年代)'.
It's located on level 2 of 'Chinatown Complex Food Centre'.

Notes:
  • Though I'm not certain what are their operating hours, however you can't get the 'Kaya Toast' from 3 pm onwards. So if you want to try their 'Kaya Toasy', you probably want to pop by early. :P

* Click here for the comprehensive list of 'Tea' that you can order from a Singapore
  traditional coffee shop.
^ Click here for the location of 'Chinatown Complex Food Centre' on Google Maps.
~ Click here for the list of delicacies that can be found in 'Chinatown Complex Food Centre'.

Thursday, 9 August 2012

The Wall of Crab

Over the past few weeks, I have met up with a few friends from overseas or friends friends from overseas and the same old question will pop up every single time. 'What would you recommend us to eat in Singapore?' Hmm... come to think of it, there's in fact quite a few types of delicious dishes that I can think of. It kind be cheap stuff like 'Laksa', 'Satay Bee Hoon', etc... And it can also be seafoods like...

'Chilli Crab'
I not sure if anyone can resist this dish, but I know I cannot.
Whenever I think of 'Crab', as for myself, the first ideal style
of cooking it would be in the form of a 'Chilli Crab'. :D
Especially when the 'Crab' doesn't ended up to be too spicy and
pretty sweet. And if you are lucky enough, you will be ended up
with a very big pool of gravy made out of eggs, tomato sauce,
chilli sauce, etc... We were pretty lucky. The 'Chilli Crab' that
we have ordered that day comes with a lot of gravy. Besides for
the gravy, the 'Chilli Crab' also comes with crab roe.
(Though crab roe are high in cholesterol, but who cares.
I 'Live to Eat' not 'Eat to Live'.)
On top of the above, the crab meat are pretty sweet and heavenly.

But what can you do to the gravy?

'Fried Mantou', or 'Fried Buns'
You can either place an order for a bowl of rice and cover it
with the 'Chilli Crab' gravy, or you can order a plate of
'Fried Mantou' and dipped it inside the gravy before eating it.
(I wanted to order a bowl of white rice too, but since my hands
are going to get dirty ripping up the crabs, I might as well
go with the 'Fried Mantou'.) The 'Fried Mantou' of this place,
are pretty nice. It's golden brown in colour and it's neither too
hard nor too soft, which is perfect. :D

And here comes...

'Creamy Butter Crab'
Although the crab is soaked in 'Creamy Butter Sauce', but one
wouldn't be getting sick of it so easily. This crab also comes
with crab roe, but in terms of taste, I find the 'Chilli Crab'
to be much more superior. Though some of us prefer the 'Creamy
Butter Crab' much more. :P


'Crab Bee Hoon'
I'm not really sure how are they preparing the creamy soup, but
the taste of the soup are unforgettable. The taste of the soup
is filled with the taste and aroma of a crab. Just the soup alone
is heavenly enough. The 'Bee Hoon' are pretty normal but once
you have it with the heavenly soup, things have completely changed.
(By the way, not sure if we were pretty lucky that day or what.
All the crabs comes with crab roe, which is pretty nice. :D)
Though the crab isn't as good as the 'Chilli Crab' and the
'Creamy Butter Crab', but it's still pretty sweet and delicious.


'Stir Fry Sweet Potatoes Leaves'
The taste is pretty normal and I think that it's a
waste ordering a plate of vegetables where the crabs are pretty
satisfying already. (I think just by looking at the amount of gravy
that was given in the 'Chilli Crab', I think I need to place an
order for at least 3 or 4 bowls of rice to finish it up... =="")


This would be the photo of the dinner for the 5 of us that day.


And this is the looks of it after 2 hours of ripping, cracking,
breaking, etc... We have emptied all the plates, except for the
gravy of the 'Chilli Crab' and the 'Creamy Butter Crab'.

So where can you try these crab dishes?

The name of this restaurant would be 'Mellben Seafood'.
It's located near 'Ang Mo Kio' Hub. You can either take a bus
(Bus 166 or Bus 169)(Ard. 10 minutes) from the interchange
or walk to the restaurant directly(Ard. 15 minutes).


If you want to have your dinner at 'Mellben', I would strongly
encourage you to visit them at 5pm in the afternoon to avoid
crazily long waiting time. Especially when you wouldn't know
what are the chances that the customers standing in front of
you, will be having a very very long dinner.

So what's the link with 'The Wall of Crab'?

I guess this photo should more or less explain everything. :P

Notes:
  • Operating hours: 5pm - 11pm Daily
  • Contact Number: 6285 6762
  • You can only make a reservations for weekdays only. They do not accept reservations for weekends.

* Click here for the location of 'Mellben Seafood'.

Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Law that can be eaten... :P

If you are a Noodles fanatic like me, you probably need to spend a very long time trying out all the different types of Noodles dishes out there. There simple common dishes like 'Fishball Noodles', 'Prawn Noodles', spicy stuff like 'Laksa', 'Chicken Curry Noodles'. Therefore...


'Lor Mee'
time for something different and that would be 'Lor Mee'.
So what's so special about 'Lor Mee'? Besides for the thick sticky gravy,
I guess the ingredients would be another speciality of this dish.

But what's so special about the 'Lor Mee' that I'm introducing today?
Firstly, unlike the other 'Lor Mee' out there, I don't find the gravy
too sticky. Secondly, they are offering 'Deep Fried Shark Fin' nugget
as a type of ingredient. Though I think the amount of 'Shark Fin' meat
included in each and every piece of nugget isn't a lot, the nugget
still appears to be very tasty. But, if you are a environmentalist, you
can still go for the normal bowl of 'Lor Mee', which is still relatively
delicious too. Last and not least, the overall taste of this dish. By
adding a bit of chilli padi and a bit of garlic into the dish, with the
nice aroma and taste of the 'Lor Mee', one could easily emptied a bowl
of 'Lor Mee' in minutes. :D

So where can you try this?

The name of the stall would be 'Lor Mee 178'(卤麵178).
This stall is located inside 'Tiong Bahru Market'.

Notes:
    Operating Hours: 11am - 9pm Daily

* Click here for some other good bites located in Tiong Bahru Market.
^ Click here for the address of Tiong Bahru Market on Google Maps.

Thursday, 26 July 2012

Not really a pot of Porridge...

Okay, basically I'm still an average person after all. I neither a robot nor an alien, eventually I still can get sick. Therefore, rather than keeping a lookout for sinful fried stuff, I decided to go for some simple stuff. :D

'Chicken Porridge' and 'Yam Cake'
This would be part of my dinner. A simple bowl of 'Chicken Porridge'
and a cube of 'Yam Cake'.

Let's talk about the 'Chicken Porridge' first. I love the way they
are separating the 'Porridge' and the 'You Tiao', which is a long
deep fried strip of dough. Though the 'You Tiao' that was given
isn't very crispy but at least it doesn't ended up to be too soft.
Besides for the 'You Tiao', the 'ikan bilis' are very tasty and it
sort of reminds me of the good old days where I can finish a few
bowls of plain porridge with 'ikan bilis' only. :P Though the taste
of the porridge is pretty normal but with the 'ikan bilis' that
comes with it, it has definitely boost the taste of the porridge to
a whole new level.

Next comes the 'Yam Cake'...
Although this 'Yam Cake' isn't something fantastically delicious,
but it's still pretty good. The owners have go the extra mile
cutting the 'Yam Cake' into 8 pieces. With the spring onions and
the sweet sauce and chilli sauce that can really blend together,
I think that one should really give this a try. :D

So where can you try this?

The name of the stall would be 'Porridge Pot'(一品粥)
and it's located inside 'Redhill Market'.

Notes:
  • Operating Hours: 7am - 1.30pm, 6pm - 10.30pm Daily
  • Closed on Mondays

* Click here for the location of 'Redhill Market' on Google Maps.
^ Click here for some other delicacies that can be found in 'Redhill Market'.

Saturday, 2 June 2012

Cheesecake of the past...

My first encounter with a cheesecake would probably be more than 15 years ago. After I gave it a try for the first time, I just couldn't stop myself from giving it another try over and over again. Hmmm.... Those were the days where I would travel great distance (it's not really that long probably 40 minutes only) just to buy a cheesecake and savour it over the next few days. :P So here comes the cheesecake...

"Fiesta Cheesecake"
This would be the cheesecake that I like since more than 15 years ago.
Although the size of the cheesecake seems to be getting smaller and
smaller but the taste (to me) is unforgettable.

First of all, I'm not a big fan of cheese and this is pretty suitable
for me as the taste isn't too cheesy. Secondly, they have Pandan
Cheesecake and I love it. Especially when I'm a small kid, I tend to
look for green coloured buns or cakes when I step into a pastry shop.
This is because I knew that 90% of the time green coloured buns or cakes
means that those cakes are Pandan flavour. :D Last but not least, this
cake isn't too sticky. I managed to cut the cake into 8 pieces within
minutes and I was using one of my hands to hold the cake while the
other was cutting the cake using a plastic knife. :P

As for the drawback? Probably the cheesecake was too affordable hence
unless you call in and make a reservation, otherwise it's pretty
difficult to get hold of one. (I tried calling 6 branches before I can
get hold of 1...) The other problem would be the freshness of the
cheesecake. These cheesecakes can only last for 4 days and unless you
have a big stomach for cheesecake like me, otherwise this might be a
big issue.


This would be the packaging of the cheesecake.
The name of the brand of the cheesecake would be "Fiesta".
They used to have a few outlets in Singapore but it seems that
nowadays you can only get the cheesecakes from places like
"Ichiban Boshi" and "Ichiban Sushi" outlets, and at selected
"Kuriya Japanese Fresh Fish Market" and "Men-ichi" outlets.

Note:
  • Make a call to the nearest branch located near you as early as possible.
  • If I'm not mistaken, they will be delivering fresh cheesecakes to the respective stores on a daily basis.
  • Some other favours that you kind find are flavours like: Original, Strawberry, etc...
* Click here to find out more about "Fiesta" cheesecake.
^ Click here to find out more about "Ichiban Boshi".
~ Click here to find out more about "Ichiban Sushi".
- Click here to find out more about "Kuriya Japanese Fresh Fish Market".
= Click here to find out more about "Men-ichi".