Lao Chen Carrot Cake & Popiah (老陳菜頭粿·薄餅), Tiong Bahru Food Centre

I remember getting poh piah from this stall (#02-83 Tiong Bahru Food Centre, 30 Seng Poh Road) years ago but don't recall much of it. This was presumably my first time getting radish cake from them - ordered with extra eggs. For some reasons, the taste was triggering memories that I hadn't expected. The kway reminded me of those brown triangular carrot cakes that I used to eat ages ago and the eggs made me think of oyster omelette. Not a bad plate of chai tow kway. I liked that there were some crusty caramelized bits on some of the edges.

This stall doesn't do the black and white order by the way.

Mun Zuk (满粥), Westgate

Someone suggested lunch again and this time it was Mun Zuk (#B2-K1 Westgate, 3 Gateway Drive), a congee stall which appeared to have opened recently. From what I gathered, they're an offshoot of Li Fang Congee - another multi branched porridge brand. I got the bowl with meatball and sliced pork. Added an egg which was...90 cents. You know what? I liked it. The porridge had a good creamy texture and pretty moderated flavour. Am also sure those meatballs are hand made. Portions felt a little small but I don't mind coming back again.

Soya sauce stewed offal, tofu and egg with rice at Broadway

Remember the recent soya sauce stewed pig trotters with rice? This was from the same stall. I'm convinced that the food is identical with the one from the previous stall owners now.

A takeaway chicken tikka briyani from ABC Food Corner

I've bought this a couple of times from ABC Food Corner so far and for both occasions, we've gotten pretty big portions for the $8.50 they charged. Portions enough to feed two even with flavourful briyani rice which paired well with either the crunchy cucumber/pineapples or the tamarind infused fish curry (I asked for it). Not forgetting those salty smoky chunks of chicken tikka which was the point in the first place.

You Ji (有記), Tiong Bahru Food Centre

I've eaten from You Ji (有記) (#02-10 Tiong Bahru Food Centre, 30 Seng Poh Road) a number of times but they happen to be one of those eateries I've never brought up. These folks do what many would describe as local breakfast food. A small variety of noodles, yam/pumpkin cakes, porridges and a slew of other breakfast savouries to go along. It's not like no one knows them. Their queue stretches out pretty consistently. 

So here's something from recently. A breakfast of chee cheong fun with savouries of otah, scarred looking fried egg and a cheap hot dog that transcends decades of memories through space/time. Like their chilli sauce which had a nice light prickle of heat. Combinations like these are a pretty unbeatable configuration for an empty stomach in the morning growling for food. No?

Ramen Kiou X ROMAN.TEI - Double roasted beef tomato cheese ramen from Ramen Kiou

This was a limited time collaboration apparently - Ramen Kiou X ROMAN.TEI which featured the tomato broth ramen from the former and sliced roasted beef with black pepper sauce from the latter. I went all in for the double option which featured more beef and got it with cheese. I liked it. It tasted pretty much like how I thought it would since this bowl was basically just the tomato broth ramen with cheese which I've had previously. The beef didn't change that flavour and they were tender and delicious. Wasn't cheap but it sure was satisfying.