米粉面 from Yip Economical Bee Hoon (葉記經濟米粉)

Queue can get pretty long at Yip Economical Bee Hoon. They're out of glutinous rice this time which I initially wanted to get so I ended up with 米粉面 with some fried eggs, nitrites and carcinogens drizzled in chilli sauce for a yummy rainy morning breakfast. The bee hoon can be inconsistently smoky methinks.

Sweet and sour pork from Xing Long Food Stall (興隆菜社)

We were back here to relive the delicious fermented bean sauce fish head and 红烧豆腐 at Xing Long Food Stall. The proprietress suggested a few other dishes for consideration and we ended up choosing their sweet and sour pork. Aka gu lou yuk. Aka 咕噜肉.

So, the sweet and sour pork. Chunks of pork meat/fat shaped like meatballs, deep fried and then stir fried in their tangy sweet sauce which I found pretty addictive. What's different about this plate were the chunks of cucumber. The texture of those were similar to pickles minus the sour - a first time encounter on gu lou yuk. Love the pineapples.

Ga-Hock Roasted Meats, Upper Bukit Timah Road

There's a roast meat/烧腊 stall right at the front of Ga-Hock Eating House. Got a plate of roasted duck and char siew rice. Ducks were sliced into thin strips and char siew had caramelized fatty parts. I thought they tasted better than they looked. One can choose 油饭 instead of regular steamed rice. Chilli's garlicky and packed a bit of heat too. Note to self : omit the sweet sauce in the future. 

Alimah's Kitchen, Margaret Drive Hawker Centre

I've noticed Alimah's Kitchen from back in the day at Tanglin Halt. Have never patronized until today in their current location (#02-26 Margaret Drive Hawker Centre, 38A Margaret Drive). Like a number of stalls from that old food centre, they've relocated to Margaret Drive Hawker Centre. Options include a smattering of the usual - lontong, mee rebus, mee siam, nasi lemak and nasi sambal goreng.

Got a nasi lemak today. Pretty decent. Sambal's not bad....packed some heat and sweetness. What's to note here was that said sweetness wasn't annoying. Did not like their ikan bilis because they're hard and crunchy. The fried chicken wings though were delicious. There's a crunchy batter coating those wings with a flavour that I can only describe as nostalgic. 😂

Mushroom minced meat noodle from Mr Meepok

Finally got to try the regular bak chor mee from Mr Meepok. Saucing did not have the sweetness that I mentioned previously with their signature bowl. This was straight up savoury. Chilli didn't pack much heat so the sliced red ones help if you need more heat. 🔥 Not a bad bowl here.

Grilled sea bass teishoku from Nakajima Suisan

Came across the grilled sea bass at Nakajima Suisan (一, 二, 三, 四, 五, 六, 七, 八, 九, 十, 十一, 十二, 十三, 十四, 十五, 十六, 十七, 十八, 十九, 二十, 二十一) recently. I believe this might be my first time having grilled sea bass. Or at least the shioyaki version of them

There's a mix of lean and fatty parts on the fish. Salting wasn't uniform so some parts were bland-ish. Not bad tasting as a whole and lots of meat but what bothered me a little was the amount of bones I had to navigate.