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The Bak Chor Mee Challenge: Part 9 [Extended]
It is common knowledge that Bedok South Block 16 Market has no Bak Chor Mee stall. But recently a Bak Chor Mee stall owner told me that he vividly remembers a long distance aunt doing Bak Chor Mee...
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The Bak Chor Mee Challenge: Part 11 [Extended]
After introducing Ah Guan who is one of the great-grandsons of the inventor of Bak Chor Mee in my previous review, I’m going to introduce to you another great-grandson who is also operating a Bak Chor...
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The Bak Chor Mee Challenge: Part 12 [Extended]
You Nuo Shi(Eunos) Rou Cuo Mian is a Bak Chor Mee stall that is well hidden inside a coffeeshop near to Eunos MRT. This stall was also introduced by Ah Guan and is operated by a young lady(possibly the...
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You Yi Fish Porridge at Chomp Chomp – Don’t Underestimate It!!
Have you ever wondered what gives foreigners the perception that Singaporeans love eating? Ok other than we’re willing to wait for food and willing to travel across the island for it, what else?...
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Changi Beef Kway Teow Noodles – Juicy Beef & Spare Parts, Rich Gravy!
Have you ever asked your friends who doesn’t eat beef, why don’t they eat beef? I have and a lot of them said it is for religious reasons. But when I pressed further, they said, cow is holy and sacred,...
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The Hainanese Curry Rice Challenge: Traditional Hainanese Curry Rice – Part 2...
Have you wondered why did it take the Hainanese to invent such a simple food called Chicken Rice? The truth is boiled chicken is actually eaten in many places but it’s source is always credited back to...
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The Hainanese Curry Rice Challenge: Tian Tian Hainanese Curry Rice – Part 3...
Hainanese of today are actually descendents of a melting pot of different tribes/groups, who over the centuries adopted local lingo from all Chinese dialects and cultivated their own festive practices....
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The Hainanese Curry Rice Challenge: Red Hill Curry Rice – Part 10 of 15
I’m sure many of you have been to Redhill Market to eat the curry rice. And I’m sure some of you might know that the owner of this curry rice stall is actually a Teochew and there is no “Hainanese”...
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The Hainanese Curry Rice Challenge: Zhong Guo Jie Jia Li Fan – Part 12 of 15
For those who have been following this Hainanese Curry Rice Challenge series, I’m sure you will agree with me that the authenticity of any Hainanese Curry Rice is in the relativity of your taste...
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Wah Kee Big Prawn Noodles – A Rich Man’s Hae Mee!
I’ll be honest. I seldom eat prawn noodles(soup type) when I’m out. It’s not that I’m not a big fan of prawn noodles, but it’s hard to find one that’s worth my time and money. In fact in most prawn...
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Fu Yuan Teochew Bak Chor Mee – For The Bak Giao Aficionados!
Tik poh(dried sole fish) is said to be a Teochew invention, and it’s no surprise that it’s mostly only found in Teochew dishes. Have you wondered how it would be if a Hokkien Mee uses tik poh? I do...
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River South (Hoe Nam) Prawn Noodle – A Good Hae Mee That Opens Round The Clock!
Prawn is our rejoice. We chinese can spare the sotong but we can hardly go without prawns in a meal. It doesn’t matter whether it’s dried, deshelled or fresh, for soup or stir fry. And in most...
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Ex Blanco Court Food Centre To-Ricos Guo Shi – Only Subtle Herby Flavour!
It is said that Chinese eat everything with four legs except tables, everything that flies except aircrafts and everything that swims except submarines. Back in the thirteenth century, the Chinese were...
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The Opeh Leaf Hor Fun Challenge – Part 2: Ah Wok Restaurant At Ion Orchard
There is a game in Malaysia called ‘Tarik Upih’. Can you guess how to play this game? Tarik Upih Game ‘Upih’ here is the opeh leaf which we are using for our hokkien mee and hor fun but it is also used...
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Hong Sheng Restaurant – A Famous Cze Char Stall That Refuse to Charge...
Hong Sheng Restaurant at Toa Payoh Ever since I heard about Hong Sheng Restaurant in Toa Payoh and had an opeh leaf hor fun there, I was dying to return to try out their cze char dishes. Aiyah,...
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Jie Shuang Qiao Jia Li Fan – Authentic Stall Found At Jalan Besar!
There are many little streets in places like Jalan Besar, Beach Road or North Bridge Road area where many hidden gems(especially those virtually invisible from high street) are taking residence. One of...
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Hua Kee Hougang Famous Wan Ton Mee – Chilli Good, Wanton Shiok!
Singapore is just a little island but there are so many types of wanton mee as opposed to the entire Malaysia where you can only find one type which is the one that comes with some black soy sauce....
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Lian Kee Braised Duck Rice – If Thick, Gooey Gravy Is Your Kind Of Bliss
Usually I’d try as far as possible to keep braised duck away from my meals because I can’t understand what’s the great deal about chewing on a piece of duck meat(which is hard usually) smelled of soya...
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Tai Shek Hei House of Traditional Bamboo Noodles – Retro Bamboo Pressed Noodles
If you asked me where was the best noodles I have had in Singapore, I will say it was at Crystal Jade. Distinctly like what you can get from any wanton mee stall in Hong Kong, it got that little...
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Swee Heng Wanton Noodle – The $133,000 Wanton Mee Stall
For the Wanton Mee lovers who frequent Chomp Chomp at Serangoon Gardens, I am sure you would have eaten at Swee Heng Wanton Noodle which is hiding in one of the corners of the food centre. I am a suaku...
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