Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Prata with coconut chutney and sugar from Anwar's Kitchen

Anwar's Kitchen, prata coconut chutney

The coconut chutney usually accompanies thosai, vadai and idli. We had this with prata at Anwar's Kitchen. Chutney's lightly salted, coconut-y and with a little bit of spice. Wasn't an odd pairing with prata - just not usual. Sugar with prata has been a thing here since...I was a kid so it's the next natural thing. What's not usual is sugar mixed with said coconut chutney on prata. 👍🏼 I gotta do this again someday.

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Pandan cheese milk martabak from Smile Martabak

Smile Martabak, smile martabak

Finally got to try a sweet martabak from Smile Martabak (#02-34 Funan, 107 North Bridge Road). This was the pandan cheese milk - product photos looked somewhat better. Pancake felt kinda thick compared to the fillings so it ended up feeling floury. Cheese also tasted really cheap. Not impressed. Prefer those at JTown Cafe.

Stinky Roll from 99 Old Trees

99 Old Trees, stinky roll

So these Stinky Rolls were pretty much the only thing from the menu at 99 Old Trees we haven't tried yet. Until now that is. They're good. Pretty generous layering of some sort of creamy mao shan wang custard in there.

Monday, June 24, 2024

Wagyu beef broth ramen from Keisuke Plus

Keisuke Plus, wagyu beef broth ramen

I did not like this bowl from Keisuke Plus as much as the other wagyu broth from Mashi no Mashi. While it did taste beefy at the start, the flavour suffered from diminishing returns. It got less beefy as we went through the bowl. Noodles were also too soft for their 'hard' option.

Keisuke Plus, wagyu beef broth ramen

Wagyu's thin sliced and pretty tender.  See that lump of minced ginger camouflaged in there? I did not like it. Why would that be necessary if the key component to this bowl was the wagyu. Did not make sense to me.

Keisuke Plus, wagyu beef broth ramen

There's a wonton hidden in it. I'm assuming it's beef as well but the dominant flavour that got through was sesame oil. Tasted very Chinese. Now that I've tried it, I know. Will not be getting this again.

Sunday, June 23, 2024

Mee kia from Ah Seng Teo Chew Minced Meat Noodle (亞誠潮州肉脞面)

Ah Seng Teo Chew Minced Meat Noodle (亞誠潮州肉脞面), mee kia

Tried the mee kia bowl from Ah Seng Teo Chew Minced Meat Noodle. Saucing was pretty dry today. Noodles were a little soft. Will likely stick to the mee pok in the future. They've also removed the option for portions so it's just $6 bowls now.

Ah Seng Teo Chew Minced Meat Noodle (亞誠潮州肉脞面)

Uncle Peter Hokkien Mee, Lengkok Bahru

Uncle Peter Hokkien Mee

Don't know who Uncle Peter (#01-387, 55 Lengkok Bahru) is. The Hokkien mee was okay tasting. Not as dry as Hainan Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee which is the style I prefer.  Nothing about it was outstanding. What got me through the plate were the squeeze of lime, the sambal and those fragrant crispy fried lard. Would have gotten monotonous if not for those. The coffeeshop seems to have seen rotation of the tenants. Sim Lim Square Bak Chor Mee and 6th Avenue Nasi Lemak are no longer around. 

Uncle Peter Hokkien Mee, Lengkok Bahru