Grandma's Mee Siam...

This just so so happen that the title of this post is actually the name of the stall. Perhaps the recipe for the food over here were carried down for generations?

'Mee Siam' This looks pretty much the same as compared to the usual plate of 'Mee Siam' that you can get out there. The choice of ingredients are pretty much the same as compared to those that you are getting out there too. However, what makes this super special, would be the delicious gravy. The thin layer of gravy might look pretty harmless but the taste of it is pretty strong. And at the same time, it still managed to preserve the unique and delicious taste of the sweet and sour 'Mee Siam' gravy. Well, the portion of the plate of 'Mee goes on par with the price that one is paying, but if you are thinking of trying several delicacies in this market, this would be a good dish to start with as it helps to 'expand' your appetite to a whole new level... :)

So where can you give the 'Mee Siam' a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'Grandma Mee Siam'(燻鯊魚五香蝦餅). It's located inside 'Tekka Market'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  Wednesdays - Mondays: 08:00 - 14:30
  (Closed on Tuesdays)
• They have deep fried Shark Meat over here. @.@ (I don't mind trying it.... :P)

* Click here for the Facebook Page of 'Grandma Mee Siam'.
^ Click here for the location of 'Tekka Market' on 'Google Maps'.
~ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get in 'Tekka Market'.

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.

Rice Dumpling for everyone

Well, basically the 'Dragon Boat Festival' is around the corner and it's time for more Rice Dumplings again. :D (I love Dumplings, especially those that comes with lots of mushrooms.) However, due to the ingredients that was used in the Rice Dumplings, not all Singaporeans can really give it a try. However, once there's a demand, there will definitely be a supply. Therefore...

(Halal) 'Nonya Rice Dumpling' Pretty much similar to the original Rice Dumpling, all the ingredients and spices were minced together. According to my taste buds, the main ingredients that was used in the Dumpling are glutinous rice, Chicken and spices. The Rice Dumpling comes with a pretty sharp taste, which is pretty much similar to the original thing itself. (However, the size of the Rice Dumpling were relatively small, but looking on the bright side, you can give a bigger variety of Rice Dumplings a try. :P)

(Halal) 'Salted Rice Dumplings' Pretty much similar to the original Rice Dumpling, ingredients like chestnuts, mushrooms, dried shrimps, chicken and glutinous rice were used to make this delicious looking Rice Dumpling. (Well if you are into salted egg yolk, they are also selling Salted Rice Dumplings with salted egg yolk over here too.) As mentioned earlier, as long as the Rice Dumplings comes with mushrooms, I will love the taste of it. (Just being biased over here.) Anyway, although it's given a name of 'Salted Rice Dumpling', but it's not salty at all. (I think. :P)

The name of this stall would be 'Glory Catering'. It's located along East Coast Road.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  08:30am - 20:30pm
  (Closed on Mondays)
• Basically, they are selling all sorts of Nonya food over here. There's Nonya Laksa, Nonya Kueh, Popiah, desserts, etc... And this place is Halal certified, therefore... (bb)
• By the way, just stick to 1 Rice Dumpling per meal will do, especially when glutinous rice were used in wrapping all the ingredients together, therefore they are pretty filling. And you definitely wouldn't want to end up with a big stomach. (Like mine...)

* Click here to find out more about 'Glory Catering'.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies located near 'East Coast Road'.
~ Click here for the location of 'Glory Catering' on Google Maps.

An infamous Laksa...

No matter where you go, where you have been to and where you are staying, one will never fail to learn about the infamous 'Katong Laksa'. I have tried 'Katong Laksa' around 10 years ago in a different area, but seriously, what's so special about it?

'Katong Laksa' Just by looking at the colour of the soup, I think that most of you might have guessed it and I'm pretty sure that you are correct. The soup base has been loaded with a lot of coconut milk, which makes it to be pretty sweet. :P Similar to all the 'Laksa' out there, the ingredients that they are using are pretty much similar. There's cockles, prawns, bean sprout, slices of fish cakes, thick 'Bee Hoon' and sprinkle of 'Laksa leaves'. But there are some differences too. All the ingredients were prepared in a manner so that only a spoon is needed in finishing a big bowl of 'Laksa'. (Probably this is one of the main reasons why this little bowl of 'Laksa' is so famous?) Taste wise, besides for the sweet 'Laksa' soup, the fresh ingredients would be something that one will be looking forward to. Though I still think that this isn't spicy enough but despite the lack of spiciness, I can guaranteed that this is still a pretty tasty bowl of 'Laksa'.

So where can you try this 'Laksa'?

The name of this stall would be '328 Katong Laksa'. It's located near '112 Katong Shopping Mall'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours: 8am - 10pm Daily

* Click here for the location of '328 Katong Laksa' on Google Maps.

A Kueh or two...

The word 'Kueh' or 'Kue' isn't a word that can be found in a normal English Dictionary because it was't a English word in the first place. The meaning of the word 'Kue' in Bahasa Indonesia means cake. But what is so special about these cakes? Though I don't have a sweet tooth, these 'Kueh' were simply irresistible. :P

Us usual let us start with the photos of the good stuff first.

These are some of the stuff that the shop is selling and let us take a closer look.

They were pretty generous with the ingredients used in these coconut and egg tarts.
I took a bite on a coconut tart and it was so good and sweet. Yummy Yummy.

Tapioca 'Kueh' something that you cannot find in normal pastry store. :D

If you have Google the names shown in the photo itself, you probably would have
realise that most of these 'Kueh' had coconut in it. That was used to
add a sweet taste to the 'Kueh' and at the same time made them irresistible.

Left: Binka Ubi - Baked Tapioca cake
Right: Lemper Udang - Sambal Prawn Wrap with Rice and Banana leaves

This is one of my favourites. It's known as 'Kueh Dar Dar'. But I had to
control myself and limit myself with 1 piece per day due to the amount of
coconut that was stuffed inside it.

This shop also sell pastries like Cream Puffs and Donuts.

They also sell 'Kueh' that comes in a box for a group of people to share.

Just look at the color of the Kaya, doesn't it look appealing to you?

They also sell cookies like, Pineapple tart, Almond Green Tea Cookies,
Cherry Cookies, Chocolate Almond Cookies, Cornflake Raisins Cookies, etc...
Some of the combinations looks interesing, don't you think so?

They had set-up a corner for some other pastries. But do not expect too much
from this corner as I personally feel that most of their hard work goes into
the 'Kueh' than the pastries.

Although they sell cakes also, but these cakes were uniquely different from the
common Pasty store in Singapore

Some other 'Kuehs' that they are selling in the store. But mark my words,
some of the items were already sold out by Lunch hour.

The name of the store would be 'Galicier'. It was located near the main
branch of Tiong Bahru Bao and Tiong Bahru Market.
Click on the links below to find the exact location of the store. :D

Even though in Singapore we had shops like Bengawan Solo that specializing in selling various kinds of 'Kueh', cookies, etc. But, in comparison, I personally still prefer the 'Kuehs' at Galicier as it is much cheaper, much tastier and much bigger in size. Probably this is due to the fact that I used to work around that area and I will pop by the shop whenever I have the time during Lunch hours or on my way walking back home. :P

* Click here for the exact location of 'Galicier'.
^ Click here to find out more about Bengawan Solo.

Wei Yi Laksa (唯一辣沙) at Tanglin Halt Market, Singapore

I am not here to promote the song 'Wei Yi (唯一)' by the chinese artiste 'Lee Hom, Wang (王力宏)', but the name of the store at Tanglin Halt Market was indeed 'Wei Yi Laksa (唯一辣沙)'. According on my taste bud, I felt that this was probably the best Laksa that I had eaten so far. It was much much delicious than the all time famous Katong Laksa.

Similar to my earlier post here are some of the photos that I had taken.

Photo of Tanglin Halt Market

Photo of Interior of Tanglin Halt Market (1)

Photo of Interior of Tanglin Halt Market (2)

The Duck Noodle at Tanglin Halt Market was quite delicious also,
but not as good as...

The one and only 'Weiyi Laksa (唯一辣沙)' store at Tanglin Halt Market.

They have a few variety of Laksa and although the soup and noodle is the same,
but the ingredients for the Laksa were completely different.
You can choose the combination that suits you the best.
As for myself, the choice of 'Chicken and Fried Bean Curd'
had been my all time favourite but I decided to go for...

a bowl of Laksa with Chicken, Cockles, Fried Bean Curd and Prawns

Let's take a closer look. (I'm on fire... Whaooooooooo~~~~~)

Satisfaction always come so easily and for me the greatest
satisfaction in life comes from delicious food itself.

The queue was there even at around 8am in the morning.

More Information about 'Wei Yi Laksa (唯一辣沙)':

• It closes at every Monday and Friday
• It opens the store at 5.30 am in the morning

More Information about Tanglin Halt Market:

• Most of the stores operation for Breakfast and Lunch hours only.
• Other delicacy includes Kaya Toast, Soya Bean and Soya Bean drink, etc