Pasir Panjang Rd, My New Found Love...

We recently moved our office to Pasir Panjang Rd from Jalan Bukit Merah and I am so thrilled to be now working along Pasir Panjang where good food reigns strong.
There is famous hokkien mee and char kuay teow amongst other great food at the food centre nearby and plenty of small stalls selling nice food like prawn noodles and nasi bryani sprawled along this stretch of road. The food exploration seems endless for such a short road. :)
Today, I ate fried fish soup with dry instant noodles which I waited half an hour for. :(
Firstly, do not expect the fried fish to come in huge chunks as we'd usually get elsewhere but be prepared to find many little peices of fish about 3-5cm long covered in batter floating about in your soup.
Secondly, I liked the soup base which was super pleasing to my palette. It was slightly sweet and very taste worthy. Could have had seconds if it wasnt so filling.
However, I found the little peices of fish too small and not satisfying to bite on even though the soup complimented the batter very well. There seemed to be more flour than fish meat to chew on.
Thirdly, i enjoyed the dry instant noodles mixed with packet noodle seasoning and thought it was a pretty good idea to pair up with fish soup but it was not that fantastic. Instant noodles will be instant noodles if you know what I mean.
And lastly, the highlight of the entire dish i felt, was the sour chilli sauce which was not too spicy but tasted darn good with the fish bits.
All in all, it was a 3.5/5.
Not worth the half an hour wait for but still nice.
Located in Ban Heng Coffee Shop along Pasir Panjang Rd

Assam Laksa: George of Georgetown @ West Coast Plaza

Craving for Penang food but cant find the time to fly up? Get your fix at George of Georgetown.
They have over 40 dishes like Char Koay Teow, Hokkien Mee and Chendol to choose from.
We tried their assam laksa, nasi lemak, fruit rojak and prawn noodles. The only dish which stood out for me was their assam laksa.
Of all the assam laksas I have tried in Singapore, I find their assam laksa the tastiest amongst them all.
The level of sourness is perfect and is not too spicy. I could have had another bowl if I didnt have to finish the fruit rojak.
Good assam laksa I feel, should have the right balance of spiciness from chilli and sourness from tamarind as well as fragrance from prawn paste and fish and I think they managed to achieve that balance at George of Georgetown.

GEORGE OF GEORGETOWN
WEST COAST PLAZA Level 2
Islandwide Delivery Available.
Call 6386 8686

Singtel Hawker Heroes: Gordon Ramsay vs Team Singapore

Michelin vs Hawker

I am so glad that the Singapore food scene has evolved for the better over the past few years and we can now see more Michelin star chefs opening up restaurants here because a fusion of different higher end international cuisines and lower end local hawker foods could produce a beautiful union of results and bring Singapore food to a higher globalised culinary level altogether.

Hence, i am excited to find out what Gordon Ramsay will come up with and which of 3 hawkers, if any, would win tonight.

In case you don't know who the 3 hawkers are, they are:

Tian Tian Chicken Rice
328 Katong Laksa
Jumbo Seafood Chilli Crab (by chef, Ang Kiam Meng)

And in case you need a brief on who Gordon Ramsay is, he is a world renowned Michelin starred chef, TV personality and restauranteur. This guy could probably make celery taste divine.

Singtel Hawker Heroes Showdown is tonight at 630pm at Newton Food Centre. A livefeed of the showdown will be available from the below website between 7-730pm should you not want to head down.

http://info.singtel.com/brand/m?randkey=1373179624

I am all for Team Singapore!!! GO SINGAPORE!
Slurp!
Results will be shown at 9pm on Mio Tv Channel 1.

The results based on 2.5 million votes:
Singapore won 3:1
Gordon Ramsay lost to Tian Tian Chicken Rice and 328 Katong Laksa.
Kudos to Singapore hawker culture.

Wanton Mee Again Some Say: Yi Shi Jia Wanton Mee

Took a week's break from writing about anything as i decided to have a dead brain week aka a main stream restaurant week.
I try not to write about main stream restaurants because firstly, I believe in promoting our local hawkers who have less main stream advertising exposure. Secondly, its boring to write about food more than half the population may have already tried and thirdly, its more interesting on my part to dig for hidden treasure rather than seek the path always followed.
However, if I eat something from a main stream restaurant worth writing about, don't shoot me.

In one of my posts, I wrote about my favourite wanton mee stall at Kampong Arang and swore it to be my favourite and its still my favourite, only less because I found another stall with wanton mee almost as good as it.
Located at the hawker centre in Kovan, Yi Shi Jia Wanton Mee was voted one of top ten wanton noodles in Singapore.

Texture and Taste:
The noodles, wanton and char siew (not fatty) was to my liking but I didn't enjoy the soup which was too bland. Great bite to the noodles and the sauce which i believe makes or breaks the dish, went well with everything.
Good portion and the queue moves pretty quickly.
Please do try when you happen to be in that area and feel like wanton mee.
Worth the wait.

Rating: 4/5
Location:
Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre
#01-57

Ayam Penyet 301: Pondok Pantai Timur

This has got to be the best ayam penyet I have tasted so far for sure. My husband kept raving about this ayam penyet for months before we finally found the time to go there together last week.

Ever since he got introduced to this ayam penyet by a business friend, he doesnt eat ayam penyet from anywhere else except from here because to him, no ayam penyet he has tried after this comes close to Pondok Pantai Timur's ayam penyet in taste and I think he could be right...this time. :)

This nice tasting non-greasy chicken rice with fragrant crispy skinned chicken and sweet, tangy home made chilli sauce will not disappoint.

And i must add that although the chicken is fried, the meat is not dry at all.

Originally from Changi Village, they are now in Ubi in a coffee shop called Ubi 301.

Address: Blk 301, Ubi Ave 1

4.5/5
Love it.
Price: $5 (drumstick)

Fajar's Day Brunch at RedRing Wanton Mee

My dad loves wanton mee and would eat it everyday, 3x a day if he could so we brought him to Red Ring Wanton Mee at Holland Drive today for Father's day brunch.
I like the home made chilli sauce blend in the wanton mee which I heard took months to perfect.
I would say their wanton mee is a blend of pontian wanton mee and local old school wanton mee with super delicious charsiew.

I fully recommend their wanton mee.
http://redringwantonmee.com/

Nice texture, bite and taste.
You may also choose the level of spiciness you'd like as well as portion of noodles you'd prefer.

An easy 4/5
Address: Blk 46 Holland Drive.

Ka Pau Sunday: Liu Sar Pau @ Yi Dian Xin

We went for cheap dim sum today because I felt like having liu sar pau for breakfast.

I occasionally crave for liu sar pau and i am happy that there is a place where I can go to satisfy that craving because if you actually think about it, there are really not a lot of places you can find good liu sar pau in Singapore.

So when you, like i, want liu sar pau and just cannot think of a place that would sell you affordable but good liu sar pau, remember Yi Dian Xin Hong Kong Dim Sum along Upper Serangoon Road.

Their liu sar pau is super yummy. When you take your first bite into the bun, be careful because the filling literally explodes from the bun into your mouth with smooth, silky, savoury and yolky custard which will definitely tantalise your taste buds.

Cheap and delicious liu sar pau.
Rating: 4/5
While you are there, do try their other dim sum dishes like char siew pau and carrot cake as well which I thought were pretty tasty.

1012 Upper Serangoon Rd
Yi Dian Xin Hong Kong Dim Sum
7am - 6pm
Closed on alt Tuesdays