Deep fried kai lan leaves (“三松芥兰”) from Fu Li Seafood, the zichar stall at Choh Dee Place, Blk 233 Yishun Street 21. Like spotting a hippo wearing a bright yellow undersized bikini, you’d be pleasantly startled by how marvellously amazing and addictive the crunchy and chewy combination of deep fried…
Carrot Cake from Old Seng Choong, a new online bakery concept by Chef Daniel Tay (who is also behind Cat & The Fiddle, the online cheesecake concept) that offers traditional treats such as pineapple tarts and Hong Kong-style red date cake. The irresistible smell of the carrot and yam cakes…
Traditional Char Kway Teow with large prawns and scallops from Big Street. Essentially the kind of indulgent, Tai Tai-esque variation of local fare you would expect Raffles Hotel or similar to serve, minus the gloss and GST/service charge. For $14.80, you get smoky wok hei goodness that would satiate one’s…
Violet’s Big Breakfast from Violet Oon Singapore – otak otak, turmeric chicken wing, sambal egg, nasi kuning, and a side of tangy ikan bilis and peanut sambal. Whilst the otak was nicely meaty, the scrambled egg was gloriously fluffy and soft within its seemingly omelette-esque skin and the different sambals…
Fishball noodles from Fishball Story. The titular balls had the dense, playful spring of a chihuahua’s hindlegs whilst the fishcakes, surprisingly the balls’ sexier and underrated siblings, had a grungy chewiness that happily satiated one’s primal urge to bite. 3.8/5 Fishball Story 505 Beach Road #01-85 Golden Mile Food Centre…
Club Nasi Lemak from The Tiong Bahru Club Singapura – fragrant coconut rice served with chilli sambal accompanied with 2 pieces of Truck Stop Fried Chicken, seafood otah, sunny-side-up egg with fried anchovies and peanuts on the side. Unlike the travesty that was the Hainanese Chicken Rice Balls, this nasi…
Hainanese Chicken Rice Balls from The Tiong Bahru Club Singapura. The dark rage that this $16.80 dish ignites is equivalent to the feeling you get when you realise that obnoxious, Phua Chu Kang mole-above-her-lip, banshee-esque secretary from the other department who once stomped on your shoes while queuing ahead of…
Fish head curry from Na Na Homemade Curry. More piquant and clear than your usual coconut-heavy curries, with the generous portion of taupok playing sponge rather admirably. The fish head itself is acceptably sized for its price ($18), whilst elsewhere the soft yam cubes make for a nice starchy diversion.…
Yong Tau Foo from Soon Li Yong Tau Foo at Bukit Merah View Food Centre. One of the most stressful and terrifying supper experiences one can undergo, with a most handsome reward…if you survive the onslaught. Sometime around 10pm, the stall owners would slowly begin their preparations, and from 11pm…