Beancurd or Grass Jelly or Ice Jelly?

Over here you wouldn't have all the common Chinese Desserts and you wouldn't have all the fanciful desserts that you can get at a typical dessert stall. What you have over here are mainly 'Beancurd', 'Grass Jelly' and 'Ice Jelly' only.

I always find the traditional 'Beancurd' much more sweeter than the 'Beancurd Pudding' and the 'Beancurd' pudding can give provide this chilling sensation, which is far more suitable than the traditional 'Beancur'd on a crazily hot day. Regardless it's traditional 'Beancurd' or 'Beancurd' pudding, as long as it's 'Beancurd' or 'Soya Bean', I'm pretty much okay it. (I have also tried the 'Soya Bean' ice cream in 'Arashiyama', Kyoto, Japan and it's amazing too.) 'Beancurd'(豆花) As for the 'Beancurd' over here, not only the smooth texture of the 'Beancurd' is appealing, the sweetness of the dessert is perfect. It's not too sweet for me too. I love it so much that I...

'Beancurd with Red Bean'(豆花 + 红豆) The 'Beancurd' remains to be pretty good but the 'Red Beans' over here are amazing too. Rather than leaving the 'Red Beans' in a metal container and left in on the table, the stall owner has kept it in a sealed container inside the fridge. Therefore the 'Red Beans' remain to be crunchy and not too soggy and soft like some other stalls out there.

'Grass Jelly with Aloe Vera'(仙草 + 芦荟) After giving it a try, I went back to the same stall 2 days after my previous visit. But this time round, I decided to give the 'Grass Jelly' over here a good try. Pretty much similar to the 'Beancurd', the 'Grass Jelly' over here are pretty smooth too. But unlike the 'Beancurd', the bitter taste of the 'Grass Jelly' are to my liking. But, probably because I have chosen to eat it with 'Aloe Vera', therefore there's a mixture of both sweet and bitter taste. (I should have gone for the plain 'Grass Jelly' the next time round.)

'Ice Jelly with Sea Coconut'(文头雪 + 海底椰) I went back the following day again. O.O""" The stall owner is laughing and mocking me. =.=""" But the desserts over here are really that good, therefore I don't mind going back again and again. But this time round, I decided to give the 'Ice Jelly' over here a good try. Pretty much similar to the 'Beancurd' of this stall, not only the 'Ice Jelly' over here are not too sweet, it also comes with a nice sour taste too. And the generous portion of 'Sea Coconut' is another big (+) too.

'Soya Bean + Peppermint' Drink This stall not only serve dessert. They also have something which is pretty similar to a bubble tea. And most of the drinks over here are using 'Soya Bean' or 'Grass Jelly' as a base. And this is my first encounter with a 'Soya Bean + Peppermint' drink. Although the texture is pretty much similar to an average 'Soya Bean' drink, but the taste is pretty much similar to the 'Chewing Gum' back then in Singapore. And the taste is ultra funky... O.O"""

As you can see from the menu, most of the desserts over here are using 'Beancurd', 'Grass Jelly' and 'Ice Jelly' as a base. Though it's not stated over here but there might be chances that you could mix and match the base and the topping you like. Well, you can try asking. :P

So where can you give the delicious desserts a try?

The name of this stall would be 'Soya Bean Point'(豆浆坊). It's located inside 'Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  11:30 - 22:30 Daily

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One of the cheapest...

Chicken Rice in Singapore. (I think.) You can get a decent plate of 'Chicken Rice' at a relatively low price of S$2. Seriously, I would rather go for a plate of 'Chicken Rice' over here than the cheapest 'Burger' that one can get at the biggest Fast Food restaurant in Singapore, since both cost the same.

After spending 20 minutes or more queueing up for the food, I ended up placing an order for a plate of 'White & Roasted Chicken Rice' and an extra order for a pair of 'Fried Chicken Wings'. By the way, if you want to try both the 'White and Roasted Chicken' at the same time, you will have to go for the bigger set meals.

I think that one of the strongest point about the 'Chicken Rice' over here would be the fact that you can get it at a relatively low price. On top of that, even if you have place an order for both types of 'Chicken', it still remains to be inexpensive. Taste wise, the meat of both types of 'Chicken' are pretty tender and the fragrance rice is a (+). However, I still prefer the taste of the 'White Chicken' more than the 'Roasted Chicken', especially when the 'White Chicken' is boneless and the 'Roasted Chicken' still comes with a few bones.

'Fried Chicken Wing' While waiting for my turn to place my orders, I can easily tell how proud the stall owners are with their prized 'Fried Chicken Wings'. They have even go to the extent of packaging it as a set meal. Imagine a set meal that merely comes with a pair of 'Chicken Wing', a plate of rice and a bowl of soup. =.=""" (I have really seen customers standing in front of me going for this unique set meal too.) Anyway, the texture of the 'Chicken Wings' are pretty crispy and the meat are succulent too. On top of that, even though the 'Chicken Wing' over here are deep-fried, but it's not too oily too. However, the chilli sauce that they have provided over here were neither here nor there. The taste isn't spicy enough and it doesn't blend with both the 'Chicken Rice' and the 'Chicken Wings' nicely. That would probably be something that they should try improving. ;).

So where can you give the delicious 'Chicken Rice' and 'Chicken Wing' a try?

The name of this stall would be 'Da Ji Hainanese Chicken Rice'(達記海南雞飯). It's located inside 'Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  18:00 onwards

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Really have a lot of ingredients...

I wanted to try the 'Fried Chicken Wings' from the same food centre, but it seems that most of the time I'm either too early or I'm too unlucky. Therefore, I always ended up trying some other stuff over here and...

'Fried Kway Teow' For a start, the 'Fried Kway Teow' over here really comes with a lot of ingredients. The chef has added ingredients like 'slices of Fish Cake', 'Chinese Sausages', 'Cockles', 'crunchy Beansprouts', 'fried egg' and also a nice mix of 'Noodles' and 'Kway Teow' into this dish. Taste wise, there's a nice balance between the amount of 'Noodles' and 'Kway Teow' that were added into this dish. It ended up to be neither too wet nor too dry, which makes it perfect. On top of that, the ingredients over here were properly prepared too. Especially when the 'Beansprouts' doesn't come with a strange odour and the cockles also doesn't come with a fishy smell. Hence, the overall taste of this is heavenly and not too sickening sweet at the same time. The only thing that I hope that they could improve on will be the step of increasing the spiciness of this dish. :P

So where can you give this dish a try?

The name of this stall would be 'Soon Lee Fried Kway Teow(順利炒粿條)'. The stall is located inside 'Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  15:00 - 00:00
  (Closed on Sundays)

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More handmade Balls... :P

I don't think I still need to stress how much love I have for Noodles, therefore I shall move to the main subject immediately. :P

'Fishball + Meatball Kway Teow(Rice Noodles)' For no particular reason that day, I ended up visiting and having my dinner at this food centre. Since it was a public holiday, therefore more than 50 percent of the stalls were closed for business. I ended up choosing this stall mainly because of the long queue of customers queueing outside this stall and it's one of the 'Noodles' stall (or probably the only one?) that is open for business. From the look of it, one can easily identify the handmade 'Meat Balls' and 'Fish Balls'. Basically, the shape of a machine made 'Balls' are much more circular in shape but the ones over here are much more irregular in shape. For a start, the taste of the soup isn't fantastic enough and it's kinda boring.

As for the 'Kway Teow', I think that too much sauce has been added into the bowl and even with a bit of mixing, the texture of the 'Kway Teow' still ended up to be a bit wet and soggy. Therefore, probably their speciality are the yellow colour 'Noodles' and not the 'Kway Teow'. But on the other end, I think that the 'Balls' are pretty good. The texture of both types of 'Balls' are pretty bouncy and the 'Balls' doesn't come with the strange fishy or meaty smell, which is a very big (+).

So where can give the delicious 'Balls' a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'Song Kee Kway Teow Noodle'(松记粿条汤). The stall is located inside 'Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  10:30 - 00:00
  (Closed on Alternate Wednesdays)

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Eating this for the first time

Even though I love to eat noodles, but this is my first go at this and I'm fascinated with it. :D

'Ban Mian (Dry)'(板面(干)) I guess this would be the first time I'm eating the dry version of a bowl of 'Ban Mian'. Although for a start, the taste of the soup itself isn't impressive enough. Although, it appears to be a bit flowery, but the taste is kinda dull and it's not strong enough.

Okay, time to dig into the Noodles... But, before you dig in, please stir all the ingredients thoroughly first. So that you would get something like the following...

After spending a bit of time stirring, it's time to dig into the Noodles. It seems that the sauce that the stall helper have added into the bowl seems to be a mixture of dark soya sauce + something else. Although it's a bit salty, but it's a level that everyone could accept. As for the Noodles itself, the texture of it are pretty springy and chewy. :D Even though the uncle at the stall has only added ingredients like egg, vegetables, 'leaned meat' and 'ikan bilis' into this small little bowl of Noodles, but the taste is heavenly good. In fact, I think that the taste of this wouldn't lose out to the much more common options like 'Fishball Noodles' or 'Minced Meat Noodles'. :D

So where can you give the Noodles a try?

The name of this stall would be 'He Jia Huan Ban Mian Mee Hoon Kway'(合家歡板面麵粉過). The stall is located inside 'Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  I'm not really sure myself, but it seems that they are closed on Mondays and most likely they are opened for lunch and dinner.

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