Milk tea pudding from Tampopo Deli

I picked this one up from Tampopo Deli (#B1-16, Liang Court Shopping Centre, 177 River Valley Road, tel : 6338 7386) thinking that it might taste of milk tea. I was wrong. The little container of milk turned out to be just as it was. A little container of milk. There wasn't any enchantment in them to magically unlock any hidden flavour in the pudding. Nada.

More breakfasting at Simply Bread

Funny how firsts can be quickly succeeded by seconds and before you realise it, the third arrives. Then it becomes what we term as a habit. It was just about a week back that I was mentioning about the rarity of myself doing breakfast and what do you know? I'm up for another one again. Actually enjoying this and am looking forward to another the next weekend. By the way, that was quite an expensive sandwich that you see up there. It costed more than $20. If you haven't yet penetrated the disguise, it's the roast beef sandwich from Simply Bread with 2 sunny side ups, 2 strips of bacon and aged cheddar slices. I was overcharged by about $4.50 already for the sandwich before the add ons and those eggs actually costed $6! To add on, Simply Bread simply didn't have a contactable email address from their website and their staff are apparently unaware at all of any feedback avenue for the company.


The sandwich was verifiably, great. Why wouldn't it be considering that it got stuffed with a generous portion of roast beef topped with eggs dripping with runny yolk/sliced cheddar/bacon and then slathered across with whole grain mustard. Almost unhinged my jaw getting a good large bite. Will be hard pressed to find a better sandwich. For now. Was expensive though The cost did leave a a little bitter aftertaste.

The sausage brunch platter which was a varietal of the ham steak version that I had previously. Was pretty good as well. I didn't expect these meaty sausages to be packed so taut in their snappy cases. The first couple of bites were literally bursting with juices. The style of the eggs on the side can be chosen. In the case of omelette, there is also the option for fillings as well. I picked mushroom. There were also rolls with bacon and scrambled eggs which they have over at the counter.  Weren't as good since they was pre-made and left sitting for a while. They never heated those before serving.

Peanut Pancakes, Whampoa Food Centre

Yes, I am back at this place again. I couldn't resist the noodles and I found myself seated just in front of the store, chowing down my lunch happily. I couldn't help but notice the stall next to Yu Xing(Blk 91, Whampoa Drive, #01-28 Whampoa Food Centre). The stall owner of Granny's Pancake seemed busy preparing peanut pancakes and pancakes with coconut and red bean filling. Although there was no queue, people are ordering 10 pancakes at a go. Business was brisk.

Eventually I found myself in front of the stall and ordering the pancakes. I like the corners of the pancakes because of the crispy thin sides. The peanut mixture contains finely ground peanuts and finer granules of sugar which made the pancake a delight to chew!

This pancake is the kind with thick skin with a generous serving of the peanut filling. As it was piping hot when I sank in my teeth to the thick skin of the pancake, you only need to chew it a couple of times before it slides in your throat and goes straight to the tummy.

How convenient to have both stalls that sells the kind of comfort food that I crave side by side. The kind that I like. Yummy...

Sugar Donuts

Donut innards!

I like them. There are so many flavours out there these days that I have grown to appreciate these plain sugar donuts. What I like about this particular sugar donut stick from Gin Thye Cake Maker (Blk 152 Bukit Batok St 11, #01-264, S650152) is that it has an "old school" fried donut taste. The texture is not bread-like or too dense. Tastewise, the light sugar coating provides a crunchy crust, revealing a light and fluffy inside of the donut balls. I could finish 2 sticks of these and not feel guilty.

They have been around since I was young and now that donuts are being repackaged, all these marketing fluff has made them too commercialised making it difficult to find no frills sugar donuts. I would love to know if there are any other places still selling these kind of donuts which are not located too far in the west. Now, on to the second stick...

Yu Xing Minced Meat Noodles, Whampoa Food Centre

Nothing beats a good serving of minced meat noodles on a rainy afternoon. After a not so good lunch experience the previous time, I went back to the vicinity in search for better tasting food for my lunch. The reason why I chose this stall (Blk 91, Whampoa Drive, #01-29 Whampoa Food Centre) was because it was lunch time, crowds were forming everywhere else and because I wanted to have my noodles. They do serve other alternatives like fishball noodles, fish dumplings and laksa. The order of "Mee pok dry with chilli" came out like a chant. Lol. It was my usual order whenever I have noodles with the exception of prawn noodles.

Minced meat noodles

At $2.50 a bowl, this place serves a pretty good version as the mee pok was topped with loads of minced meat, pork slices, liver slices, fried wanton, 1 meatball (my favourite!), 1 fish ball, lots of mushrooms and no vinegar. I wonder why did they give only 1 meatball per bowl. The juicy mushrooms were thickly sliced. They were braised in a dark based sauce and were bursting with flavour with every bite. The meat and liver slices were on a slight chewy side.

Fishball noodles

This is the classic fishball noodles. Although this one has no vinegar added to it, it was just as tasty. There is no ketchup or oily chilli sauce base to these so you can easily finish the whole bowl without feeling jaded. The mee pok was not sticky, and has a crunchy and springy texture. Despite the fact that there was no queue, the food here tastes great, if not better than some other stalls. This is one of the better places that I have eaten for minced meat noodles. I wonder if their laksa tastes as good.

Lucky Prata @ Lucky Plaza

Mutton Briyani set
I happened by the vicinity to run some errands and the name of the shop caught my attention. Lucky Prata (304 Orchard Road, Lucky Plaza, Level 1, S238863) looked like a clean and nice place to have my lunch without having to deal with oily fumes that will leave my hair and clothes smell.

I have decided to try the briyani despite the fact that I was spolit for choice because of the variety of food that they were serving. I chose mutton as I liked my meat to have a slightly stronger taste. Their version of the mutton briyani comes with the meat cooked separately from the rice. The fluffy basmati rice was fragant and delicious with the accompanying gravy. The meat has a thick coat of gravy with spices and turned out to be a little tough. Think rendang. Nonetheless, I chowed down this tasty meal happily with no further complaints. The set also comes with pappadum and cucumber pickles (not achar) by the side.

What is more satisfying to complete the meal with a hot cup of teh cino? It helps to settle the food in the tummy without making you feel bloated and leaving a smile on your face. I would want to come back for more briyani and try out other items on the menu.