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Hawker Food Hunt: Zion Riverside Food Centre

Once awhile i will be doing hawker food hunt! This triangular hawker centre serves a more atas crowd populating the River Valley neighbourhood. Despite warning signs like a ‘101 guide to hawker food’ by our tourism board at the entrance, the higher-than-average prices, and a rather sparse weekday lunch crowd, the food’s pretty legit. Here are a few dishes we tried at the breezy food centre.

1. No.18 Fried Kway Tiao.

Fried Kway Tiao - $3.50

This stall could possibly be the most famous tenant among all others. thin rice sheets and yellow noodles stir-fried over high heat with plump cockles, Chinese sausages, fish cakes, crunchy beansprouts and egg in savory sweet black sauce. The textural combination was superb and of ideal moisture, tied tastily together by quintessential umami-ness of pork lard, but somewhat lacking that bit of coveted smokey wok hei aroma.

Taste: 4/5

2. Lau Goh Teochew Chye Thow Kway.

White Carrot Cake - $4

The White Carrot Cake is especially lovely with coat of crispy egg enveloping soft pieces of carrot cake and generous dosage of chye poh (preserved radish).

Taste: 3.5/5

3. Stall No: 20.

Fried Hokkien Mee - $4

4. Boon Tiong Kee Chicken Rice.

Chicken Rice - $3.50

The possibility of having a plate of one of Singapore’s best chicken rice at hawker price gave us reason to check out this stall. We learnt a little too late – after dry chicken and bland rice – that this perhaps wasn’t the real deal. On closer look, we realised it was ‘Tiong’ and not ‘Tong’. Long queue but disappointing!

Taste: 0.5

5. Western food.

Burger Steak - $6.50

Highly recommended by the working adults around there! This is known as one of the oldest hawker centre in Singapore. The western is a must to try, despite the food takes longer than usual but be thoughtful that the folks serving you, have been here more than 20years!

The burger steak tasted so nice that I almost went for second serving or maybe the portion was just too little!

Taste: 2/5

Zion Riverside Food Centre

River Valley, Zion Road & Ganges Avenue

Singapore 247792

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Hawker Hopping: Tampines Round Market and Food Centre x Bedok Interchange Hawker Centre x Albert Centre Market and Food Centre

Hawker Hopping was fun and cheap too. It was even more fun when you hop with your foodies friends, This week i will be hopping to tampines round market and food centre for breakfast. All the food i will be review are either recommended by friends or there was a long queue so i queued for it too.

1. Song Han Carrot Cake.

Carrot Cake White - $2.50

It was good. The cake is chopped roughly so that there are big and small pieces. The big pieces allow you to enjoy the soft texture of the cake and the flavour of the radishes while the smaller pieces get charred quickly so that you get to enjoy the crispy charred crust.

Taste: 3/5

2. Yummy Sarawak Kolo Mee.

Signature Sarawak Kuching Kolo Mee - $4.00

Served with braished pork rib,char siew,steamed dumpling,wantons,fried wanton and kolo mee.

The kolo noodles are cooked, drained and dry-tossed with the different sauces, hence the name “kolo” was given. These noodles are only made of egg white, hence they are lighter in shade. But it is very fragrant! It was realy good.

Taste: 3.5/5

3. 137 Lor Mee Prawn Mee.

Lor Mee - $3

The lor is thick and concentrated, not starchy and gooey. . The topping is simple – braised pork, fish and fried ngoh hiang. They provide sambal too as it will spice up your taste.

Taste: 2/5

4. Xing Yun Kway Chap.

Kwap Chap - $3.50 ( for 1 person)

The braising stock is mildly savoury sweet, so we can taste the natural sweetness of the pork. The pig intestine is more tender and spongy.

Taste: 2.5/5

Tampines Round Market and Food Centre
137A Tampines Street 11
Singapore 522137

The new hawker centre will feature the Wireless@SG service, as well as fully wired up such that stalls can choose to offer payment by the contactless Nets FlashPay card.

The Health Promotion Board will work with hawkers at the 70 stalls to see how their traditional recipes can be tweaked to be healthier, for instance using different oils and whole grains. These healthier versions can then be offered alongside the original dishes.

1. Song Zhou Luo Bo Gao.

Black Carrot Cake - $2.50

Awesome fried carrot cake at the old Bedok Interchange Hawker Centre. It's moist with some char crispy parts, yet you can taste the crunchiness of fried raddish (cai poh). We no longer waste our calories on mediocre fried carrot cake! Seriously not to be missed.

Taste: 4/5

2. Bedok Chee Kueh.

Chee Kueh - $2 (for 8 pieces)

One of the best Vegetable Oil Chee Kueh in the east. Join the queue, it moves swiftly and the food is worth the while. It arrives hot and fragrant.

Taste: 2.3/5

3. Poh Kee Wanton Mee.

Wanton Mee - $3

Decent but nothing fantastic, noodles towards the soft,dense instead of springy side.. Wanton skin smooth but meat didn't taste fresh.

Taste: 1/5

4. Zhong Xin Ban Mian.

Ban Mian - $3.50

The soup to be a little bland initially, but the flavours started to come out after letting the bowl sit for a while. The texture of the noodles was soft, perhaps slightly too soft for me towards the end. Not the most satisfying bowl out there.

Taste: 2.5/5

5. Hock Hai Curry Chicken Noodle.

Curry Chicken Noodle - $4

I find the curry chicken noodle was below-par. The curry was very salty and not spicy and fragrance. The chicken was tender but nothing special. The potato was hard instead of soft and only had 1 piece. It was a failed dish as the main thing (Curry) was fail, everything fail as well.

Taste: 0/5

Bedok Interchange Hawker Centre

207 New Upper Changi Road
Bedok Interchange Food Centre
Singapore 460207

Having lunch with my mum after praying at albert centre. It is located opposite bugis village and it was really crowed during lunch time. Most of the stalls has long queue so we decided to choose some of them and try!!

1. 百年 Yong Tau Foo.

Yong Tau Foo - $4

This is a must try Yong Tau Foo stall. Ingredients are standard and you do not get to choose like every else does. No fish balls or bean curds. Only freshly own made minced pork cakes, prawn cakes, ngor hiang, bitter gourd. Serves only in soup or with Bee Hoon. I enjoyed it very much because everything tastes so fresh! Apart from the yummy springy prawn balls, the meat patty, plus stuffing for the beancurd skin rolls and bittergourd seem to be a tasty combination of fish with pork. I slurped up every drop of their soup, so clear and sweet it was with plenty of minutely chopped spring onions.

Taste: 4/5

2. Heng Heng Fishball Noodles.

Heng Heng Bar Chor Mee - $3

The portion of noodles given was huge; a whole chunk! The noodles was topped with pork lard and spring onion to increase the fragrance. The noodles was very disappointing as it was overcooked. The bowl of soup chocked full of ingredients fared better. They are very generous with their ingredients such as meatball, fish cakes and also minced meat. The soup was laden with MSG.

Taste: 1/5

3. Bak Kut Teh • Ipoh Hor Fun.

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Hawker Food Hunt: East Coast Lagoon Food Village

East Coast Lagoon Food Village is considered by many to be the epicentre of barbecued seafood. Families flock here before and after a day of activities on the beach for ice cold sugarcane juice and a sumptuous meal of grilled cuttlefish and fish with a hot bowl of steamed rice.

Designed with a resort-like feel, it offers local hawker-fare at reasonable prices and a charming seaside ambience – perfect for a meal after a tiring afternoon of cycling, rollerblading or kayaking. Bring home some fried chicken wings and the ubiquitous satay for late-night supper or find a quiet spot on the beach to munch away and enjoy the cool sea breeze while you’re here.

1. Ah Hwee BBQ Chicken.

Bbq Chicken Wings - $1.30 Each (Min order 2)

The aroma of the chicken wings made my head turn and it pulled my nose towards it. What happened next was some finger licking good wings followed by the remains of the bones.

Taste: 4/5

2. Leng Heng BBQ Seafood & Claypot Deluxe.

Sambal Bbq Stingray - $18

The stingray was well grilled while keeping the meat moist and tender. I love their cincalok which gives a tangy, robust taste. However, I find the sambal chilli not fragrant enough.

Taste: 3/5

3. Haron Satay.

$0.50 per stick -

They use chicken pieces instead of mince and the sticks are quite generous. The taste of the satay is quite good and the homemade peanut sauce has got a generous amount of peanuts in it.

Taste: 4/5

4. SONG KEE FRIED OYSTER.

Fried Oyster - $5

I love how it is slightly wet and bursting with flavours (oyster, egg, cilantro, chilli dip).

Taste: 4/5

5. ROXY LAKSA & PRAWN NOODLE.

Laska - $3

It was pretty good. The laska gravy was thick, fragrant that is not overly coconuty, which is the hallmark of a good laksa.

Taste: 3.5/5

East Coast Lagoon Food Village

1220 East Coast Parkway
#01-14 East Coast Lagoon Food Village
Singapore 468960

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Hawker Food Review: Telok Blangah Drive Hawker Centre

Recently, i heard Telok Blangah Drive Hawker Centre got a good and yummy hainanese curry rice. So i went down to give it a try with 2 of my foodies friends, Alvin and Kai.

65 Hainanese Curry Rice.

Hainanese Curry Rice - $3.70 (1 Meat, 2 Veggie)

There are few notable must-haves in Hainanese curry rice: the cabbage, the braised pork, the deep fried pork cutlet and the curry that covered almost everything!

The taste-wise, the Chap Chye (Cabbage) was really well executed bringing out the natural sweetness of the cabbage with its delightful texture. The braised pork belly wasn't that good as it was lacking of some flavor and the meat wasn't tender enough. The braised egg was just normal, the braised gravy wasn't that good as it was lacking of flavors as it was very light. The curry sauce is basically the soul for the entire combination in Hainanese curry rice, the curry gravy was thick, creamy and the spiciness was just right.

The pork cutlet was the worst dish out of all. The pork cutlet wasn't flavorful as it was very tasteless, and the flour taste was very strong. The curry chicken was flavorful and the meat was soft and tender.

Food: 1.8/5

Overall, the curry rice was pretty average, i would still prefer scissor cut curry rice. It's worth a try. During lunch and dinner time, the queue is always very long, and it might need to queue for at lease 30 mins or longer.

Telok Blangah Drive Hawker Centre
79 Telok Blangah Drive,
Singapore 100079

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Hawker Food Review: Newton Circus Food Centre

Newton Food Centre, also widely known in Singapore as Newton Circus, is perpetually packed with locals and tourists alike. I know a lot of Singaporeans avoid going to Newton Food Centre as it is often seen as a tourist trap. But indeed , the price of the food over there is slightly more expensive compared to other places. Hence, i will recommend some must-try food whenever you are there.

1. BBQ Chicken Wings.

BBQ Chicken Wings - $1.40 /each

It was really yummy and well barbecued. No traces of blood within the meats while it was still as tender as it should be. Minimum order is 3 pieces. Any BBQ chicken wings stall sell at the same price and the taste is roughly the same.

Taste: 4/5

2. Satay.

Satay - $0.60/each stick for all types of meat.

I order 10 sticks of pork satay and 10 stick of mutton satay. The pork satay had alot of fats in them, which for me, I actually enjoyed. The mutton was considerably drier than the chicken and pork, but it didn't have the weird smell. The satay peanut sauce was chunky and tangy. It was really good.

Taste: 3.5/5

3. Sambal Stingray.

Sambal Stingray - $15 (Small)

It was really good. The soft and delicate fish, combined with spicy but rich and tasty, not overpowering sambal was really good! It's a must-try dish!!

Taste: 4/5

4. Oyster Omelette.

Oyster Omelette - $5

The egg was crispy on the top layer, but on the bottom layer, it was soggy and was very mushy. The oyster was quite little for the price and it wasn't that fresh too.

Taste: 1.5/5

5. Carrot Cake.

Black Carrot Cake - $5

It was really good, although it was quite expensive. There was a generous of egg in it. The sweet dark sauce went perfectly with the soft radish cake. f you don't like your savory things sweet, I suggest you go for the white/light version instead, which is more savory than the dark.

Taste: 3.75/5

6. Hokkien Mee.

Hokkien Mee - $5

It was very satisfying plate of hokkien mee with a lot of gravy. The noodles are wet, moist and flavorful! Generous serving of fresh ingredients.

Taste: 3.75/5

An table full of food is happiness!!

Newton Circus Food Centre

500 Clemenceau Avenue

Singapore 229495

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85 fengshan Market and Food Centre

Hawker Hopping: Lau Pa Sat Festival Market, 85 fengshan Market and Food Centre, Chinatown Complex Market & Food Centre

Hi Readers, i'll be doing a hawker hopping post!
Be sure for more local food on my blog now on!

First Stop, Lau Pa Sat Festival Market.

Built in the 19th century, Lau Pa Sat or Telok Ayer Market has long dominated the local landscape with its striking presence. A true Singapore landmark, it was gazetted as a national monument in 1973.

Located at Singapore’s Central Business District, Lau Pa Sat is busy with the crowds of office workers at lunchtime. At night, a satay street is rapidly set up at the outdoor area of the food market, adding more bustle to the place.

1. Satay.

Satay - $0.60 each for all type meat

There are more than 10 satay stalls, each stall offers its unique flavors. You can have satay skewers of chicken, lamb, beef and pork. We choose chicken and lamp satay from stall 6. The chicken satay was quite dry and tough. But the lamp satay was meaty, flavorful and well marinated. The peanut sauce is thick, sweet and not too spicy.

Taste: 1.75/5

2. BBQ Chicken Wings.

BBQ Chicken Wings - $1.20 Per Pics

The Chicken Wings here are pretty good. I think they could be a little bigger, but they are roasted nicely and the marination is just right. It was fresh, hot and crispy on the outside from the roasting. Sprinkle some lime and dip it into chili and yum yum!

Taste: 3.5/5

3. Lai Heng Fried Oyster.

Fried Oyster - $5

It wasn't good! The fried oyster isn't crispy enough and the Chilli sauce seen a bit lacking, and it was too oily and bland. The oyster was a bit dry too.

Taste: 0/5

4. Boon Tat Street BBQ Seafood.

BBQ Sambal Stingray - $10 (S), $12(M), $16(L)

The sambal stingray was pretty bad. Th sambal stingray was over grilled and the sambal chilli wasn't spicy, instead it was quite bland. Overall taste was super bad! It wasn't worth a try.

Taste: 0/5

5. Lau Pa Sat SugarCane.

SugarCane - $2

The sugarcane was fresh and sweet. Adding a lemon for more refreshing.

Taste: 3/5

Lau Pa Sat Festival Market
18 Raffles Quay
Singapore 048582

Second stop, 85 fengshan Market and Food Centre.

85 fengshan Market and Food Centre was located at Bedok North, it was another famous supper place in the east. The most famous food is "Bak Chor Mee", it's a must to try whenever you travel to bedok for supper.

1. Xing Ji Rou Cuo Mian.

Bak Chor Mee - $3.50

The most famous food over here. High Expectation on it. The stall only sells the soup version which came with minced meat, meat balls and cut red chilli. Taste-wise, the noodles were firm to the bite but the minced pork had an unnaturally sweet aftertaste. The meatballs were firm and nice. The broth was slurping good too. I enjoyed having the cut red chilli with the noodles and asked for more. actually cut red chilli wasn't spicy all.

Taste: 3.25/5

2. Bedok North 85 Fried Oyster.

Fried Oyster - $3

The freshly cooked fried oyster was decently executed. It had the right portion of starch and egg mixed together. each piece was crispy on the outside while soft and moist on the inside. the oysters were fresh, plump and juicy! Moreover, the chilli complements this real well.

Taste: 4/5

3. Bedok North 85 Fried Oyster.

Fried Kway Teow - $3

Same stall as fried oyster. The Fried Kway Teow was not bad. It had a semi-wet consistency and each piece of kway teow was well coated with savoury sauce. There were several pieces of cockles added. The beansprouts provided a crunchy texture in between each mouthful. Chinese sausage (lap Cheong) were added too

Taste: 2.5/5

4. Bedok North 85 Fried Oyster.

Fried Carrot Cake White - $3

It was good. It has the right texture and softness, great seasoning and white radish taste, Crispy exterior but soft with right moist interior as well as generous portion of eggs.

Taste: 3.25/5

5. Sin Bedok North BBQ Chicken Wings.

BBQ Chicken Wings - $1.30

Each time order, you would need to order a minimum of two chicken wings. The BBQ chicken wings was pretty good. It was crispy and charred glistening skin on the outside while incredibly juicy and tender on the inside. It was well marinated, flavorful both on the outside and inside.

Taste: 3.5/5

85 fengshan Market and Food Centre

Blk 85 Bedok North St 4 S(460085)

Third stop, Chinatown Complex Market & Food Centre.

Located in the heart of Chinatown, Chinatown Complex Food Centre is a great place to have local traditional dishes and Singaporean street food while you are visiting Chinatown.

1. China La Mian Xiao Long Bao.

Xiao Long Bao - $5 for 10pieces

It was pretty good. The broth of the dumplings and the filling is tasty and the skin is not too thick. Most xiao long bao in hawker centers are pretty bland but this one hits the spot. This is served with black vinegar and shredded ginger which compliments this dish well.

Taste: 3.25/5

2. Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodles.

Soya Sauce Chicken - $7/Half, $14/Whole chicken

It was good. This stall always has the longest queue in this food center with waiting time that could exceed an hour where a constant queue forms even during off-peak hours. The meat is given a deeper dimension of taste and optimal tenderness. The sauce is savory yet sweet and goes really well with the noodles/rice.

Taste: 3.75/5

3. Guang Zhou Kitchen.

Shrimp Dumpling - $3.50

The signature dish over this stall. It was good, the noodles was springy and resilient, yet not lumpy. The gritty crispy dried shrimps sambal was good, it was was spicy, flavorful and fragrant. The dumpling, was tightly wrapped with mince pork, shrimps and black wood ear fungus. The umami he lent to the base sauce in the noodles, took all that to another level.

Taste: 3.5/5

4. Cheng Ji 成记.

Steamed Song Fish Head - $13

This stall was featured on Sizzling Woks 煮炒来咯 season 2 hosted by Li Teng and Pornsak. It was pretty good. The fish is fresh and flaky and melts in the mouth. The soya sauce is appetizing and goes great on rice.

Taste: 3/5

Chinatown Complex Market & Food Centre

Blk 335 Smith Street

Singapore 050335

That's all for hawker hopping adventure.

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