Song Fa Bak Kut Teh

It was a rainy day and we all thought eating something soupy would be great!

I recommended Song Fa Bak Kut Teh, the one opposite Central Mall @ Clarke Quay since I've been pretty intrigued to try since long time ago. How can I not? I heard many good reviews about their Bak Kut Teh from some friends and whenever I happened to be around the area, what I always saw was an eating house full of customers, both day and night.

Pork Ribs Bak Kut Teh
Honestly, this peppery type tasted pretty good, almost identical to the Bak Kut Teh at old Havelock Road. We ordered 1 big bowl and 2 small ones.

Pigs Trotter
My siblings and I kind of grew up eating this so we kind of missed it. I must say, it's well-cooked and the meat was soft and juicy.

Mixed Kidney and liver. I like it boiled completely well.

Salted Vegetables
This is my favorite and I think it suits to be served with Bak Kut Teh the most .

Kailan stirred with Oyster Sauce

You Tiao, good to dip it to the soup before eating it, as always.

SONG FA BAK KUT TEH
11 New Bridge Road #01-01

Yet, my favorite so far is still Ah Sio Pork Ribs Eating House.

Boon Tong Kee

One of my life secrets is that I eat hainanese chicken rice alot! I can't even afford to name the exact figure how many times it actually is per week because i really feel guilty for the chicken, but yes, it's so often that i need to cut it. I eat it on weekdays, during lunch time at work or dinner somewhere (even take it away sometimes) and i eat it too sometimes in the weekend. So yea, it's that often and that unhealthy. =(

It was so quick when i felt in love with it, i was 6 and fed by my grandma in one of my trips to Singapore and that's how it began! So yea, I have to admit that the chicken rice in my home country is a different version and less delicious.

Introduced to Boon Tong Kee Chicken Rice about 5 years ago at its Upper Bukit Timah outlet and went there afterward like every now and then as if it's a very important weekend ritual, traveling from PGP (NUS' student residence) to my brother's place at Upper Bt Timah and asked him to accompany me for lunch and the conversation pretty much went on like this

Bro: "So what would you like to eat?"
Me:"Hmmmm.... anything" (pretending)
Bro:"Hm, let's go to orchard then..."
Me:"Hm.. but I am quite hungry now.. oh, why dont we go nearby to grab something first?"
Bro:"Okay i dont mind"
Me:" Let's go to Boon Tong Kee then, it's very near.."
Bro: "Ok" (trapped)
So, that's how I did it...

Steamed chicken -- I always prefer the steamed ones than the roasted ones!

Deep fried tofu with mayonaisse
The flour coating the silken tofu is fantastic, yes that's the word. My friends would always make sure they buy the flour before leaving Singapore every time they're here for holiday.

Spinach with 3 Egg combination, normal egg, salted egg and century egg
Well, not everyone is a fan of century egg. My grandma for instance, feels that it's disgusting. Read this and you'll know why.

Seafood seeweed soup -- this is just ok

www.boontongkee.com.sg

Ponggol (not Punggol) Nasi Lemak

Waiting is believing.

I am simply amazed by the idea that people actually spend their precious weekend's evening queuing for a plate of nasi lemak, and I am one!

Important notice stated:
Any nasi lemak food outlets that bears the name "Punggol" has no relation whatsoever with "Ponggol Nasi Lemak Centre"

The sambal lady's fingers were delicious

Just for non-Singaporean readers' information:
Otah looks like this in Singapore, or orange in color to be exact. Unlike the white types that people usually call "Otak-Otak" in Indonesia and Malaysia too i reckon

If I do the math,
the journey to Upper Serangoon Road takes 20 minutes by car
waiting and queueing take at least 10 minutes
eating usually takes only 5 minutes! (i know u can do faster than that)

Food is great but you'll have to wait.....

Bak Kut Teh - Chinese Pork Ribs Soup

Crowded, as always

A Queuing place?? Seems more organized now

Bak Kut Teh

You Tiao, dipped in the soup before eating it

Our normal menu for two:

• Pork ribs bak kut teh
• Mixed kidney and liver
• Green vegetables
• You Tiao
• Rice
  

Bak Kut Teh spices, requested by my friend's sis who lives in US

Popularly served in countries like Malaysia, Singapore, China and Taiwan which name literally translated to "meat bone tea". I am sure each of us has our own personal favorite Bak Kut Teh stall. It can't be argued whether the peppery (mostly in Singapore) or the herbal variant type (Malaysia) is more delicious because it's really a personal preference. I personally prefer the peppery type. The more peppery, the more delicious it is.

It's pretty ritual for me to spend my Saturday or Sunday morning at "Ng Ah Sio Pork Ribs Soup Eating House" at Rangoon Road. Nothing fancy inside, the eating house instead looks pretty old but big enough to accommodate more than 100-250 people (my rough estimation). Don't be surprised that the staffs there are not famous for their friendliness but I heard from a friend that most of them are loyal staffs who have been working for tens over years, and I can see they're all obviously busy..

Visitors vary from old to young generations, Singaporeans to foreigners and even tourists from Korea, Japanese, Taiwanese and Caucasians.

Tips: Don't go for the peppery Bak Kut Teh if you have cough/sore throat, it will get worse.

D talkin' bread

Phoenix

Fire Floss, my favorite

Hen & Cheese

Japanese Cheese Cake

If you stay in Singapore, you probably have long been taking this for granted because you can get it almost anytime anywhere! but when you have to move far far away from Singapore, you'll definitely miss it.

What I missed the most when I stayed in Europe was the softness of the bread. Just felt like chewing something really soft and tasty at the same time, especially after a long tiring day and after eating some really hard bread or baguettes for months (which I quite liked too actually, so don't get me wrong).

Check out more at www.breadtalk.com

Ananas Cafe Chicken Rice

I wonder, what is better than lazing on a comfortable sofa, with the tv on, accompanied by a pack of delicious Singapore Hainanese chicken rice, after a long-day at work?

Was looking for food at Tiong Bahru Plaza after work and saw the newly opened Ananas Cafe. The posters and food display looked pretty tempting. I was just curious how would a $2 chicken rice be like? I mean, isn't that extremely cheap? and it surprisingly turned out to be better than expected. [Eggs, vegetables and chicken organs added at additional prices]

Check it out, I am sure you'll be curious too.

Fyi, Ananas Cafe also serves Halal food such as Nasi Lemak, Fried Bee Hoon, etc.

Lunch: Rice with roasted duck & barbecued pork

I have a very special love affair with roasted duck. I love the roasted duck at Crystal Jade Kitchen, at Dian Xiao Er, at Tiong Bahru, at Bugis, you name it. One of my lunch destinations with colleagues is Toh Guan Foodcourt. We just need to board the free shuttle bus from IBP (Int'l Business Park) and will be there in about 5 minutes time. The foodcourt can be quite crowded during lunch time and its opening hours should be the same with other HDB's foodcourts.

They serve roasted duck, bbq pork and Char Siew (another style of bbq pork) with either rice or noodles. Our favorite has always been rice with roasted duck plus barbecued pork. It comes with some pickles and what I love is its thick sweet sauce coating the rice and meat , which can be really juicy and tender at good times (yea, it's not always consistent). It's totally worth it for just a $4 meal.

If you're in the mood for exploring good yet affordable hawker food, pop by at Block 282A Toh Guan Road foodcourt.