I got to admit...

that over the last few years, this is the first time they are attracting my attention again. And that particular product will be...

the new 'Taro Pie'. Out of the 3 new products that they have launched recently, I find this the best. As for the reason why, I guess the first and one of the most important reason would be the relatively cheap price. In fact, as fas as I could remember, it's much more cheaper than the cost of a Apple Pie during my secondary school days. Secondly, the nice fragrance of the vegetable, Taro. Last but not least, the good taste. the pie was wrapped with a layer of crispy crust and the warm Taro can easily burn your tongue. Therefore, I would strongly suggest that you let it cool down for a minute or so before you take the first bite. :P Anyway, though the taste of the Taro is slightly a bit too sweet, but the overall experience still remains to be pretty good.

* Click here for the official website of McDonald's Singapore.
^ Click here for the official website of McDonald's Delivery Singapore a.k.a McDelivery.

Brothers in Arms...

I grown up pretty much the same way as everyone else. If I have the time and money back then, I will hangout at my favourite spot after school. And my favourite hangout spot have something to do with...

'Eating'. "Pig's Organ Soup" This used to be one of my favourite selection back then and although the price of the soup had gone up, but I still find it to be pretty delicious.

Setting aside the delicious and salty 'Salted vegetables', the rest of the ingredients are mainly pig organs. There's pork stomach, meat balls, intestines, livers, etc... The fresh ingredients and the sweet taste of the clear-less soup is a plus and best of all, the soup isn't powder-ish or pepper-ish at all. I knew that this might sound a bit silly, but usually I try to avoid the step of adding additional flavours into the things that I'm going to eat. (Except for chilli. Some dishes just doesn't end up to be that great, if chilli is missing. Ex: 'Chilli Crab', 'Sambal Kang Kong', etc...)

So where can you give this dish a try?

The name of this stall is 'Koh Brother Pig's Organ Soup'(徐兄弟猪什汤). It's located inside 'Tiong Bahru Market'. Speaking of 'Tiong Bahru Market', I kinda miss the old 'Tiong Bahru Market'. The old triangular array of hawkers, the old wet market, the cheap and good food would be part of my unforgettable memories.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  Tuesdays - Sundays: 8am - 4pm & 6pm - 8:30pm

* Click here to find out more about 'Koh Brother Pig's Organ Soup'(徐兄弟猪什汤).
^ Click here for the location of 'Tiong Bahru Market' on Google Maps.
~ Click here for the list of delicacies located near 'Tiong Bahru Market'.

The Largest Fried Chicken strikes back...

I had written about this place some time back. And I was passing by the place today and...

Besides for the 'Original' flavour, the 'Spicy' flavour and the 'BBQ Lemon Chicken', it seems that the owner of this stall have roll out a few more new flavours. The new flavours are 'Onion Chicken', 'Garlic Chicken', 'Curry Chicken', 'Seaweed Chicken' and 'Sour Plum Chicken'.

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Since I haven't been eating this for a very long time, I decided to give one of the new flavours a try. Therefore... 'Curry Chicken' flavour has been selected. :P The size of the 'Fried Chicken' still remains to be pretty big and the crispy touch still remains to be pretty good. Taste wise, basically it is using the original 'Fried Chicken' as the base and they are sprinkling the Curry powder all over it. Though it ended up to be a bit too powder-ish but the aroma of the Curry powder is pretty nice. Although the taste of the Curry powder happen to be pretty strong , but I still prefer the taste of the original or the spicy flavour, which is also not too powder-ish.

So what is the name of this stall again?

The name of this stall would be 'Hot Star Large Fried Chicken'. It seems to be expanding rapidly over the past year. It currently have 4 outlets in Singapore and they are located at Basement 1 of 'City Square Mall', Level 3 of 'Nex Mall Serangoon', Basement 1 of 'Tampines 1' and Basement 4 of 'ION Orchard'. So why don't you quickly make your way to the outlet closest to you and comment about the new flavours that they are offering over here, in this blog. :P

Note:

• They wouldn't cut the Fried Chicken into pieces so WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get)...

* Click here for the website of 'Hot Star Large Fried Chicken'.
^ Click here for my previous post about 'Hot Star Large Fried Chicken'.

Best Curry in Japan?

I'm a Singaporean and ever since I was a child, I had a crazy passion for spicy food. Therefore, I'm not a big fan of Japanese Curry, which is kinda sweet. However, there are exception and that would be...

'Hida Pork Cutlet Curry Rice' This plate of thick Japanese Curry is both sweet and spicy. On top of the delicious Curry, the crispy Pork Cutlet and the vegetables are amazingly good too and it can blend with the taste of the Japanese Curry pretty well.

'Salad' All the Curry Rice set meal of this place comes with a bowl of refreshing salad too.

In fact, you can get several types of Curry Rice Set meal over here. For example: 'Home-made Sausages Curry Rice', 'Hot Spring Egg Curry Rice', etc... The photo above shows the 'Home-made Sausages Curry Rice' of this place.

This Curry Rice restaurant is located near the JR Takayama Station and name of the restaurant would be 'Jakson'.

I personally find the decorations of the restaurant to be pretty cute. Besides for Japanese Comics, or more commonly known as 'Manga', the owner have also used toys as a decorative element in the restaurant.

* Click here to find out more about the Japanese Curry restaurant, 'Jakson'.

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

* 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'.

Fishing together...?

I'm not going to write about fishing activity, so don't worry about it. However, the post today would be closely related to fish. Here comes...

a delicious bowl of fish soup with a bowl of white rice. I knew that this photo isn't big enough. Therefore...

Here's a bigger photo of the fish soup. As you can see, most of the fish soup out there are prepared with either raw or cooked sliced fish. However, the fish soup over here are prepared with fish chunks and lots of vegetables. In fact, the ingredients that were given in this single bowl of fish soup are more than enough to feed 2 individuals. (Okay, I knew that I'm not your typical average joe. :|) Taste wise, the fish soup is pretty tasty and at the same time not too oily or salty. On top of that, despite of the large quantities of fishes, the fishes were handled properly, hence it were pretty fresh and aren't overcook at all. :D In fact, I personally felt that this simple bowl of fish soup have everything that you need. As for the drawback, it would most likely be the fish bones, however...

So where can you give this fish soup a try?

The name of the stall is 'Piao Ji Fish Porridge'(標記鱼粥). It's located on level 2 of 'Amoy Street Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  10:30am - 3:00pm Daily
  (Closed on Thursday)

* Click here for the location of "Amoy Street Food Centre" on Google Maps.

2012～2013 Japan Trip - Food

I went on a trip to Japan last December. Throughout my trip to Japan, I have been to numerous places, seen numerous sights and most importantly, learn more about the Japanese Culture. The following are the photos of food for my recent trip.

(Click the following images for more photos.)

Nagano		Yudanaka		Nagoya + Aichi
Kanazawa+Toyama		Takayama		Shirakawa-Go
Hiroshima + Okayama		Osaka		Kyoto
Convenience Store Supermarket / Bento			Food served during the New Year