The Hor Fun was well fried with strong aroma of wok hei. The brown sauce provided contrasting flavours that alternated between smokey and caramelised flavours.
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In a nutshell, Hin’s Hor Fun is a heaven for those of you who love hor fun. I’d recommend the beef mui fan and/or hor fun if you’re able to consume beef, if not the fish gravy is not too bad too!
If you are a cockles lover, this plate of CKT might disappoint you. Not only that their cockles are tiny, but they also do not allow adding of cockles too.
It was a special joy as I had been waiting to taste this CKT again for a very long time, one of Singapore's most famous fried kway teow.
I will definitely eat this again when I swing by the hawker centre with my family.
Most stalls would order their carrot cakes from a supplier but at Ghim Moh Carrot Cake, the team insists on making it freshly in their stall.
The carrot cake portion is generous. I polished off the whole plate and is too full to have anything else at the food centre.
The texture of carrot cake reminded me of ketuput (Malay rice cake) but Chinese carrot cake 菜头粿 is softer due to the radish and carrot mixed into the rice flour.
The bowl of delicious herbal soup is slightly bitter from the herbs but still enjoyable. I wished it is served hotter and filled to the brim.
Chuan Kee Boneless Braised Duck is easily one of the best braised duck rice in Singapore for me.
While it may not be the best-best in Singapore, if you are hankering for duck rice that is cheap and good, Chuan Kee is worth the venture to.
Chye Kee Chwee Kueh at Circuit Road Food Centre was the last wholly artisanal water cake maker in Singapore (including milling their own rice flour from scratch).
In fact, with a little over half a century history behind it, Ghim Moh Chwee Kueh should be nominated for a heritage food award of sorts for keeping true to traditions.
One of the most nostalgic experience you can have with Chwee Kueh.
No doubt that the chicken rice tasted not bad, the price is on a steeper side. While there are so many chicken rice stalls available, there are bound to have better ones out there with a pocket friendlier pricing.
chicken breast was especially moist and tender c/w many other places..
I will try to go early next time to avoid the queue, though I will probably skip the stall if I have to queue for more than half an hour.
👉 With Jiu Jiang in Ghim Moh, I am happy that I can get my crystal char siew fix in a Singapore hawker centre. It's delicious and reasonably priced too.
Overall, the roasted duck at Jiu Jiang Shao La is not bad but definitely not the best I have eaten. I would go back for their char siew instead.
While the guy that swears on this version of White Carrot Cake from Hock Soon is simply the best, I beg to differ. For white carrot cakes, I still prefer them to be served in blocks and not as charred but packed with sweet egg flavours.
I personally prefer my egg to radish cake ratio but I can understand the stall is running a business and it has to watch its cost.
There is always time to have a mee jiang kueh with a cup of kopi or teh. Head down to a branch near you and give Granny’s Pancake a try!
Personally, I preferred thicker mee chiang kueh with overflowing filling. Those are more satisfying and shiok to bite into but its just a matter of personal preference.
The curry lacks the flavour and depth that we are looking for. Though its consider decent eat, a return trip to the same stall is tough.
If you ever miss the taste of home-cooked curry, pop by Ghim Moh Food Centre to get yourself a nice warm bowl from Hai Nan Hometown Curry.
The stall is manned by a man and two ladies. The man does the cooking and the ladies pick up the food and interfaces with customers. Service is efficient and friendly.
The cost of our Teochew porridge lunch for three people was $17.80. I do not have the breakdown of the items. Paying about $6 per person seemed reasonable for so much nice food by Ghim Moh Porridge and Rice.
Time to pop by Teck Hin for a good bowl of congee!
The nice thing was that they provided a good scoop of crispy rice without overwhelming it with that fried egg stuff.
If you are looking for a decent-tasting pao fan around Buona Vista, it’s hard to go wrong with this stall.
I especially like their handmade fishball and fish cake as its savoury sweetness is among the best balanced of all that I've tried so far, anywhere in Singapore and Malaysia.
I can't say this is the best fish soup but it is decent enough to satisfy one's hunger. I would go for the slice fish soup and skip the rest.
This is very unlike the typical Chinese curry or asam fish head I’ve had before. The dish was sour and spicy, and helped me to appreciate Malay cuisine even more.
