Beyond Chicken Rice, there's...

They are not only preparing and selling Chicken Rice. There's something special on the menu too. And that would be...

'Yong Tau Fu' Even though you don't get to choose your own ingredients over here. This interesting bowl of soup has everything that can satisfy your craving. Not only there's a moderate portion of vegetables, it also comes with ingredients like 'fish balls', 'fried beancurd', 'fried fish cake', etc... For a start, the taste of the soup itself is relatively sweet and the generous portion of ingredients that was given is an eye opener. Initially, I thought that the portion of 'Yong Tau Fu' is merely an add-on to a plate of 'Chicken Rice'. However, it seems that the portion is equivalent or bigger than a plate of 'Chicken Rice'. The best comes as you dig into the ingredients of the bowl of soup. The ingredients that have been selected are those that can float nicely and doesn't end up to be too soggy. Most importantly, the taste of the soup can blend with the ingredients nicely, which is a big (+).

This ended up to be my lunch that day. On top of the generous portion of 'Yong Tau Fu', I have also placed an order for a plate of 'Chicken Rice' too. The plate of rice comes with this nice fragrance too. :) As for the plate of 'Chicken'...

Even though I'm not so into Rice dishes, but I could never resist a beautiful plate of white 'Chicken'. Not only it comes with a reflective skin, the taste is pretty good too. Unlike most of the 'Chicken Rice' stalls out there that will pour lots of salty sauce all over the slices of 'Chicken', the sauce over here are much more thinner and less salty. Though the plate of 'Chicken' comes with the disturbing bones, but if you are a big fan of 'Chicken Rice', you wouldn't find them a nuisance. :P

So where can you give the food a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'Tian Shui Hainan Ji Fan'(天水海南雞饭). It's located in Tanglin Halt Market.

Notes:

• Opening Hours: 09:00 - 20:00 daily
  (Closed on Mondays)

* Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get in Tanglin Halt Market.
~ Click here for the location of 'Tanglin Halt Market' on 'Google Maps'.

Nothing to do with Apple...

That's right, even though the name of this place has the 'Mac' word in it, but it has nothing to do with 'Apple'.

'Tandoori Chicken Pizza' Although it's merely the size of a normal regular pizza, what makes this interesting will be the topping that goes on top of the pizza. The main toppings of this pizza would be the generous portion of 'Tandoori Chicken', 'Capsicum' and 'Jalapeno'. Probably they wanted to attract the interest of a bigger group of consumer, therefore they have managed to come up with this interesting type of pizza. A fusion dish between the Indians and the Western food. Taste wise, the crispy and not too thick crust is a great way to start. As you move towards the 'core', the nice mixture of melted cheese and ingredients makes it pretty chewy. Rather than being spicy, the overall taste of the pizza is relatively sweet and as you gobble down the first slice, the meaty and cheesy sensation is so good that simply makes you want to go on and on. :D

So where can you give the interesting pizza a try?

The name of the cafe would be "Mac's Cafe & Bar'. It's located on level 1 of 'Fusionopolis'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  Weekdays: 11:00 - 12:00
  Weekends: ?
• Hmmm... It makes me ponder, why does the cafe always appear to be so empty when they are offering good food at a reasonable price?

* Click here for the location of 'Fusionopolis' on 'Google Maps'.

A Squarish Block of Rainbow

Ever since we were a kid, we were taught that a Rainbow will appear in the shape of a Arc. But a squarish Rainbow(?) that will be something that we will be exploring today.

'Rainbow Cake' This is my second encounter with a 'Rainbow Cake'. Rather than serving a slice out of a round cake, they are serving a block of cake instead. Though it's a smaller slice of cake, but a block of cake simple makes it much more easier to savour as compared to a slice that was taken from a round cake. (At least you don't have the trouble of the slice of cake tumbling over.) For a start, the layers looks pretty attractive. On top of that, the chef has also topped it with all these circular sparkling bits, which makes it pretty beautiful. :) Taste wise, the layers are not too spongy and there's a nice proportions of cake crumbs. Besides that, the overall taste of the cake isn't too sweet, which is a big (+) to me. :D Though this cafe is kinda small, but by taking a look at their menu, they seems to have a wide variety of items. Besides for the different types of cakes, they also have cupcakes, macarons, waffles, etc...

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

The name of this cafe would be 'The Bakery Chef'. It's located along 'Bukit Merah Central', which is located near the 'Bukit Merah Community Library'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  Monday, Friday - Sunday: 10:00 - 21:00
  Tuesdays - Thursdays: 10:00 - 19:00
• The cafe is kinda small, therefore you might want to call in and secure some seats in advance (to avoid the queue?). :)

* Click here to find out more about 'The Bakery Chef' in Singapore.
^ Click here for the location of 'The Bakery Chef' on Google Maps.

What's with the dancing Bee?

Pretty much similar to the kids in Singapore grown up eating "McDonald's", the locals in Philippines grown up with 'this'. So what's so fascinating about 'this'? That's gonna be something that we will be exploring in this post...

This would be the mascot of...

'Jollibee'. Before I move on to the food itself, there's another obstacle that I have to overcome first. And that would be...

the crazy long queue... Even though there are 6 counters over here, but the queue is complete madness. Just inside the restaurant itself, rather than queueing up in a straight line, they are twisting and turning the line a few times. On top of that, the queue will continue all the way to the empty space next door and it started twisting and turning again... Even though the queue move in a relatively fast manner, but I still ended up queueing for an hour or so during a Sunday afternoon. =.=

'2 piece Chicken Meal' The set comes with a fizzy soft drink(the choices of the soft drink are pretty much similar to those that you are getting at 'KFC') and...

A lump of white rice, a bowl of gravy and also 2 pieces of 'Crispy Chicken'. Initially, I also thought that it was supposed to be a 'Whipped Potato', but as I open up the container, I realised that it's merely gravy. My expression were pretty much similar to (O.o)? As I ripped open the lump of rice, then I realised that most likely I can choose to either dip pieces of 'Chicken' into the sauce or pour it all over the rice(which works kinda similar to 'Curry'). Taste wise, the crispy and not too oily crunchy skin is pretty good. Topped with the tender and juicy meat just makes it even much more better. As I dipped it inside the sweet gravy, the taste of the gravy kinda reminds me of the gravy of the 'Whipped Potato' of 'KFC'... I guess the 2 piece 'Chicken' meal works pretty much similar to a normal 'Western set meal', you are suppose to have the 'Chicken' with the rice and the gravy. Otherwise you might ended up like me, eating a lump of white rice with gravy all over it. =.="" This is pretty okay, but it might be much more interesting if I have eaten it with the delicious pieces of 'Chicken'. :P

Currently, they only have an outlet in Singapore. It's located on level 6 of 'Lucky Plaza' shopping centre, which is located along 'Orchard Road'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  09:00 - 21:00
• Whatever you do, try to avoid the weekends. Otherwise, you will be amazed with the big crowd of people queueing up outside the restaurant.

* Click here to find out more about 'Jollibee' in Singapore.
^ Click here for the location of 'Lucky Plaza' on Google Maps.
~ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get in 'Lucky Plaza'.

Hainanese Laksa O.o?

Being a big fan of spicy food and Noodles, how could I resist the infamous dish, 'Laksa'. Ever since, I was a kid, I have been eating all sorts of 'Laksa'. As I grew up, I started to differentiate the different types of 'Laksa'. But 'Hainanese Laksa'? That would be something that we would be exploring today. :)

'Hainanese Laksa'? The appearance looks pretty much similar to the infamous 'Katong Laksa'. The concept of eating a bowl of 'Laksa' using a spoon and all the ingredients have been prepared in the manner that you can simply scoop them using a spoon. Ingredients wise, on top of the thick rice Noodles, you will also be getting cockles, beansprouts, slices of fish cakes and a lump of Sambal Chilli. Well, frankly speaking, I'm not expecting a big variety of ingredients, since each bowl is merely S$2.50 each. Taste wise, pretty much similar to 'Nonya Laksa', the taste of the thick 'Laksa' gravy is relatively sweet. As you mix all the ingredients thoroughly and throw a scoop into your mouth, the nice odour of 'Laksa' is floating inside your mouth. The nice taste of the shrimps + coconut milk, just simply explains why this dish is simply irresistible in Singapore. (This is pretty much similar to the 'Nonya Laksa', which makes me wonder what's the difference between the 'Nonya' and the 'Hainanese Laksa'?)

So where can you give this relatively sinful but inexpensive delicacy a try?

The name of this stall would be 'Qing Qiao Hainanese Laksa'(青橋海南叻沙). It's located inside 'Chinatown Complex Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  11:00 - 18:00
  (Closed on Thursdays and Fridays)

* Click here for the location of 'Chinatown Complex Food Centre' on Google Maps.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get in 'Chinatown Complex Food
  Centre'.

I can only see the ingredients only...

So where are the Kway Teow(Rice Noodles)...? In fact, the whole bowl of Noodles have been covered by a huge variety of different ingredients that I have difficulty finding them on my first glance...

'Fried Shark Lor Mee'(炸鲨鱼卤面) Not only there's the usual ingredients like 'Braised Egg', 'Fried Dumpling', and tasty 'Ngoh Hiang', it also comes with 2 big lump of Fried Shark Fin meat too. In fact, you will be amazed with the taste of these harmless looking battered fish Meat. Not only they tastes good, it comes with a pretty nice chewing sensation too. :) Beneath the mountain of ingredients, there's a nice mixture of beansprouts and rice noodles hidden inside this bowl of gravy. The rich and tasty gravy over here isn't too gluey, which makes the stirring process an easy one. As far as I can remember the gravy is so good that I ended up slurping down the whole bowl of gravy and emptied the whole bowl of noodles. :D Over here, they have also provided 2 different types of chilli (sliced chilli and belachan chilli), mashed garlic and vinegar too. The taste of these 'toppings' are so good that it has boost the overall taste of the whole bowl of Noodles to a completely whole new level. :D

So where can you give this delicious and relatively inexpensive bowl of 'Lor Mee' a try?

The name of this stall would be 'Soon Heng Food Delights'(顺兴美食). It's located inside 'Tanjong Pagar Market and Food Centre'.

Opening Hours:

• 09:00 - 15:00
  (Closed on Saturdays)
  
• Do turn up early to avoid all the crazy long queue...

* Click here for the location of 'Tanjong Pagar Market and Food Centre' on 'Google Maps'.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get in 'Tanjong Pagar Market and
  Food Centre'.

The volcano here won't erupt...

I have read/heard about this legendary Japanese stall since a few years back. Though it has moved out of the original market/food centre and rather than winding up the business, he has decided to move to a new location. Though it's a new location, it's merely 10~15 minutes walk away from the original location.

Before I start, I would like to do a short introduction about Japanese Food. Yes, I do agreed that most of the infamous Japanese dishes are mainly raw stuff. But they have ridiculously delicious cooked food too. For a start there's 'Ramen/Udon/Soba', 'Tonkatsu'(Deep-Fried Cutlet), 'Yakitori' (Skewered Chicken), 'Japanese Curry' and one of my personal favourite 'Unadon'(Grilled Eel on rice). Well, at the end of the day, one has to give Japanese Cuisine a try, to figure out the greatness of 'Washoku'(Japanese Food), which is also a world cultural heritage. O.OV As for the post today... 'Yuzu Chicken Set Meal' The set meal comes with a decent bowl of 'Miso Soup' and a nice looking box, which is splitted into 2.

1/3 of the box contains a decent of white rice topped with sesame and Japanese Curry. Well, if you are a big fan of Curry, you can ask the stall owner to topped your rice with a scoop of nice Japanese Sweet Curry. Though Japanese Curry isn't Spicy stuff but I love the taste of the Carrots and Potatoes that have absorbed the taste of the Curry. Though the colour looks kinda dull, but the texture of the Curry isn't too thick and the taste is good enough to help me to wipe out half the portion of rice.

The rest of the space would be occupied by the main dish. As for my case, it has been occupied by a generous portion of 'Yuzu Chicken'. Topped with a layer of 'Yuzu' sauce, which helps to enhance the original taste of the 'Chicken' with a sour taste. As for the 'Chicken', it's a combination of crispy texture, topped with the juicy and tender 'Chicken meat', which is pretty Yummy~~~~~ There's also a nice spread of salad/vegetables and not forgetting the nice indulging pickles.

As mentioned earlier, a decent bowl of 'Miso' soup will be given. It comes with a concentrated taste of 'Miso', which is relatively good.

This should give you a better idea of what are the set meals that they are offering over here. They have also throw in a few more "Today's Special" set meals on top of the normal set meals, which makes things much more interesting. The best part would be the part where all the set meals are selling at an affordable price of less than S$10, which is a super big (+). :D

THe name of this stall would be 'Kazan Japanese Cuisine'. It's located inside 'Chinatown Complex Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  Weekdays: 11:30 - 20:30
  Sundays: 11:00 - 18:00
  (Closed on Saturdays)
• By the way, this stall used to be located inside 'Tanjong Pagar Market and Food Centre' and it has moved to 'Chinatown Complex Food Centre' recently.
• In case you are wondering, the word 'Kazan' in Japanese means 'Volcano'.

* Click here for the location of 'Chinatown Complex Food Centre' on Google Maps.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get in 'Chinatown Complex Food
  Centre'.