Cheng Tng

As I mentioned in my other blog, don't blame me for this recent spate of single entries. Apart from the fact that I've been preoccupied with 'Ef-Bee', Blogger was down for maintenance the whole of today - and this very post here was also auto-removed for no rhyme or reason! Can you believe that?! >.<

Snacks @ TOMC

Caught up with the amicable Carol Koh at Tampines Mall's The Old Malaya Cafe. Apart from main orders, we also tried...

5popiah (which was supposed to be one of their specialities) and...

5this. I can't remember what it's called, though. Can anyone help me out here?

Finally, a Good One!

Having tried and tasted so many different stalls of claypot chicken rice, I must proclaim that the one at Block 79 of Circuit Road is the most authentic and appetizing so far (then again, what do I know?). It cost $5.00 flat but comes with free spraying/squirting of oil and sweet black sauce.

斋

Strolled over to Telok Blangah with my dearest lunch kakis Chrismomma and Babymei to sumple (read: British pronunciation of 'sample') the vegetarian noodles there for the first time. While the chow mein itself was nothing too special, there are two different types of fried tofu skin - which, in my opinion, was the best part of the whole meal!

J.Co

There's Coco Loco (on the right) and... and... and... just what the hell's the other's name?! Can somebody help me out here?? It's mango-flavored, but what's its name?? Why am I so worked up, anyways? By the way, did you know that this brand of donuts and coffee originated from Indonesia, with its first outlet over at at Supermall Karawaci?

Home Cooking on a Saturday

5(From top): Curry chicken, niang dou fu soup and fried beansprouts with salted fish. Not Michelin-ratable, but palatable :-)

Black Pepper Beef Fried Rice

As much as I find fried rice oilier than a mechanic's garage (hmm...), I still decided to give this $4.80 hot wok dish @ Raffles City's The Food Place a try and - boy - did I savor it. Ended up finishing every single grain of rice and every bit of egg. If there's such a thing as 'sinfulicious', this is it!

Safe Eater

There are so many different types - rather, flavors - of ramen on the Ajisen menu (e.g. Ton Toro, Nan-Kotsu, Cha Shu and Kumamoto), but the one I ended up ordering was the original soup base. Why? Because I'm not exactly an 'adventurous eater', if you know what I mean. But at least I opted for extra spicy, which wasn't all that fiery to begin with :-P

Curry Hor Fun

It's not the photographer nor the camera, but the lighting. Trust me, I've tried my best not to let this appear sepia, but to no avail. Anywhat, have you heard of curry Ipoh hor hun? Isn't it like a misnomer of sort? Still, can't complain much about the kentang and fried fish slices. $4.50 at Suntec City's Fountain Terrace :-)

Duck Thigh Noodles

3Well-blanched slim noodles and double-boiled soft duck thighs in a fragrant herbal broth consisting of dried longans and wolfberries (RM 7.00). This is a signature dish of Pun Chun Chicken Biscuits & Restaurant and one of Bidor's most celebrated delicacies.

Year Cake?

Took me some time to hunt down this slab of nian gao (top left), more so since CNY's over and all, but 'twas deemed worth it. After slicing and dipping the thing in prepared batter, and then deep frying it to crispy brown, a sweet tasty snack's (top right) done!

Putian Noodles

This must be a newly introduced cuisine here in Singapore 'cause I'd never heard of it priorly. And if such's, indeed, the way the people in Putian, Fujian, China, prepare their noodles, then we've been missing much.

Curry Chicken Nasi Lemak

I've had enough nasi lemaks to last me a lifetime, but curry chicken in place of the usual fried chicken? That's a first for me! This local delight was sampled at Jusco Ipoh's (AKA Kinta City) Chatter Kopitiam. WY and/or LSK footed the bill. So paiseh.

Pineapple Tarts

Our ⅓-finished container of ong lai tart that Yeok Hing bought from where-else. Want some? :-P

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Strawberry Milk Ice

The small but no less costly bowl of SMI that a chirpy KLSD was lapping up the other time after conquering the Ridges, which is an "excellent source of vitamin C and flavonoids" (referring to the dessert). For me, I'm more of an MMI (mango milk ice) fan, provided it's presented in a similar shaved ice fashion and not blended to form a smoothie (*rolls eyes*).

油 腻 腻

As if chowing down chunky portions of honey glazed chicken on New Year's Day a week ago wasn't gelat enough, here are some more greasy roast meat(s) guarandamnteed to turn your tummy inside out. Then again, if procuring protein, iron and zinc is your predominant purpose, these oily offerings can hardly do wrong.

More (& More) NDF

The last two times I dropped by Funan DigitaLife Mall I devoured niang dou fu like nobody's business. The (same?) stall lady couldn't believe her myopic eyes when I asked to have my originally clear (yellow bean) soup spiced way up to the point of tom-yum-goongness! Woo! That's the way, uh-huh uh-huh, I like it :-D

Eat a Bowl of Tea

After the Justice of the Peace (JP) did her thang, all of us adjourned to the nearby Grassroots' Club to partake in a sumptuous nine-course sit-down lunch at the Imperial Court Shark's Fin Restaurant. The cold dish combination platter has always been one of my favvies, and it always helps, as well, when there's refillable Chinese tea served :-D

Maxwell's Menu

Planned on photographing my piping bowl of Ho Kee (not hokey) congee (top left) right after spicing and garnishing it with pepper, soy sauce, chopped scallions and (fried) onion oil. Alas, I got overzealous and scooped a few spoonfuls before flashing my camera. Then, there was also the Thai-style char tang hoon (top right), which kept my taste buds fiery until a jug of lemon-sugar cane juice came to the rescue.

Zhi Char @ Circuit Road

When you choose to eat out at an all-rounder cooked food stall in a coffee shop setting that whips up à la carte dishes from a shopworn menu, you can be almost sure that (1) their steamed grouper is 90% fresh-caught (and so comes with a double-digit price), and that (2) fried beancurd (here topped with minced pork and salted fish) is more often than not plugged by the house. Why?