Not only have Sugarcane Drink

Whenever one talks about the beverages at 'Chomp Chomp Food Centre', most of the people will think of the humongous mug of 'Sugarcane Juice' over there. However, I just discovered something as big and as good as the 'Sugarcane Juice' over there and that would be...

'Green Bandung' You have tried 'Bandung'(Rose Tea + Milk) before but have you tried a 'Green Bandung' before? Go ahead, give it a try, try guessing the main ingredient of this beverage. The ingredient that is causing the 'Greenish' colour would be... 'Wheatgrass'(小麦草). There used to be this period of time where I have been consistently drinking a bottle of 'Wheatgrass' on a daily basis. I have never thought of the idea of mixing it with milk and whoever that comes up with this idea is a genius. On top of being sweet, this drink have also managed to preserve the original taste of the 'Wheatgrass'. However, it's kinda hard for me to describe the taste of it. To some, it might appear to be kinda starchy and gross but to me, I find it delicious and yummy. Do give this a try if you are popping by that area.

'Super Cooler' This is another unique innovation of this stall. It's basically a mixture of 'Wheatgrass' and 'Coconut'. Rather than adding 'Coconut' syrup, they are adding 'Coconut' flesh into this drink. Although the overall taste is more of the 'Wheatgrass' than the 'Coconut', but this still ended up to be pretty refreshing for 'Wheatgrass' lovers like me. Although there's merely a few strands of 'Coconut' flesh that works like a strand of 'Instant Noodles', but that's just a (+). However, if you want me to choose between the 'Green Bandung' or this, would likely I would go for the 'Green Bandung'. And if you are a 'Wheatgrass' lover, you should really give the beverages over here a good try.

So where can you give the 'Green Bandung' or the 'Super Cooler' a try?

THe name of this stall would be 'Ding Hao Sugarcane Juice'(鼎好甘蔗汁). It's located inside 'Chomp Chomp Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  18:00 - 00:00 Daily

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  Centre'.

Traditional Noodles in the making?

I think I was a bit or maybe I'm too early for 'Chomp Chomp Food Centre'. Therefore, I decided to walk around the compound and I managed to come across another Hawker Centre nearby. Hence...

'Traditional Gan Lao Mee'(古法肉脞面) Hmmm.... This is very different from the normal 'Minced Meat Noodles'. For a start, the stall helpers have added lots of ingredients into this dish. Ingredients like fish balls, pork liver, mushrooms, minced meat, fish cakes, etc... have been added into this dish. On top of that, the dish itself have given me an interesting nice fragrance, which is pretty good. On top of that, the correct amount of sauces have been added into this bowl of noodles and the overall taste of the noodles and ingredients are heavenly. I think that the only drawback about this would be the portion of noodles that was given. How I wish that they could add a larger portion of noodles into the bowl for big eaters like me. :D

'Giant Home Made Fish Cakes' They are making and selling their own 'Fish Cake'. I wonder how long will it take to finish one gigantic 'Fish Cake' like this. @.@"

The name of this place would be 'Lao Song Huat'(老松發). It's located inside 'Serangoon Garden Market & Food Centre', which is located near 'Chomp Chomp Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  08:00 - 22:00 Daily

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A bowl of Dessert...

Since I have managed to donate my blood successfully, it's time for me to reward myself by treating myself to something special. And that would be...

'Durian Mousse' How often would you come across a 'Durian Mousse' in Singapore? Besides for the infamous 'Durian' feast at 'Goodwood Park Hotel', I think that the chances that one would come across a 'Durian Mousse' would be pretty slim. And one would probably has a better chance coming across a 'Durian Cake', 'Durian Ice Cream' or 'Durian Puff'. So what's the big deal about the 'Durian Mousse'? Everyone knows that 'Durian' by nature is a type of heaty food. However, that rule doesn't apply here. Although, you can still sense the 'heat' coming from the 'Durian' meat, but the rich, creamy and cooling mousse are much more stronger. And when you mix them together, it actually reduce the amount of 'heat' that you are getting from the 'Durian' and it still manage to sustain the fragrance and the taste of the 'Durian', which makes it pretty wonderful and suitable for a crazily hot day. (:D) (I think that their businesses will be even much more better if they can add a much more generous portion of 'Durian' meat into this dessert.)

The decorations of this place are pretty interesting. The staircase leading to this place has all sorts of interesting photos and signs pasted on the walls. And the pathway leading into the place have been decorated with all these miniature shops from the older 'Hong Kong' movies.

So where can you give the indulging 'Durian Mousse' a try?

The name of this place would be 'Dessert Bowl'(一碗甜品)...

And it's located near 'Chomp Chomp Food Centre', which is located along 'Serangoon Garden Way'.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  Tuesdays - Thursdays: 12noon - 10:30pm
  Fridays - Sundays: 12noon - 12midnight
  (Closed on Mondays)

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^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find in 'Serangoon Garden Way'.

Oily cake

An oily cake seems to be a complete joke. However, such things do exist. Introducing...

an 'Oyster Cake'(福州蠔餅). Although the size of the oyster that was used in this side dish isn't as big as a 'Hiroshima Oyster', but by adding a bit of spring onions, a bit of minced meat and deep fry all the ingredients together, you are actually creating something that was pretty unique. Though this 'cake' was pretty oily, but the taste was pretty interesting. Especially, when you can blend the taste of the 3 main ingredients(Spring onions, minced meat, oyster) together nicely. However, the drawback would be the fact that you have to eat it while it's hot and crispy. Trust me, you seriously wouldn't want to eat it when it's pretty cold and the texture of it is pretty soft. >.<""" (Which reminds me, this is suppose to a pretty common dish back then, however it seems to be pretty rare nowadays... sigh... I kinda miss the 'Oyster Cake' stall located at Maxwell Market already.)

So where can you give this oily 'cake' a try?

The name of this stall is 'I-Chai Food Speciality'(藝佳小食). It's located inside 'Chomp Chomp Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  Sunday - Thursday: 4:30pm - 12:00am
  Friday - Saturday: 4:30pm - 1:00am

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More Crazy Seafood... :P

Before we end our journey at 'Chomp Chomp Food Centre', we are going to have more yummy seafood. Here comes...

'Sambal Stingray'
This is one of my favourites. No matter where I dine, as long as it
serve seafood, I would definitely order the 'Sambal' style 'Stingray'.
This dish was coated with a thick layer of 'Sambal' chilli mixed with
shrimps. Ever though there isn't a lot of 'Stingray' meat but the
spicy taste and the nice fragrance of the dish have satisfied my
taste bud thoroughly. :D

Top Left: 'Sambal Stingray'
Top Right: 'Sambal Sotong(Squid)'
Bottom: 'Salad You Tiao(Deep Fried Strip of Dough)'
As for the 'Sambal Sotong', I think that the chef have added too much
'Sambal' chilli. Even though I don't mind the spicy taste, but I think
some of my friends have some difficulty eating it. (:P) Besides for the
crazy spicy taste, the only thing that you will be getting would be the
chewy taste of the 'Sotong'. You still might be getting a bit of 'Sotong'
taste but it's pretty vague.

As for the 'Salad You Tiao', I was expecting a strong 'Sotong' fillings.
However, the taste of the fillings isn't obvious enough. Some of us were
arguing over the fillings that they were using in this dish. Though the
texture of the 'You Tiao' were pretty crispy, but the filling isn't chewy
enough, which makes it pretty dull. :(

So where can you give all these indulging seafood a try?

The name of this stall would be 'Boon Tat Street BBQ Seafood'
(文达街烧烤海鲜). It's located inside 'Chomp Chomp Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  5pm - 1am Daily

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Gong Gong but not refering to Grandpa

Since our friend is approaching the 'Chomp Chomp Food Centre' it's almost time for us to go for the heavier stuff. Since some of us haven't tried the following dish before, this would be a good opportunity to try it.

Steamed 'Gong Gong'(Conch)
Since the other stall doesn't have any more supply of 'Gong Gong',
therefore we have to ask around for it. Luckily we managed to find
a stall that serve it. The meat was hidden within the shell and you
have to use a toothpick to fish out all the meat from the shell.
Basically the meat was pretty chewy and the odour isn't as strong
as cockles. I knew that some people out there would like to savour
it with a bit of chilli but as for myself, I prefer to have it
without any other additional flavouring.

So where can you try the dish?

The name of the stall would be 'Chomp Chomp BBQ Seafood'(忠忠海味园).
It's located inside 'Chomp Chomp Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  5pm - Midnight
  (Closed on Mondays)
• Their services are pretty fast and the waiting time isn't as long as the other stalls. :D (Probably because the stall is much bigger too. :P)
• By the way 'Gong Gong' in Mandarin can be '公公', which means Grandpa. (That should help you guys to figure out the weak link in the title of this post.)

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Mee without Lard... ?

Hey, I'm still a human being not a poultry. Anyway back to our adventure in 'Chomp Chomp Food Centre'. After giving more than 2 or 3 dishes a try, we decided to move towards the 'heavy' stuff. Introducing...

'Fried Hokkien Mee'
I have mentioned earlier that in Singapore, you can get 2 or more
different variations of the 'Fried Hokkien Mee'. As for the 'Fried
Hokkien Mee' over here, it's the dryer version of 'Fried Hokkien
Mee'. Besides for the way of preparing it, the proportions of the
Noodles to Bee Hoon over here would most likely be 1:4. Besides
for that the main ingredients of this dish were merely bean sprouts
and prawns. I'm pretty amazed that they didn't include ingredients
like 'Sotong' and 'Pork Lard', but yet they still can managed to
attract such a big crowd in patronising this stall.

Taste wise, since it's pretty dry, the Noodles still have this
smooth, springy, chewy touch. At the same time, based on the
taste that I'm getting, I think that the chef have added a bit
of pork soup into the 'Wok' while frying the dish. And when you
mixed the whole dish with the chopped chillies and the grind
chilli paste, topped with a squeeze of lime, the whole dish will
become heavenly. Oh Yummy... :P

So where can you give this dish a try?

The name of this stall would be 'Ah Hock Fried Hokkien Noodles'
(亚福炒福建虾面). It's located inside 'Chomp Chomp Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  5pm - 11pm
• By the way, though the stall helper has estimated a waiting time of 15 minutes, but I think that we have waited for long than 30 minutes for a plate of 'Fried Hokkien Mee'. Therefore, if you want to reduce the amount of waiting time, Think Smart, Act Smart. :D

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^ Click here for the list of delicacies that can be found in 'Chomp Chomp Food Centre'.

Time for more Satays

Since we have to wait for our friend, we decided to kick off our dinner with some delicacies first. And at the same time, these dishes have to be some light stuff. Otherwise, we might ended up with a pretty awkward situation... with a group of us looking at a person having his own dinner... ==""" Therefore...

'Satay' - A mixture of Chicken, Mutton and Pork Satay
Just by looking at the skin colour of the 'Chicken Satay', one could
easily identify one thing. The skills of the satay stall owner is
amazingly good. You are not getting a lot of burnt bits on the 'Satay'
yet they were prepared deliciously. Either we were starving or the
'Satay' were amazingly tasty that we manage to finish the whole
plate of 'Satay' within minutes. (I wanted to type 'seconds' but that
would be a bit too exaggerating, since there was 30 sticks of 'Satay'
and there's only 4 of us... :P) Despite of the good 'Satay', the taste
of the 'Satay' rice and the 'Satay' sauce were pretty normal and the
amount of 'Satay' sauce that was given was definitely not sufficient.
(At least, not sufficient for 30 sticks of 'Satay'...) Too bad, I
can't get the sauce from some other places that serves good 'Satay' sauce.

'Rojak'
This stall also sells pretty good 'Rojak' too. Though I'm not really
a die hard 'Rojak' fan, but for some strange reason, it have manage
to attract my attention and I ended up grabbing a few bites from this
dish. Probably it's either the amount of nuts that was sprinkled on top
of it or maybe its the sauce that attracts my interest or maybe it's the
slightly a bit spicy taste that has attracted my interest. Either ways
we managed to empty the whole plate of 'Rojak' without any difficulty
so I guess that should explain how good it is. :P

So where can you give the delicious 'Satay' and 'Rojak' a try?

The name of this stall would be 'Traditional Hai Nam Fang Yuan Satay'
(傳統海南芳園沙爹). It's located inside 'Chomp Chomp Food Centre'.

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^ Click here for the list of delicacies that can be found in 'Chomp Chomp Food Centre'.

Moving a step into the past...

If an individual has been staying/living in Singapore for a very very long time, you probably have eaten a simple plate of 'Carrot Cake' before. As far as I know, the 'Carrot Cake' during the 80s and 90s were slightly a bit different from what we are getting today.

'White Carrot Cake'
Though the 'Carrot Cake' over here looks pretty much the same as what
what you are getting elsewhere, but in fact there's a hidden ingredient
to it. The secret ingredient would be prawns. XD As far as I can remember,
most of the 'Carrot Cake' stalls out there used to have this. However,
probably due to the increase in their expenses, most of the stall owners
have dropped the idea of including prawns in their 'Carrot Cake'. That's
just too bad... :(

Anyway, the texture of the 'Carrot Cake' were pretty soft and by adding
a bit of chilli and a few prawns into the 'Carrot Cake', it have
definitely push it to a completely different level. Taste wise, though
it's much more lighter than the normal 'Carrot Cake', by taking a few
bites from this 'Carrot Cake', it have definitely open up my appetite for
more food. :P Especially, when the 'white Carrot Cake' were meant to be a
healthier variant of 'Carrot Cake', it acts as a pretty good appetizer too.
So what are we having next?

By the way, where can we give this 'Carrot Cake' a try?

The name of the stall would be 'Carrot Cake'(菜頭粿).
It's located inside 'Chomp Chomp Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  5:30pm - midnight
  (Closed on alternate Tuesdays)

* Click here for the location of 'Chomp Chomp Food Centre' on Google Maps.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that can be found in 'Chomp Chomp Food Centre'.

The Search for the Biggest Mug of Sugarcane Juice

For the next 2 weeks, I would probably be posting about our findings at one of the infamous food centre of Singapore. For a start here comes...

'Biggest Mug of Sugarcane Juice' in Singapore?
I guess the caption for this photo has pretty much explain
everything. The size of the mug was probably 3 or 4 times bigger
than the average mug of a 'Sugarcane Juice'. Despite of the
humongous mug that you are getting, the taste of the 'Sugarcane
Juice' are pretty concentrated. Best of all, the owner has
provided 2 separate straws for each mug. Therefore if you want to
share your drink with another 'friend', you can do so...
(Scenes of 'Lady and the Tramp' started flashing...)

By the way, where can you give this cooling drink a try?

The name of this stall would be 'Muar Sugarcane'(麻坡甘蔗王).
It's located inside the infamous 'Chomp Chomp Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Business of this stall seems to be pretty good and they tend to forget about their orders. Therefore, I would highly suggest that you should try asking them again if you have waited for more than 15 minutes. :D

* Click here for the location of 'Chomp Chomp Food Centre' on Google Maps.