Here comes another Duck...

Since I decided to go all out giving the different Hawkers Centres a good try and there's a free shuttle going here, I decided to go with the crowd too. :)

'Duck Rice Set Meal' For a start, the appearance of this set meal looks pretty appealing. In fact as compared to a normal plate of 'Duck Rice', the set meal comes with additional ingredients like 'Braised Egg' and 'Dried Beancurd'. And it's time to dig in. :) Like the previous place that I have tried, the 'Soup' over here also comes with a nice 'herbal taste', and the 'chilli paste' is pretty thick and tasty too. :)

As for the plate of rice, it isn't that bad. Not only the gluey gravy is pretty sweet and tasty, it blends in with the other ingredients pretty nicely too. The chewy and thick slices of duck meat are pretty tasty too. Though some might prefer the taste of the 'Smoked Duck', but the braised duck over here isn't that bad either. :D

So where can you give this a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'He Ji Braised Duck'(合記). It's located inside 'West Coast Market Square', which is located opposite, 'West Coast Plaza'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  07:00 - 21:00

* Click here for the location of "West Coast Market Square" on Google Maps.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find & get in
  'West Coast Market Square'.

Braised Soup...?

Are you getting bored by the different types of soup that you are getting out there? How about giving a bowl of braised ingredients in a pool of braised gravy a good try??? Har???

'Braised bowl of soup + Ingredients' Unlike the typical bowl of Chinese soup that comes with a clear-less bowl of soup, this actually comes with a brownish color soup base. And the texture of the soup isn't thick and milky too. And it's best served with a bowl of rice.

So let's take a closer look at the ingredients that are swimming in the bowl of soup. Over here, you can either choose to go with the assorted serving or choose the ingredients yourself. I decided to go with the assorted serving the other day. It comes with ingredients like 'Water Spinach', 'Fried Bean Curd', 'Cuttlefish', 'Pork Skin', 'Pork Meat', 'Pork Belly', 'etc'... They also have ingredients like 'Chicken Wing', 'Mushrooms', etc... swimming in a big pot of braised gravy positioned behind the counter. Taste wise, unlike the usual dark braised sauce that gives you a super salty taste, this is very different. And it's pretty hard for me to describe the overall sensation. It's like 50% braised topped with some magic factor, which makes it pretty interesting and unique.

So where can you give it a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'Loh Mei Specialist'(湿卤味专家). It's located inside "People's Park Complex Food Centre".

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  12:00 - 21:00 Daily

* Click here for the location of "People's Park Complex Food Centre" on Google Maps.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find & get in
  'People's Park Complex Food Centre'.

This isn't Curry lor....

That's correct. This isn't Curry. This is merely...

'Satay Bee Hoon(Rice Vermicelli)' Come to think of it, this is actually a type of fusion food. Especially when one would be dipping the satay stick into the 'Satay Gravy'. Frankly speaking, I don't think the people living in the past would believed that such an delicacy would appear in the modern world.

For a start, the overall texture of this plate of 'Bee Hoon' is slightly a bit too watery. Though it does comes with a light 'Satay gravy', but it's simply not nutty enough. But it terms of ingredients, it does comes with a lot of choices. There's ingredients like 'Kang Kong', 'Cockles', 'Cuttlefish', a bit of meaty ingredients but.... 'Pork Liver' is missing. Though the sweet taste is there, but as mentioned earlier, the nutty sensation is missing. Even though the generous portion of ingredients have make things better but in overall, it's pretty normal only. :|

So where can you give the 'Satay Bee Hoon' a try?

The name of this stall would be 'Clementi Hong Kee Villa'(宏記食家樂園). It's hidden inside 'Clementi Market and Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  Tuesdays - Sundays: 09:00 - 21:00
  (Closed on Mondays)

* Click here for the location of 'Clementi Market and Food Centre' on 'Google Maps'.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find & get in
  'Clementi Market and Food Centre'.

A bit too pale...

Usually there would be a good mix or colors, but isn't this a bit too pale...???

'Sliced Fish Hor Fun(A type of Rice Noodles)' From the appearance, isn't this a bit too light in color? A usual plate of 'Hor Fun' would have much more brownish in color, especially the gravy, which is even much much more brownish in color. After adding a bit of sliced green chillies and chilli padi, it's time to dig in. Unexpectedly, the sliced fish isn't soggy at all and it still have this firm tasty texture. And the gravy has blend in nicely with all the ingredients, which has added this sweet taste to the whole dish. As for the 'Rice Noodle' itself, on top of the sweet taste, it also comes with a nice fragrance of stirred fried food coming from the wok. And it makes me wonder how many eggs were used in one single plate of 'Hor Fun' over here since they's a good mix of beaten egg in each and every spoonful of the gravy.

So where can you give the food a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'Kee Hock'(旗福). It's hidden inside 'Clementi Market and Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  Daily
  Lunch: 11:00 - 14:30
  Dinner: 16:00 - 20:30

* Click here for the location of 'Clementi Market and Food Centre' on 'Google Maps'.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find & get in
  'Clementi Market and Food Centre'.

Decent and acceptable duck... :)

I love the Hawker Centres in Singapore. That's one of the best places where 1 can find good food at an unreasonably low price. Therefore the journey roaming around the Hawker Centres continues...

'Duck Rice Set Meal' The set meal comes with additional ingredients like 'Braised Egg' and 'Dried Beancurd'. Rather than digging into the plate of rice, I ended up giving the bowl of soup a try first. Unexpectedly, the bowl of soup ended up to be pretty tasty. Not only it has a tasty herbal taste, it's pretty sweet too, which is a (+). On top of that, the 'Chilli' Paste that they are offering are pretty solid too. Not too bad for a start. :)

As for the plate of rice, it's kinda disappointing. Not that it's bad, it just so so happen that the soup is far more interesting as compared to the plate of rice. For a start, the taste of the 'Braised Duck', isn't thick enough. I personally think that the taste of the braised haven't blend into the duck meat completely. Probably it they have spend a bit more time working on it, it might have turned out to be much more delicious. :|

So where can you give the plate of 'rice' a try?

The name of this stall would be 'Cheng Ji Lu Ya Fan. Mian. Zhou'(成記滷鴨飯。面。粥). It's hidden inside 'Clementi Market and Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  Wednesday to Mondays: 07:30 - 20:00
  (Closed on Tuesdays)

* Click here for the location of 'Clementi Market and Food Centre' on 'Google Maps'.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find & get in
  'Clementi Market and Food Centre'.

Hidden away but affordable....

Some stalls that are hidden away in a hawker centre isn't that bad too. For example, there's mains like these...

'Lor Mee' This is pretty affordable and though it might look pretty ordinary, but it wasn't that bad. This comes with a good spread of ingredients like 'Fish Cake', 'Ngoh Hiong', 'braised meat' and 'fried flour bits'. On top of that, the gravy isn't that bad too. Not only it isn't watery, it has a thick and gluey texture, which comes with a pretty tasty texture too. Though it also has the option of having 2 different types of chilli but both of them isn't that spicy, which isn't going to be of much interest to fiery food lovers.

So where can you give the dish a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'Soon Heng Lor Mee'. This is located inside 'Beo Crescent Market and Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  Tuesdays - Sundays: 07:30 - 20:00
  (Closed on Mondays)
• The hours are pretty irregular, sometimes they tend to wind up the business pretty early too.

* Click here for the location of 'Beo Crescent Market and Food Centre' on 'Google Maps'.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get in 'Beo Crescent' Area.

Queueing for Michael....

Nope I don't think that I will queue up for the tickets to a concert, but I am willing to spend a bit of time and queue up for food. :D

'Michael Jackson' This is also known as a 'Michael Jackson', which is a mixture of 'Soya Bean Drink' and 'Grass Jelly Drink'. As for the drink itself, it isn't too sweet and there's lots of 'Grass Jelly Strips' inside the cup of 'Michael'. On top of that, though it comes with a moderate portion of ice, but it tastes pretty good too. There's a nice mix of both bitter and sweet taste, which is a (+)

So where can you give this drink a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'He Le, Soya Bean Drink Grass Jelly Drink'(和樂豆花水仙草水). It's located inside 'West Coast Market Square', which is located opposite, 'West Coast Plaza'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  06:00 - 21:00

* Click here for the location of "West Coast Market Square" on Google Maps.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find & get in
  'West Coast Market Square'.

Maximum number of Soups...

When one has the hunger for a bowl of Chinese Soup, where would be the best place to go? Well if you ask a hundred person the same question, you might ended up getting a hundred different answers. However, what I'm introducing today has something to do with a bowl of soup... :D

'Herbal Turtle Soup Meal' Not sure how the bowl of soup will ended up to be, but usually I will order a bowl of rice to goes with the bowl of soup. I still miss the good old days of soaking the bowl of rice in the tasty soup. :D

Hmm... pretty hard to see what's inside. Let me scoop out some of the ingredients...

Just by taking a look at the ingredients that I'm scooping out of the bowl, frankly speaking, I have difficulty figuring which is which. But one thing that I can easily identify would be the fact that there's a good mixture of different types of turtle meat been added into the bowl of soup. There's the gelatinous bits, the meaty stuff and a bit of boney stuff. Soup wise, I love the thick herbal taste that comes in every single scoop. Even though it's a sunny day, but the tasty sensation that just get better and better as I dig towards the bottom of the bowl. Though it's a bit bitter but there's a nice sweet taste hidden inside the bowl of soup too. Too bad it wasn't a rainy day, else I would have...

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

The name of this stall would be 'Very Lucky Turtle Soup'(狀幸運山瑞). It's located inside 'Berseh Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  Thursdays - Tuesdays: 11:30 - 10:30
  (Closed on Wednesdays)
• Besides for 'Turtle' soup, there's 'Duck' soup, 'Black Chicken' soup, etc... Not too bad for a stall.

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

When you can get it at close to half the usual price....

Nope, I'm not going to write about the 'Singapore Sale'. And this isn't going to be some promotional special price. In fact, you can get this almost every single day. And the food that I'm going to write in this post is actually...

Here comes my dinner that day. A big plate of 'Satay', a roll of rice, a few slices of cucumber and onion and not forgetting the complimentary bowl of 'Satay' sauce. The main reason why I have provided such a title for this is mainly because the 'Satay' over here is going at a relatively low price of 30 cents per stick, which is close to half the usual price that you are paying for a 'Satay' stick else where.

'Satay' They are only preparing and selling both 'Chicken' and 'Pork Satay' over here. Since this is my first, I have decided to give both types of 'Satay' a good try. Due to the amount of work needed to prepare the 'Satay' over a tray of charcoal, the waiting time is relatively long. I was waiting for an hour for my dinner. :) Though the 'Satays' are slightly smaller as compared to the regular ones, but there's this nice smell of charcoal and succulent meat, which makes this a pretty good deal. The biggest drawback over here would be the portion of 'Satay' sauce that was given. Being a big fan of peanuts, this small little bowl of 'Satay' sauce isn't sufficient enough to go with the portions of food that I have ordered.

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

The name of this stall would be 'Night Hoover Satay'(夜市豪华沙嗲). It's located inside the coffee shop beneath 'Blk 56 Geylang Bahru'.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  Daily: 19:00 - 22:00
• The queue started earlier than expected. Some people started dropping by the stall before 7. In fact, there are customers that are calling in and dropping their orders far earlier than expected...

* Click here for the location of 'Blk 56 Geylang Bahru' on 'Google Maps'.

The killer small bites...

Though most of the time, if someone has setup a stall in a Hawker Centre, there's a very high possibility that the stall is going to sell something that is pretty filling. However, there will be exceptions too. For example, there will be stalls selling small bites like these...

'Soon Kueh'

Though the skin is pretty thick, but the crunchy sensation that I'm getting from the ingredients that goes inside it is a (+). The turnip, carrots and mushrooms have also come together to produce this nice fragrance that I like. And do remember to have it with their chilli paste to enhance the overall taste even far more further. :)

'Curry Puff' This might appear to be pretty ordinary, but it's not. For a start, the skin might appear to be pretty solid and tough, but in actual fact, it's not as thick as I have imagined. Once I took a bite off the 'Curry Puff', there's this nice fragrance of spices, topped with the crunchy sensation of the potatoes, and the chewy sensation of the chicken strips and part of a hard boiled egg. And on top of that, the strong taste is a (+) too. And I'm not referring to the spicy taste but the strong taste spices. :D

So where can you give these small bites a good try?

The name of this stall would be "Fond's Dee Curry Puff". It's hidden inside 'Clementi Market and Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  Daily: 07:30 - 17:30

* Click here for the location of 'Clementi Market and Food Centre' on 'Google Maps'.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find & get in
  'Clementi Market and Food Centre'.

When the Wanton isn't their ....

Over here, frankly speaking, I have given quite a few 'Wanton Noodles' stall a good try already. However, probably it's my personal preference but I think that most of the stalls out there have the same problem....

'Wanton Noodles' The springy Noodles are pretty acceptable, it's not as soggy as it appears to be. Though the taste of the dark sauce is slightly a bit salty, but there's also a nice mix of greens and meaty ingredients. The 'Char Siew' for a start is chewy, and at the same time not too dry. And the crispy 'Wanton' isn't that bad. It has a crispy texture and a reasonable load of ingredients wrapped inside the crispy skin. But that isn't the best...

Though the taste of the bowl of soup is pretty normal, but it's the dumplings that I have ordered separately that brighten things up. For a start, the dumplings are wrapped inside this thin layer of dumpling skin. And as I took a bite off the dumplings, the crunchy sensation simple makes things pretty exciting. And the nice mixture of vegetables and meaty ingredients simply makes things better and better.

So where can you give the food over here a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'Boon Kee Wanton Noodle'(文記雲吞麺). It's hidden inside 'Clementi Market and Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  Mondays - Saturdays: 06:30 - 16:15
  (Closed on Sundays)

* Click here for the location of 'Clementi Market and Food Centre' on 'Google Maps'.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find & get in
  'Clementi Market and Food Centre'.

Japanese Noodles

Japanese Noodles not only includes 'Ramen', 'Soba' and 'Udon', now it includes this too.

'Mee Pok' and 'Dumpling Soup'

'Mee Pok' They have added ingredients like 'beansprouts', 'prawns', 'meatball', slices of 'abalone' and 'mixed meat' into the bowl of Noodles. Hidden beneath the generous portion of ingredients, is the 'Mee Pok' Noodles. Not only it's chewy, once you have mixed it thoroughly, the Noodles will have this spicy and delicious taste, which is pretty good. :)

'Dumpling Soup' This is slightly a bit salty, but the taste of the soup is pretty thick and the ingredients inside are pretty interesting. Besides for the Dumplings, ingredients like vegetables and mixed meat have been added into the bowl of soup too. Best of all, the crunchy dumplings that are loaded with lots of vegetables and minced meat are worth a big (+) too.

The name of this restaurant would be 'Ah Hoe Mee Pok'. The previous owner has taught the current owner, Mr Kuribara, everything about the trade. And he will be looking after the stall for the time being, while the previous owner looks for a new location to setup a new outlet. It's located in a 'Coffeeshop' beneath 'Block 710, Clementi West Street 2'.

Opening Hours:

• Tuesdays - Sundays: 05:30 - 16:30
  (CLosed on Mondays)

* Click here for the Facebook Page of 'Ah Hoe Mee Pok'.
^ Click here for the location of 'Block 710, Clementi West Street 2' on Google Maps.

Not for lunch.....

There are meals that are much more suitable to be taken for breakfast as compared to lunch. And here's an example of one of them...

'Vegetarian Fried Been Hoon'(Rice Vermicelli) This appears to be one of the few vegetarian stalls that are located inside this market. How should I put it.... Though the plate of 'Fried Been Hoon' comes with a big variety of ingredients('Mock Meats', 'French Beans', 'chillies') but the portion isn't big enough to satisfy my appetite during lunch time. On top of that, the 'Fried Bee Hoon' is a bit too dry for me, perhaps I'm a bit too used to the 'wet' vegetarian 'Fried Bee Hoon'. My favorite ingredient over here would be the 'Fried Spring Roll' that I have topped up. Not only it's crunchy outside, the good mix of vegetables inside made it pretty tasty too. Best of all, the Spring Roll ain't too oily, which makes it reasonably good. :)

So where can you give the 'Spring Roll' a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'Ji Xiang'(吉祥). It's hidden inside 'Clementi Market and Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  Tuesdays - Sundays: 06:00 - 13:30
  (Closed on Mondays)

* Click here for the location of 'Clementi Market and Food Centre' on 'Google Maps'.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find & get in
  'Clementi Market and Food Centre'.

Envy of the working hours...

The working hours of an average worker in Singapore are probably around 8 - 9 hours per day. And when I come across this stall the first time, I am so so envious of their opening hours. =.=

'Kway Chap' For a start, the bowl of 'Kway'(Rice Noodles) ain't too thick. But I personally didn't find the taste of the soup to be good satisfying. Yes, they do comes with a nice herbal soup taste but it's simply not thick enough.

As for the plate of ingredients, it wasn't that bad. Comes with ingredients like 'Braised meat', 'Intestines', 'Pork Skin' and a 'Braised Boiled Egg'. Most of the ingredients over here are pretty chewy. And each of them also comes with a nice sweet taste of the braised sauce. Though the chilli that they are offering over are pretty thick too but somehow I still think that they are lacking the 'wow' factor over here.

So where can you give the dish a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'Xing Yun Kway Chap'(幸運粿子). It's located inside 'Tampines Round Market & Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  Fridays - Sundays: 09:30 - 14:00
  (Closed on Mondays - Thursdays)

* Click here for the map of 'Tampines Round Market & Food Centre'.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get in 'Tampines Round Market
   & Food Centre'.

The best pork here....

There are numerous stalls selling porky dishes over here. I have tried a few of them and this is definitely the best one. Not only this stall has the biggest range of porky dishes, it also tastes the best too.

'Pig Organ Soup' I have actually tried almost every single item listed on their menu. There's 'Kway Chap', 'Braise Pork Knuckles', all the different porky soup, and also 'Pig Organ Soup'. Even without the bowl of soup, the different types of chilli that they are offering over here are good enough to go with the bowl of rice or soup. Though they are not very spicy, that the taste of the chilli are pretty tasty, which is a (+).

The 'Yam Rice' over here are pretty ordinary. It doesn't comes with a lot of 'Yam', which doesn't excites me at all.

This is actually quite good. The uncle over here really throw in a lot of ingredients into the bowl of soup. There's 'preserved vegetables', 'pig liver', 'meat balls', slices of pork, etc... I tried adding a piece of ingredient to each mouthful of 'Yam Rice' but it appears that they is actually a much more bigger portion of ingredients as compared to the bowl of rice. On top of the tasty ingredients, the bowl of soup also comes with the nice porky taste too, which pretty much explains why this is the most famous stall over here.

So where can you give the 'Pig Organ Soup' a good try?

The name of this stall would be '家鄉風味'. It's located inside the coffee shop located in 'Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre'.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  Daily: 9:00 - 15:00
• The opening hours over here are subjected to the number of customers that they are getting that day.

* Click here for the map of 'Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre'.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get in 'Pasir Panjang Wholesale
  Centre'.

Noodles with a touch of Sarawak...

Been a crazy Noodle eater, as I roam around the streets, I will always keep both my eyes open big big, keeping a lookout for interesting Noodle dishes. Hence

Actually a few years ago, my friend from 'Sarawak' has brought us to a place that sells their local speciality before. Hence I wouldn't say that this is my first encounter with this dish. 'Sarawak Kolo Mee' The plate of Noodles also comes with a bowl of soup. As compared to the plate of Noodles, the bowl of soup is far more boring. =.="""

For a start, the plate of Noodles do comes with a big variety of ingredients. There's a bit of vegetables, 'dumpling', 'wantons', 'fried wantons', 'Char Siew' (Barbecued Pork slices), Braised Pork and not forgetting a lump of chilli. Out of all the tasty ingredients, the one that leaves the biggest impression would be the 'Braised Pork'. I can rip the meat and bones apart effortlessly. And on top of that, the juicy meat is a (+). The chewy noodles are pretty interesting too. In fact, the number of ingredients given are more than enough to help you to wipe out the whole plate of Noodles. Best of all, I only placed an order for the 2nd smallest bowl of Noodles and I'm already getting so many ingredients. I wonder how big the plate of Noodles will end up to be if I had went ahead and place the order for the biggest plate of Noodles.

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

The Menu. Look, they also have 'Spinach Noodles' over here too.

The name of the stall would be 'Yummy Sarawak Kolo Mee'. It's located inside 'Tampines Round Market & Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  Daily: 5:00 - 15:00

* Click here for the map of 'Tampines Round Market & Food Centre'.

Need a bit more effort....

I don't mind walking long distance to give different types of food a good try. However, the stall over here lacks a bit of something I guess...

'Bak Kut Teh' Having this for lunch can be a bit too heavy for normal eaters, but since I working nearby, I guess I should give this a try too. The preserved vegetables taste pretty alright. The standards of the sliced chilli and chilli sauce are chilli okay too, which makes me wonder how the 'Bak Kut Teh' will end up to be. The the looks of it, I hope that it doesn't end up to be too pepperish.... :|

For a start, the soup isn't too pepperish, which is a great relief. But the meat of the ribs are a bit too stiff. Since this is 'Bak Kut Teh' and in order to enhance the taste of the soup further, they should have added the 'Pork Ribs' into the pot of soup pretty early, I'm expecting it to be chewy rather than stiff. As for the thing that this stall is lacking? I guess that would be 'Luck'. Positioned directly opposite is a stall selling something close to a 'Bat Kut Teh' and it's far more better than this.

So where can you give this a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'Xing Du Bak Kut Teh'(星都肉骨茶). It's located inside the coffee shop located in 'Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre'.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  Weekdays: 9:00 - 22:00
  Weekends: 9:00 - 15:00

* Click here for the map of 'Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre'.