Another Interlude: Time for some Biryani

I must confess that I'm not really a 'Rice' person. My passion for 'Noodles' were far more stronger than 'Rice'. However, there were exceptions. If it is 'flavoured' rice like 'Fried Rice', 'Pandan Rice', etc... My tolerance for it will be far more higher than the usual 'White Rice' or 'Brown Rice'. And today's post have something to do with 'Rice'. :D

'Chicken Biryani Power'
Though it is still 'Chicken Biryani', but the stall owner has given it
a slightly more interesting name. When it landed before me, everything
looks pretty normal. There's a small mountain of 'Biryani Rice' covering
the Chicken, some vegetables on the side of the plate, a 'Papadum' on the
other side of the plate and a plate of curry. But looks can be deceiving.

Probably I haven't been having good local curry for a pretty long
period of time, but the sensation that this curry have been giving me
were pretty good. :D After pouring all the curry onto the 'Chicken
Biryani' and after I have pop a few mouthful of the curry and the
'Biryani Rice' into my mouth, it have created a few fiery sparks in my
throat. And rather than stopping me from eating, it have in fact
increase my appetite asking for more. :P Though the taste of the chicken
were pretty normal, but the taste of the side dishes and the curry have
definitely help it to gain some extra points over here. By the way, it
have been ages since I have last seen 'Papadum' that comes with such
a good crispy texture. Since I always leave the 'Papadum' to the last,
therefore it always ended up to be a been soft, but it doesn't happen
to the 'Papadum' over here, which makes it pretty good too. :D I wonder
when will I get the chance to try the 'Chicken Biryani' over here again.

So when can you try the 'Chicken Biryani Power'?

The name of this place would be 'Dil'B Restaurant'.
It's located along 'Changi Village Road'.

* Click here for the location of this place on Google Maps.
^ Click here for some other delicacies that's located along 'Changi Village Road'.

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

* 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'.

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'.

* 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'.

Interlude: Have a break, have a healthier drink

Do you still remember about the existence of the village of 'A'? I was passing by that place a few days ago and I decided to go in and have a mug of 'A' juice.

'Avocado Juice'
Rather than sticking to the same old stall, I decided to have a mug
of 'Avocado' Juice from one of the stalls located near 'Avocado King'.
Pretty much similar from what you are getting from 'Avocado King',
the juice that I'm getting tastes pretty much the same. It also comes
with a smooth, thick and creamy texture and this would be a pretty
good alternative if the queue for 'Avocado King' is too long. :D

Okay, since the village of 'A' is so big and there are a few stalls selling 'Avocado Jucie', so which one am I referring to?

The name of this stall would be 'Mr Avocado: EXOTIC JUICE'.
Though I have mentioned it earlier, but this stall is located
inside the village of 'A'.

* Click here for the map of 'Alexandra Village Hawker Centre'.
^ Click here for some other delicacies that can be found in 'A' village.

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.

Keisuke Tori (Chicken) King

In a bowl of Japanese Ramen, there ought to be ingredients like 'Char Siew' and flavoured egg. However, at this Japanese Ramen Restaurant...

'Tori King Black Special Ramen'
you will be getting a chicken thigh meat in each and every bowl
of Japanese Ramen over here. This is probably my first encounter
with a bowl of Japanese Ramen that comes with a Chicken thigh meat.
If you have gone for the better options, you will still be getting
ingredients like the thick 'Char Siew' meat, flavoured egg, seaweed,
etc... However, I personally felt that the ingredients that they
have used over here are far more tastier than the Noodles that
they were using. When it comes to the preparation of a bowl of
Japanese Ramen, I still find that the thinner types of noodles are
far more suitable than the thicker types of noodles.

In fact, the way that they are operating this Japanese Ramen
are pretty much similar to 'Keisuke Tonkotsu King'.
They are providing toppings like 'Bonito flakes', bean sprouts,
various types of hard boiled egg for free.

The name of this Japanese Ramen restaurant would be 'Keisuke Tori King'.
It's located on level 3 of 'Amara Hotel Shopping Mall'.

Operating Hours:

• 11:30am - 10:00pm

* Click here for the map of 'Amara Hotel Shopping Mall'.
^ Click here for the Facebook page of 'Keisuke Tori King'.