Revisiting Golden Rooster

It was so long ago that I was last here. While I wanted to pick on a few items from their menu, I also really wanted to relive the barbequed chicken again so here's the half chicken with rice. Chicken rice! Looking back at what I wrote about them previously, it seemed that nothing has changed. That chicken was still deliciously tender and I liked the rice with that chilli. Prices have gone up a modest $2.40 in the past 14.5 years. I need to come back here more often.

What about the prata at Ali Fatimah Food Stall?

I guess it's because they're light and not excessively crispy or greasy with a level of chewiness I like.

White radish cake from Fu Ming Cooked Food (福明熟食)

Greasy but delicious radish cake breakfast from Fu Ming. So I've had it black/white, black and now white.

Liang Seng Mushroom Minced Meat Noodle (樑成香菇肉脞麵), Bukit Merah Central Food Centre

I noticed Liang Seng Mushroom Minced Meat Noodle (#02-21 Bukit Merah Central Food Centre, 163 Bukit Merah Central) the past few times I was in the food centre and made a mental note to come back for them. What caught my attention was the old school-ness and the reliable looks of the stall and owner. This was it.

Enjoyable. The flavour profile isn't what I usually come across - it's not feisty with vinegar, not lard-y or particularly mushroomy. What registered was just nice and savoury and that was all I could comprehend of it. Great noodle texture from the mee pok and no fancy ingredients. Nothing in particular was dominant while the toppings were pretty generous. All for a princely sum of $3.50. Will be back.

Usagi Pan, Star Vista

We came here (B1-43 Star Vista, 1 Vista Exchange Green) because, happenstance. I remember they used to be a cat themed cafe and now it's rabbits. A few of the items caught our attention. 

Like this brandy cherry tart which was not bad. It wasn't as sour as I had imagined.

Tart paired well with their bitter matcha.

Didn't think much of their pain au chocolat. This wasn't the pastry to chocolate ratio I was looking for and that pastry wasn't sufficiently buttery.

Fong Yong Tau Foo, Bukit Merah Central

I don't know how long has Fong Yong Tau Foo (#01-3623, 164 Bukit Merah Central, tel : +65 6262 2788) been around for but I've only been introduced to them recently. Variety's pretty good and there's stuff that one doesn't normally find in regular yong tau foo stalls. Like sliced pork belly, hash browns and bacon wrapped enoki to name a few I've noticed. There's even a spaghetti sauce option.  

Got a selection with chee cheong fun for carbs. Did not expect that they would deep fry most of the items I had picked. In fact, I was imagining that except for the meatball, everything else would be in the soup. Maybe it's just something I've got to tell them. Chilli has a bit more heat than the usual ytf ones.

Speaking of the meatball, I had initially thought they were some mushroom balls. Looked a little different after they were fried. These were peppery and delicious. Will come back to try more stuff.