Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Sini La - ShunFu Mart - 01.04.06 - Breakfast
This place was started up by an old friend of the family, so that's my declaration of vested interest fulfilled. Still, friend or not, this is supposed to be a semi-accurate record of notable food stalls, so this will hopefully be fair. Here goes:
The nasi lemak - It's not the normal stuff that you get from your regular chinese OR malay nasi lemak stall. Suffice to say, its the rare one that serves boiled kangkong and "mei ren yi" as side dishes, instead of the regular, inedible, overfried ikan kuning. Sambal is just perfect - not the too-sweet, too-spicy, too-oily gook that you get from the Lee Wee shops - but well fried with lotsa onions.
The lontong - this one can easily be classified as the best lontong in town. Two things stand out: the sambal, which blends very well with the curry; and the tau fu, which is (surprise, surprise) FRESH. Made all the difference.
The mee rebus - a little bit disappointing this. Too sweet for my taste buds. So will probably not repeat unless there is a product upgrade on this.
Seafood soup - even though this is a muslim stall, I would have sworn blind that the soup stock contained pork. Sweet and hearty, it reminded me of the many great soups that my mom made, normally with lots of pork ribs boiled for many hours. I did ask the chef, but he refused to share the secret. So I will have my suspicions for now.
If you are looking for malay food with a twist - a FRESH twist - you won't go wrong with Sini La.
Restoran Singapura - Selegie Road - 31.03.06 Dinner
Ah - cold crab. Nothing quite beats the taste of a well-prepared bit of ketam sejuk, with its distinctive crabby taste, with the metallic tang that comes from the coldness.
A long favourite of all Hock Chew food fans, this place still serves some of the best cold crab in town, at reasonable prices. The fish tail, steamed in black bean sauce, went down well, but it tends to overwhelm everything else, so make sure you order this first. If you still have a bit of space to fill toward the end, just order a plate of fried mussel noodles - sticky, gooey, heavenly.
A long favourite of all Hock Chew food fans, this place still serves some of the best cold crab in town, at reasonable prices. The fish tail, steamed in black bean sauce, went down well, but it tends to overwhelm everything else, so make sure you order this first. If you still have a bit of space to fill toward the end, just order a plate of fried mussel noodles - sticky, gooey, heavenly.
