Matcha soy milk with mochi from Chinese Tofu Magician (半仙豆夫)

This matcha flavour from Chinese Tofu Magician had less matcha flavour than the taro one had taro flavour.

Niu Bi, Amoy Street Food Centre

I came across Niu Bi (#02-98 Amoy Street Food Centre, 7 Maxwell Road) by chance because once again, I've failed at getting my bowl at Teochew Beef Kway Teow. What intrigued me was their Teochew chilli dry bowl. What's interesting here from what I've read, was that the laddie in the kitchen was also previously involved in Gubak Kia. 

This wasn't bad at all. Chilli's not a killer with the default portions and perhaps I could have asked for more peanuts. Otherwise, this was a very decent bowl. Loved the slurpy kuey teow and tofu tender beef tendons. The slices of beef were pleasantly marinated and tender. Will come back another time.

There's a sly reference on their signboard referencing their niu tradition since 1921 - the year when Hock Lam Beef Noodles was set up. So if you understood the linkages that ran all the way back, it's this stall -> Gubak Kia -> Empress Place Teochew Beef Kway Teow -> Hock Lam.

忘不了萝卜糕 (Unforgettable Carrot Cake), Bukit Merah View Hawker Centre

Pretty unforgettable name. 😂 I can't fathom why they thought having 'Lontong Goreng' on their signboard would make a difference though since pretty much no one associates radish cakes with those. (#01-30 Bukit Merah View Hawker Centre, 115 Bukit Merah View) 

Anyways, there was a queue which I discovered was moving slowly after we've committed to getting a plate. This was the $5 portion. The kuey was chunky and had a nice taste. I think there were four eggs in this plate and some cai por was hidden inside. As a whole, it was lightly salted and I do not believe I tasted any fish sauce in it.

Ah Fong Noodle (亞峯), Holland Village Food Centre

This unit (#01-14 Holland Village Food Centre, 1 Lorong Mambong) used to be Ming Fa. Don't know when Ah Fong Noodle took over. Tried their bak chor mee. It's edible.

Noodles were kinda soft rather than firm with a nice bite. I'm not enthused by it. Chilli and vinegar were pretty generic tasting. All these simply coalesced into a bowl that lacked character if you catch my drift. Doesn't suck but I'm also not looking forward to it again.

Bukit Merah View Fishball Minced Meat Noodle (红山景鱼圓肉脞麵), Bukit Merah View Hawker Centre

Not a bad tasting bowl from Bukit Merah View Fishball Minced Meat Noodle (#01-45 Bukit Merah View Hawker Centre, 115 Bukit Merah View) though this was more of a fishball noodle than bak chor mee. The only thing that made this a minced meat bowl was minced meat. There're no other pork cuts or even stewed mushrooms that many bcms tend to include.

Ingredients were generic factory produced stuff but the chilli saucing appeared to be different. There was something tangy in it if I wasn't mistaken and it tasted noticeably different from other such noodles. Not a bad bowl like I've mentioned but I think I've got to come back again sometime to understand it a little better. 

Surprise update 29/4/2024...

Got the larger bowl today which has one more meatball and a bit more noodles. What bothered me was that the noodles today appeared to be more cooked so the texture's no good. Saucing also felt a little sticky and didn't have the tangy flavour I was intrigued by the last time. I'm ranking this at the bottom end of ordinary.

Master Prata without prata

No prata for us today at Master Prata. They have a bunch of other things on their rather extensive menu which we wanted to start exploring.

Like their nasi goreng hati ayam - fried rice with chicken liver. Devilishly crimson.

Not bad tasting but one has to accept that the fried chicken livers from mamak stalls such as these are generally dry. Powdery kind of dry. Which strangely works when I crushed them into the rice and they ended up adding a flavour/texture that reminded me of fried fish roe. Like I said, strange. 

That's chapati with mutton keema. Keema's texture was kinda different from the usual. These had potato and something else inside. Tasted more like a mutton masala if you asked me. 

The creamy chicken kuruma packed more heat than the looks suggested. Chicken was impressively tender, even for breast meat.

Something sweet and milky to wash down - bandung dinosaur and some halia susu. The hot ginger milk was sweet in a good way.