Seng Heng Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice @ Bukit Timah Food Centre

Was in Bukit Timah Food Centre today and decided to try the super ultra popular chicken rice stall. There are I think about 3 or 4 chicken rice stalls in this food centre, but this stall just seems to have along snaking queue!

I waited around 30 minutes to get to my turn! The first 6 persons in the queue was having takeaways of 7-8 packets each! After they left, it was rather quick.



While I was queueing up, I had a chat with the 'aunty' who was behind me. Another guy behind her also joined us. The lady said that this stall is cheap and good. Only stall that people will queue for. This stall with the next few stalls around have been around for the longest time. They are the second generation. Hmm this lady must have been eating this chicken rice for years to know the history. I asked her which is nicer, the roast chicken or the 'white chicken'. She always order the roast chicken as it is less oily.

Anyway, since I had to queue for so long, I might as well order two types! (my bro will help to finish it for sure. haha)

The verdict, both bro and I think it's OK, quite decent. Portions are quite ok too for a $3 chicken rice.



My brother likes the 'white chicken', while I prefer the one below, the Roast Chicken.
Chicken rice is something very personal isn't it? Haha..



The chicken rice that my aunt says taste better than the other stalls.



This is the chilli that makes people addicted to their chicken rice? My aunt likes their chilli.



By the way, my uncle thinks its over-rated. He would not queue for it.
(See, everyone in Singapore has their personal rating of chicken rice!)


Seng Heng Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice
Stall 177 (02-177)
Bukit Timah Food Centre
116 Upper Bukit Timah Road
Singapore 58817

Cafe on the Ridge @ NUSS Kent Ridge Guild House

Today, a colleague was very 'gian' (extreme urge) to go try the food at Cafe on the Ridge again. He is so 'gian' that he said he will treat all of us. And.... the glutton side of us yielded to his request. LOL...

Cafe on the Ridge is located at the new NUSS Kent Ridge Guild House.



It has a nice, modern contemporary look too. The colours they have chosen are bold too! Green and orange all over!



I had the Nasi Goreng Istimewa. Previously at the old cafe, they had satay. It has now been replaced with beef rendang. It's still a huge portion with Fried Rice, Keropok, Sambal Prawns, Sunny Side up, Beef Rendang and Chicken Drumstick and achar.



Just turning the plate around to see the other side. Think it's around $9 if you round it up.



The daily set meal for the day was Nasi Lemak. Dpuk had this.
It looks really delicious too. A fried fish, otak-otak, Sambal, Salad, Ikan bilis with peanuts, Fried Eggs, Chicken Wings, Achar and of course the Nasi. Looks delicious eh? The fish is not



Turning around this huge plate too to let you salivate ;-)



Almond Jelly had the black CKT. It had too much 'crispies stuff' (fried lard) for her liking. We know another colleague would have loved the crispies. :-)



EK had the white version of Char Kuey Teow. He said the portion's small. (We told he should have ordered the rice dishes ;-) )



"Old Cat" had to suffer a bit. His cod fish took a long time to come out. All of us had our food served rather quickly, but his was only served when we had finish our lunch!

Well, he had to choose something that had to be steamed from scratch. But he said his cod fish was good.



It has mash potato, salad and stir fried vegetables too.



We were quite happy with it.
If you are coming here, get someone with a NUSS membership or a NUS Staff to visit this place with you. It's members only. ;-)


Cafe on the Ridge
NUSS- Kent Ridge Guild House
9 Kent Ridge Drive
Singapore 119241

Happy Birthday to my dearest Sis..

My brother and I were trying to keep our sis awake. Asking her this and that until the clock strikes 12 midnight. Then at midnight, she heard a knock at our door and she got frightened!

(Frightened because our dear neighbour is having a bereavement now, there's lots of burning of you know what and sis is quite spooked about such things.)

Oh oh... We told her, open the door! Neighbour might need some help. Tada! Momo appeared with a Bakerzin box.



Inside the box was 3 little cakes.
This lemon meringue is so so sour and nice. I think they are made for pregnant women with cravings!



This chocolate heart shape cake is delicious. Looking at the chocolate tells you everything right?



Oh, and a pink macaron too!



Oh, girls always need just one candle. LOL...



Happy Birthday Sis!

Mayim @ West Mall

You might have heard the phrase, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" So, sis and I wondered, can anything good come out in West Mall? (oops, sorry to people who stay in Bukit Batok, it's just a joke)

But it seems there is! We who are living all over this tiny island, met up in West Mall so that we could have a birthday celebration dinner at Mayim. At a 'forever there's a queue' restaurant in West Mall called Mayim.

You get modern zen crockery. Cups that alternate between "fat and short" with "tall and slim". Plates that are not round, but triangular.



Also, condiments on the table that are quite unique and tasty.
(Sorry for the blur photos, came out today with a camera that has no more battery juice, you turn it on, the cameras turn itself off after the no power icon comes out, so no time to focus and quickly snap haha)



The Beef Tendon dish. It's quite delicious.



The soy sauce chicken. Usually you have this cold right? This one comes warm.



Family's favourite. Spicy aubergine with mince meat.
(Sorry, the word aubergine stuck to my mind after only 2 weeks in UK, I finally remember it as brinjal. LOL)



Fruity Fish.



Another dish that we like that makes your rice in your bowl just disappear!
Deep fried long beans with mince.



Tofu and mushroom dish.
Be very careful. It burns your tongue. It's very very hot!



Very tender beef with tao pok and cabbage.



This was unusual. Xiao long bao that comes in little cups.



We ended the meal with an ice cream cake from Swensen's from next door.
The kind management allowed us to bring in a cake. :-)


Mayim
West Mall
1 Bukit Batok Central Link,
#02-04,
Singapore 658713
Tel: 67941590
Website: www.mayimfood.com


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More of the UK Food Diary:



A meal at Gourmet Burger Kitchen.

Eating @ Blk 124 Alexandra Village

This was lunch a few days ago with colleagues. One colleague wanted to eat the "No-name long queue fish soup". We expected the long queue, but 3 of us decided we shall not queue. So, 'almond jelly' ordered Ipoh Horfun and was already eating, it was instant!

I decided not to queue as well, and ordered Hor Fun too, but the zhi-char style from KEK Seafood. Yup, number 1 on this photo.



It arrives and what's the what's next?



One thing about Zhi-Char horfun that I like to do is the stirring and mixing!
You got to separate all the hor-fun that's sticking together, making sure every strand of it is coated with sauce. yum yum..



'Old Cat' that was queuing for like 15 minutes (and still not reaching the mid point) saw what I ate and decided to abandon the queue and ordered something similar, he had the bee hoon version instead.



'Dpuk' and 'Wire', the two who patiently queue had their rewards.
The ever popular long queue fish soup. The fried fish version.



And this the sliced fish version.




All the above in the same 'coffee shop' at:

Blk 124 Bukit Merah Lane 1
#01-136 Alexandra Village
Singapore 150124


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Another Europe makan photo up at keropok.com.



London: Limited Edition Krispy Kreme Doughnuts.

Char Kuey Teow & Guo Tie @ Killeney Kopitiam Bukit Timah

Have you gotten bored of having Teh Si Peng / Teh Si / Kopi Si / etc.. with Kaya Toasts?



Hmmm what about having Char Kuey Teow with your Teh Si Peng?
That's what sis had... Looks quite decent?



My cousin? She had Guo Tie instead. (I should have flip one piece over to show the crispy brown bottom!)

For me, I just had my Teh Si Peng on a very very hot and humid afternoon yesterday.




Sis said the CKT tasted ok lah, not too bad but it's not the best you can get in town. It's a replacement to the usual kaya toast.

Our cousin had this thing about the Guo Tie here. Kids, once they tried something they like, they will eat it till a new fad comes along. LOL...


Killiney Kopitiam Bukit Timah
8 Cheong Chin Nam Road,
Singapore 599733
Tel: 6467 7589

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I was away in the last two weeks of October to attend my youngest sis' wedding in Europe. Habits die hard, so I kept a pictorial food diary as well! The food photos does not into this 'Singapura Food' blog.



So... I refurbished keropok.com to become my 'other places' food blog. :-)
One post is up: "London: Gordon Ramsay’s Plane Food". Click here if you are interested to read.

Sushi Tei @ Holland Village

From yesterday's diary post, you can guess where was dinner. So here it is...

I ordered a Spicy Kimchi Pot to share with a Beef Salad. Then we realise that our friend "G" is one of those that needs to have rice. haha... (just like my dad, he needs to have rice if possible for dinner, even if it's just one mouthful.)

The spicy hot pot as it arrived on the table.



Stirring it a bit to reveal what's inside. Kimchi, pork slices, different kind of mushrooms, tofu and cabbages.



I was told to take photo of it boiling, so here it is... haha..
Can't really see it boiling eh?



The Beef and Onion salad.



I forgot what dressing this is, but pouring this over the beef makes it quite tasty.






The inari that supplied the 'rice' for "G". Momo saw this and was tempted, and ate one.



I realise I have never ever ordered or eaten corn sushi! Nope, I did not have it.
I think corn and I have no mutual attraction. haha..




Sushi Tei
20 Lorong Mambong,
Holland Village,
Singapore 277679

Telephone +65 6463 2310
Facsimile +65 6463 2316

Opening Hours
11.30am to 10.00pm daily
(last order 9.30pm)