Beautiful meal...

A good alternative to a plate economical rice would most most likely be an interesting plate of 'Nasi Lemak'. This would be something that we will be exploring today.

'Nasi Lemak' If you can't really decide on the ingredients that you should be getting, you can always go for the affordable set meals for a start. And if you think that the set meal ain't big enough to satisfy your needs, you can always top it up with another 1 or 2 more ingredients. Anyway for a start, the neon green rice are glorious. Not only the texture of the rice is moist and tasty, it also comes with the nice fragrance of Pandan and Coconut. As you dig further, though the taste of the fried egg isn't fantastic enough, but the crunchy sensation that the peanuts and the 'Ikan Bilis' have given me are pretty good. On top of that, I loved the crispy and not too oily texture of the 'Chicken Wing' that is used to cover up all the juicy and tender meat. Even though every single meal also comes with a lump of Sambal Chilli but it didn't really left a strong impression on me. :)

So where can you give the 'Nasi Lemak' a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'Wan Xing Nasi Lemak'(万兴椰浆饭). It's located inside 'Chong Pang Market & Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  06:00 - 21:30

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

No doubt why this is infamous...

Since I have a bit of time the other day, I decided to do something crazy and travel all the way up to the North mainly for one particular reason only (although it ended up to be a food trail again...) and that would be...

the infamous 'Nasi Lemak' located in the North. And my order that day comes with a 'Fried Chicken Wing', 'Fried Ikan Kunning', 'Sambal Long Beans', 'Fried Egg', 'Ikan Bilis & Peanuts' and not forgetting the generous portion of 'Nasi Lemak Rice'. The 'Fried Ikan Kunning' and 'Fried Egg' was pretty normal. But, the rest of the ingredients are pretty tasty. For a start, not only it's spicy, the 'Sambal Long Beans' and the crunchy texture just makes it even much more irresistible. And I also like the crunchy mix of 'Ikan Bilis & Peanuts'. I personally find the chilli over here to be pretty tasty and awesome. Especially when I mixed it with some of the ingredients and rice, it could actually boost the taste of a normal ingredient to something much more better. :D (Therefore always ask for a bigger portion of chilli when you are dining at this place, because the normal portion of chilli will never be enough. By the way, the biggest drawback for me will be the lack of spiciness in the chilli. Would be great if they can boost it further.)

Anyway, one must really give the 'Fried Chicken Wing' over here a try. Not only the texture of the 'Chicken Wing' is ultra crispy, the heavenly taste is a big (+) too. The meat itself is succulent and the way they are marinating the 'Chicken Wing', reminds me of the the good old days when I was studying in a Primary school.

This should give you a rough idea of the various types of ingredients that they are preparing and selling over here. In fact, most of them are local delights. For example: 'Curry Vegetables', 'Sambal Prawns', 'Curry Chicken', 'Fried Chicken Wing', etc... And you can also choose to have it with either 'Nasi Lemak Rice', 'White Rice', 'Bee Hoon(Rice Vermicelli)' or 'Noodles'.

The name of this place would be 'Chong Pang Nasi Lemak'(中邦椰浆饭). It's located along 'Sembawang Road' and located pretty near 'Chong Pang Market & Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  17:00 - 07:00
• By the way, if you are not a queue person, you should try to reach this place by 5pm. This is because I was sitting at this place by 4:50pm and big crowds of people will suddenly appear out of nowhere when it reaches 5pm. On top of that, lots of people are making purchases for a large group of people, which makes the waiting time even much more longer. When I left this place, I think that the queue was at least 15 - 20 minutes long. O.O"""

* Click here to find out more about 'Chong Pang Nasi Lemak'.
^ Click here for the location of 'Chong Pang Nasi Lemak' on 'Google Maps'.

High quality fish ball

They have more than 20 stalls tucked away in a corner of this market and even though I have already eaten some heavy stuff for dinner, but I saw this interesting Noodles stall and I decided to give it a try.

'Fishball Kway Teow'(Dry) Initially, I thought that I don't need to wait for a very long time since there isn't any queue, but I'm very wrong. It seems that everyone will place their orders with the helpers at this stall and they will wait at their own seats. Frankly speaking, what attracts me the most would be the fact that you can request for more Noodles without any extra cost. Therefore I ended up placing an order for a bowl of 'Fishball Kway Teow'(Dry) with extra portion of 'Kway Teow'.

For the bowl of 'Kway Teow', it might appear to be flooded with lots of sauces and ingredients like 'beansprouts', 'Spring Onions' and 'Pork Lard'. But after some intensive stirring, I managed to stir and mix everything together nicely. When I started taking a bite from this bowl of 'Kway Teow', it's not as soggy as how I have pictured it. In fact, the way they have seasoned this bowl of 'Kway Teow' has managed to boost it to a pretty delicious level. There's the crunchy 'Beansprouts' + 'Pork Lard' and the tasty 'Kway Teow'. :D

Initially, I have actually placed an order for a bowl of 'Fishball Kway Teow', but the helpers of this stall told me that they have insufficient number of 'Fishballs' left, therefore they were asking if I'm fine with the idea of swapping some of the 'Fishballs' with 'Meatballs'. Well, I ended up accepting the offer and after trying one of the 'Fishballs', I finally understand why they have the problem of insufficient 'Fishballs'. Not only the 'Fishballs' over here are bouncy and chewy, the 'Fishballs' are loaded with lots of fresh fish meat too. In fact, when I was splitting one of the 'Fishballs' into 2 inside my mouth, both portions are bouncing inside my mouth for a short period of time. I'm not exaggerating, but the 'Fishball' over here are really that good. As for the soup itself, it comes with a nice non-pepperish, non watery taste, which makes it pretty enjoyable too.

So where can you give the fish ball noodles a try?

The name of this stall would be 'Xiang Xiang'(香香). It's located inside 'Chong Pang Market & Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  Tuesdays - Sundays: 06:00 - 18:00
  (Closed on Mondays)

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

Rainbow that looks like a complete mess...

How can a rainbow ended up to be a complete mess? Well, that might not be possible in a real-world situation but it can definitely happen on a food item itself.

'Rainbow Delight'(乱七八糟) Seriously, the name of this dessert doesn't really match. How would it be possible that the words 'Rainbow Delight' can ended up to be '乱七八糟', which means a complete mess. This is pretty much similar to one of those situations where 'Google Translate' have gone wrong, very wrong. Anyway, the colour of this dessert is pretty much similar to 'Chendol' but taste wise...

On top of the multi-coloured Sago, the owner has also added all sorts of fruits inside this dessert. There's 'Longan', 'Pineapple', etc... Therefore the overall taste is not too sweet, but the taste of it is kinda funky, which makes it pretty interesting too. By the way, I was spending a bit of time observing this stall and it seems that they are pretty generous when it comes to the portion too. I saw the helpers of this stall serving numerous gigantic mountain of 'Ice Kacang' to their customers. And this would be something that you will never get in a 'Modern Air Conditioned Coffee Shop'.

So where can you give this interesting dessert a try?

The name of this stall would be 'Rainbow Dessert'. It's located inside 'Chong Pang Market & Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  11:00 - 21:30 Daily

* Click here for the location of 'Chong Pang Market & Food Centre' on 'Google Maps'.