Tuesday, 1 April 2014

KIN KIN PAN MEE...KL VERSION

I was disgusted on hearing that I needed to queue 3 hours for a bowl of ban mian or in this case, pan mee at MacPherson. And this being the Singapore version of the KL's made its allure even stronger.

But I had the good fortune of trying the KL version some days back. It was great. Nothing similar in Singapore. And the chilli and egg were not like what I am seeing in FB posts on the 3-hour pan mee.

3 teaspoons of chilli would be about right.

The well poached egg.

With chilli added, 4.5/5

The fishballs and the fried beancurd skin are good!

Saturday, 1 March 2014

THE BEST DRY WANTON MEE IN SINGAPORE?

ABC Market in the 1980s was very different from what it is now. There used to be a very happening wanton mee soup stall that was very good. Springy noodles in ikan bilis and yellow bean soup. Best.

Yes, best.

But how about dry wanton mee nowadays?

Nothing very compelling in the market. Some people like the one at Lavender. Some like the one at Chinatown. Some like the one at the kopitiam near their house which they ate almost everyday for 20 years.

Me?

I recently discovered Soi 19 at Ang Mo Kio. Thankfully. The dry wanton mee scene in Singapore has hope.


Please tell me which wanton mee stall in Singapore serves such condiments? Other than the usual green chilli, you get dried chilli flakes, deep fried garlic complete with skin and garlic cloves which were soaking in a jar of soury tangy vinegar.


The noodles here are sauceless. Yes. Sauceless. 

The fragrant oil used is good enough. The char siew is tender. The deep fried wanton has a nice pasty filling within. The killer here is the sliced 'lup cheong' which comes with the $5 version.

Like them on FB for opening hours.

Monday, 13 January 2014

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN: 2 GOOD STALLS SIDE BY SIDE

The last time I wrote about two bad food outlets situated next to each other, some feathers were apparently ruffled. 

Well, you must be a fowl to feel that way.

Anyway, the good news is, I discovered something in Alexandra Village. 

Two good food joints situated next to each other in the same kopitiam.



De Burg's and Seasalt. The former, doesn't require much introduction. The latter, seems new to me since they weren't around during my last visit eons back, uses very fresh ingredients.

Lamb and pork burgers 4/5

Fish and chips 4/5

Mussels in pot 4.25/5


If you like the gamey smell of lamb, don't shy away from De Burg's lamb burger. Go for the 200g version. 

Shiok.