Local breakfast packed from Bukit Timah Food Centre

Last Sunday around noon, our youngest sis flew back to London. Just before she flew back, it was her last breakfast here. A few days ago she still had a short list of things yet to try.

After church, we walked over to Bukit Timah Food Centre and packed breakfast home. Here's some of the things we bought that was on her list.

Here's the Chwee Kueh that she wanted to eat. We bought 2 packs of 6 pieces at $1.50 each.

It's such a comfort food ya? Warm, soft yet firm steamed rice cakes. Topped with chai por that is so fragrant and yet not so salty. Add a bit of chilli. Oooo.... Satisfaction.



It's carbo and more carbo. Made also from rice flour and radish. Chai Tow Kueh. We know sis don't like the black version, so we queued up for the 'white' version. There are I think 3 or 4 stalls of CTK at Bukit Timah FC, we like this particular stall where our family thinks is the best. (Main staircase up, the 2nd aisle I think, I recognize the stall, but not the exact location.)

Another dish with Chai Por! The crispy eggs and skin on the outside, soft in the inside. We like it like that! We ordered a $4 and it was such a big pack.



We also had 'Ngor Hiong'. This mix of various fried stuff and century egg is my other sis fav. Yup, she queued up for this. We had 3 packs of bee hoon to share. $15



What a full breakfast we had.
Any of the above is your favourite comfort food too?

Bukit Timah Market & Food Centre
116 Upper Bukit Timah Road
Singapore 588172

Loong Fatt Tao Sar Piah (Balestier)

Around a week ago, colleagues and I visited another fellow colleague who had just given birth at Thomson Medical Centre. After visiting them, we walked across the street to buy the famous Tao Sar Piah there.

There are many stalls there, but most people says the one by Loong Fatt's the best.



This is their box. It says they are the original and only outlet.



And also claimed to be the best. haha.. (it's printed on the side of the box)



This is how it looks like. We bought both the savoury and sweet versions. The ones with sesame seeds are the savoury ones.






The inside of the tao sar piah. (the pictures are not so clear)

Kua Chee - Eating bird seeds!

Hmmm do you feel like a bird when you eat seeds? Well, today's post is all about seeds!

This is the normal kua chee. The black and golden ones.



But if you like wasabi, well, nowdays there is this spicy variety too!



What about lavendar? You thought its only for aromatherapy? No, it's another flavour of kua chee.



For people who like things pink pink, here's rose flavoured kua chee!

Chestnuts

Chestnuts!

These are chestnuts! Have you seen them in the original form?



This might be more familiar with you all. The ones that are roasted and ready to be sold.



This stall is selling 1/2 kg for $4.


Want to see another vendor selling chestnuts? Visit my Singapore Daily Photo blog to see it. The other vendor's selling it for only $3.

Persimmons

For many people, persimmons are delicious fruits. Dried persimmons like these shown here are also very popular with people.

This hip uncle with a pony tail selling persimmons. The small little red plate is where the samples are. He will be snipping them into tiny pieces for everyone to try.



Zoom in for you all to see..



Just in case you can't see it, here's an even nearer picture.
Flattened fruit :-p

Sweets in Chinatown

Wishing all Chinese Readers, a Happy Reunion Dinner tonight. Hope you have a good time eating and catching up with your family. (not forgetting an abundant collection of Ang Pows. haha...)

I am posting from outside Singapore, (phew luckily parents have broadband).

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Sweets on sale at Chinatown.

ABC Market: Ondeh Ondeh

This is bought from ABC Market the same day we had quack quack duckie that day.

If you are in Singapore, the Channel 8 TV series that had Li Nanxing making ondeh ondeh will make you want to eat this too. haha..

Ondeh ondeh is green because the glutinous rice balls are mixed with Pandan leaves. (Screwpine leaves) It has gula melaka (palm sugar) inside that melts in your mouth! Its coated with desiccated coconut.



I had to hold it else the gula melaka will spill out.



I took another bite and had to quickly snap this with another hand. Arrghh the gula melaks is flowing out...



See you tomorrow :-)

Old Chang Kee Curry Puffs

Well, if you ask anyone in Singapore, Old Chang Kee = Curry Puff, Curry Puff = Old Chang Kee. But nowdays OCK sells many many other things, all our favourite deep fried food.

We take turns to 'chia' or treat each other food at work. This box is bought by colleague for us.
Guess how many curry puffs are inside?



Err, you count it yourself.



If you wondered what's inside, here it is. Potatoes, Chicken and Egg.



There's another post I had about another famous Pisang Goreng shop in Toa Payoh that also sells curry puff in Singapore. Visit that post here.

Well, if there's no OCK around you, and you wanna eat curry puffs, what can you do?
Here's some links to a few Singapore / Malaysian food bloggers, who have these few weeks made curry puffs, they have provided the recipe, so what are you waiting for?

Rasa Malaysia with the puff pastry curry puff. It looks delicious.

Simcooks with her giantic made with love puffs.

Budding Cook had a modified verson of Simcooks. View her slideshow!

Tigerfish is so thoughful. From small to extra large, she has demo it.