Fu Ming Cooked Food (福明熟食), Redhill Food Centre

I've heard a bit about this Mickey Mouse flanked (#01-49, Redhill Food Centre, 85 Redhill Lane) Bib Gourmand chai tow kuey stall and decided to give them a try. During one of those days when I saw that there wasn't much of a queue of course. Apparently their radish cakes are made by themselves laboriously the day before instead depending on the factory produced variety. That alone differentiated them from most of the other radish/carrot cake stalls out there.

You know what? I thought it was pretty good. I liked how much char they imbued into the the fried radish cake, especially for the black one. The only thing that I didn't feel so comfortable with was how greasy it was. There was oil pooling at the bottom of the plate. I'm not against giving them another go the next time though.

Du Du Cooked Food, Havelock Road Food Centre

The shop (#01-10 Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre, 22A/B Havelock Road) was opened when I was getting breakfast so I thought I'd get a few of their tutu kueh back to try. In the event that anyone hadn't any idea what this was about, they're small steamed rice cakes with fillings. Usually with sugared crushed peanuts and shredded sweetened coconut.

These were it. Not bad. I thought there was a good ratio of fillings to rice cake. Those fillings weren't bad as well.

There were larger sized ones that go for a dollar each. These larger ones were made with moulds that didn't have the scallop designs on the edges.

Chilli ban mian from Tangs Market

I've been curious about the ban mian stall at Tangs Market for a while mainly because of the chilli bowl that they have. Finally tried it. It's not bad. Tasted much like the one I had at Nam Kee which kinda figures since both Tangs Market and Nam Kee are run by Fei Xiong. There's flavour coming from the dark sauce which paired with the chilli paste which gave it depth. Think Grandma Ban Mee would edge this out but I've nothing against having this again should I be in the vicinity.

Lamb shoulder chops from Ryan's Kitchen

I didn't enjoy this. The meat was chewy and had quite a bit of sinews. In spite of appearances, I also think it didn't stay long enough on the grill to have enough charring for flavour. Now I know what to avoid or not from them.

Popeyes' chicken sandwich

Finally got to try the chicken sandwich from Popeyes. Looked a little squashed after delivery from Grab. I had the impression that they were available on a limited run and I never got the chance to try them before they were sold out previously. Seems to be available again. 

Between the cajun sauce and the fried chicken thigh, I couldn't exactly taste the "butteriness" in the brioche. Would definitely ask for more pickles the next time because those added a different crunch and tanginess which I liked.

Soi Thai Soi Nice, Raffles City

I've read about Soi Thai Soi Nice (#B1-14/15 Raffles City Shopping Centre, 252 North Bridge Road, tel : +65 6261 7106) some time back when they had a restaurant at Alexandra Central. They seemed to be known for their Thai hot pots. By the time we wanted to go, that had closed. We stumbled upon this new outpost at Raffles City so here we were.

Their prawn cakes were nice. Crisp breading with no excessive grease. The prawn paste insides were tender and light.

That's their Thai mango sauce tofu. Wasn't sure how to reconcile the name of the dish with the dish itself. Egg tofu with green mango salad in what tasted like rojak paste/sauce. Maybe it's meant to be Thai mango, sauce and tofu. Not Thai mango sauce on tofu. It's not bad, just unexpected.

We ordered their chilli petai with minced meat to see how they were like compared to our local stir fry renditions. Also to compare against our benchmark. Flavour profile was different. The sauce was more tangy and the petai were a bit more crunchy. While they were generous with the petai, it was less meaty.

Steamed sea bass. Broth was refreshingly lime-y. Not a bad rendition but this didn't pack as much heat as those in Bangkok. If I had to compare with another local rendition of this dish, the one from Kra Pow was better.