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.

Char Kwetiau (Fried Rice Noodle), Penang Place

I've been craving for Penang food for the longest time. Since 2005. No joke. My favorite Penang dish has always been Char Kwetiau, which always came with big juicy shrimps. I even made a colleague from Penang promised to bring me one or two when she visited her hometown a few months ago, I seriously didn't mind if it would be less delicious or if I would have to heat it up myself again. But too bad, I had to be in Surabaya for work at that time.

So, today during lunch hour, we decided to go to Penang Place at the International Business Park (IBP) to temporarily fulfill my never-ending cravings for a plate of Penang Char Kwetiau. I seriously think my cravings for Penang food shall only be completely fulfilled someday if I make a trip there. I miss eating Char Kwetiau, Laksa or Lok Lok from the road-side stalls. They serve the best street cuisine!

Pop by Penang Place restaurant at IBP if you have the same cravings! They serve both Penang buffet and ala-carte menu.