Durian kaya pandan toast from Ya Kun

Durian kaya pandan toast from Ya Kun. They were sufficiently light handed with the durian paste so some of the kaya flavours still came through. Personally, I thought they should've just forgone the kaya and stuck with just the durian paste but I appreciate that they're desperately trying to get something "local" out for this year's ND. What's obviously gimmicky was the pandan toast. Why bother when you cannot even taste it?

Master Nan Hainanese Chicken Rice (南北海南鸡饭), Happy Hawkers @ Kim Tian

This stall's (201 Kim Tian Road) right next door to Tian Tian Chi Mian. I normally don't comment on service from coffee shop stalls but the guy with slicked back hair here appeared to have problem processing my orders. I paid thrice because he kept forgetting to charge for things and still got my orders wrong.

This was poached chicken and char siew. Nothing particularly special about the chicken but the nicely caramelized fatty char siew was pretty good tasting.

Perhaps this gives a better picture of that caramelized fatty char siew

Decent light but adequate flavouring of their beady rice. Nice with their spicy/sweet/lime-y/garlicky chilli.

Liver and egg on the side.

 

Hail to the King

Some stuff from BK.

Buttermilk beef burger. I'm not even sure how to describe the buttermilk sauce in this one. Burger's kinda small. Will not be getting again.

Their long chicken sandwich which is the overpriced McChicken that I feel tastes better than McChicken.

Some smoky maple mayo fries which I'm guessing is not a permanent item. It's actually kinda addictive with that smoky maple flavour. Left my fingers smelling like the syrup from McD's hotcakes.

Was curious about their cempedak mochi bites.

Chewy mochi clad in light crunchy shell that's stuffed with....I'm not sure what to call them but it tasted like cempedak paste. A load of flavour from the fruit in it. Not a bad one.

Look at how thin their fried pies are.

Chrysanthemum cream cheese pie. Pretty noticeable chrysanthemum flavouring there.

Don Lechon, Alexandra Central

Don Lechon has an outpost at Alexandra (#01-10 Alexandra Central, 321 Alexandra Road, tel : +65 9778 9737). The first/last time we've eaten from them was some years back at their original branch at Guillemard Road.

I don't remember the lechon with enough clarity to make a comparison but this one was not bad tasting. The meat was thick cut and pretty tender with melty fats and decent crunchy crackling which was altogether delicious with the lechon sauce.

Finally got to try their bopis after so long. The gravy was creamy, savoury sweet and nutty with a bit of heat and underlying tanginess. For anyone that may not be in the know, it's made with chopped beef lungs and pig's heart so it has an offal-y undertone. Great pairing with rice.

Tian Tian Chi Mian (天天吃面), Happy Hawkers @ Kim Tian

Bak chor mee pok from Tian Tian Chi Mian (201 Kim Tian Road). Their rendition doesn't have meatballs. Pretty decent tasting bowl with generous toppings. Sambal has a nice flavour.

Revisiting The Beef House

Been many years since we last ate at The Beef House.

Their beef tendon balls elicited the same nostalgia as the previous time I had them. I've an updated take of that clear broth. I thought little of them in the past. I enjoyed the light clear beefiness this time round.

Got ourselves some smooth slurpy kuey teow today. Nice.

It was only when I was writing this that I remembered that we've had their soon kueh before. Same feelings as the last time about them.