The last in the line...

I was hanging around this area looking for something to eat before I went for my Rainbow Cake High Tea nearby. I happened to come across this porridge stall that was about to close and I was walking away from the stall when the stall auntie suddenly shouted 'One Last Bowl of Porridge'. I immediately tell the auntie that I would take it and the story begins...

Being the very last bowl of porridge, the stall uncle mentioned that he will be giving me all the remaining porridge. Therefore, even though I only place an order for the smallest portion, I think that I ended up getting the biggest portion. :D Besides for the bowl of porridge, I have also placed an order for a plate of 'Raw Fish Slices'(生鱼片).

After a bit of stirring, it becomes like this.

'Raw Fish Slices' I only place an order for the second smallest portion but it already comes with lots of ingredients. There's a generous portion of fresh raw fish slices, lots of spring onions(a bit too much =.=""), deep fried shallots, chopped red chillies, sesame seed, shredded ginger and lime. Do remember to squeeze out all the lime juice to enhance the taste of the 'Raw Fish Slices' and mix the ingredients thoroughly. Each individual bite comes with nice fragrance of sesame and on top of that, there's the crispy bits of ginger and shallots. Even though there's a mixture of butter, spicy and sour taste, but it still couldn't cover the delicious and fresh taste of the slices of 'Raw Fish'. In other words, you are paying a relatively low price for a heavenly plate of 'Raw Fish Slices'.

'Fish Porridge' This is really a very big bowl of porridge. Even though I have beat the raw egg and stirred thoroughly, the colour of the porridge still remains to be whitish in colour. Despite of the colour, one could easily identify the various types of ingredients floating on top of the porridge. There's spring onions, fried shallots and lots of sliced fish. To some, the porridge over here can be pretty disappointing especially when the porridge will be boiled to a point where the grains were almost completely dissolved into the porridge. Therefore, the porridge over here is pretty thick and gluey. And there's no doubt that the taste of the porridge over here is pretty good, but whether you can accept the texture of the porridge or not, that's a completely different issue. As for myself, the texture of the porridge over here makes it pretty easy to digest and at the same time, a good alternative for the kids, the sick and the elderly. :D And at the end of the day, regardless of the texture of the porridge, something that is delicious will still remains to be very delicious. :P

So where can you give the delicious 'Raw Fish Slices' and 'Porridge' a try?

The name of this stall would be 'Zhen Zhen Porridge'(真真粥品). It's located inside 'Maxwell Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  05:30 - 14:30 Daily
  (Closed on Tuesdays)

* Click here for the location of Maxwell Food Centre.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find & get in 'Maxwell Food Market'.

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

* Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get in
  'Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Food Centre'.
* Click here for the location of 'Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Food Centre' on 'Google Maps'.

Shabu Shabu

I love to eat steamboat and it is pretty much similar to the Infamous Japanese dish 'Shabu Shabu'. In fact, my passion for 'Shabu Shabu' have grown ever since I have eaten 'Shabu Shabu' at this Japanese Maid restaurant back then. And 'Shabu Shabu' will be the main topic today. :D

'Sushi' They have set aside this small little corner for 'Sushi' and dishes like mini 'Japanese Eel Rice Bowl'. I have given the mini 'Rice Bowl' a try and by adding ingredients like 'Japanese Eel', 'Egg' and Cucumbers inside the rice bowl, this is definitely one of the best antidoteｓ/dishes for a crazily hot day.

So why do I love 'Shabu Shabu'? One of the main reasons will be the thin slices of meat. After you place your orders for 'Beef', 'Pork' and 'Chicken', the waiter will pass you trays of sliced thin meat. So what's so great about the thin slices of meat? Well basically, the time required to cook the meat is pretty short and you can reduce the amount of food wastage and eat more meat. Furthermore, you can also mix and match all the various types of sauces and formulate one that can really fit the taste of the meat best.

Besides for meat, they also have several other types of ingredients too. There's vegetables, noodles and all sorts of seafood. In fact, you can create your own type of 'Special Vegetables Seafood Ramen'. (However, it would be great if they can throw in several other types types of meat like 'Mutton', 'Fish', etc... )

We have chosen the 'Pork Bone Broth'(left) and the 'Clams + Chicken Broth'(Right) that day.By the way, the 'Pork Bone Broth' started off with a yellowish colour but after adding a massive slices of 'Beef' it ended up to be 'Brownish'. As for the 'Clams + Chicken Broth', it comes with a thick layer of chicken oil and the nice fragrance of clams, which makes it very yummy. They also have soups like 'Curry Chicken', 'Sukiyaki' and even 'Tomato' over here too.

They also provide 'Ice Cream' over here too. After all that eating, this would definitely works as a great antidote. :P

The name of this restaurant would be 'Shabu Sai'. They have a branch located on level 8 of 'Orchard Central'.

Opening Hours:

• 11:30 - 22:00

* Click here for the Facebook page of 'Shabu Sai'.

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'.

Eating a Rainbow....

Although I don't think anyone could follow the trail of a rainbow that might be leading you to a pot of gold, but one could definitely eat a rainbow.

In fact, I saw my friend uploading a photo of the 'Rainbow Cake" the other day and it seems that the cake has imprint itself deeply upon my mind. Therefore since I have the time the other day, I decided to give it a try.

I think that the texture of the 'Rainbow Cake' was pretty soft, the 'Chocolate' was pretty rich and the overall taste of this cake isn't too sweet, which is pretty good. But, I guess the biggest gimmick here would be the colours of this cake. Initially, I was hoping that each individual layer would be of a completely different taste, but it ended up to be more of a game of food colouring. I personally think that it would be great if they can link the individual layer of the cake to a completely different flavour and that would definitely attract much much more customers. But as for now, this acts as a good incentive to start your day with a smile.

So where can you give the 'Rainbow Cake' a try?

The name of this place would be 'Le Chocolat Cafe'. It's located on level 1 of 'The Club Hotel'.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  07:30 - 22:30 Daily

* Click here to find out more about 'Le Chocolat Cafe'.
^ Click here for the 'Facebook Page' of 'Le Chocolat Cafe'.
~ Click here for the location of 'Le Chocolat Cafe' 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'.