Mango sago with pomelo, S$3.50
Mango sago with pomelo! Mango sago with pomelo! Try saying that as fast as you can 10 times! It's like a tongue twister, isn't it?
I much prefer its Chinese name 杨枝甘露. Literally "honeyed dew drops falling from a willow tree branch", doesn't that sound so much more poetic?
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Every Saturday, I'm the dutiful daughter-in-law who accompanies her mother-in-law to Tanjong Pagar market for her weekly grocery shopping. There's a little shop near the famous muffin place that has also made a name for itself selling little egg tarts, although its queue isn't quite as long as that of the muffin place.
Cup-shaped egg tarts, S$1.20 each.
Don't be fooled by the close-up shots, these egg tarts are tiny. Measuring 6 cm tall and 4 cm wide, they're unlike the delicate, thin-crust egg tarts we are used to. The pastry here, radically different from the oil and water dough pastry of Chinese-style egg tarts, is thick and crisp, tasting almost like digestive biscuits. The custard, while smooth, is eggier and denser. Although small, eating just one makes me feel full.
I think these tarts were made for guys. Well, men aren't the most delicate of eaters. Here, the crusts don't disintegrate readily, the tarts hold their shape up after biting into them, and they are pretty filling.
Waffle set B - Two waffles and one Belgian chocolate dip (S$4.20)
Authentic western cuisine in hawker centres? Yes, it's an increasing trend here in Singapore. With escalating rents, budding food entrepreneurs are finding the low rents and high human traffic of hawker centres a viable alternative to test their new start-ups.
Belgian Sebastian Lhode and Singaporean James Lee are the guys behind "ang moh desserts" Sweet Stone Parad'Ice. They decided to launch their business at Golden Mile Food Centre because low rental rates was the only way they could make their products with top quality ingredients while keeping prices reasonable.
Little fellas, S$2.00.
Yes! I finally got my hands on a cone of these fabulous fries today!
It's pathetic, but at long last, someone three guys have realized that what this island lacks is a classic takeaway snack of crispy, hot, chunky taters.
For ages, to get my French fries fix, the best fast-food option was Mos Burger. Forget MacDonald's; the standard has gone down the hill. Besides, shoestring fries are so '80s.
While queueing at the supermarket check-out counter the other day, this colorful box caught my eye. Another one of those limited edition Kit Kats from Japan! I knew I had to have it.
Have a break, have a Kit Kat Fruit Parfait.
Fried sweet potato balls (S$0.30 each).
Knowing we'd need supper, we bought these sweet potato balls after our dinner at Maxwell Food Centre. Apparently, this stall is famous for its ping-pong ball-sized sweet potato balls, though it's my first time trying them out.
At Maxwell Food Centre last night, Ricky and I feasted like kings albeit on a pauper's wallet. We shared: one char kway teow (S$3.00), two Fuzhou oyster cakes, (large, S$2.00 each), two popiah (S$1.00 each), one fresh sugarcane juice (S$1.50), one tau huay (S$1.20), and one longan egg tau huay (S$1.80).
Total damage: S$13.50. Satisfaction: priceless.
Longan egg beancurd (S$1.80).
Yummylicious muffins from Chocolat N' Spice.
To keep costs low, former hotel pastry chef Mary Chan opened her bakery selling upmarket cakes and muffins in the unlikeliest of places -- a hawker center in the suburbs. Skeptics predicted her business wouldn't last long.
But the knowledge of outstanding food spreads far and wide. And with low rent, the economic savings were passed on to the customers. It was not long before queues starting forming at Chocolat N' Spice, the crowds snapping up delicious muffins at reasonable prices by the boxes.
Peanut ice kachang (S$1.50).
If you're an aspiring ice kachang seller, how would you make your product stand out from thousands of clones being sold elsewhere on this small island?
Why, if you're an enterprising lady named Annie, you'd give a nutty twist to this familiar favorite. First, make a swoon-worthy ice kachang. Then, sprinkle over freshly roasted ground peanuts. Voila! A star is born.
Feeling peckish after catching King Kong on Saturday night, R and I went to the Malayan Railway Station at Tanjong Pagar for a midnight snack. Our choice was unanimous: the Ramly Burger.
Beef and chicken Ramly Burgers, S$2.50 each.
The Ramly Burger (S$2.50) comes with a choice of beef or chicken patty. If you're looking for a dairy boost, the Ramly Burger with cheese is available for S$3.00.
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