New Harbour Cafe

It was supposed to be a catch up drinks session at some pub along Tanjong Pagar and my friend suggested this “Café cum Bar” because of its SUPERB “Shio Bak” (Roast Pork). ROAST PORK served at a Pub?!!

和朋友叙旧, 她建议到这家咖啡馆兼酒吧, 因为听说这里有非常美味的烧肉。酒吧里竟然找得到烧肉?!!

As there were only 2 of us, we asked the server if she could recommend something not too heavy. So she was like, “Ohhhh…..you MUST try our ROAST PORK!!” We were like……OK! Done! 🙂

只有我们两个人, 所以便让侍应生介绍好吃但份量又不会太多的菜式。她不假思索地推荐我们一定要尝尝这里的烧肉。

There are 2 choices for their roast pork.
1) Crackling Roast Pork – $17.80
2) Hainanese Roast Pork – $12.80

Both are actually the same except the Crackling Roast Pork is served with daily vegetables, mashed and topped with apple sauce while the latter is served on its own, accompanied by the traditional sweet dark sauce and chilli.

这里的烧肉有两种选择: 脆皮烧肉和海南式烧肉。
两者其实是一样的, 只是脆皮烧肉多了些青菜做配料, 并淋上了苹果酱。海南式烧肉则比较传统, 搭的是黑甜酱和辣椒。

Here you go – the most sought after dish!

Hainanese Roast Pork ($12.80)
海南式烧肉。

Hmmm…”Shio Bak” served in pub, how good can it get? We took our first bite and OMG! The “Shio Bak” was like… HEAVEN!! The skin was soooooo… CRISPY to the MAX!!! The meat was chewy yet tender…everything just melted in your mouth! Perfect choice to go with a mug of cold cold beer!

在酒吧里卖的烧肉味道到底会怎样呢? 找食趣和朋友咬下第一口的时候, 简直是惊为天人! 烧皮是脆到~~~
吃着肉质香嫩的烧肉, 喝上一大杯冰冷的啤酒, 真是一大享受!

White Clams Cooked in Beer Stock ($18.80)

Steamed clams cooked in beer stock with garlic, onion and chilli padi.

啤酒蒸鲜蛤, 少不了大蒜、葱头、小辣椒。

This is another MUST order dish! JAF tried out many popular restaurants which specialised in clams, BUT this got to be one of the BEST! It is served in a pot and every piece of clam is BIG and JUICY! Ohhh…..YES! We love the beer stock!

这绝对是另一道必点之菜。
只要是鲜蛤, 找食趣必定不会错过。
这里的又鲜甜又肥美, 加上啤酒的清香, 我们还能不大快朵颐吗?

Cooking style = Asian + Ang Mor. Thinly cut chilli padi and garlic are added, thus giving the stock a very rich and flavourful taste! We didn’t spare any left in the pot!

Awwwwww….We are definitely coming back here AGAIN!

中西合璧的煮法, 啤酒、小辣椒和大蒜, 都增加了整道菜的芳香气味。
难怪汤汁会被我们喝得一滴都不剩!

我们以后还会再来光顾的!

Address:
114, Tanjong Pagar Road
Singapore 088529
Telephone: 65 6226 2657

Opening hours:
Mon–Thu: 10.30am – 11pm
Fri: 10.30am – Midnight
Sat: 3pm – 11pm
(Closed on Sun)

Blk 928 Yishun Central Laksa

Craving for a bowl of HOT and YUMMY Laksa at the north side of Singapore? Well, then you must REALLY try this!

想在新加坡的北部找到又辣又好吃的叻沙吗? 来到这里准没错!

Can you believe that they used to sell a bowl at $2.20?!

难以相信之前一碗叻沙只卖$2.20吧?

Awards! Awards! Awards! *Claps*

看看这一堆的奖状, 就知道这里的叻沙肯定是十足有料的。

This is definitely worth it! For $2.50… ingredients consist of fish cakes, tao poks (fried toufu), fresh bean sprouts and hard boiled egg!

果然是物有所值!
$2.50 就能吃到不少的料, 包括鱼饼、豆卜、豆芽、鸡蛋。

Always love the laksa with yellow noodles! 🙂 WoOooo…the laksa gravy is so fragrant that JAF simply can’t stop scooping it! And YES! JAF finished the entire bowl! *SLURP!*

叻沙除了普遍常用的粗米粉, 也有黄面, 后者绝对是找食趣的选择。
还有, 找食趣完全无法抗拒这香浓叻沙汤汁的魅力, 结果是一口一口不停地喝, 很快的就把整碗汤喝光了!

Address:
Blk 928 Yishun Central 1
#01-155 Singapore 760928
Opening hours:
Tuesday – Sunday: 11am – 7pm
(Closed on Mondays)

Nasi Briyani Specialist (6th Avenue)

Fancy having a SINFUL meal to start your day?………..
NASI BRIYANI here we COMEEEEEE!!!! Wooohoooo!!!! 🙂

早餐来一份充满”罪恶感”的美食吧 – 黄姜饭!

This is one of the BEST Nasi Briyani in Singapore!

全新加坡最美味的黄姜饭之一, 找食趣觉得啦, 嘿嘿。

The spices were distributed evenly throughout, very flavourful yet not overpowering. Most importantly, the rice is not oily at all!

加入香料和黄姜粉, 再和米饭一起翻炒均匀, 就是这盘黄澄澄, 香喷喷的黄姜饭了。
最重要是一点也不油腻!

The chicken thigh was SOooo… GOOD and we LOVE it SOOoo…much that that we ordered extra for each of us!! J
We requested for really HOT and CRISPY chicken thigh – Request GRANTED!!! The batter is crispy to the MAXXX!!! And the meat is so juicy! *YUMMILLICOUS!!!!*

鸡腿太好吃了! 好吃到大家都决定再叫多几份。
找食趣特别要求要又辣又脆的鸡腿。皮脆肉多汁, 果然没让大家失望!

For those who don’t like the taste or smell of mutton, maybe it’s time to give the mutton here a chance! The meat is very tender and there is hardly any smell and taste of mutton! The curry is thick, savoury and well spiced! Our friend who didn’t really fancy mutton actually ordered ANOTHER serving!

不喜欢吃羊肉的朋友如果尝了这里的羊肉可能会从此改观。
肉嫩而且一点羊骚味都没有。
不仅如此, 咖喱的味道也调得非常浓郁实在。
就连平时不碰羊肉的朋友都禁不住点多一份吃呢。

Address:
6th Avenue Briyani Specialist,
12 Sixth Avenue
Tel: 8152-4561
Opening hours:
6am to 10pm daily

Orange Thimble

Another café has “surfaced” in Tiong Bahru!

中峇鲁又出现新的咖啡馆了!

JAF was having breakfast at Tiong Bahru market and happened to walk pass this little café. Though we were still VERY FULL from our earlier breakfast, we couldn’t stop ourselves from NOT entering this café. Haha!

找食趣在中峇鲁巴刹吃完早餐后, 无意中经过这家小小咖啡馆。虽然已经吃得饱饱的, 但还是按捺不住踏进咖啡馆里。

It looked like any other café until we explored further in… Check this out!

咖啡馆看起来似乎很普通, 可是往里头钻后, 才发现原来内有乾坤喔。

Don’t you just love the backyard!
The cafe is a very cosy feeling place, and it’s divided into 5 sections, including the backyard. Each corner is a different layout. Cool right? 🙂

看看后巷, 是不是觉得别具风味呢?
整个咖啡馆共分为5个部分, 包括后巷在内。每一个部分都是不同的设计, 非常用心。

After you place your order at the counter, a “beeper” will be given. It will beep when your food is ready for collection.

点菜后, 你会拿到一个”迷你声响器”。当它发出声响, 就表示可以去领取食物了。

Beep! Beep! Your food is ready!

哔哔哔! 食物好了!

Nice cuppa latte to start your day! Remember these fancy gems biscuits we used to eat when we were young?

来一杯拿铁咖啡, 再吃吃童年时候常吃到的”七彩宝塔糖”饼干, 令人怀念啊。

They serve “All Day Breakfast” on weekends!

这里在周末时有提供全天候早餐哦。

Here you gooo…. 2 Sunny Side-up + 2 Sausages, Sauteed Mushroom + Roasted Tomatoes + Bacon +Baked Beans + 2 slices of Toast = $11.50

$11.50 的早餐, 内有两份的鸡蛋、香肠、面包、还有炒蘑菇、烤番茄、培根和茄汁焗豆。

Orange Thimble will definitely become another hang-out place for us! Next time we are coming here with an empty stomach! J

又有多一个能让找食趣度过慵懒早晨的地方了。
而且下一次找食趣一定会空着肚子来!

Address:
Blk 56, 01-68, Eng Hoon Street,
Tiong Bahru, Singapore
Opening hours:
Tues, Wed, Thurs: 11am – 9pm
Fri, Sat: 9am – 10.30pm
Sun: 9am-9pm
Closed on Mondays

http://www.theorangethimble.com

Caphe East

Vietnamese food has never been one of the top choices when JAF is searching for food. Well, probably because the food has a distinctive “fishy” taste. BUT…this time round, friends have convinced JAF that it’s a MUST try for this newly set up café located at the east! Hmmm…let’s take a look…

在寻找美食的过程中, 越南菜很少会是找食趣的首选。不过这次, 朋友很努力地说服了找食趣一定要到东边这家新开张的越南食馆瞧瞧。

Goi Cuon (Summer Rolls) – 2pc: $5.00 and 4pc: $8.00

These rolls are freshly made and filled with prawns, sliced pork, lettuce, cucumber, vermicelli and served with a special peanut sauce.

新鲜制作的越南米卷(夏卷)。
有虾、猪肉片、生菜、黄瓜、米粉和特制花生酱。

Verdict: NICE! The rice sheet is extremely thin and delicate and the ingredients used are all fresh! Love the sweetness of the peanut sauce and the texture is just nice, not too thick or watery.

透明的米皮很薄, 所用的材料都很新鲜。
非常喜欢花生酱的甜味, 质感顺滑, 不浓不稀刚刚好。
2个: $5.00 / 4个: $8.00

Cha Gio (Spring Rolls) – 3pc: $6.00 and 9pc: $9.00

Traditional Vietnamese dish which is stuffed with Chinese mushrooms, minced pork, crab meat, prawns and vermicelli. Fried to perfection and served with homemade fish sauce.

越南春卷是一道传统越南菜肴, 里头有东菇、猪肉碎、蟹肉、虾和米粉。
炸得适中, 吃时要配上自制的越南沾酱鱼露。
3个: $6.00 / 9个: $9.00

Verdict: A “never-go-wrong” to order dish when you eat at a Vietnamese restaurant. Very crispy, but it would be even better if it’s less oily. The homemade fish sauce is good, it doesn’t have the fishy taste at all!

来到越南餐馆吃越南春卷准没错。
春卷炸得很酥脆, 不过有点太油腻了, 不然味道会更佳。
自制的鱼露酱不会太浓烈, 适合找食趣的口味。

Pho Tai – $9.00

Raw beef with flat rice noodles served with homemade broth and garnished with mint, coriander, onions and scallions.

越南牛肉河粉, 汤是自家制的。
上面撒了薄荷、芫荽、洋葱和青葱。

Verdict: JAF LOVE the broth! The broth is light yet very tasty and flavourful! Every sip leaves a hint of sweetness in your mouth and you never seem to get enough of the soup! *Heavenly….*
Unlike other restaurants which use beef slices, Caphe East has its very own style – the beef meat is pounded instead of sliced, hence it looks like minced beef. Flat silky noodles soaked in the broth… WOoOo… just so AWESOME! 🙂

牛肉河粉汤 ($9.00) 味道清爽甘甜, 让找食趣喝上了瘾。
这里处理牛肉的方式和其他地方的有所不同, 牛肉不是切片, 而是剁碎过。
顺滑的面条浸在汤汁里, 尤其美味。

Café Sua Nong – $4.50

Traditional Vietnamese Coffee with condensed milk. * Vietnamese coffee filter brews one single cup of coffee. Looks complicated but it’s actually not…It comes in three parts, the main central brewing pot, a lid (which also doubles as a coaster), and a mini plunger.*

加入炼奶的传统越南咖啡 ($4.50) 用的是一种特殊的滴滤咖啡杯, 里面放了咖啡粉, 再用热水冲泡。下面用玻璃杯接着，让咖啡滴滴答答的滴到杯子内。

Verdict: “STRONG” is the only word I can describe! It’s like Singaporean style coffee – “Kopi-Gao”. Loads of condensed milk are added so you can just stir according to how sweet you like your coffee to be! 🙂

味道非常浓烈, 就好像我们这里特浓的咖啡吧。
杯子底下加了一层炼奶, 随你喜欢咖啡要多甜, 把咖啡和炼奶混合起来喝。

Address:
922, East Coast Road
Singapore 459114
Tel: 62450153

http://caphe.com.sg/

Bangkok Express @ Newton Circus

Sawasdee ka! Welcome to Newton Circus!

大家好! 欢迎来到牛顿圈。

We chanced upon this thai food stall when we were there for the famous Bee Heng Poh Piah. At first we hesitated… until we realised that the cook and server are Thai. Hmm…how bad can the thai food be right?

So, JAF shall start our “Thai Adventure”………

原本找食趣是来找有名的美兴薄饼的, 意外看到这个卖泰国食物的摊位。正当犹豫要不要光顾这摊位时, 发现厨师和摊位助手都是泰国人。看来食物应该不会差到哪里去吧?
那么就让找食趣来一顿泰国餐吧。

Phad Thai – $4.50
The 1st dish that came to our mind when we were standing in front of the stall was…PHAD THAI! What is Thai Food without Phad Thai?
Well, JAF and friends were very impressed with the Phad Thai here! Not only is the boss very generous with the ingredients, the texture of the glass noodles is cooked just right, not too wet or sticky. Taste even better when we mixed the noodles with the chopped peanuts and…..dash of lime. J

泰国美食绝对少不了泰式炒河粉 – $4.50。
看看这盘炒河粉就知道它的料有多丰富了。
面条炒得刚刚好, 筷子就可轻易拨散开。与花生碎搅和在一起, 再挤点青柠檬汁, 味道美妙, 令找食趣和朋友赞不绝口。

Tom Yum Soup – $5.00
The 2nd dish would definitely be the Tom Yum Soup! For $5.00 you get a BIG bowl of yummilicious soup! JAF tried a few places and this got to be the only one with such a generous portion of seafood! Not too sure if they serve the clear soup but we were all very satisfied with their creamy red chilli base Tom Yum soup.
*If you can’t take too spicy stuff, you can tell them you prefer “less-spicy” and they will be more than happy to cook for you.

只要$5就有这么一大碗的东炎汤, 绝对物有所值。
找食趣曾吃过几家的泰国餐, 好像都没这里的海鲜料多。
如果你不能吃太辣的, 厨师也会非常乐意做出调整, 另外准备一碗少辣的东炎汤。

Fried Chicken Cashew Nuts – $6.00
This dish taste pretty similar to our chinese style, “Sweet and Sour Pork”. Chunky chicken meat fried with sweet and sour sauce, onion and last but not least, cashew nuts. Oh Yes! This dish comes with Mango Salad on the side too! The salad is not a huge portion but just nice for one person. (Fyi, this dish comes with rice.)

香炒腰豆鸡丁 – $6
味道其实有点像我们中式的酸甜猪肉, 也放入了洋葱和腰豆一起炒。
这道菜附有芒果沙拉和白饭, 不多, 足够一个人的份量。

Green Curry – $4.50
WooOoo… the gravy for the Green Curry is rich, creamy and flavourful. The chicken is very juicy and tender too. It definitely goes very well with a plain bowl of rice.

青咖喱 – $4.50
味道浓郁, 鸡肉多汁且嫩滑, 配白饭吃最适合不过了。

Chicken Omelette – $4.00
This is a simple dish – Minced chicken meat with egg. Yup, SIMPLE is the word but JAF simply love this dish! The minced meat are evenly spread, the eggs are nicely cooked, not too burnt yet crispy! *loving it*

芙蓉鸡肉煎蛋 – $4
很简单的一道家常菜, 不过却让找食趣吃得津津有味哦。
鸡肉碎都很均匀地散布在鸡蛋之中, 整体的熟度恰到好处。

Thai Fried Tung Hoon – $4.50
Unlike other stalls that we have tried, the tung hoon are not too dry but springy and most importantly you would not get clumps of tung hoon sticking together.

泰式炒冬粉 – $4.50
不会太干, 更重要的是冬粉没有粘成一团, 因此吃得出它的弹性。

Tom Yum Paste Chicken – $5.50
This is the only dish that JAF would consider as “so-so”. We could not taste the tom yum paste despite it’s name. But one thing for sure, the chicken served here is always big, chunky and very tender. It comes with a small portion of mango salad on the side and rice as well!

这道东炎鸡肉只能算是普通的一道菜而已。
不过有一点不能不提的是, 鸡肉分量都很大, 而且也很嫩。
还附上小份的芒果沙拉和饭呢。

Address:
Newton Food Centre
500 Clemenceau Ave North #01-004

Smiths Authentic British Fish & Chips

JAF heard so much from our “Ang Moh” friends and colleagues about this Fish & Chips joint in Singapore. To them, the Fish & Chips here is the closest they can get to an original one back in UK.
When we reached there, we were taken aback by the takeaway counter, because we were expecting an “English – style” restaurant.

找食趣从洋人朋友和同事口中听闻某家店所专卖的炸鱼薯条, 是他们在新加坡接触到的最接近英国传统炸鱼薯条的味道了。
既然如此, 不能不去。原本以为是一家英国式的餐馆, 没想到只是一个简单的外卖打包柜台。

So this is how it works at Smiths…
You order at the counter –> wait a while –> pick up –> off to a English Fish & Chips feast!.

在柜台点了食物后, 只需等一会儿就能领取香喷喷的炸鱼薯条了。

Basic condiments for Fish & Chips.
Singaporean style – Chilli/Ketchup/Tartar Sauce
Ang Moh style – Vinegar/Salt/Ketchup/Tartar Sauce

炸鱼薯条搭配的基本调味酱料:
新加坡式 – 辣椒酱/番茄酱/塔塔酱
洋式 – 醋/盐/番茄酱/塔塔酱

Just like the old days, the Fish & Chips at Smiths are wrapped in paper!
We chose “Mushy Peas” as the side dish. Fyi, their mushy peas are prepared in the authentic British way.
*Definition of Mushy Peas: Dried marrowfat peas which are first soaked overnight in water and then simmered with a little sugar and salt until they form a thick green lumpy soup.*

不说不知, 原来炸鱼薯条源自19世纪的英国。炸鱼薯条用白纸包着, 这可是上一辈英国人延续下来的传统吃法, 让顾客能边走边吃。
配菜选择了也是充满英国传统风味的豌豆泥。
*豌豆泥的做法: 将泡水浸过一夜后的豌豆慢煮至糊状，过程中加入少许的糖和盐即可。

We LOVE the Fish & Chips! (We ordered the Haddock and Cod)
YES! The secret lies in the batter! JAF found out that Smiths’ home-made batter is made fresh every day to their secret recipe. Their chips are thick cut chips, peeled and chipped every morning. *YUMS!* Many of our ang-moh friends recommended the Haddock, however JAF feels that the Cod tastes better. The flesh is actually more moist and flavourful. Perhaps you might like to try them and let us know?

找食趣点了黑线鳕和鳕鱼, 味道赞!
秘诀就在于依照独家秘方, 每天新鲜配制的面糊。
还有用新鲜马铃薯, 切成一条条粗粗厚厚的炸薯条, 好吃!
洋人朋友们都极力推荐黑线鳕, 找食趣倒是觉得鳕鱼肉比较细嫩多汁, 味道也较鲜美。
你们也试试看了再做定夺吧。

Mushy Peas 豌豆泥: $2.50
Cod+Chips 鳕鱼＋薯条: $18.00
Haddock+Chips 黑线鳕＋薯条: $17.00
Total: 37.50

Address:
230 Tanjong Katong Road
Singapore 437018
Telephone: 63459855
Opening Hours: 12pm – 11pm (Every day)

271 Bukit Timah Road
#01-02 Balmoral Plaza
Singapore 259708
Telephone: 97379313
Opening Hours: 12pm – 11pm (Every day)

50, Boat Quay
Singapore 049239
Opening Hours: 11am – 1am (Every day)

http://www.smithsfishandchips.com/

Ming Chung Restaurant

Henghua is a minority chinese dialect of the immigrants from Putien in Fujian province. The language is pretty close to Foochow and Hokkien. There is only a handful of authentic Henghua restaurants in Singapore and their commonly used ingredients are seaweed, oysters, clams and other seafood. This is because Putien is located near the coast. *Ah….now we know!*

莆田市，别称“兴化”，位于福建省东部沿海。而莆田话即兴化方言，兴化方言属汉语方言系闽海方言群，为福建省十个汉语方言之一。
在新加坡, 以正宗原味的兴化菜肴为主的餐馆不多。由于莆东沿海的关系, 因此兴化菜肴里最常见的材料就有海带/海藻、蚝、蛤和其他海鲜等。

Ming Chung Restaurant is established in 1933 and is one of Singapore’s oldest Henghua restaurants. The restaurant was named “Ming Chung”, meaning “People” in Chinese, to reflect the affordable home-style Henghua food for the diverse clientele including rickshaw riders and labourers.

民众菜馆创于1933年, 是新加坡历史悠久的兴化餐馆之一。餐馆取名为民众, 正是希望能为当时的老百姓, 包括三轮车车夫和劳工等等, 提供价格大众化的兴化家常菜。

You have to arrive as early as 5pm to “chop” for a table especially if you are heading here for dinner on a weekend!

如果是周末要到这里用餐, 最好是在5点左右就来等位子。

The Heng Hua Lor Mee is a MUST order when you come here!
Expecting the typical “dark” version Lor Mee? The Lor Mee here is white in gravy instead but the spoon base is similar to the “dark” version, in starchy broth. It has loads of ingredients like seafood, sliced pork, clams, tau pok and vegetables.

兴化卤面一定要尝。
和常见的酱油色卤面不同, 莆田卤面用白色高汤慢慢炖出来的，让高汤和配料的味道渗透到面条里，因此汤特别粘稠。
里头有不少的料, 有海鲜、猪肉、蛤、豆卜、菜等等。

Another signature dish is this stir fried LaLa (clams), very fresh with natural sweetness! And we LOVE the flavourful sauce too!

另一道招牌菜就是清炒花蛤(拉拉)，味道鲜美，有海鲜自然的鲜甜。

WOooo….We love this prawn fritters!! Love the batter which is light and not oily and it’s SUPER CRISPY!!!

炸虾球所使用的面糊炸出来的不油腻，特别爽脆。

The batang fish served here is very fresh! This is a very simple dish yet they cook it so well. The fish is evenly fried and when you dip it with the light soy sauce + cut chilli… YUMS!

马鲛鱼很新鲜。其实是很简单的一道菜, 不过煎得恰当好处, 一点也不马虎。沾点辣椒酱青吃下去, 哇, 好吃!

Last but not least, the fried rice! The rice is fried just right with the “Wok Hei” fragrance! They are very generous with their ingredients – Eggs + Prawns + CharSiew + Chinese Sausages.

最后不能不介绍这个炒饭, 它可是镬气十足, 香喷喷的。料也很丰富哦, 有鸡蛋、虾肉、叉烧和蜡肠。

Address:
67 Maude Road
Singapore 208348
Tel: 6296 3428
Opening hours:
3:00pm to 11:30pm
Closed on Mondays
www.mingchung.com.sg

TCS ~ The Coastal Settlement

Whether it’s vintage clothing, or retro home deco and restaurants, they seem to have made a huge comeback recently.

最近似乎很流行怀旧风，不管是衣服、家居还是餐馆都充满复古元素。

This is a newly opened restaurant located in the ulu Changi area. The building used to be a British Army camp.

找食趣要介绍的是一家刚刚开业不到一年的餐馆。这栋建筑物原本是废弃了的英军营地。听说业主花了大半年的时间修复，并改装成餐馆。

If you are driving, you can either park at the private carpark outside the restaurant or the public carpark at Turnhouse Road. Both are free parking.

驾车的朋友可以将车停在餐馆外的停车场或是距离不远的 Turnhouse Road 停车场。

Lots of greenery. Indeed a great way to enjoy food, nature and fresh air at the same time.

在绿意盎然的庭院里一边用餐，一边呼吸大自然的空气。

Old bicycle at the entrance.

门口处摆放了一部旧脚踏车。

Bar counter, with a mixture of modern and antique feel.

一进门，就会看到这个结合了复古与现代感的吧台。

Kampong corner.
非常富有殖民地时代的甘榜情调。

The restaurant is very large and spacious, maximum capacity can be up to 200 people.

餐馆面积很大，单单室内就可以容纳多达200人。

The furniture here is reminiscent of the British Colonial period.

英殖民时代的家具用品，充满了浓浓的怀旧风情。

Relive the old days with these nostalgic items: old record player, old records,

老唱机、老唱片、还有柜子上的洋瓷杯…餐馆的环境就像是要带着食客穿越时空回到70年代。

Old typewriter and telephones.

旧式打字机和电话，现在都不容易找到了。

Wooden window shutters on the ceiling.

木窗口倒挂在天花板上，很新奇吧。

Wooden chairs lining up near the ceiling and sofa skeleton frame hanging from the ceiling.

还有木椅子和沙发框架都为餐馆的天花板增色不少。

Appetizer: Wagyu Cubes – $22
Lightly seared wagyu cubes, with mushroom salsa, mesclun salad and japanese dressing.
The wagyu cubes are not too hard and taste good.

前菜: 香煎和牛粒 – $22
牛肉不会太硬，味道很不错。

The Coast Salad – $16
Fresh prawns, pork slices, mixed greens, red chillis, local herbs, chopped peanuts, with homemade Vietnamese dressing.
Tossing the salad inside the glass jar was fun.
The Vietnamese dressing adds a refreshing touch to the greens.

南洋风味鲜虾沙律 – $16
装在玻璃罐里，倒入酱汁，甩一甩，把沙律和酱汁搅拌后，就可以吃了。
蔬菜好爽口哦，配合餐馆特别调配的越南式酱汁(有鱼露、小葱头、小辣椒)，口感很清新，也富有南洋风味。

Mussel & Clam Soup – $18
Tomatos, fennels, white wine, lemon juice, lightly creamed seafood broth, and chargrilled toast.
JAF finds this a little bit salty, but other than that, the soup is flavourful and goes well with the crispy bread.

淡菜蚶肉汤 – $18
好浓郁的汤，有海鲜自然的鲜甜。虽然有一点点偏咸，但海鲜的精华都在汤里，配烤得又香又脆的面包，很够味。

Nasi Lemak – $16
Coconut rice, fried chicken, tiger prawns, sunny side up egg, fresh cucumber, ikan billis and sambal chilli.
The ikan billis here are big sized, and not forgetting the tiger prawns too! JAF likes the specially marinated chicken meat, a different taste from the normal chicken.

椰浆饭 – $16
一般的椰浆饭，只有鸡翅膀、小江鱼仔和荷包蛋。这里的江鱼仔就特别大，而且还有这么肥的老虎虾。
值得一提的是鸡翅膀，味道相当独特，看来是用了特别的材料来腌制。

Prosciutto & Arugula Pizza – $22
16th month old aged Prosciutto, baby tomatoes, arugula, mozzarella cheddar, shaved parmesan cheese.

火腿比萨 – $22
轻薄纤细的饼皮烘烤得好酥脆。

Truffle Mushroom Fettuccine – $21
Sauteed wild mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, with creamy truffle sauce, white wine reduction, shaved parmesan and fresh chives.
A vegetarian meal, the mushrooms are simply fabulous.

松露菌菇宽面 – $21
这一份意大利宽面，没有肉类，只用来自韩国的各种菌菇，淋上的松露油有如画龙点睛，让人一口接一口，完全停不下来。

Cheese Burger – $26
180g Wagyu beef patty, melted smoked cheddar cheese, sliced mushrooms, bacon strips, mesclun salad and fries.
This burger is humongous!!!

和牛芝士汉堡包 – $26
这简直就是汉堡包当中的巨无霸，有培根，又有牛肉。单单是和牛肉，就有三公分那么厚。
难得的是，那么厚的肉，却也煎得恰到好处。再配上洋葱、番茄等蔬菜，完全不觉得肥腻。

Gula Melaka Panna Cotta – $12
Vanilla panna cotta, red beans, green jelly, gula melaka.

意大利奶冻 – $12
主厨在这个意大利甜品里加入椰糖和红豆，变得富有南洋特色。

Sea salt caramel cheesecake
海盐焦糖芝士蛋糕

All in all, the food is not too bad, but it’s really all about the charming retro ambience which just put this place over the top.

总的来说，这里的食物还算不赖。不过，找食趣认为来这里主要还是为了感受怀旧气息和其所带来的“视觉享受”。

Address:
200 Netheravon Road
Singapore 508529
Tel: 6475 0200
Operating Hours:
Monday – Sunday: 10.30am till 12 Midnight
(Last order for Food @ 9:45pm)
www.thecoastalsettlement.com

Xu Jun Sheng Long Ji (许俊盛隆记)

Looking for Authentic Teochew “Muay” or Cze Char?

想品尝正宗的潮州粥和潮州煮炒吗?

Tucked in a corner of Joo Chiat, you will see a bright, clean and spacious koptiam. This non air-conditioned Teochew Porridge and Cze Char place is highly recommended by our Teochew friends! If you have been a “Joo Chiat foodie follower”, you would have heard about them. They were formerly at 59 Joo Chiat Place.

许俊盛隆记是找食趣的潮籍朋友介绍的, 就位于如切地区的这间咖啡店内。
虽然没有冷气, 但胜在够明亮宽敞, 地方也很干净。
如果你是如切美食的忠实追随者, 你一定有听过这个招牌。他们之前在59号营业。

Fish Cake – $2 per piece
WoOOoo….the fish cakes here are a MUST try! They are lightly fried, not oily and do not have a fishy taste. The texture is smooth and very chewy too! *Yums!*

鱼饼 – 每块$2
一定要尝尝这里的鱼饼, 炸得并不油腻, 也没有鱼腥味。
口感爽滑, QQ有弹性。

Pork Trotters (Tendon/thigh) – $6 / $8
The “Loh Bak” (braised meat) here is very soft and tender. Just eat it alone together with plain porridge or rice, it’s good enough. Best when you pour the sweet and dark gravy over it…Shiokaddooo!!!

猪脚 – $6/$8
卤猪脚肉非常软嫩, 吃起来不费劲。
无论是配白粥或白饭都一样好吃。
再淋上浓郁的卤汁, 哇~~~马上让人神魂颠倒!

Preserved Radish Omelette – $5
The “Chai Boh Neng” (preserved radish omelette) here is really GOOD! They are so generous with the “Chai Boh”, that you are able to eat the crunchy radish with every bite you take.

菜脯蛋 – $5
美味极了! 菜脯的份量超十足的, 因此每咬一口都能吃到咸香脆口的菜脯颗粒。

Steamed Baby Threadfin – Seasonal Price
For Teochews, steamed fish is a MUST in every meal. The popular fish will normally be the White or Silver Pomfret steamed together with salted vegetables, sour plums and thinly sliced pork belly to enhance the dish. Hmm…since everyone is always here for the steam pomfret, JAF decided to try something different! With the strong recommendation from the server, we ordered the Pan fried “Ngoh Hee” (Threadfin) with black bean sauce. We LOVE this dish! The fish is very FRESH and the gravy is saucy and sweet!

蒸午鱼/马友鱼 – 价格随季节变化而定。
潮州佳肴决不能少了蒸鱼。
通常潮州蒸鱼用的不是白鲳就是银鲳, 再加入咸菜、酸梅和三层肉薄片。
找食趣就点个不同的 – 蒸午鱼。鱼肉鲜美，黑豆酱汁甜甜的, 更是绝配。

Stir-Fried Clams with Garlic & Chilli – $8 / $12
One of Singaporeans’ favourite seafood dish – Fried “La-La” (clams)!! The “La-Las” here are very big and juicy! Every piece is evenly stir-fried so you won’t miss a single piece without tasting the flavourful sauce! It was sooooo…good that we literally “drank” the sauce from the shell!!!

香蒜辣椒清炒鲜蛤 – $8 / $12
这是新加坡人最爱吃的海鲜之一了。
鲜蛤又大又肥美。找食趣每吃一块肉就喝一口汁，可见有多鲜味十足！

Traditional Prawn Roll – $6 per roll
Unlike some other places that we have tried before, the “Hei Cho” (prawn roll) here are pretty bite size so you would definitely NOT stop at one! And YES! It goes well with the dark sweet sauce and of course not forgetting Teochew style chilli – vinegar/garlic chilli.

Read from other food blogs that customers always come back for the “Hei Cho”. Now we know why, its because these prawn rolls are wrapped with Pork Mesentary.

传统虾枣 – $6
这里的虾枣挺特别的，用猪小肠衣将馅料包裹在内。当然还要沾上黑甜酱和潮州式的醋蒜辣椒酱。
味道独特，难怪会吸引食饕们的青睐，蛮多博客都有介绍。

*Fyi – Mesentary: In an animal’s stomach, Mesentery is the piece of peritomeum that joins part of the small intestine to the back wall of the abdomen, as well as supporting the intestine. It is sold already opened, cleaned and scalded.*

*猪小肠衣 ~
肠系膜是腹膜的一部分，包在小肠和大肠的外面，把肠连接在腹腔的后壁上。

Yam Paste with Steamed Pumpkin and Gingko Nuts – $2 per serving
A MUST try Teochew dessert here – “Orh Nee” (yam paste).
In the past, this traditional Teochew dessert is often cooked with lards and lots of shallot oil thus making it very flavourful. These days, this dish tends to be healthier, coconut milk is used to replace fatty oil.
Conclusion: the “Orh Nee” dessert is really AWESOME! 😛 The yam paste is very smooth and mashed pumpkin is added hence giving the taste a slightly different texture.

南瓜白果竽泥 – $2
吃潮州菜怎么能少了传统的潮州甜品芋泥呢?
其实很正统的竽泥是用了许多猪油和葱油烹煮的，所以味道会特别香浓。
如今，大家都注重健康饮食，猪油和葱油已转而用椰汁来替代了。
虽然如此，芋泥甜品味道还是特佳，口感绵密。南瓜的甜味和竽泥混合得恰到好处。

Address:
121 Joo Chiat Place
Opening Hours:
Mon to Sat: 11am – 3.30pm, 5.30pm – 9pm
Sun: 10.30am – 3.30pm

Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Kway Chap

After trying so many Kway Chap stalls…..

THIS got to be JAF’s FAVOURITE Kuey Chap stall in Singapore! 🙂

找食趣吃过不少的粿汁, 只有这里才是找食趣到目前为止最中意的档口。

Look at the queue! It is NEVER ending! The boss told us the customers start to queue up even before the stall opens at 5.00pm.

开档时间是五点, 但据老板说, 五点之前就有不少的食客们开始排队了, 而且是有增无减。

Boss, how much is it huh???
价钱表。

This is one of the reasons that draw the crowd here! The “Kuey” (flat sheet noodles) texture is soooo….SMOOTH, soooo…THIN and soooo…YUMMY!! Trust JAF, it just melts in your mouth!!! Oh, we love the broth too! It’s light, tasty, very flavourful and topped with fried shallots too! *Slurp!!*

如此吸引食客味蕾的正是这里柔滑的粿汁，美味，而且入口即化。
卤汁也鲜美无比，绝对让你满意。

JAF NEVER fail to order 2 plates of innards and pork belly here! Most importantly, they are carefully cleaned and does not leave a “porky” smell in the mouth. Each and every piece of meat is evenly braised. The pork belly’s skin is so soft and tender that you would not even bother about your calories the moment you put in your mouth! *Yums!*

每次到这儿, 找食趣一定会点两盘的内脏和猪肚。大家无须担心有臊味, 这里的都处理得很好, 不会吃到什么异味。
每一片肉都卤得十分入味。尤其猪肚肉吃进口里感觉很顺滑, 这时候还管他什么卡路里热量啊, 吃了再说吧!

They also have other side orders like fish cake, tau pok, eggs etc…and they taste as good too!

当然也少不了美味的鱼饼、豆卜、鸡蛋等等。

Total bill: $18.20
5 bowls of Kway Chaps and
1 serving of Kiam Cai (preserved vegetables)
2 servings of Innards + Pork Belly + Tau Pok + Egg + Fish Cake

5碗粿汁、1盘咸菜、2盘内脏+猪肚+鱼饼+豆卜+鸡蛋 = 总值$18.20

Address:
Blk 93 Toa Payoh Lor 4
#01-198
Opening hours:
5.30pm – 12.00am
Closed on Mondays

Le Le Pot

When was the last time you ate at a steamboat restaurant at NETT price per pax WITHOUT gst or service charge? Well…JAF found one!!!

大家可曾吃过没有附加消费税以及服务费, 而且是一口价的火锅?
找食趣又有好介绍了!

Our friend strongly recommended this restaurant at Tiong Bahru. When we reached there, we were shocked to see a LONG Q!
Tips: Advisable to call and make a reservation before you come.

找食趣通过朋友知道了这家位于中峇鲁的火锅餐馆。我们到了那里, 万万没料到迎接我们的是一条长长的人龙啊。
看来想到这里用餐的话, 最好还是先打个电话预约吧。

So here we are, trying for our luck (YES! We didn’t call to reserve!!) to see if we were lucky to get a “slot”. The server told us that since we had no reservation, we would have to wait for a while…

没有预约的我们既然已来到了, 就只能加入人龙碰碰运气吧。

“Tick-Tock”…”Tick-Tock”…. 15mins…30mins…We were soooo close to giving up because we were all dying of hunger! Then at the 45min the server came to us, “Sorry to keep you waiting, give us 10 more mins, that table is having their dessert now and asking for bill”. FINALLY…..

可怜的我们, 看着时间一分一秒地过, 肚子快饿得不行了。等了45分钟, 差点想放弃时, 终于从侍应生那里听到好消息了。

A very small and cosy restaurant…and YES, its PACKED! PACKED! PACKED!

很小…也很挤!!!

Very refreshing Lychee Freeze and Ribena Freeze!
*The drinks are NOT included in the buffet, it is charged separately. Ranges from $2.50 – $3.80*

荔枝冰沙和利宾纳冰沙。
饮料是另外算, 介于$2.50至$3.80之间。

There are 5 types of soup – Chicken Herbal Soup, Coconut Crysthanamum, Tom Yum, Si Chuan Ma La and Laksa.
JAF’s choice – Coconut Crysthanamum and Tom Yum.
Tom Yum is so-so only but the Coconut Crysthanamum is AWESOME! Not at all the taste of coconut…very flavourful and it actually taste more like chicken soup base with a tint of crysthanamum taste. *Yums!* 🙂 Oh yes! As we know, most steamboat restaurants will normally top up “diluted” soup base when you finish your soup but over at Le Le, they will top up your soup with “original” soup base! *Thumbs up!*

有五种汤底：药材鸡汤、椰子菊花汤、东炎汤、四川麻辣汤和叻沙汤。
找食趣选择了椰子菊花汤和东炎汤。
东炎汤还算普通。
椰子菊花汤就真的棒极了, 味道更像是鸡汤外加了点菊花香味。
另外值得一提的是, 这里添加的都是原味原汁的汤底, 可不像有些火锅店, 倒的是薄稀稀的汤哦。

JAF love their fried chicken wings! We ate like….hmmm….20 pieces (for 4 people only)!! They have other “cooked” items like fried wanton, calamari, chinese steam buns, pumpkin balls and sotong balls etc…

炸鸡翅膀，赞！我们四个人就吃了20个！
熟食方面还有炸云吞、酥炸花枝、包子、南瓜丸、苏东丸等等。

They serve thinly sliced fresh beef, chicken, pork, bacon, liver. Other than meat fillet items, seafood like fresh prawns, fish, cockles and clams etc are also included in the menu. Loads of vegetables for you to choose from too! JAF must say that there are soooo… many items (about 80 over) that we have yet to mention! *We actually wanted to take more pictures but the serving of food was so fast that we were all busy pouring the food into the steamboat and eating them! Hehe!*
You got to come here and try them all!

吃火锅当然少不了各式各样的肉类, 如牛肉、鸡肉、猪肉、培根、猪肝等等。
当然还包括鲜虾、鱼肉、贝类海鲜以及不同蔬菜。
以上不过是菜单上80多样材料的一小部分而已哦。
我们都忙着把一堆的材料放进火锅里，根本没暇拍照。总之，大家就自己亲自来试试看吧。

Last but not least…each person is entited to 1 FREE dessert! Yay!!! 🙂

最后, 每人都能享有一份免费的甜品哦, 是不是物超所值呢?

ADULT/CHILD (Below 1.3m)
$20.80 / $12.80 NET
Mon – Thur, Except Eve & On Public Holidays

ADULT/CHILD (Below 1.3m)
$21.80 / $13.80 NET
Fri, Sat, Sun, Eve & On Public Holidays

Address:
58 Seng Poh Road
#01-23 Singapore 160058
Telephone: 62229442
Opening hours:
11am – 3pm (Lunch)
5pm – 11pm (Dinner)
http://lelepot.com

Café Epicurious at The Rail Mall

Good Morning Singapore! What’s for breakfast today?

大家早安！今天的早餐吃些什么呢？

Epicurious Cafe has always been one of the top few choices for weekend breakfast or brunch. They have 2 branches: 1)The Rail Mall and 2)The Quayside. Haven’t been to any of them but heard from some reviews that it can be quite difficult to get a table at The Quayside during weekends so we decided to check out the Rail Mall branch instead.
*Fyi, the breakfast menu is the same for both branches.

Epicurious Cafe 一直都是吃早午餐的一个好地方。它有两间店面，分别在铁道广场和克拉玛头。
找食趣两边都没去过。不过听说克拉玛头的那家周末时候非常拥挤，因此我们决定到铁道广场那里碰碰运气。
*两家的早餐食单是一样的。

We reached there around lunchtime, and we were quite surprised to see that only a few tables were occupied! Hmmm…could it be the location?

照理来说，午餐时分应该是忙碌的时候，但是找食趣抵达时却只看到零零散散的几个人。难道是因为它的地点没那么理想吗？

While looking at the menu, something caught our eyes! Ten Bucks Lunch (Weekday): Main course + Dessert + Drink! Maybe we should try this next time!

翻看菜单时看到了一个特别优惠－$10午餐(只限星期一至五)，主菜＋甜品＋饮料。值得一试哦。

JAF’s choice – Epic Breakfast for 2 persons: (3 Choices $35, 4 Choices $40)
Egg Benedict / Baked Egg / Green Eggs and Ham / Pancake(3pcs) / French Toast(3pcs) / Two Eggs Scrambled or Fried, 2 Regular Coffee / Tea and 2 glasses of Orange Juice.
We’ve chosen the *4 Choices*.

叫了两人份的Epic早餐－有3种选择($35)和4种选择($40)。

Cuppa hot coffee to start your day!
香浓咖啡。

We LOVE the French Toast! It is fried til crispy on the sides topped with icing sugar and freshly cut fruits. There is a slight tint of cinnamon taste, luckily it wasn’t too strong…just NICE for us! Ohhhh…we love the raisins bread they use for their french toast too! Probably that’s the reason why it stands out from the rest that we have tried before. *Definitely gonna order this again!*

法式葡萄干吐司面包－边缘煎得脆脆的，配上糖粉和水果，还有点肉桂香味，不会太过浓，正合我们意。
找食趣喜欢这以葡萄干面包做的吐司，和找食趣之前尝过的绝对不同。
下次一定再品尝。

Eggs Benedict + Green Eggs and Ham + Roasted Potates. Hmmm…there is nothing much to shout about on the “Eggs Benny”. However the “Green Eggs and Ham” is good! (Next pic)

班尼迪克蛋+绿鸡蛋和火腿+烤马铃薯。
班尼迪克蛋普通，不过绿鸡蛋和火腿就不错啦。

Good choice! It’s actually scrambled eggs, mixed with spinach and cheese. In fact, we were asking the server to recommend and he strongly recommended the “Green”! He assured us that it’s really yummy and it’s his FAVOURITE too! Well, we decided to give it a go! Nice! We like!

鸡蛋、菠菜和乳酪混合一起的绿鸡蛋果然好吃。侍应生在推荐时还特别强调这绿鸡蛋是他的最爱。

We don’t find the pancake really special. Well, we will probably try other dishes the next time.

薄煎饼没什么特别。
这里还有其他的菜色，找食趣下回再试试吧。

Website: http://epicurious.com.sg

Address:
392 The Rail Mall
Upper Bukit Timah Road
Tel: 68945926
Opening hours:
Lunch: 11.30pm – 2.30pm (Monday– Friday)
Dinner: 5pm – 10pm (Sunday to Thursday) / 5.30pm – 10.30pm (Friday to Saturday)
Brunch: 9am – 4pm (Saturday and Sunday)
Happy Hour: 5 pm – 8pm (Everyday) *1-for-1 on Chang beer & Stella Artois draft for $10*

#01-02 The Quayside
Robertson Quay
Tel: 67347720
Opening hours:
Lunch: 11.30pm – 2.30pm (Tuesday – Friday)
Dinner: 5.30pm – 10pm (Tuesday to Sunday)
Brunch: 9am – 4pm (Saturday and Sunday)
Happy Hour: 5.30pm – 7.30pm (Tuesday – Friday)4pm – 6pm (Saturday – Sunday) *1-for-1 on house wines, beer, cocktails and tapas*

Wah Kee Big Prawn Noodles

One of the sights you will never miss when you walk into “Pek Kio Hawker” is…this SUPER LONG queue!

一踏进白桥熟食中心首先映入眼帘的就是这一条长长的人龙。

This is the prawn soup that draws the huge crowd here everyday! Our $10 Hae Mee!
You can buy a bowl of Hae Mee here at $3, $5, $8 or $10.
– For $3, you will get a few slices of “deshelled and headless” prawns.
– For $5, you will get 3 to 4 “shelled” prawns.
– For $8 and $10, you will get 3 KING prawns served in a mini wok. (Ain’t sure what is the difference between the 2 prices but heard that the sizes of the prawns are different.)

能吸引到那么多食客前来的正是这一碗鲜虾汤。
鲜虾汤价格有$3, $5, $8 和 $10。
$3的鲜虾汤 – 几片“无头无壳”的虾肉。
$5的鲜虾汤 – 3至4只“有壳”的虾。
$8/$10的鲜虾汤 – 有3只“很有料”的大明虾的迷你锅鲜虾汤。(见以上照片)
*听说$8和$10的分别在于大明虾的大小。

If you like ‘Bak You Pok”(Pork Lard), you will definitely love their dry noodles. Loads of bak you pok and shallots sprinkled on top of the noodles. *Yums!!*

如果你是个喜欢吃猪油渣的人，你一定会爱死这里的干面。看到吗？猪油渣是一堆的啰！

Bon Appetit!
哇，开动了！

Address:
Blk 41A Cambridge Road
Pek Kio Market & Food Centre
#01-15
Opening Hours:
7.30am – 2.00pm
(Closed on Mondays)

Morton’s Happy Hour

Happy Hour!
– Weekdays from 5pm to 7pm
– Choice of 5 cocktails at $12.95++ each (Classic Martini, Appletini, Lychee Martini, Chocolate Martini and Cosmopolitan)
– Most importantly, free flow of filet mignon sandwiches!

快乐时光！
周日5时至7时。
五种不同的马天尼鸡尾酒($12.95++)，除了经典味道，也有苹果、鲜荔枝、巧克力和大都会口味。
最重要的是，还能享有只有在这段“快乐时光”内才有的迷你牛扒三明治，无限供应喔。

Morton’s Atrium Bar is a stand alone structure on the atrium of the 4th floor of Mandarin Oriental hotel

Morton 酒吧的位置很特别，是一个独立式的结构，位于新加坡文华东方酒店四楼的中庭。

The round shaped interior has an oriental feel.

里面的装潢还蛮有中国风味。

Appletini laced with cinnamon powder

苹果味马天尼，酒杯边加了肉桂粉。

Lychee Martini 鲜荔枝马天尼

Free flow of Filet Mignon Sandwiches! Served with mustard mayonnaise.
The sandwiches are passed out at 15-20 minute intervals. Only one at a time, but you can always wait for the next round.

无限供应的迷你牛扒三明治，涂上了芥末蛋黄酱。
侍应生每15-20分钟会捧着一大盘的三明治走一圈，每人每一圈只限一个。我们一伙在那儿的一个半小时内就各吃了差不多三、四个。

Soft bun with tender, tasty, small but thick cut of steak. Together with the creamy mustard mayonnaise…LOVELY!

软软的面包，夹了软嫩、美味的牛肉，不是很大块但够厚。抹上浓浓的芥末蛋黄酱更是锦上添花。

This is one of their Bar Bites – Blue Cheese Steak Fries.
Ingredients include melted blue cheese, red pepper flakes and chives.

这里的其中一个小吃：薯条配蓝芝士酱。再加些红辣椒碎片和香葱，味道浓郁。

Address:
Mandarin Oriental Singapore
Fourth Storey
5 Raffles Avenue
Marina Square, Singapore
Tel: 6339 3740

Opening Hours:
Monday to Saturday 5pm to 11pm
Sunday 5pm to 10pm
http://www.mortons.com/singapore/bar/

Guang Li Wanton Noodles @ Havelock

Are you craving for Wanton Mee at night but don’t know where to find one? Come to Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre! They are opened from 7pm – 10.15pm.

晚餐突然很想吃云吞面却一时不知要到哪儿吃好呢？就到合乐路熟食中心内的广利云吞面吧，营业时间是晚上7时至10时15分。

Fyi: JAF waited slightly more than half an hour for our Wanton Mee!! *6 people in the queue and the crowd kept coming in…* (>_<)

为了吃一盘云吞面，找食趣等了超过半个小时! 除了排在找食趣前面的六位顾客，后面排队的人数还不断地增加。

Where can you find a bowl of Wanton Mee @ $2.50 these days?

这年头应该很难找到一盘 $2.50 的云吞面吧？

For the price of $2.50, it’s actually quite a big plate topped with a generous portion of char siew. Definitely very worthwhile! Hehe…

分量相当大，而且叉烧肉也给得足。$2.50 绝对超值哦。

The texture of the noodles is very “Q”. The wantons are actually “so-so” only…
*What we like most is the chilli! Mix and toss the noodles with the chilli, then twirl them with the chopsticks and put in your mouth…Shiokadoo!!!

面条的口感很Q，云吞嘛…就比较普通。
辣椒是超棒的！和面条搅混一起后，放进嘴里，一个字：爽！

Address:
Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre
22A/B Havelock Road, #01-01
Opening Hours:
Open only at NIGHT: 7.00pm – 10.15pm

Ramen Competition @ Iluma

Last weekend, after catching a movie at Iluma, JAF decided to settle our dinner at the 4th level where there are a number of eateries. We were attracted to this huge-sized banner, and the ramen choices offered looked tempting to us. It was only after we sat down and looked through the brochure, then we realized that there is a ramen competition going on.

上个周末，找食趣到Iluma 武吉士看电影，就顺便在Iluma的四楼走走看看。看到这么一个巨型的布条，以为是什么新的日本餐馆开张了，所提供的拉面选择看起来也很多样化，就决定在这里解决晚餐了。
找到位子坐下后，仔细看了传单才发现原来这里正在进行一项“拉面冠军争霸战”的活动。

6 well-known ramen restaurants from Japan are invited to participate in this Singapore Ramen Champion Competition, which will run for one year starting from July 2011. They each have a stall located at Iluma@Bugis. Diners can cast their votes for their favourite ramen stall via SMS, Facebook and voting slips provided onsite. The ramen stall that gets the highest votes will be invited to set up a restaurant in Singapore next year after the competition.

喜欢吃拉面的朋友有口福了。6家在日本极受欢迎的拉面店家受邀参加这项从今年7月举行到明年6月底的新加坡“拉面冠军争霸战”的比赛活动。这6家拉面馆都汇集在同一个地点，就是Iluma的四楼。
食客们可以通过简讯、Facebook 或置放在门口的投票表格投选自己最喜爱的拉面馆。登上冠军宝座的赢家就能在比赛后在新加坡正式开张营业。

The 6 participating restaurants are:

Bario from Tokyo – Bario Ramen
来自东京的“バリ​男”。

Taishoken from Tokyo – Mori Soba
来自东京的“大勝軒”。

Tetsu from Tokyo – Paitan Tsukeman Ramen
来自东京的“哲つけめん”。

Gantetsu from Sapporo – Gantetsu Special Miso Ramen
来自北海道札幌的“がんてつ”。

Ikkousha from Hakata – Hakata Ajitama Ramen
来自博多的“博多一幸舎”。

Iroha from Toyama – Toyama Black Ramen
来自富山的“麺屋いろは”。

The Toyama Black Shoyu Ramen is Iroha’s signature ramen. The broth is dark, JAF learnt that a secret thick dark sauce prepared from black soybean is used. There is a light aroma of sesame.

黑酱油拉面是麺屋いろは的招牌。听说汤头采用的是独家秘制黑酱油，喝起来有芝麻香。

The other one we ordered was the Bario Ramen. There was a very long queue, so it was just non-stop cooking of noodles for this Japanese chef.

找食趣也点了バリ​男的拉面。6家当中这家是最多食客排队了。只见这位日本师傅不断地在煮面，一刻也没停过。

Instead of the signature No.1 Bario Ramen, JAF ordered Maze Soba with Collagen Soup.

虽然这里的第一人气招牌拉面很受欢迎，找食趣还是选择吃这份搭配了含有胶原蛋白的汤的套餐。

Do you see the huge amount of bean sprouts on top?! For those who do not like bean sprouts at all, it’s only natural for them to remove the whole chunk of bean sprouts. Initially JAF was skeptical of the massive amount of bean sprouts, but mixing them up together with the noodles and minced meat proved to be the correct move. The noodles soaked in the sauce were very saltish, but the crunchy bean sprouts actually provides a good balance and moderates the heavy flavour. Not forgetting the lightly flavoured soup which goes well with the bowl of ramen too.

看到这一堆的豆芽吗？不喜欢豆芽的食客肯定会将豆芽都拿起放一边，不过这样做的话就大错特错了。起初找食趣不了解为什么会有这么一大堆豆芽，后来将豆芽、面条和碎肉搅合一起，吃了一口后就明白了。所用的酱料其实相当咸，可是有了豆芽，再加上汤的味道清清的，就把整个咸重口味都淡化了。

Futomen, or thick ramen is used here. A rather fulfilling bowl of chewy noodles.

粗粗的面条，口感有点类似刀削面。

Address:
201 Victoria Street
Bugis Iluma #04-08/09/10
Singapore 188607
Tel: 62381011
Opening Hours:
11.30am – 10.30pm (Daily)
http://www.ramenchampion.com.sg/

Old Airport Road Food Centre

Old Airport Road Food Centre is one of the many famous local eating places in Singapore. JAF rarely frequents there, but we decided we wanted to search for some nice and delicious food, and so we specially made a trip down to Old Airport Road Food Centre.

本地有不少著名的熟食中心都可以找到美食。旧机场路熟食中心是其中之一。
找食趣其实不常混这一带，是因为困扰着要到哪儿吃晚餐，便特地前来寻找美食。

After a tour round the food centre, JAF found that there are two wanton mee stalls almost side by side along the row that is facing the road. Both look equally good with impressive certificates and newspaper cuttings, but JAF was more attracted to the stall with a electronic queue display.

面向马路的这一边有两档卖云吞面的摊位，水准看起来不分上下，似乎都被不少的电视节目和报章采访过。
不过，找食趣被这个有号码显示屏的摊位“曹记云吞面”吸引住了。隔壁的“华记后港祖传驰名云吞面”，找食趣下回再光顾吧！

Traditional bowl with picture of cock.
曹记用的是老式公鸡碗，很有传统风味。

Egg noodles are served here, and cooked with black sauce.
云吞面是全蛋面，用黑酱油调味的。

The wantons and the char siew are nicely done.
云吞精致可口、叉烧够味也不会太薄。

Cho Kee Noodle
曹记云吞面
#01-04
Opening Hours: 11.30am – 11.30pm

An interesting stall name, “老夫子” is known as Old Master Q in English, a cartoon character originated from Hong Kong.

很可爱的招牌名称 – 老夫子。他是找食趣小时候挺喜欢的卡通人物哦。

The fried kway teow here reportedly does not contain salt and MSG. Served on banana leaf, it’s fried with black soya sauce and sweet sauce. Overall quite flavoursome, though not all the cockles tasted good.

读过报导，提起这里的炒粿条无盐无味精，并且是以猪油、鱼露，和用鸡骨熬成的上汤所炒出来的美味。找食趣吃过之后，觉得味道不错，但相信应该还有比这更好吃的。

Lao Fu Zi Char Kway Teow
老夫子炒粿条
#01-12
Opening Hours:
11am – 11.30pm (Mondays – Fridays)
10am – 11.30pm (Saturdays & Sundays)

Now it’s time to try some freshly handmade chee cheong fun ($2/piece). What JAF loves most about the chee cheong fun is it’s soft, smooth and silky. JAF has never eaten such “yummier” chee cheong fun!
This is one dish JAF will happily return for over and over again.

卖点就是现做现卖，新鲜出炉。
点了虾仁猪肠粉，每条$2。
粉皮是超滑嫩的，简直是入口即化，找食趣还是第一次吃到那么“软绵绵”的猪肠粉。
付$2能吃到那么好吃的猪肠粉，找食趣非常甘愿。

Freshly Made Chee Cheong Fun
现做现卖猪肠粉
#01-155
Opening Hours: 7am – 8.30pm

Address:
Blk 51, Old Airport Road Food Centre
Singapore 390051

MEDZS @ Orchard Central

Based on a Marché style setting, MEDZS is the first restaurant in Singapore to offer an assortment of Mediterranean food under one roof. The place is divided into different sections according to countries, namely: Spain, Morocco, Tunisia, Greece, Turkey, France and Italy. There are also the Dessert, Delicatessen and Med Garden sections.

MEDZS是新加坡第一家将各个地中海国家的料理集中于同一屋檐下的餐厅。概念和 Marché 类似，每一位顾客都持有一张食物卡，方便在不同食物区点餐。食物区有西班牙、摩洛哥、突尼斯、希腊、土耳其、法国、意大利，也包括甜品区、Delicatessen、Med Garden等。

We heard that this bar section here is well stocked with over 120 brands of beers, mostly from the Mediterranean countries.

听说这个酒吧区提供超过120种啤酒牌子，大部分来自地中海国家。

Duck Leg Confit ($10.00) from France section.
法国食区的脆皮烤鸭腿。

Ribeye Steak from France section. Not too bad.
肋眼牛排，也是来自法国区。味道不错哦。

Bread Butter Pudding ($2.00) from Dessert section.
甜点面包奶油布丁。

Gambas and Jamen Paella ($12.00), a Spanish/Morocco special.

西班牙海鲜“小”锅饭，材料有虾和火腿，这道菜结合了西班牙和摩洛哥的特色。味道非常到位，找食趣可是吃得津津有味。

Pork Belly skewer ($8.00) from Spain/Morocco/Tunisia section.
Well seasoned, super nice and juicy! This was our favourite dish for the night.

找食趣最爱的三层肉果然不负所望，在今夜所点的菜当中排名第一！没想到地中海也有那么好吃的三层肉啊。

Margharita Pizza ($4.00) from Greece/Italy section.
小号的玛格丽特披萨。

Forgot the name of this dish and which section it came from…the taste? So so…

忘记是什么菜了，也不知是在哪一个区买的。味道没什么特别。

JAF can’t remember the name of the above, which is from the Turkey section…it’s lamb meat and we had only one thing to say: the taste sucks. JAF’s friend said the dish was very disappointing because it was very good when she had it the last time. Seems like the standard is not consistent.

上图这盘羊肉块是在土耳其区点的。找食趣不记得名称了，只知道超难吃的，我们大家都吃不到几口呢。找食趣的朋友曾经尝过觉得好吃，所以才会大力推荐，结果却是大失所望。看来水准时好时坏。

Chicken Pastilla ($7.00)
This was the other skewer we tried, at least it made up for the previous lousy meat.

还好，这鸡肉串弥补了之前的羊肉，不然我们对土耳其食区的印象就要大打折扣了。

*supposed to be…Hot Plate Beef with Cheese and Mushroom from Turkey section.

加入芝士、蘑菇的铁板烧牛肉…可是…

But ended up all 4 of us felt that it tasted more like lamb than beef!!! We believed the chefs mixed up the meat because they were too busy. By then, we were all too full and tired to do anything about it, so we left the dish unfinished.

找食趣和3位朋友怎么吃都觉得是羊肉而不是牛肉！相信应该是厨师们都忙过头了，搞乱了。不过，那时的我们都已经吃得太饱了，所以也就懒得去理了。

Rosti Potato with sour cream and Parma Ham…Tajines Chicken…and so many other dessert flavours…JAF will have to find another day to visit.
Furthermore there is a great offer: 25% discount off the total bill with DBS/POSB credit cards. Not sure if it’s till August 2011, so do make good use of that.

这里有太多的选择了，找食趣还没有机会尝到马铃薯煎饼、摩洛哥橄榄柠檬鸡、还有很多很多口味的甜点呢。下次再来吧。
如果使用 DBS/POSB 信用卡，还有25％折扣，很值得。听说过了八月就没有这样的优惠了，大家快快行动。

Address:
Medzs
#B2-01, Orchard Central
Tel: 62389028
Opening Hours: 11am – 11pm

Ho Chi Minh Restaurant Lafayette

HCM Part 3
We stayed near Hotel Continental Saigon, and each time we walked past, we always noticed this Restaurant Lafayette. Thus, on our last day in the city, we decided to have our lunch here before we departed for the airport.

胡志明市第三章
我们的酒店离Hotel Continental很近，每回徒步经过时，都会看到酒店一层的这家Lafayette餐馆。因此，在离开前往机场之前，我们决定在这里解决午餐。

Founded in 1880, Hotel Continental is the oldest establishment in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh city).
Restaurant Lafayette (formerly known as Dolce Vita in the 70’s and Venezia in 2000) offers a vast choice of Italian and French dishes.

Hotel Continental 于1880年建成，是胡志明市最古老的建筑。
Lafayette餐馆的菜单里可以找到许多意大利和法国的菜式。

French Onion Soup – popular French classic, served with toast emmental topped croutes (80000 VND)
法式洋葱开胃汤，配搭圆状的吐司芝士。

Pasta all’Arrabbiata
– tube pasta with tomato sauce, mushrooms, onions, bell pepper and olive (132000 VND)
It is a Roman pasta dish usually served with chopped fresh parsley sprinkled on top.

*All’arrabbiata means “angry style”. It is named due to the heat of the peppers. But in this case, JAF didn’t find the dish very hot.

香辣茄酱意通粉。
由番茄酱、蘑菇、洋葱、柿子椒及橄榄油煮成。
它是一种意大利罗马式的意式面食，通常有碎香芹(芫茜)撒在上面。

*香辣茄酱有「愤怒酱料」之称，因为紅椒令酱料帶有辣味。不过，找食趣的这一盘意粉并不辣。

Creole Sea Bass
– pan fried sea bass fillet dusted with Cajun spice on bacon black eye pea ragout, coriander sauce (190000VND)

主要有卡真和胡荽调味的煎鲈鱼。有鱼、有虾、有菜，色彩缤纷，吃得很开心。

Address:
Hotel Continental Saigon
132-134 Dong Khoi Street
District 1, Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam
Tel: (84.8)38226677 / 38299255 / 38299201
www.continentalvietnam.com
www.continentalsaigon.com

Ho Chi Minh Wrap & Roll

HCM Part 2
JAF and friend were shopping inside Hard Rock Cafe when one of the staff started chatting with us. He strongly recommended us to check out Wrap & Roll, and told us the nearest outlet was just a short walk away. So off we went.

胡志明市第二章
找食趣和朋友在硬石餐厅里头逛逛看看时，其中一位职员开始和我们搭讪。刚好接近午餐时间，因此他大力推荐我们到隔几条街的这家 Wrap & Roll 试一试。既然是当地人介绍的，我们还犹豫什么呢？

Wrap & Roll – “Best Vietnamese restaurant chain 2010”.
2010年最佳越南菜连锁餐厅。

Bright interior design and lively ambience. JAF loved the green walls!
It was lunch time when we stepped into the restaurant. Apparently this seems to be a popular place among the young local professionals.

具有亮丽色彩的室内设计和轻松怡人的进餐环境。找食趣太喜欢那绿色的墙壁了！
由于是午餐时分，餐厅几乎客满。看来这里似乎很受当地年轻白领人士的欢迎。

We were surprised to see such a variety of rolls offered on the menu. Some of them come already wrapped and rolled while there are those that allow the customers to do themselves.

打开菜单一看，哇，还真多各式各样的春卷菜色呢，有越南生春卷、越南炸春卷等等。你还可以选择亲手将配料一起卷在米纸里。如果懒惰又嫌麻烦的话，就点现成做好的春卷吧。

Vietnamese Pepsi.
越南版的百事可乐。

How could we miss out the Fresh Spring Rolls (Gỏi cuốn)?
又怎能少得了越南鲜春卷呢？

Fresh Spring Rolls with pork and prawns (VND 45000) (VND = Vietnamese Dong)
越南鲜春卷 ~ 馅料包括猪肉和虾肉。

Steamed rice crepe rolls with grilled pork (Bánh ướt cuốn thịt nướng) (VND 35000)
河粉包烤猪肉。

Grilled pork with vermicelli & vegetables (Cuốn bún chả Hà Nội) (VND 58000)
烤猪肉配越南米粉和蔬菜。

Wrap some fresh vege and herbs, vermicelli and a piece of pork with a dry rice paper and roll it up.

将生菜、米粉和猪肉片一起卷在一张米纸里。

Sticky rice with chicken wrapped in pandan leaves (Xôi gà cuộn lá dứa) (VND 55000)
We saw this particular dish on many tables as we walked past to our seats, so we decided to order a set.

糯米饭配香兰叶包鸡肉。
我们注意到周围大部分的餐桌上都有这道菜，便决定也点一份。

Glutinous rice. 糯米饭。

Yes, the chicken doesn’t look appealing, but the taste is not too bad.

鸡肉看起来虽不怎么样，不过味道还不错。

However, do take note: the chicken must be eaten while it’s still hot, taste much better.

但是我们建议鸡肉最好是趁热吃比较好。

You can check out the link below for a list of the restaurants and food court outlets located at different parts of Ho Chi Minh city.

Wrap & Roll 散布在胡志明市各个角落，大家可点击以下网址查询地址。

Address:
Wrap & Roll
62 Hai Ba Trung St, District 1
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Tel: 08-08-38222166
http://www.wrap-roll.com

Ho Chi Minh Phở Eatery

Went on a short trip to Vietnam Ho Chi Minh three months back, and took some food pictures. Here is HCM Part 1.

前些日子到越南胡志明市度个短假，拍了些吃的照片，在此与大家分享胡志明市第一章。

Phở24 is a famous Vietnamese noodle restaurant chain in Vietnam. According to its website, “by June 2010, PHO24 has opened 77 outlets in Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Noi, Da Nang, Vung Tau, Nha Trang, Binh Duong, Jakarta (Indonesia), Manila (Philippines), Seoul (Korea), Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Sydney (Australia) and Hong Kong.”

Phở24 是著名的越南面连锁店。根据它的网站所提供的资料，至2010年六月为止，Phở24 的分店已经分布在胡志明市、河内、岘港、头顿、芽庄、平阳、雅加达(印尼)、马尼拉(菲律宾)、首尔(韩国)、金边(柬埔寨)、悉尼(澳洲)以及香港，共有77家分店。

Fresh Spring Rolls (VND 35000) (VND = Vietnamese Dong)
Wrapped with rice paper, ingredients include: Vietnamese rice vermicelli, vegetables, mint leaves and fresh shrimps.

越南鲜春卷 ~ 用米紙包裹米粉、杂菜、香草和鮮蝦。

Chilli to go with the fresh spring rolls. Ooooh….this is very spicy!
配春卷的辣椒。是辣的咯！

Egg in Broth (Trứng gà) (VND 10000)
Mix the egg well with the soup, it’s an interesting taste, quite nice.

不知应该给什么中文名，就叫“生蛋汤”吧。将蛋和汤搅混在一起，味道还挺不错的。

Pho with Chicken (Phở gà) (VND 48000)
越南鸡肉粉

The usual ingredients that go with Pho.
越南粉常用的佐料。

The complete dish. Let’s tuck in!
把料都放进去了，可以开动了。

Broken Rice with Shredded Pork, Pork Chop (Cơm tấm bì sườn) (VND 47000)
Was curious about “broken rice” and did a check on it.

碎米饭配猪扒肉和猪肉丝。
碎米饭的米粒很细小，口感和普通白米很不同，没那么实，吃起来有种“轻盈”的感觉。

The food here is cheap. Including drinks, we spent around $12++ Singapore dollars in total.

这里的食物相当便宜。我们这一顿晚餐，包括饮料，花了我们大约新币$12左右。

www.pho24.com.vn
**We saw quite a number of Phở24 outlets around. Just walk along the streets and you are bound to see one round the corner.

Phở24 其实有好几家分店。在街上走着走着，拐个弯就会看到一间。

Tonny Restaurant @ Joo Chiat

Interested to check out some exquisitely prepared Chinese dishes at this new restaurant along Joo Chiat Road? Scroll down and see for yourself!

想尝些精致又色香味俱全的广东菜吗？位于如切路的这家新餐馆就能找得到！

This is Tonny Chan, chef from Hong Kong and boss of Tonny Restaurant.
He has just moved over to Joo Chiat not long ago, so he decided that putting up his photo on the signboard outside the restaurant would be easier for his customers to identify the new place immediately.

这位就是利宝饭店的创办人~陈堇发师傅，原籍香港新界。
由于餐馆才刚开张几个月，师傅便将自己的照片和招牌张挂在一起，借此方便客人认出餐馆。

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon ($8/pax)
(Medley of Lobstero Egg White and Dried Scallop)
A white, mousse-like concoction of egg whites, scallops and lobster, it tastes light and airy, and you wonder where have all the ingredients gone? The fried spring roll skin acts as a “bowl” and sits on on top of a thick onion ring. It is indeed an amazing and unique dish, no wonder it won a Gold Award in a Chinese culinary competition in 2002.
Chef Tonny said he drew inspiration from Lee Ang’s Chinese movie “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon”, when he needed a name for this dish that he specially created to participate in the competition.

卧虎藏龙($8每位)是一道特别的菜，单看呈泡沫状的卖相，你应该不会相信是由蛋白、带子和龙虾肉所制成的。外表就好像软软滑滑的慕司蛋糕，吃在嘴里，随即融化。
春卷皮炸得酥脆并呈“碗”状，坐在洋葱圈上，如此一来仿佛一件艺术品似的。
难怪这道菜会夺得《金鼎奖2002年中菜餐馆名厨名菜》的金奖。陈师傅说菜名的灵感正是来自李安的电影“卧虎藏龙”。

Crispy Yam with Truffle Oil ($10)
This is a stunning dish. Yam is shredded to fine strips and deep fried. JAF simply love the presentation, it looks amazingly lovely. Crunchy on the bite, the yam strips are fragrant and delicious.
While we were eating, JAF kept smelling a strange burnt smell every now and then. But because the smell was very faint, JAF took little notice of it. Chef Tonny later told us that the smell actually came from the truffle oil, which is known to smell like gasoline. Most customers actually enjoy the flavour and aroma once they get used to the smell.

松露油酥脆芋丝($10)
很特别的一道菜。芋头切成细丝再炸成金黄色，又是另一件艺术之作！
刚开始吃的时候总觉得有股浅浅的奇异味道，忽隐忽现，但又说不上来是什么。后来听陈师傅说，原来是松露油独有的味道，是一种有点像煤油的味道。师傅说有好些顾客习惯了这味道之后，反而觉得很香，甚至爱上它。

Pan-fried Salted Boneless Chicken with Five Spices ($18)
This is a delicious dish, very suitable for the aged and the kids because the bones have been removed. The pan-fried meat is tender and well seasoned throughout. JAF simply loves the hint of saltiness that lingers in the mouth.

煎烤无骨盐焗鸡 ($18)
很喜欢这道菜。鸡肉是去骨之后，腌了再拿去煎烤。
如此方便，非常适合老少吃。咬一口下去，脆脆的但肉质又好软，淡淡的盐香也同时在口中散开。

Steamed Glutinous Rice with Chinese Sausage ($18)
JAF always feel that chinese sausages are a tad too salty, but the ones in the above dish are just nice.
These chinese sausages are specially prepared by a Hong Kong chef, and not as fatty as the local sausages.

蒜香腊味糯米饭 ($18)
腊肠是由来自香港的师傅特别制作的，与本地腊肠相比之下没有那么肥腻。找食趣喜欢那不会太咸的腊肠,吃起来很可口。

Golden Banana Balls
Another art piece. This is a special dessert that is not included in the menu. So how did JAF get to try it? Well, that’s a secret, hehe.
Anyway, the reason why it’s not in the menu is because the preparation process is a little complicated, and it has to be served immediately after it’s done. The timing has to be right, if not the taste would be different.
The ingredients include bananas, mayonnaise, milk, strawberry sauce and a little lemon. On top of the balls are thin shreds of potato. Interesting combination, isn’t it?
And what is the best way to appreciate this dessert? Just put the entire ball into the mouth and let it melt away totally.

金丝香蕉球
这是一个用心思和创意做出来的甜品，但菜单上是找不到的。那找食趣是怎么吃得到呢？嘿嘿，秘密，不告诉你们。
这甜品的准备过程有点复杂，再加上完成后必须即刻上桌。这样的时间计算必须拿捏得准，不然味道、口感就会不同了，因此师傅没把它列进菜单里。
香蕉球的材料包括香蕉、蛋黄酱、牛奶、草莓酱以及柠檬。而金丝呢，其实就是土豆丝。这样的综合有趣吧？
要好好品尝这甜品，最好的方式就是将整个金丝香蕉球放进嘴里，让它慢慢地化开，所尝到的就是一种”缤纷五彩”的滋味了。:)

Address:
Tonny Restaurant Pte Ltd
利宝饭店
325/327 Joo Chiat Road
Singapore 427582
Tel: 63489298
Opening Hours:
11.30am – 3pm / 6pm – 10.30pm (Daily)

Cheap and Good Cze-Char @ Restaurant 121

This little “Gem” we are featuring ~ Restaurant 121, is hidden at a secluded corner of Hougang Avenue 3. It is supposedly well-known for “Klang” food, especially Fried Hokkien Mee *Dark sauce with pork lard*. However friends recommended that JAF should try the “Cze Char” first, so we shall come another time for their Klang specialities!

在后港3巷的一个偏僻角落有家“又一间美食”，听说是以卖马来西亚雪兰莪(巴生)美食而出名，尤其是用黑酱油调味再加入猪油渣的福建炒面更是让人慕名而去。找食趣倒是还没尝过，因为朋友们都说应该先试试那里的煮炒。既然如此…巴生美食，下回就不放过你了！

*It’s not very easy to locate so please refer to the map attached here. 🙂

地点真的不容易找，因此找食趣在此附上地图方便大家。

It’s better to arrive early as the waiting time can be pretty long. Furthermore, it’s not easy to get a table because many patrons will be “hanging” around as early as 5pm to “chope” the tables.
*This is a small kopitiam so there are limited tables.

这里地方真的很小，座位有限。我们惊讶的是，有许多熟客竟然会在五点左右就抵达准备霸位了。所以不想等太久的话，最好是尽早前去。

Most of the tables were occupied by huge groups of family members – at least 8 people and above. This must really be a popular “family gathering” place.

另外，找食趣也发现这里大多数的桌子都聚集了最少八人以上的“大家庭”，看来是家庭聚餐的好去处。

Our auntie server said, ”MUST try our Bittergourd Juice! Most Popular and very Healthy!” 🙂
Verdict: Doesn’t taste very bitter though. Lemony and refreshing aftertaste!

帮我们点菜的阿嫂不停地叫我们一定要试试他们这里很受欢迎的健康饮料~苦瓜汁。
喝了几口，一点也不苦，喝后口中还留着清新的柠檬味。

Prawn Roll ~ $6 and above.
One of the BIGGEST and Delicious prawn rolls JAF have eaten! They are so crispy yet not oily. The rolls are filled with minced meat and diced prawns. And oh Yes! You can taste the chunky chestnut as well! MUST order when you come here!

这里的虾枣是让找食趣吃得最尽兴的一次了。又大又味美，又脆又不油腻。酥炸的虾枣吃进嘴里，满口除了肉碎和虾肉，还能尝到爽口的马蹄粒。这道菜不能不点！

Salad Pork Chop ~ $8 / $12
Evenly seasoned pork chop topped with Restaurant 121’s very own salad sauce! The salad sauce is very creamy and the combination of capsicums, cucumber, tomatoes and celery makes this dish even more Yummillicious!

沙律猪扒
猪扒腌得均衡又入味，配上餐馆浓稠滑顺的独门沙拉酱，以及灯笼椒、黄瓜、番茄、芹菜，可谓是味觉的享受。

Garlic & Dry Prawns ~ $15 and above.
1 word – AWESOME! JAF love this dish! If you love garlicky stuff, this is for you! Fried individually, the prawns were so crispy we ate the entire prawns! Yes! Even the heads! What makes it so good is the sauce, which consists of tiny bits of fried garlic ~ flavourful with a tint of sweetness! *Yums!* 🙂

甘香虾
只能用一个字形容~赞！喜欢大蒜口味的朋友们一定会和找食趣一样爱上这道甘香虾的。每一只虾都是炸得酥脆无比，让人不自觉地就连带虾头也一并吃下去！另一特点是它的酱汁，蒜香味十足，还带点甜味呢。

Curry Fish Head ~ $18 and above.
The fish head is very fresh and the gravy is very rich! You can taste the thick coconut gravy accompanied by generous servings of vegetables in it! Definitely a MUST to go with a plain bowl of rice.
*JAF ordered a second bowl of rice because the gravy just tasted so good! 🙂

咖喱鱼头
鱼头新鲜，咖喱汁椰浆味浓厚，还有里头分量十足的材料，用来捞饭真是美味至极。
找食趣为了这咖喱浓汁还特地再叫多一碗白饭哦。

Sambal KangKong ~ $6 / $10
JAF find this dish So-So. Can be pretty spicy if you can’t take much chilli, so remember to ask for less spicy if you order this dish.

马来风光（叁芭炒空心菜）
很普通的一道菜，不过相当辣。不会吃辣的朋友，最好记得点份少辣的。

Fried beans with Minced Meat ~ $8 / $12
We would recommend that you order this dish instead of the Kangkong. JAF love the taste of the sauce…very saucy and it just goes so well with the minced meat and fried garlic…WoOoo…Nice!

大家若真想吃点青菜什么的，找食趣建议不如点这道肉碎四季豆吧。找食趣非常喜欢这酱汁的味道，混和肉碎与炒蒜蓉一起吃，简直香味四溢。

Address:
Restaurant 121
又一间美食
Blk 6 Hougang Ave 3, 01-84
Tel: 63822275
Opening hours: 11am – 10pm
Closed on Thursdays
http://www.restaurant121.sg

Chuan Kee Boneless Braised Duck

A close friend of JAF who stays near Ghim Moh has always shared with us that there is a SUPERB braised duck stall that we MUST TRY! So here we go…

找食趣有位住在锦茂区的朋友，常和我们说那里有一摊超棒的卤鸭饭，千千万万不能错过。
就是这里了~ 全记卤鸭。

Besides braised duck rice, there are noodles and porridge as well.
*This is the second stall. The first one is at Tanjong Pagar food centre.*

全记除了卖卤鸭饭，也卖粥面。
*全记的老板开了两个档口。第一个就在丹戎巴戈熟食中心内。

Price: $3.00 + $0.50(Braised Egg or “Lor Neng”) = $3.50
Verdict:The meat is well braised and tender…and the sauce is thick, smooth and saucy. Perfect combination!
JAF love the Vinegar Chilli too! Oh…and if you love herbal taste soup…you will love the soup here. Fyi…JAF asked for second helping! Hehe! 🙂

卤鸭饭：$3.00 (若加卤蛋：$3.50)
鸭肉卤得很是入味，卤汁更是浓稠醇口。卤鸭加卤汁绝配！
这里的辣椒添加了醋味，汤有药材的香味，找食趣都喜欢。

Every piece of meat is equally sliced and placed nicely.
Recommendation: Try the Braised Duck Drumstick…heard it’s even more tender and juicier!
*JAF actually wanted to order one drumstick but all sold out!*

鸭肉切得很均匀，一片一片整齐地排列着。
听说卤鸭腿更是鲜嫩多汁，非常好卖，很快就卖个精光。大家有机会的话一定要试试看，可别像找食趣一样“抱憾终生”啊……

Another JAF’s favourite – Duck Liver. Price: $0.50
Verdict: Cooked just right, not too hard, almost perfect!

鸭肝($0.50)也是找食趣的最爱之一。口感细嫩，一点也不硬，好吃！

Address:
Chuan Kee Boneless Braised Duck
全记卤鸭
Ghim Moh Market and Food Centre
Blk 20 Ghim Moh Road #01-04
Singapore 270020
Opening hours: 9am – 8pm
(Closed on Tuesdays)

F0rtyh4ands @ Tiong Bahru

F0rtyh4nds is one of the latest “Gem” of Tiong Bahru…

F0rtyh4nds 是找食趣的最新发现，就位于中峇鲁。

JAF came here a couple of times after hearing much about it but every time we had to walk away disappointed because the cafe is always PACKED!
*Fyi…F0rtyh4nds café is located opposite “Cheng’s Delicacies”.

一直久闻其大名，来了好几次。不过这里的人气实在是太旺了，人潮总是络绎不绝，让找食趣每一次都是失望而归。
*对啦，F0rtyh4nds 正好就在“正宗海南咖喱饭”的对面。

It can be a little challenging to find this cafe because it’s actually tucked away in a small corner of the estate. You can park either along the road or at a car park that’s just right behind the cafe.

咖啡座的所在位置在组屋区的一个小角落，有点偏僻，不容易找。驾车的话，可停在路旁或是咖啡座后面的停车场。

A chill-out corner outside the cafe.
咖啡座外头摆了些桌椅。

A little narrow walkway from the entrance…JAF tried to take a picture of the cafe but the cafe was very packed so this was the only best picture we could take.

入口处是条狭窄的走道。找食趣尝试拍张咖啡座的全景，但由于太拥挤了，任务失败。

A BIG brunch menu greeted us as we were walking in…
“早午餐”巨大餐牌。

This is the “backyard” of the cafe. JAF and friends were so HAPPY that we finally managed to find ourselves a comfortable spot to “squeeze” into. *Phew!* 🙂

我们走到了咖啡座的最后方，终于让我们找到位子挤进去了！

When was the last time you had seen these plastic Salt and Pepper holders? Oh so nostalgic!

好久没看到这些塑胶调料罐了！真令人怀念。

$5.00 for a cuppa latte
JAF had heard so much about the latte here. We have friends who purposely drive down just for a takeaway.
OMG! This has got to be the best latte JAF had ever drunk! It’s rich, thick and the aroma is simply heavenly!
So yes, JAF become a convert and have started buying latte takeaways too!

朋友们都不停地称赞这里的拿铁咖啡有多么的好，好到甚至还会专程前来打包。
既然如此，找食趣当然要尝一尝。哇，果真是找食趣喝过最好喝的拿铁咖啡，嘴里弥漫的都是香浓的咖啡味道。
从此以后，找食趣就这样开始对这里的拿铁咖啡沉迷不已了。

Eggs Benedict – $12.00
One of the BEST eggs benedict that JAF had eaten so far! For the price you are paying here, it’s definitely worth your every cent! Unlike some cafes that JAF had tried before, over here they use traditional English muffins with perfect “doneness” of the poached eggs, topped with superb, thick, creamy hollandise sauce and sundried tomatoes…finally the dish is complete with wild rockets on the side.

这是找食趣到目前为止吃到的最美味的班尼迪克蛋，而且非常物有所值。
和我们所吃过的最大的分别在于，用的是传统英式马芬/小蛋糕，再配上熟荷包蛋、又浓又香的蛋黃酱以及生晒番茄干和芝麻菜。

Bitter Chocolate Tart – $5.00
WooOooo…this is AWESOME! Recommended by the staff, the chocolate is so rich and creamy that it melts in your mouth. Trust JAF, even if you normally do not fancy bitter chocolate BUT for this particular one, once you start on it, you just cannot stop!

由店员强力推荐的苦巧克力塔，有着令人无法抗拒的浓香。含在口中，让巧克力一点点地融化开来，简直是太棒了。就算是不喜欢吃苦苦的巧克力，只要咬上一口，肯定欲罢不能！

Carrot Cake – $4.50
Another recommended item! The carrot cake is moist yet it doesn’t leave a cloying feeling and most importantly, the sweetness level is just right.

这是另一个被推荐的甜点：胡箩卜蛋糕。蛋糕水分足够，无粗糙感，也不会甜得让人吃了感觉太腻。

Address:
Blk 78 Yong Siak Street,
#01-12 Singapore 163078
Tel: +65 6225 8545

Opening Hours:
Tuesdays: 8:30am to 6:30pm
Wednesdays and Thursdays: 8:30am to 10pm
Fridays and Saturdays: 8:30am to 11pm
Sundays 8:30am to 6:30pm
*CLOSED on MONDAYS*

Cheng’s Delicacies ~ Hainanese Curry Pork/Chicken Chop

“Cheng’s Delicacies – Hainanese Curry Pork/Chicken Rice” can be found at a little corner near Tiong Bahru market (also near Hua Bee Restaurant – “A Simple Bowl of Fishball Noodles at $2.50”) and it occupies the entire kopitiam. Besides Curry Pork/Chicken Chop, there are also other Hainanese delicacies like their popular pork belly, signature Sambal Prawns, Salted Duck soup etc…

“正宗海南咖喱饭”就在中峇鲁巴刹的附近(周围也包括华美餐室鱼丸面)，占了整间咖啡店。这里除了有咖喱猪扒和鸡扒之外，还能找到其他的海南美食，例如三层肉、叁峇虾、咸鸭汤等等。

Every piece of pork is “freshly” fried therefore it is really piping hot and crispy when served! Unlike other “oily” pork chop that JAF had eaten, the pork chop served here is not oily at all. So you surely won’t feel guilty about the calories! Hehe!!

这里的每一快猪扒都是即炸即卖，绝对是新鲜出炉。热腾腾、脆卜卜的猪扒简直令人垂涎三尺！
最重要是猪扒一点都不油腻，所以大家不用为所摄入的卡路里感到太内疚喔。

The curry of this dish is rather unique. It doesn’t taste like the “normal” curry and the texture is a little creamy with a tint of herbs and spices. However JAF has one complaint ~ the spiciness of the curry is not consistent. It varied during the few visits that JAF had been here and there were times when the curry was really too spicy for us. But then again, that doesn’t stop us from going back… 🙂

找食趣觉得咖喱口味特别，有别于“普通”的咖喱口感，比较浓稠，掺杂了点香草和香料的味道。
唯一美中不足的是：找食趣去了好几回，每一次咖喱的辣味程度都不一致，有时候咖喱真的好辣好辣。不过尽管如此，找食趣还是乐于回去。

So instead of the popular Loo’s Hainanese Curry Rice that everyone frequents at Tiong Bahru, perhaps next time do give Cheng’s Delicacies – Hainanese Curry Pork/Chicken Rice a try when you are at the same area yeah. 🙂

中峇鲁有家非常受欢迎的海南家乡咖喱饭，许多人都喜欢到那里吃。不过现在大家也多了个选择，有机会的话不妨也到正宗海南咖喱饭尝尝看吧。

Address:
27 Yong Siak Street
Tel: 6223-7883
Opening Hours:
9.30am to 8pm (weekdays)
9.30am to 3.30pm (weekends and public holidays)

Pig Trotters @ Zion Road

This is the THIRD entry on pig trotters. What to do? JAF just simply love pig trotters, maybe should consider sparking off a “Pig Trotters / Pork Knuckles Series” yeah…hmm…Anyway, this time we are at Boon Tong Kee Kway Chap Braised Duck, situated at Zion Riverside Food Centre which is opposite Great World City.

*To check out the previous two entries, please click:
Pig Trotters @ Woodlands and Asia Grand Dim Sum.

看来找食趣应该考虑来个“猪脚系列”…因为这是找食趣第三次介绍猪脚了！这次我们来到了世界城对面的锡安河畔熟食中心 – 文通记粿汁卤鸭。

*之前的两次请点击：兀兰猪脚和亚洲金阁。

JAF tries out the Kway Chap first. Thick gravy over duck meat, beancurd and some other other ingredients, this is a dish full of flavour.

先来盘粿汁，淋上浓汁的卤鸭和其他料如豆卜等，味道香浓。

Kway Chap one person 粿汁一人份 ($3.50)

Braised Pig Trotters / Pork Knuckles ($4/$5)
焖猪脚

Pork front hocks are used here. Meat is tender and succulent, the velvety and delightful layer of fat and skin…OMG, is soft and airy light and JAF could feel the smooth flesh melting slowly away in the mouth. Wonderful sensation… 🙂
The meat has a slight gamy smell but it is not very distinct.
Overall, JAF has only one little complaint: the gravy is a tad too saltish, but fortunately there is rice to go along with.

这里用的是猪前蹄，肉韧劲十足，猪皮一入口并没立即融化，很软但又弹性十足。
其实还有一点点的骚味，不过不是很明显。
只是卤汁对找食趣来说有点太咸，但配饭后就还好。

And “Pig Trotters / Pork Knuckles Series” fourth entry will be coming up soon anytime!
最后不要错过，“猪脚系列”第四篇随时登场!

Address:
Boon Tong Kee Kway Chap Braised Duck
文通记粿汁卤鸭
Zion Riverside Food Centre (锡安河畔熟食中心)
Zion Road (opposite Great World City)
#01-24
Opening Hours: 11am – 10pm (no fixed rest day)

Chin Chin Hainanese Eatery

JAF was actually heading to our favourite “loti” cafe ~ YY Kafei Dian for a nice cuppa kopi and Kaya Toast (JAF “Tea-Time” category”) when we walked passed this Koptiam. What “lured” us inside was the huge crowd. So we decided to pop in and take a look.

还记得找食趣之前介绍过的喜园咖啡店”轻松茶点吗？附近就有这一家津津餐室。这一天下午，找食趣经过时看到里头很热闹，决定进去瞧一瞧。

“Chin Chin” Eating House…Bet many people have heard or even eaten their famous Chicken Rice and Hainanese Pork Chop. But JAF had never eaten before, so since we were here, we would try and share our thoughts with those readers who have not been here yet.

据说这里的鸡饭和海南猪排非常出名，许多人应该听过或甚至吃过吧？找食趣倒是没尝过，既然来到不如就试试看，与还未来此光顾的朋友分享一下。

We LOVE the Hainanese “Chap Chye”!! It looks like a simple dish but the moment we put the cabbage in our mouth…WooOooo…it tastes soooo good! Love the soft yet crunchy texture of it. This dish is accompanied with black Chinese fungus, tangy “tang hoon” (cellophane noodles, also known as Chinese vermicelli, bean threads, bean thread noodles, crystal noodles, or glass noodles), “tao ki” and soaked fish maw…
Question… JAF’s friend was telling us it’s actually PIG SKIN instead of fish maw. Hmm…So maybe you would like to try it out and let us know? 🙂

卖相看起来简单的海南杂菜值得一赞。吃下去的第一口…美味极了！包菜口感爽口，除此之外还有黑木耳、冬粉、豆枝、鱼鳔。
说到鱼鳔，朋友说我们吃的其实不是鱼鳔而是猪皮。唔…各位如果有机会尝一尝的话，能告诉我们到底是什么吗？

Have you heard of this before: “To have a yummillicious plate of Chicken rice, you MUST start with good Chilli first!”. JAF checked out the chilli even though we didn’t order the chicken rice. Here’s our verdict: the chilli is good! It’s spicy and garlicky.
*JAF’s style – Mix the chilli with dark sauce and pour over the chicken rice! Yums!*

听过这样的说法吧：想要吃一盘美味的鸡饭，首先辣椒一定要够辣够劲爆。找食趣虽然没点鸡饭吃，不过对辣椒却是赞不绝口。辣味足，蒜蓉味浓，然后记得再以找食趣最喜爱的方式：和黑酱油混合一起后配饭吃，味道果然非凡。

Instead of going for the chicken rice, JAF opted for the famous Chin Chin’s Hainanese Pork Chop. After taking the first bite, however, we were very disappointed. Compared to the Chap Chye, the pork chop was far from what we had expected. It is just like a plate of deep fried pork fillet garnished with potatoes, green peas, some slices of onion and last but not least, tomato sauce poured over it. Hmmm…will never order this dish again…

两道招牌菜当中，找食趣选择品尝海南猪排。咬下去的第一口…我们后悔了。这盘猪排的味道比我们想像的差太多了。就只是一片炸猪排淋上番茄汁，再加点马铃薯、青豆等配料的普通菜色。下一回是绝对不会再点了。

Address:
19 Purvis Street
Beach Road Conservation Area
Tel: 63374640
Opening hours: 7pm – 9pm daily

Joo Chiat Joo Joo

At the cross junction of Joo Chiat Road and East Coast Road is a restaurant with 3 shops joined together under the same roof: Awfully Chocolate, Mooshi Bakes and the Japanese-inspired Joo Joo Kushiyaki.

位于如切路和东海岸路的交界处有一家集合了三个品牌于一体的的餐馆：Awfully Chocolate, Mooshi Bakes and the Japanese-inspired Joo Joo Kushiyaki。

Young and energetic staff welcomed us the moment we stepped in from the side entrance. The cafe is comfortably spaced out, with clean white walls and simple wood furnishings.

一踏进餐馆，迎面而来的是年轻富有朝气的服务生。
再看一下餐馆内的环境，明亮洁白的墙壁、木制餐桌之间有足够的空间，给人舒服的感觉。

The place was still quite empty when we reached there.
这时候还没什么人潮。我们的位子是餐馆最里面的角落。

After we settled down at the innermost corner of the cafe, the crowd started to come in. We realised there were two different groups of customers. From around 7+pm till close to 9pm, the crowd consisted mainly of students and youngsters. And after 9pm, we observed that there was a total change of crowd. The patrons consisted mainly of families, and more matured couples who came in mainly for desserts.

等我们点完菜抬起头来后，发现座位几乎全满了。
我们注意到这里在不同时段里有不同的顾客群。接近九点之前，来的主要都是学生和年轻人。过了九点之后，完全换了另一批较成熟一点的顾客以及有小孩的家庭，好像都是为吃甜点而来的。

Back to the menu, it’s pretty straightforward.

Kishiyaki Set for 2 ($36.90++):
There were 4 of us, but we intended to try some other food, so we decided to just share a set for 2.

回到菜单，选择方面还不会太复杂。除了几种个人套餐之外，还有两人或四人套餐满足我们这些想品尝多样化食物的顾客。

Clam Broth 味噌蛤蜊汤

Creamy Miso Soup with Pork Belly
JAF personally like this soup, the taste is something out of the ordinary.

奶油味噌汤，里头还有小片的三层肉。
找食趣喜欢这汤的口感，味道独特。

Food was served real fast. Within few minutes, almost all the food were out on the table. After taking pictures of the soups, JAF friends were too hungry and eager to wait for JAF to finish taking the pictures…ONE against THREE, that was really a tough fight! JAF could only surrender…hence, very limited photos available… 😦

我们点的菜陆续上桌，眨都没眨一眼，几乎所有的菜都来齐了！不是吧，找食趣都还来不及拍完照片，这上菜的速度也未免太快了吧！
看着眼前那么多的菜，朋友们抵不住美食，等找食趣拍完汤的照片后，就“刻不容缓” (找食趣觉得用这个成语形容是再恰当不过了)开始动手又动口。
所以，各位读者们，找食趣由衷地感到抱歉，这次没法子完成任务，将照片完整送上。悲哉！

Items: garlic rice wrapped around by a fairly large piece of seaweed, crispy chicken skin, chicken thigh with tare, quail eggs wrapped with pork belly, shitake with tare, salmon belly and miso soup…
One of the items (salmon belly) listed was not available, so we got to replace it with a Grilled Beef Tendon with House Dressing.

两人份套餐包括味噌汤、蒜蓉饭、脆鸡皮，串烧则有鸡腿肉、三层肉卷鹌鹑蛋、日本蘑菇、三文鱼腩。
其中三文鱼腩卖完了，我们以炭烧牛筋取代。

Prawn with Indian spices served with Okra.
“Okra” is actually another name for lady’s fingers. The prawns are ok, but JAF favoured the okra more.

用印度香料烹调出的羊角豆佐大虾。虾肉过得去，不过找食趣喜欢的反而是处理得很可口的羊角豆。
小知识：羊角豆的别名是“秋葵”(Okra)。

Besides the Kishiyaki set, we ordered 2 other dishes.

Japanese Chargrilled Cha-Siu Don ($13.90). The pork belly is not too bad.

日式叉烧饭。三层肉味道不错。

Medium-done Ribeye Steak Set ($18.90)

七分熟肋眼牛排套餐。

JAF and friends concluded that the steak was the best among all that we had eaten.

我们一致认为牛排是这一顿当中最好吃的了。

Overall, JAF and friends think that food served here is quite decent and tasty but a little too much on the salty side.

总的来说，这里的食物都相当不错，只是偏咸，吃多了就会觉得怎么一样比一样咸啊？

After dinner, getting some desserts from either Awfully Chocolate or Mooshi Bakes proved to be too irresistible.

和Joo Joo一起属于同一个老板的Awfully Chocolate 以及 Mooshi Bakes 一直不停地向我们“招手”，我们又怎能抵御得了如此的诱惑呢？

This has a cute name: Gooey.
It’s soft and creamy. For those who love cinnamon, this is the dessert for you.

这道甜点的名字很可爱：Gooey.
喜欢桂皮口味的朋友一定要试一试。

Mooshi Cream Puff ($3.90)

奶油泡芙外皮松软，里面是奶馅，甜而不膩。

Drinks wise, can try this which mixes green tea and lime together. Both hot and cold are available. ($3.20)

想喝点什么的话，可以试一试这杯混合绿茶和青柠的饮料。冷、热任你选。

Address:
Joo Joo / Mooshi Bakes
131 East Coast Road
#01-01
Singapore 428816
Tel: 6346 7604
Daily Opening Hours:
12pm–3pm, 6pm–10pm (Joo Joo)
12pm-10pm (Mooshi Bakes)

Dong Dong Curry Chicken and Tom Yam Soup @ Clementi

First time here at Clementi West Food Centre…it’s a big place indeed.

这是找食趣第一次来到金文泰西2街巴刹小贩中心，之前听朋友说这里很大，果然。

The original plan was to try out the duck rice stall JAF’s fren had been talking about, but alas, it was the stall’s rest day. Too bad… 😦
Hmm…how about this Dong Dong stall then? We saw a number of customers queuing up in front and the stall looked very welcoming to us too.

朋友兴致勃勃地想让找食趣尝尝这里的鸭饭，不过可惜啊，这一天是鸭饭摊的休息日。下次有机会再试吧。
有这么多摊位，还真有点不知所措。不然就这冬冬摊吧。有不少人排队，而且招牌也很抢眼。

Dong Dong offers a variety of dishes: claypot cuisines like claypot sesame chicken and claypot tofu, fish soup/beehoon, vermicelli, gong bao chicken rice, teriyaki chicken rice, thai style chicken rice and a few others.

看来这冬冬食摊卖的食物还真多样化，找食趣完全被吸引住了。有砂煲麻油鸡、砂煲豆腐、鱼片汤/米粉、面线、宫保鸡丁饭、日式鸡扒饭、泰式鸡扒饭等等。

We noticed the queuers in front all seemed to be ordering either the curry chicken or the tom yam seafood soup. So of course we followed suit.

它的咖喱面和冬炎海鲜汤似乎很受落，找食趣和朋友就各点了一套。

Tom Yam Seafood Soup + Rice or Beehoon ($4.00)
冬炎海鲜汤+饭或米粉

JAF’s friend had this for lunch. Looks good and there are lots of ingredients.
朋友吃的是冬炎海鲜汤。看起来不错，而且料不少。

Curry Chicken + Rice or Beehoon ($4.00)
咖喱鸡+饭或米粉

The curry is definitely a good choice for those who can’t take it too spicy. And the chicken meat is tangy and juicy enough. Worth mentioning is the generous serving of chicken meat pieces. JAF was extremely full by the end of the meal.

咖喱鸡味道够浓，但又不会太辛辣。
鸡肉做得也相当入味。最怕吃到那些又干又老的鸡肉，但这里的没有这样的问题。
吃到最后，找食趣的肚子都快胀破了。鸡肉块的分量比想象中的还多，一个人吃是绰绰有余的。

Check out this soya bean drink / grass jelly drink stall. A very popular stall with a super long queue.

顺便也提一下这摊“合乐豆花水/仙草水”。听说生意非常好，是排长龙的啰。
(#01-155)

Address:
Blk 726 Clementi West Street 2
#01-166
Opening Hours:
10.30am – 9.30pm (Daily)

The Sun Coffee Planet

JAF would always pass by Zion Road Food Centre when on the way to Great World City for a movie. But what really caught our eyes was this cafe “The Sun Coffee Planet”.

有好几次找食趣去世界城看电影时，都会经过锡安路熟食中心。每一次都会注意到这么一间餐室，名称蛮特别的，如果直译的话就是“太阳、咖啡、星球”。

Does it sound like an “Ang Moh” coffee joint to you? So what kind of food could be found here at this cafe? Out of curiosity, we decided to check it out.

一听这名字，感觉好像很洋派，对吧？到底这里是卖些什么食物呢？我们来探个究竟。

First thing we noticed was the opening hours ~ 24hours! The café is a simple “kopitiam” layout. As for the menu, it offers many local dishes at fairly reasonable prices.

这间24小时营业的餐室装潢很简单，其实和普通的咖啡店没什么分别。
菜色方面，都是一些本地美食，价钱合理。

When was the last time you had a cup of Ice Bandung?
Price: $1.50

很久没喝过曼冬冰了？那就来一杯吧($1.50)。

JAF likes this Lemon Mint Soda. Very refreshing and thirst quenching on a hot day!
Price: $2.50

找食趣喜欢这杯柠檬薄荷苏打($2.50)。
清新的味道，果然是大热天最佳的解渴饮料。

Nasi Lemak recommended by the staff.
Price: $4.80
The texture of the rice is cooked just right, not too sticky and you can taste the aroma of the coconut in it. If you like sweet chilli sambal, you will love the chilli here! It is not too spicy and when you mix it with the rice ~ yummy! As for the fried chicken wing, nothing too special.

员工向我们推荐这里的椰浆饭($4.80)。饭粒的口感不错，松软不粘，有着椰奶的香甜。
叁岜酱则带甜味，不会太辣，和饭搅合在一起吃，味道佳！
炸鸡翅膀…普通，找食趣就不介绍了。

Another highly recommended dish is this Penang Prawn Noodle.
Price: $5.30
JAF love this dish! The broth is very thick and very tasty, so good that you can drink it on its own! This dish comes with 3 big prawns and pieces of fish cake. What remained at the end of the meal was a “cleaned up” bowl with not a single drop of soup left in the bowl! Definitely going to order this the next time we come here again!

各位千万不要错过这里的槟城虾面($5.30)。
虾面汤的汤头十分够味，找食趣喝着喝着还差点上瘾了。
料也挺丰富的，有三只大虾和好几片鱼饼。
最后当然是把整碗面汤都吃得一滴也不剩啦。
下次再来的话，一定要再品尝槟城虾面。

Address:
54 Zion Road, Singapore 247779
Tel: 6737 0562
Opening hours: 24 hours

New Italian Restaurant ~ Da Luca

Do you like Italian food? Newly opened for around 4 months, this nice and cosy Italian restaurant impressed JAF so much that all other entries are shoved aside for the moment. Simply can’t wait to share with JAF’s loyal readers!

找食趣不久前刚去了一家听说开张不过几个月的意大利餐馆，非常喜欢那里的环境和食物。既然是好料，当然要介绍给找食趣部落格的好朋友们啦！

Love the simple, unpretentious and homely décor, which exudes a vibrant ambience.
先来看看环境。地方不是很大，但散发一种既不造作又和谐温馨的感觉。

Prosciutto E Melone $21.90
~ Parma Ham 24 month with Rock Melon

It is interesting to learn that the more matured the Parma Ham, the better taste it is. Did some research online and found this quote:

“A properly matured Parma Ham® should be of a good pale-red colour, mild, sweet-flavoured and tender, and at its best is perhaps the most delicious food in all Italy.”
–Elizabeth David, Italian Food (Penguin Books, 1954)

因为这一餐，找食趣对初次接触的意大利帕玛火腿有所认识。
原来意大利帕玛火腿在腌制过后，还会在绝对密闭低温的环境内贮藏一段日子。它的成熟期一般在9个月以上，成熟期越长，味道越浓烈。

意大利帕玛火腿（Prociutto di parma）
“可能是全世界最著名的生火腿，其色泽嫩红，如粉红玫瑰般，脂肪分部均匀，口感于各种火腿中最为柔软，因此正宗的意大利餐厅，都有供应。能否提供优质的帕玛火腿，几乎成为评价餐厅素质好坏的标准。”

JAF finds out why this dish matches Parma Ham and rock melon together: the Parma Ham has a somewhat salty flavour and when wrapped around the rock melon, balances beautifully with the sweetness of the rock melon. This is a combination that really works!

正确的吃法是将切成薄片的火腿，卷着哈密瓜来吃。火腿的咸香，配上哈密瓜的清甜，果然是绝配！

* More info about Parma Ham can be found at wikipedia and wisegeek.

有兴趣知道更多关于火腿的知识，可点击这里。

Rucola Al Balsamico Con Pere E Parmigiano $13.90
~ Wild Rocket Salad with Pear, Parmesan in Balsamic Dressing
Fresh and clean taste in your mouth. For those who do not like the strong taste of the rocket leaves, there are other salad choices as well.

这份沙律的重点是芝麻菜。它的口味很重，不喜欢的人会很排斥。

Pizza Con Tonno Cipolle E Rucola $22.90
~ Tomato with Mozzarella, Tuna Onion and Rocket

This big-sized, flavour-packed pizza is simply lovely! The taste of tuna onions, melted mozzarella cheese, aromatic rocket leaves makes the pizza totally worthwhile from the first bite to the last.

巨大的披萨卖相诱人十足。送进嘴里的时候，各种味道如马苏里拉奶酪、芝麻菜、金枪鱼肉碎等都中和得很融洽，

Among the fairly broad choice of pastas offered on the menu, all are handmade except one. So of course the pastas are MUST-TRIES.
We had two totally different pastas:
Pappardelle Pasta – broad and flat ribbon-shaped
Angel Hair Pasta – long and thin.

意粉菜单中除了最后一样，其他都是手工制作的，绝对有水准，所以不能不试。
我们点了两种截然不同的意粉：手工制宽扁面和细细长长的意大利“天使”幼面。

Pappardelle Sull’ Anatra $22.90
~ Homemade Pappardelle Pasta with Braised Duck and Italian Parsley

Capellini Al Granchio E Zucchini $22.90
~ Angel Hair Pasta with Crab meat, Zucchini and Tomato Sauce

The overall taste of the Pappardelle Pasta is heavier in comparison with the lighter and more delicate Angel Hair Pasta. Both are equally good, and the savoury flavours linger in the mouth, so satisfying and simply divine .

两种意粉相比之下，焖鸭肉佐手工制宽扁面的口味会比较重，蟹肉佐意大利天使幼面则煮得较精致。
两种不同的味道，找食趣都喜欢。吃完之后，还真是意犹未尽啊。太好吃了。

JAF and friends were FULL after wiping out all the food, but the strong craving for desserts did not stop us from ordering the tiramisu.

*No tiramisu photo because the camera battery went flat!!! 😦

Tiramisu $10.90
~ Mascarpone Cream Cheese with Sponge Coffee and Chocolate
The tiramisu was nicely-flavoured, but maybe it could do with more liquor.

虽然吃得很饱，但我们最终还是抵不过甜点的诱惑，点了提拉米苏。
相机却在这个时候“罢工”，因此拍不到照片。
味道不错，不过酒味还可以在浓些。

Last but not least, the service here is really good. It was a crowded night when we went, but we enjoyed the friendly, polite and swift service.

The restaurant owner Chef Luca even came out to personally shake hands with us before we left the restaurant. With such pleasant food and service experience, JAF will be back for sure.

我们用餐的那一晚，餐馆座无虚席。侍应生应该没有超过五位，但是服务都很周到，态度良好。

离开之前，开朗的老板兼主厨Chef Luca亲自来和我们握手道别。就是这种亲切友善的服务态度才会让顾客们一再光顾，找食趣肯定会再回去的！

Address:
Da Luca (Authentic Italian Cuisine From Chef Luca)
1 Goldhill Plaza
#01-19/21
Tel: 6258 4846
Opening Hours:
12pm – 2.30pm, 6pm – 10.30pm (Daily)

New Udon Thai Food (BBQ Steamboat)

If anyone asks you about the famous eatery at Golden Mile, the first name that pops out of your mind must be “Thien Kee Steamboat Restaurant” right? Well, instead of the common restaurant that everyone knows, JAF is going to recommend another eatery at Golden Mile – “Na Na Thai Food”. This restaurant specializes in “BBQ+Steamboat buffet”.

黄金坊有家出名的火锅店，知道的人都会马上联想到“瑞记火锅”。
的确，瑞记还蛮受欢迎的，不过找食趣想向大家推荐黄金坊里的另一家专卖烧烤火锅自助餐的店家~Na Na 泰式美食。

The “Secret” weapon of this Thai restaurant is their “UFO” pot! The food tastes so GOOD because it uses CHARCOAL to cook!

这家餐馆有两样“秘密武器”。第一样就是这个外观像“无敌外星船”的火锅。火锅用的可是炭哦，所以煮出来的食物十分美味。

Another “Secret” weapon is the chilli sauce. *It tastes pretty similar to Coca’s chilli sauce* JAF’s favourite: add the chopped garlic + chilli padi…and mixed them well together…WooOOoo…sets you on FIRE! One word to describe – “SHIOK!” And guess what? You can buy this chilli sauce at Golden Mile! 🙂

第二样“秘密武器”就是辣椒酱了。
找食趣的最爱：将蒜蓉和小辣椒混合辣椒酱搅在一起，哇，够火，够热辣！
吃过之后是不是还对这辣椒意犹未尽呢？原来在黄金坊里可以买得到哦。

JAF had the Seafood+Pork set. Price – $39.90 (including free flow of charcoal)
Other sets such as chicken and beef are available too.

找食趣点了海鲜+猪肉套餐，$39.90包括免费无限量的炭。
其他的套餐有鸡肉和牛肉等。

The set comes with vegetables and other stuff as well, cabbage + “chye sim” + golden mushroom + eggs + authentic Thai’s vermicelli.

套餐也少不了蔬菜和其他料，有包菜、菜心、金针菇、鸡蛋、正宗的泰国米粉。

JAF’s BBQ+Steamboat night starts now!

找食趣的烧烤/火锅之夜可以开始了！

Address:
Golden Mile Complex,
5001 Beach Road, #01-87

Yi Jia South Village Seafood Restaurant

One of the cheapest yet delicious Cze Char you can find at Toa Payoh! Highly recomended by JAF! 🙂

在大巴窑就能找到又便宜又美味的煮炒，你们信不信？找食趣这就给你们介绍。

Check out the crowd!
Tips: Come early because it’s always crowded by 6.30pm!

人潮吓死人吧。不想等的话最好早早来，因为这里六点半左右就满座了。

P/S: Some of the dishes are actually not listed on the menu! Remember to ask.

有些菜色是菜单上没有的，所以记得要问清楚哦。

Where can you find “Soup of the Day” (Carrot Pork Rib Soup) @ $4 for 3 pax??!!
A MUST try dish! *The ingredients in the soup are definitely worth the price!*

今日之汤~萝卜排骨汤，三人份只需$4??!!
单是里头丰富的料就超级物有所值了！一定要试。

Their Signature Dish ~ Beancurd with preserved vegetable
招牌菜~家乡自制豆腐 (Price : $7, $9, $13)
The “toufu” is crispy on the outside, soft on the inside. JAF love the lightly crisp preserved vegetable and it’s so tasty that you can eat it with plain rice. *yums!* 🙂

第一个主角：炸豆腐外脆内软，第二个主角：菜脯清爽可口。
家乡自制豆腐这道菜配饭吃最适合不过了！

Salted Yolk Pork Rib 咸蛋黄炒排骨 (Price $7, $9, $11)
Most people would normally go for Salted Yolk Prawns but JAF decides to try this which is something different. We are surprised that it tastes as good as the Salted Yolk Prawns! The pork is very tender and juicy, and the salted yolk is evenly spread to every piece of the pork.

咸蛋黄除了能炒虾也能炒排骨，我们觉得这里的咸蛋黄炒排骨和咸蛋黄炒虾一样美味。排骨肉既嫩又多汁，咸蛋黄也很均匀地覆盖在每一块肉上。

Cereal Squid 麦片鱿鱼 (Price $9, $11, $13)
This dish is a similar version of “Mai Pian Xia” (Cereal Prawns). The squid is fried and coated with cereal. The texture of the squid is just right, not over cooked and most importantly, not oily.

煮法和麦片虾相同。外层的麦片碎加上里面的嚼劲，融合得恰当好处。最重要是不油腻哦。

There are also other signature dishes like “Strawberry Prawns”, “Fishhead curry”, “Asam Fish” and many many more that you must try!

其他的招牌菜还包括草莓酱炒虾、咖哩鱼头、阿叁鱼等等。

Address:
Blk 21 Toa Payoh Lorong 7
Telephone: 62506537
Opening hours: 4.30pm to midnight

NaNa Homemade Curry Fish Head @ Bedok

Anyone heard of NaNa Homemade Curry Fish Head? It was featured on both Channel 8 food program “Where The Queue Starts”, and the papers before. It’s situated in the NTUC Foodfare coffeeshop near to Bedok Bus Interchange.
JAF and friends happened to pass by, and since one of them had tried before and like it, we decided to settle our lunch here.

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照片已被由香港“跨版生活圖書出版”所出版的〈新加坡旅游指南〉所采用。)

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照片已被由香港“跨版生活圖書出版”所出版的〈新加坡旅游指南〉所采用。)

南南家咖哩鱼头曾上过新传媒《排排站查查看》的美食节目，也接受过报章访问，不知大家听过吗？它就位于勿洛巴士总站附近的职总咖啡店里。
找食趣和朋友刚好路过此地，朋友因为吃过还蛮喜欢的，所以就决定点了份供三人分量的咖哩鱼头。

The curry fish head takes some time to prepare, so here we are waiting patiently for its arrival.
耐心地等待着咖哩鱼头…

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照片已被由香港“跨版生活圖書出版”所出版的〈新加坡旅游指南〉所采用。)

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照片已被由香港“跨版生活圖書出版”所出版的〈新加坡旅游指南〉所采用。)

Piping hot curry fish head served in a big claypot, big enough for 3 of us.
一大碗热腾腾的咖哩鱼头汤终于上桌了。

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照片已被由香港“跨版生活圖書出版”所出版的〈新加坡旅游指南〉所采用。)

Ingredients inside the claypot include: tau pok, yam, brinjal, lady’s fingers etc.
有很大块的豆卜、芋头、茄子、羊角豆等。

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照片已被由香港“跨版生活圖書出版”所出版的〈新加坡旅游指南〉所采用。)

The fish head meat is fresh and tender. The “snow-white” meat contrasted starkly with the deep rich colour of the curry.

鱼头鲜嫩美味，“雪白”的鱼肉和抢眼的咖哩颜色形成强烈的对比。

As for the curry taste, the friend who had tried it before commented that it was slightly different from the other time he ate it. Still not bad, just that something was lacking.

朋友说，汤味和他之前吃过的相比，却似乎少了点什么。

Well, for JAF who is trying it for the first time, the overall taste is still delicious, though it may not be spicy enough for spice lovers…

不过对于第一次吃的找食趣来说，则觉得味道相当不错，虽然没比想像中的更辛辣。

Heard that this Yong Tau Foo stall also not bad…
听说这摊酿豆腐好像也不错…

We heard that the surrounding area including this coffeeshop will be reconstructed to become a big shopping mall. So…where will all the stalls be relocated to? Will we still see NaNa Homemade Curry Fish Head around?

朋友说这里即将被拆掉，兴建一座大型的购物中心。到时这些摊位包括南南家咖哩鱼头都会搬到哪儿去呢？

Address:
Blk 204, Bedok North Street 1,
NTUC Foodfare Coffeeshop
Opening Hours:
Daily from 11am to 9.30pm

Free Pizza or Pasta on Ladies Night!

JAF was introduced to this Italian restaurant by a friend. As the food was pretty decent, we decided to head there again. We were puzzled when the server asked if we were keen on their special promotion ~ “Ladies’ Night”. Heard about free drinks but free FOOD for ladies???

Yes, FREE Pizza or Pasta for each lady on Wednesday nights!

*Take note: Buono’s Ladies’ Night Promotion is ONLY on every WEDNESDAY!
As long as there is one lady at the table, the server will automatically recommend the choices available for the “free” pizzas and pastas.

之前朋友曾介绍找食趣到这家地点相当偏僻的意大利餐馆用餐过。当时点的菜色都很合口味，所以这次决定再度返回餐馆。

才刚坐下，侍应生就向我们推荐餐馆的一项优惠活动 ~ “Ladies’ Night”，只要你是女人，就可以点一道免费的披萨或意大利粉。

不是吧？确定吗？免费的饮料肯定听过，可是…免费的食物？？？没听错吧？
千真万确，Buono 的 “Ladies’ Night” 优惠活动不是骗人的！每逢星期三，餐馆就会有这项“免费”促销。

Since there were 2 of us (ladies) here, we decided to choose one each.
既然我们这里有两位女生，就一人选一样吧。

Every meal comes with their freshly made garlic bread. *Yums!*
新鲜出炉的蒜蓉面包。好吃。

JAF was wondering how big the portion for a “free” pasta would be like?
Answer: The dish is definitely good enough as a main course! Very generous portion and ingredients! *Impressed* 🙂

找食趣原本还在猜想一份”免费”的意大利粉有多大…
送来时一看，是等于一顿正餐的分量，而且用料很足哦。非常难得。

Orecchiete Di Mare with Zucchini, Clams, Calamari in Seafood Tomato Sauce.
海鲜番茄酱意大利粉配西葫芦、蛤、鱿鱼酥。

Verdict: Pasta is cooked to the right texture, sauce is not too creamy yet you can taste the sweet tomato flavour.
意粉煮得软硬适中，奶油味不会太重，又可尝到甜甜的番茄味。

*The term “Calamari” is commonly used by Greek, Italian and Spanish languages. When the squid becomes a food, the culinary name “Calamari” is used instead.

*鱿鱼的英文是Squid，希腊文、意大利文和西班牙文是Calamari。当变成食材时，英文就不称它squid，而是以它的烹饪专用名culinary name Calamari称之。

An open concept huge oven where you can take a peek at the chef making pizzas!

餐馆的一角有砖砌的烤窑，开放式的概念让顾客能看到厨师如何亲手烤披萨。

At first JAF thought that only 1 slice of free pizza would be served but we were so wrong! It was a HUGE whole pizza, with 8 HUGE slices!!!

看到那么大的一整个披萨，找食趣着实下了一跳！因为一直以为所谓的“免费披萨”只是切出来的一小部分，没想到来的却是完完整整的披萨！

Margarita Pizza ~ Plain Pizza with Mozzarella Cheese. Instead of having it plain, we added ham and mushroom on it.
*Take note: Additional charges for additional toppings. (Classic Ham ~ $5, Mushroom ~ $2)

玛格丽特披萨 ~ 简单，只有马苏里拉奶酪，所以我们也多加了火腿和蘑菇。
多加的料就不是免费了。(火腿 ~ $5, 蘑菇 ~ $2)

Verdict: Superb! The pizza is freshly made and the thin crust is so crispy. When you “tear” the pizza apart, the melted mozzarella cheese is “drooping” in the air!

披萨当然是现烤现吃的好。薄薄的 很脆。
尤其黏黏的马苏里拉奶酪拉出长长的丝，即有“视觉效果”又吃得过瘾。

JAF felt that 3 persons would be just nice to share the pasta and pizza. However if you are not able to finish the food, you can request for “tabao” even though the items are free. 🙂

找食趣认为一份意大利粉和一份披萨足够三个人享用。如果吃不完，可以要求打包。虽然食物是“免费”的，不过绝对没问题。

Hmm…guess what is this?
猜猜看这是什么？

Buono’s Specialty Tiramisu 特制提拉米苏 ~ $8

Verdict: We all know that Tiramisu is one of the most popular desserts in an Italian restaurant, so of course we must order Buono’s version to try out. The tiramisu here is freshly made daily. The combination of mascarpone and whipped cream is just right, not too light nor heavy, and it melts in your mouth! Definitely a GOOD choice made! 🙂

众所周知，提拉米苏是每家意大利餐馆必有的经典甜品之一，所以我们怎么能错过呢？
这里的提拉米苏是每天现做的，很新鲜。马斯卡朋乳酪和泡沫奶油混合在一起的口感适度，很顺滑，吃进嘴里就几乎化掉了。
这个…一定要吃！

Address:
Buono Pizzabar & Ristorante
27 Lichfield Rd 556847
Tel: 6733 5646
Opening Hours:
Open Daily 12pm-2pm, 6pm-10pm
www.buonopizzabar.com

Breakfast/Brunch @ Choupinette

Before JAF starts rattling off, we decide to check out the origin of this entry’s topic ~ Eggs Benedict. Many of us love this dish but how many of us know about the story behind it? After searching online, we found many different versions to the origin of Eggs Benedict so we shall share just 2 of them.
*If you would like to know the other versions, you can look up “Wikipedia”.

找食趣很喜欢班尼迪克蛋这道菜。你们呢？
据说班尼迪克蛋背后的由来有很多不同的说法，大家也许不清楚吧。
在好奇心的驱使下，找食趣上网查了查，在此和大家分享其中两个最为人知的故事。

Here you go…
Version 1:
In 1894, Lemuel Benedict, a Wall Street broker with a hangover wandered into the Waldorf Hotel in New York and ordered “some buttered toast, crisp bacon, two poached eggs, and a hooker of hollandaise sauce”. The Waldorf’s legendary chef, Oscar Tschirky, was so impressed that he put the dish on his breakfast and luncheon menus after substituting Canadian bacon for crisp bacon and a toasted English muffin for toasted bread.

班尼迪克蛋
第一种说法﹕
1894年时，有一位叫拉慕尔班尼迪克的华尔街金融人士在纽约的华道夫饭店用餐。
他那时候饱受宿醉之苦，要了一份“涂了奶油的吐司，煎得脆脆的培根，两个水煮荷包蛋，还有蛋黃酱”。华道夫饭店当时赫赫有名的厨师Oscar Tschirky 很喜欢这道菜，结果把它放在饭店的早餐菜单上。不过他稍做了一些改变：吐司改成英式松糕，培根改成加拿大式的培根。

Version 2:
In the 1860s, a Wall Street banker named LeGrand Benedict and his wife, regular patrons of Manhattan’s Delmonico’s restaurant, complained that they were bored by the menu. The response of Chef Charles Ranhofer was toasted muffins topped with ham, poached eggs and hollandaise sauce. This version is further supported by the fact that Charles Ranhofer’s cookbook “The Epicurean” (published in 1894) contains a recipe called Eggs a’ la Benedick (Eufa a’ la Benedick).
So now you get it? 🙂

第二种说法﹕
时间是1860年左右，地点是美国第一间餐厅Delmonico’s Restaurant。
当时餐厅的常客班尼迪克夫妇看菜单上沒有喜欢的菜，想要吃一些新的东西，所以跟厨师查尔斯蓝赫法商量。厨师当下就做出班尼迪克蛋。
1894 年时查尔斯蓝赫法出了一本叫The Epicurean 的食谱，里面有一道菜就叫做班尼迪克蛋。

JAF had read so much about Choupinette from other food bloggers that we decided to hunt for it. This little cafe can be found along Bukit Timah Road. It’s quite easy to locate. Once you see Coronation Plaza (if you are driving), you turn left to the next lane. Parking can be quite limited around the estates so the other alternative is to park inside Coronation Plaza.
*Fyi, Choupinette stands for “Sweetie Pie” in French.*

找食趣从其他博客中读了不少关于Choupinette的点评，所以决定去探个究竟。
这间小餐厅地点不难找，就位于武吉知马路加冕购物中心的附近。
过了加冕购物中心后，往旁边的小路转进去。
如果驾车的话，要注意附近的停车位有限。另一个方法就是停在加冕购物中心里的停车场了。
*Choupinette 是法文，意思是“甜心派”。

JAF went on a weekend and the cafe was packed! So we would suggest that you make a reservation before you decide to hop by this cafe.
They have freshly baked daily bread *cheese focaccia, family country bread, sour dough and many more*.

找食趣选择在周末的时候到访，是满座的。地方不是很大，因此建议你们先预约。
这里每天都提供新鲜烘制的面包，有蒜香芝士烤面包、乡村面包、酸面包等等。

Spoilt for choices? Hmm….What shall we order?
太多选择，看了眼花缭乱？该点什么好呢？

Caught a glimpse of this cosy corner…
舒适的一隅…

Here comes the main dish of the day! Eggs Benedict with a fresh juice and any hot drink ~ $20+.
主角驾到！班尼迪克蛋配一杯鲜果汁和任何一杯热饮料 ~ $20+。

Verdict: WoOoo..they taste as good as they looked! We love the crispy toast with ham and most importantly, the poached eggs were nicely done! Oh yes! how can we forget the yummillcious hollandaise sauce! *Thumbs up!*

有卖相，好看又好吃！
喜欢那脆脆的吐司配上火腿和做得精致的水煮荷包蛋，还有少不了的蛋黃酱。美味极了！

The English Coq: Scrambled, poached or fried eggs with pork or chicken sausage, mushrooms, a ‘tomato provencale’ and a wholemeal bread roll with a fruit juice and any hot drink. ~ $19+

我们也点了另一份早餐套餐：蛋(炒蛋或荷包蛋)、香肠(猪肉或鸡肉)、蘑菇、番茄、全麦面包。
再配一杯鲜果汁和任何一杯热饮料 ~ $19+。

Verdict: JAF personally felt that this is a NOT “must try” set. Nothing really special, the mushroom is a little dry and the only “plus” point would most probably be the home-made wholemeal bread roll.
Pls do take note that EXTRA butter or jam cost $1.

这不是“非试不可”的套餐。蘑菇有点干，唯一值得一提的是那自制全麦面包，口感还不错。
注意：若要多加牛油或果酱需多付$1。

Address:
607 Bukit Timah Road #01-01
Opening Hours:
Tue – Fri: 9am – 10pm
Sat: 8am – 10pm
Sun: 8am – 6pm

Lobster Porridge @ Long Xia Zhou Shi Jia

Craving for something hot and soupy? JAF decided to hop by this “Very Recommended” restaurant suggested by our friend. She told us that the Lobster porridge is a MUST try!!!

最近天气凉凉的，如果有一碗热热的汤之类的，喝下去感觉温暖舒服。
朋友介绍了一家餐馆，据说那里有非吃不可的龙虾粥。

Fresh Vegetable Juice ~ $4.50
The waitress strongly recommended this juice the moment we sat down. We were afraid of the “raw” vegetable taste but the waitress assured us not to worry and said it’s the “Top Listed” drink in the restaurant!

沙冰青菜果汁($4.50)是这里极受欢迎的首选饮料。原本我们有点担心饮料会有那种很“生”的味道，不过既然侍应生从我们一坐下就不停地大力推荐，我们就来杯试试看吧。

Verdict: The waitress was right! It tastes just like any ordinary juice except that it is not very sweet. Most importantly, the “raw” vegetable taste is totally absent.

侍应生果然没说错。青菜果汁基本上和普通果汁没什么两样，只不过少了点甜味。最重要是也少了蔬菜的“生”味。

Can you see what is in there?
瞄到里头是什么吗？

Signature Lobster Porridge ~ $29.90.
We were lucky that we came during the “Promotion Period: 1 for 1”. (Not sure if it’s still on though.)

招牌龙虾粥 $29.90！价钱可不便宜哦，我们去的时候正好有买一送一的促销活动，太幸运了。(不过现在还有没有这个促销就不知道了。)

As described in their menu:
Signature Lobster Porridge won the Super Gold Medal Award in the 2006 International Culinary Competition. Described as “heavenly delicious” by the judges, this signature dish features succulent lobster meat in superior stock.

根据菜单上的介绍：
招牌龙虾粥在2006年国际性的烹饪赛事中得过超级金牌奖项。评判给予的评语是“绝顶美味”，龙虾肉味鲜美，汤料口味一流。

Verdict: 1 word ~ “SHIOKALLICIOUS” We love the broth!! It is very sweet and reminded me of traditional Teochew fish porridge. The lobster is not huge but the entire dish is so good that we literally “cleaned” up the bowl without leaving behind a single grain of rice! 🙂

味道的确是好到没话说！汤底的甜味令找食趣想起传统潮州鱼粥，真是暖在心里。
龙虾其实不是很大只，但就凭这鲜甜的粥便足以让我们吃得津津有味，不亦乐乎了，连最后一颗米粒都不放过！

Pan Fried Kurobuta ~ $18
What is Kurobuta?
As described in the menu:
Kurobuta Black Hog, prized for juiciness, flavour and tenderness, is pinked-hued and heavily marbled. Like Kobe beef, Kurobuta refers to a breed of pig and the way it is raised. Got it?

香煎黑猪肉 $18
什么是黑猪肉？
黑猪肉与一般猪肉不同之处是肉质厚实、香甜、滑嫩，没有腥味。口感非常好，吃在嘴里有胶着感，有入口即化的感觉。此外，黑猪肉营养丰富，富含铁，补肾壮阳，胶原蛋白多，更美容。常吃黑猪肉，也具有防止老化与老人痴呆症、降血压等作用。

Verdict: Hmm…JAF don’t find this dish very special. It tasted like the Singapore version of “honey pork” except the meat is more tender.

这道菜没什么特别之处。味道有点像新加坡版本的“蜂蜜猪肉”，只是肉质较嫩。

Crispy Lotus with Salted Egg ~ $12
When our friend mentioned this dish, the first thought was…”Huh? You mean the lotus we normally cook in peanut and pork ribs soup?” She said,”Ya! You be surprised!!”

咸蛋脆莲藕 $12
从朋友口中听说这道菜时，心里在想，用来煮花生排骨汤的莲藕和咸蛋到底能撞出什么火花呢？

Verdict: And yes!! We were!! This is a MUST…MUST try!!! The lotus is thinly sliced, fried and coated with salted yolk. It’s not oily and yet crispy! Oh one more thing, it’s very ADDICTIVE!! You definitely would not stop at one!!!

不用怀疑，咸蛋脆莲藕也是一道非吃不可的菜。
金灿灿的咸蛋黄包裹着切成薄片的莲藕，炸得酥酥脆脆的，却不油腻。
最“要命”的是你会一直不停地将一片片的莲藕送进嘴巴里，很容易吃上瘾啊！

Address:
龙虾粥世家
181 Orchard Road #08-09 Orchard Central
Opening Hours
Mon–Fri: 11.30am–3.30pm, 6pm–11pm
Sat–Sun: 11.30am–11pm

A Little Tour @ Tiong Bahru Market

Happy New Year! First entry for year 2011!
新年快乐！2011 新的一年的第一篇。

Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre is one place closely linked with great yummy eats, which most of us should be familiar with.
JAF is not a regular visitor here, so after walking one round, we decided to just focus on one side of the food centre and pick out 4 stalls.

提到中峇鲁熟食中心，大家肯定很熟悉。
找食趣不是这里的常客，所以来到这里还真不知要吃什么好。
走了一圈，最后决定只专注一边的几个摊位，看看有什么好料可挑。
一挑就挑了四样。

JAF suddenly had a craving for fried oyster omelette after spotting the above stall.

首先，找食趣看到卖“蚝煎”(蠔煎)的摊位就突然觉得很想吃蚝煎，所以毫不犹豫马上买了回来。

We like the crisp fried eggs and the not too gooey starch mixture. There are about 4 oysters for the cheapest order of $3.00.
Together with the tangy chilli sauce, this is a very likeable dish.

第一口，味道不错，不会太干，也没有太黏糊的感觉。
最便宜的$3.00一盘有四粒蚝。蚝还保留着汁液，新鲜又饱满。
这只是开胃菜哦。

Fried Kway Teow~Fried Oyster
炒粿条~蠔煎
#02-08
Closed on Wednesdays

Chwee kueh (steamed rice cake made from rice flour) has always been one of JAF’s favourite snack, so this is one food that cannot be missed.
Apparently this stall is quite famous and had won a few awards: “Lianhe Wanbao Classified Ads Favourite Stall”, ”The Greenbook Best Food Award 05/06” and ”Makansutra 2009”.

接下来，找食趣看到这个水粿摊有人在排队。
好吧，就来凑凑热闹。
原来这水粿摊还挺有来头的，曾得过“联合晚报分类广告最喜爱小贩/摊位”、“The Greenbook Best Food Award 05/06” 和“Makansutra 2009”。

4 for $1.00, 6 for $1.50, 8 for $2.00.
The chwee kueh is a tad soft, there are bits of black sesame seeds within the chye poh, but we felt that the chye poh (preserved radish) topping could be more savoury.
Still, there is one thing worth mentioning: the chye poh is not as greasy like some other places.

4个 – $1.00, 6个 – $1.50, 8个 – $2.00。
吃了一口，味道还好…因为其实找食趣吃过更好吃、更爽口的水粿。
菜脯是水粿的灵魂，这里的菜脯加了些黑芝麻，但总觉得还是少了什么。不过，值得一提的是它还不至于吃得满嘴油腻。

Jian Bo Shui Kueh
楗柏水粿
#02-05
6.30am to 11pm daily

Is it true that the quality of a stall’s food is based on the length of the customer queue?
Well, there is a constant flow of customers to this Teochew Fishball noodles stall, so JAF was compelled to join in the queue too.

有美食的地方就会有人排队？这个潮州粿条面摊的人潮不断，看起来似乎有点水准。

At first sight, the bowl of noodles certainly looks tempting. One look at the shape of the fishballs, and you know they are handmade and bound to taste good. Truly, they do not have much of the fishy taste and the springy texture is definitely different as compared to the factory made fishballs.

“这个看起来好像很好吃。” – 还没开始动口，我们都一致认为。
招牌特别强调鱼圆和鱼粿是特制的，果然一看鱼圆的形状就知道是手工制作的。可口而且没有腥气。

Kway Teow is smooth in texture.
粿条很顺滑。

Chili based. The more you eat, the spicier it gets.
Standby tissues for your runny nose and sweaty forehead.
Price: $2.50/$3.00

这碗是加辣的，起初还不觉得怎样，结果吃到后面是越吃越辣，还不停地在冒汗！
所以先提醒不是很能吃辣的朋友，要三思而后行喔。
价钱: $2.50/$3.00

Teochew Fishball Noodle Dry/Soup
潮州粿条面干/汤
#02-13

While queuing up for the Teochew Fishball Noodles, JAF was attracted to the photos posted at the neighbouring stall. Seems like artistes such as Mai Hao Wei and Charmaine Sheh (Hong Kong actress) had visited the stall before, and it was specially recommended by Channel U food program “Makan King” as well.

在排队买潮州鱼丸面的时候，就被隔壁摊所摆放的照片吸引住了。
除了有麦皓为和佘诗曼的照片，还有U频道美食节目“好吃王”的特别推荐，这样的““排场”足以让你花钱买一碗来试试看吧。

There are quite a number of varieties: curry fishhead (half $18, whole $28), curry fish meat ($6), curry pork ribs ($4), curry mutton ($3/$5), curry chicken ($3) and curry vegetable ($3). You can choose either rice or bread for $0.50.

口味还蛮多的，有咖哩鱼头(半个 $18, 一个 $28)、咖哩鱼肉($6)、咖哩排骨($4)、咖哩羊肉($3/$5)、咖哩鸡肉($3)和咖哩蔬菜($3)供顾客选择，可任意配饭或尖头面包($0.50)。

We ordered the curry chicken. One sip of the curry and oooh…that’s so hot!
Conclusion: the curry is super thick and luscious, and really spicy.

我们叫了一碗咖哩鸡肉。先舔一口又浓又香的咖哩。哇，是辣的。

Tender chicken meat.
鸡肉是嫩的，完全入味。

Marina South Curry Delight
滨海南咖哩鱼头
#02-14
Closed on Mondays

This stall is just beside Jian Bo Shui Kueh. Initially, we had planned to try out the “tow kwar pop”, but our stomachs were too full after so much food. Next time.

原本想试一试楗柏水粿摊隔壁的这个“豆干薄”的，但肚子实在太胀了。留待下次吧。

Address:
30 Seng Poh Road
Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre
Singapore 168898

Sarang @ Orchard Central

Sarang (“Love” in Korean) is a restaurant all Korean fanatics would probably make it a point not to miss out.

Sarang (韩文“爱”的意思)是一家韩国迷应该不会错过的餐馆。

The restaurant is situated on the 7th floor at Orchard Central, with an open view of the city.

餐馆位于乌节中央城的七楼，前无遮挡，有不错的景观。

The alfresco area offers a nice dining experience in a relaxed atmosphere.

这里提供一个轻松的氛围让户外用餐更有乐趣。

What’s most striking about the interior design is a red wall covered with photos of their chefs and a giant heart-shaped photo collage.
Curious about the photos of the chefs on the wall, JAF checked out with one of the servers, and learnt that they are all part of a team of 8 Korean chefs, working on a rotation basis with 2 rest days per week.

餐馆内部最引人注目的就是那一道红墙，除了有厨师搞怪的照片，还有一大片关于韩国的照片拼贴画。
找食趣数一数墙上厨师的照片，有八位那么多，便好奇地向其中一位侍应生询问。
原来八位厨师都是特地从韩国过来，工作时间轮班制，每周休息两天。

This is a clearer view of the 8 chefs.
*Picture is taken from Sarang’s website.

八位来自韩国的厨师。
*照片取载自Sarang的网站。

Sarang Japchae $6.80
– Stir-fried vegetable vermicelli tossed in sesame oil
This is our number ONE favourite among all the dishes we ordered. We like the light fragrance of the sesame oil taste.

清炒冬粉($6.80)加入了灯笼椒丝和鸡蛋丝，但最重要的主角其实应该是芝麻油，若没有它，这只是一盘普通的菜肴。
口感极佳，是我们所点的菜当中的第一最爱。

Ginseng Porridge (Yeongyang dakjuk) $6.80
– Chef’s signature Korean ginseng and chicken porridge
Mild ginseng taste, tasty and delicious. This is our number TWO favourite.
The portion is not very big, good for maybe 2-3 persons, unless there are porridge lovers around.

人参粥($6.80)，药材味并不会太浓，而且还散发淡淡的香味。这是我们的第二最爱。
分量不是很多，差不多够2至3个人享用。但如果是爱吃粥的人又另当别论了。

DJ rice (Sarang dolsot bibimbap) $8.80
– Authentic Korean rice with assorted vegetables, served in hot stone pot

石锅拌饭($8.80)是经典的韩国佳肴，怎能少得了它？

Drunken Pork (Yangnyeom samgyeop gui) $15.80
– Grilled pork belly served with kimchi on a sizzling hot plate
It is marinated in red wine, garlic, salt and pepper. Quite oily, but the seasoning is not too bad. Just that JAF thought the meat could be more tender since it’s the belly portion.

肥瘦相间的“醉”五花肉片($15.80)，看到这名字就知道是用酒腌制的了。腌料中除了红酒，也包括蒜、盐和胡椒。五花肉在铁板上烧烤出油脂味和肉香。只是找食趣觉得肉片还不够嫩，吃得不太尽兴。

Rain (Pa jeon) $8.80
– Scallion pancake served on a hot plate
A so-so dish…

韩国葱油煎饼($8.80)味道还好…

Cute Fingers (Tteok kkochi) $4.80
– deep fried rice cakes served with yuja citron sauce
The savoury taste of the yuzu sauce together with the rice cakes, form an interesting combination. Our number THREE favourite.

韩式炸年糕($4.80)配上带点甜甜香气的柚子酱，口感清新，是不错的组合，也是我们的第三最爱。

We were very much attracted to the drinks’ photos inside the menu and decided to order 2 of them to try. To our disappointment, the drinks tasted pretty normal and nothing too special.

菜单里的饮料照片十分诱人，所以我们决定点两杯试试看。
不过…喝起来没什么特别，有点令人失望…

Address:
Sarang
181 Orchard Road
#07-01 Orchard Central
Singapore 238896
Tel: 6773 1322
Opening Hours:
12pm – 10pm on Sunday to Thursday
12pm – 11pm on Friday and Saturday
http://www.sarang.com.sg

A quiet meal @ Tavolo

Wondering where to go for a nice meal during the Christmas festive period?
圣诞佳节期间想要到哪儿吃顿好的？

Tavolo is an open concept restaurant that delivers a casual yet stylish atmosphere. The place is not very big and there are not many seats around.

因为位置的关系，Tavolo餐馆采用开放式的概念，简单不失高雅。
地方不是很大, 座椅不是很多。

First is a healthy dish with lots of green.
Arugula Salad $12 – arugula (rocket) leaves, avocado, caramelized beet, walnut & feta cheese tossed in balsamic vinegar dressing.
The balsamic dressing is mixed with honey, adding a zing of sweetness and freshness on the taste buds.

先来道非常有卖相的健康沙拉 – 芝麻菜叶沙拉。
有芝麻菜叶、鄂梨/牛油果、焦糖甜菜、核桃、希腊菲达奶酪，再淋上渗有蜜糖的巴沙米可油醋。
整体的搭配让人吃了除了有淡淡的甜味，也多了清凉可口的感觉。

*What is “Arugula”?
Arugula is very low in calories and is a good source of vitamins A and C, folate, calcium, and magnesium. It can be eaten raw, added to salads with other salad greens, or cooked. It is worth noting that the older the leaves, the more intense the flavor. Younger leaves are tender and have a milder taste and therefore are best for salads. Older leaves may be slightly bitter and are more appropriate for sautéing or steaming.

芝麻菜香气四溢，能促进食欲。还可与其他蔬菜制成沙拉。越老的叶子，苦味越浓。它的营养丰富，含蛋白质、纤维素、维生素C、β-胡萝卜素、钙、锌、铁、锰、硒。同时，种子既具有降肺气、利肺水等功效，也可用于治疗喘咳痰多、久咳、水肿、尿少、尿频等疾病。近年来医学研究表明，芝麻菜还具有较强的防癌、抗癌活性物质。

*The term “balsamic” actually means “restorative” or “health giving”. Thus balsamic dressing is often regarded as a healthy choice of condiment for food.

Piadina $11 (it’s an Italian Grilled Flat Bread with no Yeast) – pesto, sun dried tomato, shaved parmesan.
The intensely green and fragrant pesto sauce obviously takes the centre stage. It is very tasty…JAF‘s favourite!
A “must” dish strongly recommended by the restaurant in-charge, the piadina (an Italian Grilled Flat Bread with no Yeast) comes with a few choices of toppings, and one whole piece can feed two very comfortably.

餐馆负责人大力推荐必点菜 – 意式煎饼。
分量不大，足够两个人食用。
有不同配料的选择，我们点的这个有青面酱、番茄干、意大利奶酪。
深绿色的面酱香气扑鼻，找食趣顿时感觉食欲大增。太美味了。

See how thin the piadina is. It’s not too filling and the stomach can have some more room for other food.
看到吗？煎饼超薄的，所以不怕会吃得太饱，但又能吃得过瘾。

* The “Piadina flatbread” is probably the most famous food icon of Romagna, an area east of the city of Bologna that covers the provinces of Forlì-Cesena, Rimini and Ravenna. Traditional food (fish from the sea coast and meat from the hills), wine producers and good life style, make this area very attractive.

意大利几乎每个地区都有代表食品，而Piadina Romagnola 就属Romagna 地区的经典作。它是古罗马时期 Romagna 地区贫苦农民的重要食粮，以面粉和水搓成圆形的无酵饼 (flatbread)。现今无论是酒吧、酒店咖啡厅或是街角的轻食店都随处可见。欧盟甚至给予Piadina Romagnola 简称 PGI 的认证 (Protected Geographical Indication)，肯定这款食物的地区价值，以及其悠久历史。
http://ol.mingpao.com/cfm/food10.cfm?File=20100706/fob01a/veb1.txt

Fettuccine al Salmone $26 – homemade fettuccine, fresh salmon, capers, garlic, white wine, tomato, light cream.
The homemade fettuccine is soft yet chewy…sauce is super good, giving the dish a tantalizing aroma…another JAF’s favourite.
For those who do not like creamy pasta, this is one good choice.

意式扁面条是手工制作的，吃起来口感既软又嚼劲十足。
找食趣认为酱汁是诚意之作，令人食指大动。
如果少了这美味的酱汁，这盘意大利面也许会变得比较普通。
除此之外，它没有太浓郁的奶油白酱味道，不喜欢重口味的朋友们应该会喜欢。

Sauce all wiped out!
不放过任何一滴酱汁！

Wind down, relax and have some coffee and desserts at the sofa area – good for chilling out, 🙂

坐在舒适的沙发上，轻松一下。
然后再喝杯咖啡，吃点甜品，慢慢享受。

Tiramisu $10. Hmm…slightly disappointing…it’s a bit dry…
提拉米苏。有点小失望…觉得味道干涩了一点…

Semifreddo Pralinato $10 – signature handmade gelato, praline semifreddo.
The dessert was a tad sweet for JAF.
这个手工意式雪糕甜品对找食趣来说有点甜…

*Praline: a family of confections made from nut and sugar syrup, and is an ingredient used in many cakes, pastries and ice creams.
Semifreddo: Italian for “half cold” and refers to a variety of cold or frozen desserts, very similar to ice cream.

Quiet ambience, good food, attentive service. To sum up, it was an enjoyable dining experience indeed for JAF.
环境清静、食物美味、服务周到。
总的来说，这是一次非常愉快的用餐经验。

Address:
#P3-07 (3rd Flr) PARCO
9 Raffles Boulevard Millenia Walk,
Singapore 039596
For Reservation: 6423 1123
Opening hours: 10.30am – 10pm (Daily)
www.tavolo.com.sg

A simple bowl of Fishball noodles at $2.50

Ever wonder what is good for breakfast on a Sunday morning? JAF came upon this old authentic kopitiam while heading to Tiong Bahru market for the famous “Lor Mee”. So instead of “Lor Mee”, we decided to stop over here…

星期天的早晨，应该到哪儿吃早餐呢？
找食趣原本打算到中峇鲁巴刹吃有名的卤面，却无意间经过这一间富有传统古早味的咖啡店。

Old signboard which you hardly see these days…
The setting of this kopitiam is really “old school”. After we stepped in, we realised that besides the kopi stall, there is another stall selling Fishball noodles. Yup! Only 2 stalls in the kopitiam!

旧式的招牌已经很少见了，咖啡店内也很有怀旧气息。
我们发现整间咖啡店除了卖咖啡的，就只有一个卖鱼丸面的食档。

Check out the Kopi stall’s “Antique” counter!
很有“味道”的咖啡柜台喔。

What is morning without a hot cuppa Kopi right?
The kopi served here is really thick and good. And the sweet aroma wakes you up!

早晨为一天之始，怎能少得了一杯热咖啡呢？
这里的咖啡芳香四溢、醇厚可口，闻一闻再喝一口，更是让人精神为之一振。

While waiting for our noodles to be served, we saw many plates of “Loti” on the other tables around us. So we ordered 2 slices to try out. The bread is thinly sliced and lightly toasted, accompanied with a spread of thick Kaya and freshly cut butter from the fridge. One word to describe ~ Awesome!
*Price: 2 Kopi + 1 set Loti = $2.20*

我们看到蛮多顾客都在吃着咖椰烤面包，似乎很不错，趁鱼丸面还没到，就先点了两片试试看。
薄薄的面包烤得有些许脆脆的，夹着咖椰酱和凉凉的牛油，味道很棒。
*2杯咖啡 + 1套烤面包 = $2.20

Having breakfast while listening to your bird sing…That’s life 🙂

一边吃着美味的早餐，一边听着欢乐的鸟啼声，真是人生一大享受。

Instead of having all the ingredients mixed together with the noodles, over here they are served separately. JAF love their “Hee Kiao” (Fish dumplings)! No fishy taste and you can’t seem to get enough of them! As for the fishballs, they are very bouncy and tasty.
*Hee Kiao ~ a type of small dumpling made with fish meat paste wrapping a small bit of minced meat*

嘿，这里的鱼丸面是将料和面分开的，蛮特别的。
鱼饺（馅料：鱼浆、猪肉碎）没有鱼腥味，找食趣吃得爱不释手。
鱼丸鲜美又有弹性，口感佳。

Fried garlic and shallots are sprinkled on top of the Kway Teow, hmm…delicious.

粿條撒上炸葱蒜，增添香味。

What is fishball noodles without “Mee Pok”? The “Mee Pok” has a smooth texture and there is a hint of vinegar too. And of course not forgetting JAF’s favourite ~ “Bak You Pok” (Pork Lard)!

鱼丸面的另一主角“面薄”，面条顺滑，带点醋味。
还有还有，少不了找食趣最爱的猪油渣。

When was the last time you used a pair of wooden chopsticks?

还记得最后一次用木制筷子是什么时候吗？

Address:
Hua Bee Restaurant
華美(华美)餐室
Blk 78 Moh Guan Terrance
#01-19
Opening hours: 6am – 5pm (Daily)

Foong Kee Wanton Mee

Delicious Wanton Mee…MUST try “Char Siew” (Sweet Roasted Pork)…Crispy “Sio Bak” (Roasted Pork)…oooh…
After hearing so much about this particular stall at Keong Saik Road from a close friend, JAF would not want to miss out such a “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED” place! The only troublesome part is the limited parking space. This vicinity has quite a number of good eateries hence it’s always packed especially during lunch time. If you are driving, finding a carpark lot can be a headache!
*Take note* Parallel parking please.

好友三番四次强力推荐位于恭锡路的某一个食档有好吃的云吞面、叉烧肉、香脆烧肉…哇，听了简直让人垂涎三尺！看来找食趣一定要亲自前去探个究竟。
由于这一带有蛮多好吃的美食，一碰上午餐时分人潮就特别多。加上停车位有限，如果驾车前来的话会比较麻烦点。
*注意：在这里必须平行停车。

Here we are!!! 就是这里了。

Surprisingly we didn’t have to wait too long for our delicious plate of roasted pork and duck to be served. The “Sio Bak” is really good and the skin is Soooo crispy. Love the “Char Siew” too! Very tender and sweet. *MUST try!!!

*Apologies for the absence of Char Siew picture…the Char Siew was ‘hidden” under the Roast Duck.
As for the Roast Duck, JAF felt that it’s just so-so…

我们并没等太久，一盘十足诱人的叉烧、烧肉还有烧鸭肉马上就送到。
烧肉肥瘦分明，烧肉皮则烧得很脆，吃起来卡察卡察的。叉烧肉吃起来又嫩又甜，味道简直是一级棒！

*真不好意思，没拍到叉烧的照片，因为都让烧鸭肉给盖住了。
至于烧鸭肉…找食趣不会特别推荐啦。

Crispy Goodness!! *JAF ordered a 2nd serving of the “Sio Bak”!!!*

找食趣完全“不能自拔”，老板，再来一盘烧肉！

The noodles are cooked just right and the texture is very “Q”!!

面条煮得十分弹牙，很”Q”。

Address:
Foong Kee Coffee Shop
丰记咖啡店
6 Keong Saik Road
Opening hours: 11.30am to 8pm (closed on Sundays)

Just Opened ~ Penang Road Cafe @ Novena Ville

Guess most of us must have heard of or tried Wee Nam Kee Chicken Rice at Novena Ville before. Yes, it’s very famous and always crowded.
But no, this entry is not about the chicken rice, it’s about Penang Road Cafe, a newly opened food cafe just 3 units away from Wee Nam Kee.

位于诺维娜教堂对面的威南记鸡饭餐室，大家就算没吃过应该也听过吧？
非常出名，每逢用餐时间，总是座无虚席。
不过，找食趣不写鸡饭，要写的是在同一排，新开张不久的 Penang Road Cafe。

Had a brief chat with the boss, a Malaysian but now a Singapore PR. He and his wife from Penang started this family business just around 1 month ago. His wife works in the kitchen as the dishes on the menu are created from the wife’s hometown recipes.

和腼腆的老板聊了一会儿。他是马来西亚人，如今已是新加坡永久居民。这家小餐室开业一个月了，由他和老婆共同经营。老婆来自槟城，负责掌管厨房，菜单上的菜色都出自她的家乡食谱。

A rather spacious, simple and down-to-earth interior.
感觉不会太拥挤，简单、朴实的装潢。

Maybe because the cafe is still new, there are only around 5-6 choices on the menu, including Char Kway Teow, Penang Hokkien Prawn Mee, Penang Asam Laksa…

We ordered the Char Kway Teow and Penang Hokkien Prawn Mee.

也许是因为刚开张吧，菜单上的选择实在不多，只有差不多5-6道主食，其他都是饮料。主食有熟悉的槟城美食：炒粿條、槟城福建虾面、槟城亚参叻沙等等。

点了炒粿條和槟城福建虾面试试看。

Char Kway Teow…hmm…taste is passable…nothing special.
炒粿條…唔…味道还好，没什么特别。

Penang Hokkien Prawn Mee…the soup-based version.
槟城福建虾面汤。

Mixture of beehoon and mee, with bean sprouts, kangkung, eggs, sliced pork and prawns laid on top, garnished with fried shallots.

材料：米粉、黄面条、豆芽、蕹菜（通心菜）、熟蛋、猪肉片和虾，再加一些炸油葱。

JAF is no real expert on Penang food, but finds the prawn-based stock aromatic and savory enough to give it a more than average score. Since the lady boss is from Penang, surely it must be the real thing? Maybe you guys can try out this new eating place and share your views on the authenticity of the dishes.

找食趣对槟城美食没什么研究，但觉得汤底充满了浓郁的虾鲜味，值得一尝。毕竟老板娘是槟城人，所以煮的应该是正宗的槟城福建虾面吧？想吃槟城美食的朋友或许可以到这里试一试，证实一下是否是真材实料。

Pretty decent food here if you are not looking for too many varieties. Let’s hope the menu will be improved after things get more settled down.

No service charge. But take note that the cafe only accept payment by cash terms.

选择的确不多，但如果只是想吃点简单的，还是可以考虑这里。就不知老板是否有打算在生意上了轨道后，多添加一些其他的菜肴呢？

没有任何的服务附加费。不过这里只收现钱，所以不要带着空空的钱包过去哦。

Address:
Penang Road Cafe
275 Thomson Road
#01-08 Novena Ville
Singapore 307645
Tel: 62563218

Pontian Wanton Noodles

After writing on the congee stall at Queen Street’s Albert Complex food market not long ago, JAF moved on to the nearby OG Complex and tried out the Pontian wanton noodles stall situated on the ground floor just outside of the building.

It faces the eateries at The Bencoolen building and is not so noticeable. This is just one of the many branches spread all over Singapore at various food centres and hawker centres.

找食趣之前到雅柏熟食中心喝了一碗粥，这次要到附近的奥奇OG楼下吃云吞面。

笨珍云吞面就在奥奇建筑一楼的一个角落，面向The Bencoolen 的一排食店。没注意的话，很容易就错过。除了这里，笨珍云吞面在新加坡的许多熟食中心都开了分店。

There are actually 3 stalls here, other than the drinks and the wanton noodles, there is also a katong laksa stall. But it’s pretty obvious the customers are here for the wanton noodles.

一排三个档口，以为只有泡泡茶和云吞面，原来还有加东叻沙。很明显地，大家都是冲着云吞面而来的。

Seating area…we reached before the noon crowd came in.
趁人潮还没到来，先找个位子坐。

A look at the prices: normal size is $3.00. You can choose to top up either the noodles or the wantons (dumplings) for an additional $0.50.

一份普通是$3.00，通常会问你要加料吗？有两种选择：加面或加云吞。不管加哪一样一律$3.50。

This is the “famous Pontian wanton noodles” topped up with extra noodles. According to their signboard: “handmade noodles * very tasty * no preservatives * take away noodles won’t soften”.
Really? Takeaway noodles won’t soften? Hmm…and then JAF‘s friend responded immediately: “It’s true leh…I tapau before, the noodles never got soften or soggy!” ~ now, isn’t this a strong testimonial?

Overall, the chilli-based noodles taste good, though JAF wouldn’t mind just a few more slices of char siew.

这就是笨珍云吞面“加面”版本了。
招牌上注明了：手工面 * 很好吃 * 无防腐剂 * 打包面不会变软。
朋友看到找食趣脸上的疑问，马上提出保证：“真的不骗人。我试过打包回去，面还是很好吃，完全没变软。” 看朋友如此信誓旦旦，还能不信吗？

总的来说，拌入了辣椒酱的面条味道好，只是找食趣认为叉烧肉可以再多一点点。

Small and crunchy fried wantons ($3.00). Because of the size, you will find yourself popping one after another into the mouth, and before you realise it, more than half the plate is gone.

小巧可爱的炸云吞，脆脆的，不会觉得太油腻。吃的时候会不自觉地一个接一个放进嘴里，待你发现时，盘中的炸云吞已所剩无几。

When it’s time to leave, JAF looked around and observed that almost all the noodles on the plates were completely wiped out. 2 boys sitting behind us also seemed to enjoy their noodles alot. Nice food speaks for itself indeed.

离开时，看到桌上很多空空如也的盘子, 坐在我们身后的两个小男孩也吃得津津有味。
好吃的美食不须多加言语形容。

Address:
OG Complex @ Bugis
First Floor (on the side facing The Bencoolen)
For any enquries/feedback, email:
PontianWantonNoodles@gmail.com
or SMS: (+65) 90326133

Sin Kee Chicken Rice @ Mei Chin Road

So there are two “Sin Kee Chicken Rice” stalls: one at Margaret Drive and the other at Mei Chin Rd…which one is the real McCoy? Hmm…after reading many reviews from bloggers, JAF decided to head to Mei Chin Rd!
*Tips: Fish Porridge is another MUST try from the stall too!*

相信有些朋友应该听过新记鸡饭吧？
听说同样的名字，两个档口，分别在玛格烈通道和女皇镇美景路。到底哪个是正宗的新记鸡饭？
有很多的说法。不过看了几个博客的食评后，找食趣决定去美景路的那间。
*除了鸡饭，鱼粥也很出名哦！*

When JAF reached, we were expecting a huge crowd because it was a public holiday. However there wasn’t much crowd at all, except for a few occupied tables.
Our 1st thought: “Sold out?!” Hmmm…shouldn’t be…it was only 2pm…
BUT…we were soooo WRONG! All the food at Sin Kee Chicken rice stall were sold out including the Fish Porridge too! The next batch of chicken could only be out in an hour’s time!
We could not believe what we heard! No way! We came all the way here! So DIE DIE must wait!

这一天是公共假期，找食趣原以为档口前应该会排长龙很热闹。可没想到静悄悄的，空位子蛮多的。难道是鸡饭都卖光了？！才不过两点钟，不会吧？
果然，真的都卖光了，连鱼粥也没剩！要等下一批鸡只还须要差不多一个小时。
都大老远跑到这里了，不可能就这样离开吧？无论如何一定要等到那盘鸡饭。

JAF‘s way of eating chicken rice *Probably similar to some of you as well* = Pour the dark sauce and chilli over the rice and mix all together. But WAIT! This time we did not! The fragrance of the rice is so good and you can taste every single grain of rice…WooOoo…we just ate it on its own. If you are someone who doesn’t like oily chicken rice, you will love this too!

是不是也有人和找食趣一样，平时吃鸡饭时都喜欢将黑酱油和辣椒酱拌饭混在一起吃呢？
这一次找食趣却没那么做，因为完全被弥漫着鸡油的鸡饭香征服了。粒粒分明的米饭什么都不用加，吃下去味道十足。
饭不会太油，大家大可放心。

We love the chicken! The meat is so juicy and tender. And the skin just melts in your mouth! *We were so guilty after that but it’s definitely worth it!*

白斩鸡肉皮滑肉嫩，好吃！虽然吃了所有的鸡皮后感到特别内疚（好像很不健康喔），但不吃会更后悔。

What is Chicken rice without the “3 musketeers”? Chilli + Ginger + Dark sauce. The chilli served here is not very spicy yet a little sweet. So if you are not someone who can take spicy chilli, you will love the chilli here.

吃海南鸡饭一定要有“三剑客” – 辣椒酱、姜蓉、黑酱油，缺一不可。
特制的辣椒酱不会太辣，带点甜。不太能吃辣的朋友可以多吃。

Address:
Sin Kee Famous Chicken Rice
新记驰名鸡饭鱼粥
Blk 159, Mei Chin Road
#02-22 (Formerly at Margaret Drive)
Tel: 64739525
Opening hours: 11am – 8pm (Closed on Mondays)

Just Opened ~ Rasapura Masters @ Marina Bay Sands

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JAF was at Marina Bay Sands yesterday and had dinner at Rasapura Masters. Sounds like some kind of exquisite food yeah? It is actually a brand new food court (run by Koufu) and was officially opened on 1st December. No wonder we saw so many well wishes bouquets of flowers all around the place.

找食趣昨天到滨海湾金沙新开张的忠食馆食阁吃晚餐。
我们看到四周围有很多祝贺的花圈，原来是由口福经营的食阁，刚在12月1日正式开张。

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As for the meaning behind “Rasapura”, it means “City of Taste”. (Rasa = taste, pura = city)
For more information, you may want to check this link:
http://www.koufu.com.sg/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29&Itemid=28

There are many stalls ranging from local favourites to regional delights (from Beijing, India, Phillipines, Thailand, Vietnam, Ipoh). More descriptions about the vaious stalls can be found here:
http://www.marinabaysands.com/Restaurants/Rasapura_Masters.aspx

食阁的英文名称 “Rasapura” 是马来文，Rasa = 味觉, pura = 城市，凑在一起就是“味觉的城市”的意思了。
除了本地美食之外，各种亚洲风味的美味佳肴也齐聚一堂，当中就有来自北京、印度、菲律宾、泰国、越南、怡保等。

JAF and friend tried out 2 dishes from the Vietnamese stall: Beef Phở (Beef Noodle Soup) and Grilled Chicken Rice.
找食趣叫了两道越南美食：越南牛肉粉和炭烤鸡饭。

Description of the Vietnamese stall:
Phở Hòa Noodle Soup
The first Phở Hòa restaurant was setup in California, USA, serving traditional Vietnamese food.
Today, Phở Hòa has become the largest Vietnamese chain in the world with 75 outlets. The eatery specializes in traditional beef kway teow soup garnished with herbs and spices. The variety of meats in the noodles makes it a wholesome choice for guests.

There are currently 2 outlets in Singapore: one at Suntec and the other at Holland Village.

越南面汤摊位简介：
第一家专提供越南传统菜肴的Phở Hòa越南餐厅成立于美国加利福尼亚州。
如今，Phở Hòa 是全世界最大的越南菜连锁店，拥有共75间分店分布美国、加拿大和亚洲各地。
有特制香料的牛肉粿条面汤是店里的主菜。同时也有不同肉类的面汤供顾客选择。

Phở Hòa越南餐厅目前在新加坡开了两家店，分别在新达城和荷兰村。

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Beef Phở is not too bad…
越南牛肉粉不错…

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Other ingredients to go with the Beef Phở. The chopped red chilli adds spice to the soup.
越南粉常用的佐料。喝一口放入了红椒的汤蛮开胃的。

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Grilled Chicken Rice – the chicken taste like satay chicken, except the meat is a little hard.
炭烤鸡肉吃起来，口感和沙爹鸡肉挺相似的，只是觉得肉硬了一点。

The sauce has a slight sour taste and goes quite well with the chicken meat.
带点酸酸味道的酱汁，配鸡肉很适合。

So how much does it cost? Beef Phở and Grilled Chicken RIce each cost $7.50. Well, this is a “Masters” foodcourt with “master” prices.

越南牛肉粉和炭烤鸡肉饭都卖$7.50。 既然是“大师”级的食阁，当然就会有“大师”级的价钱。

Address:
Marina Bay Sands
#B2-50 The Shoppes
Opening Hours: 24 hours
www.marinabaysands.com

Pig Trotters & Seafood Soup @ Woodlands

Pig trotters lovers (JAF is one of them!) get to add another place to their list. It’s at Woodlands Centre food market, beside Woodlands Checkpoint. Besides pig trotter, this stall is also famous for its seafood soup.

相信一定有人和找食趣一样，只要是对着猪脚就会欲罢不能吧？
今后，大家又有一个可以吃猪脚的好去处了。
就位于兀兰关卡附近的熟食中心。
除了猪脚，这里的海鲜汤也很有名气。

Be prepared for a long wait though…JAF was told that even if you do not see a long queue sometimes, but there are actually customers who are “tabao-ing” many packets. JAF waited for around 30 minutes before the first dish (pig trotter) came.

The conclusion: it’s worth the wait.

在这先提醒大家，想吃这摊的食物就要有心理准备得等一段时间。有时你未必会看到摊位前排长龙，但其实已经有顾客先预定了很多的“打包”。找食趣等了约半小时左右才盼到第一盘菜 – 猪脚。

结论：等待是值得的。

The braised pig trotter’s meat is incredibly tender and moist, thus easily torn.
找食趣最不喜欢吃到肉太韧的，这里的就很软，咬下去肉很容易就散开了，不用费劲儿去咀嚼。

The fatty and juicy skin pieces melt like ice cream and taste like heaven.
肥肥的猪皮处理得不错，入口即化。

Verdict:
This pig trotter dish has fully satisfied all of JAF‘s criteria – (1) tender and moist meat, (2) fatty and juicy skin, (3) sweet and tasty gravy.
From $6 onwards, depending on the number of people sharing.

总结：猪脚肉软而不烂，猪脚皮肥而不腻，猪脚卤汁咸甜适中，赞！
最小份从$6起。

Now let’s take a look at the second dish…
接下来，第二道菜…

The seafood soup looks colourful and delicious. Indeed, the distinctively tasty soup base is absolutely lip smacking.
Taste also the freshness of the generous ingredients (prawns, sotong, fish slices, tomatoes, mushrooms and big pieces of minced pork meat) in every mouthful.

海鲜汤那汤的色泽蛮特别的。
看起来似乎入味十足，喝起来果然也鲜味十足，真的是名副其实的海鲜汤。
里头有虾、苏东、鱼片肉、番茄、冬菇，还有朋友所说的集一切精华于当中的猪肉碎块。

The minced pork meat is the next best thing after the full flavoured stock. There are two big pieces, not dry, solidly compact yet tender.

不知是不是因为叫的是大份的，肉块也特别大，有两块。
咬一口，果然不干不硬，看起来很饱实，吃起来很松软。

Verdict:
The stall owner has successfully mixed all the ingredients very well to create a soup with multiple layers of flavours.

总结：这是一碗融合了所有材料的精华，口感层次丰富的美味海鲜汤。超赞！

By the way, this is a real “attitude” stall. The bowl is always only half filled with soup no matter the serving size, and the stall does not entertain any request for more soup. So go for the big one if you think you are in a “soupy” mood.
Small – $5, Big – $6.50

听说他们是出了名的“有态度”，只会盛半碗的汤，不管大或小份。
就算你开口要求加多点汤也没用的，半碗就是半碗。
所以建议大家如果不想“抱憾离开”的话，还是叫大份的吧，反正一样都是在等，不是吗？
小 – $5, 大 – $6.50

Overall, an immensely satisfying meal! Yum yum…slurp!
人生最爽快的事，莫过于品尝一顿令人食欲大开的美食。

Address:
Yan Ji Wei Wei Food Stall
炎记威威食品
Blk 4A Woodlands Centre Road
#02-11 Woodlands Centre Road Food Centre
(Closed on Mondays)

Comforting Congee @ Li Fang Congee

Happened to pass by Albert Complex food market (diagonally opposite Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple) the other night, so JAF decided to settle the dinner here.
It was our first trip here ever since its reopening in December last year after 17 months of upgrading. The new food market certainly looks brighter and more spacious now. With so many stalls around, this place seems full of gastronomic delights.

那晚刚好路过四马路观音庙斜对面的雅柏熟食中心，决定在这解决晚餐。
去年底这里经过17个月的翻新后重新营业，找食趣一直都还没来过。
整个环境的确比以前明亮和宽敞许多，摊位也依然那么多，应该能找到好吃的美食吧。

JAF soon found a long queue at this particular congee stall, and noticed that there were bowls of congee on the surrounding tables.

找食趣走了一圈，发现这个卖粥摊位挺多人排队的，而且也看到周围的桌子上都是一碗一碗的粥。既然如此，好，就锁定这个摊位。

Busy at work…忙得不可开交…

Offering a variety of congee flavours, the prices range from $2.80 (century egg & lean meat congee, chicken congee, pork congee) to $4.80 (mixed scallop congee) for the traditional ones. The most expensive is the frog congee ($6/$11).

有十种不同口味的粥供你选择，传统口味的有：$2.80的皮蛋瘦肉粥、鸡丝粥、猪肉片粥，到$4.80的金银带子粥。最贵的则是$6/$11的田鸡粥。

JAF ordered one century egg & lean meat congee and one side dish.
找食趣点了一碗皮蛋瘦肉粥和一样小菜。

Let’s start with the side dish. Bathed in gravy and finished with a topping of braised peanuts, this homemade beancurd dish ($2.50) sure looked appealing.

先从小菜说起。淋上浓浓的卤汁，撒了卤花生在上面的香滑卤汁豆腐($2.50)，卖相十分诱人。

The first bite immediately sent JAF’s taste buds into a frenzy.
While the soft delicious centre of the beancurd totally melted in the mouth, the gravy…oh my gosh, tasted so saltish! Even JAF‘s friend who prefers saltish food found the gravy over-salted. Such a pity, as the dish had scored high on both the presentation and the beancurd texture.
Hmm…maybe the helpers accidentally added extra amount of salt on that day?

吃了第一口豆腐后，找食趣在味觉上立即产生一种“好坏参半”的反应。
好的是豆腐本身实在是好滑、好软、好吃极了。坏的是…天啊，卤汁怎么那么咸啊！！！就连找食趣喜欢咸口味的朋友都嫌它太咸了。
可惜可惜，卖相、质感都过关了，就差那么一点。希望只是当天的卤汁失水准。

Smooth and silky soft on the inside of the beancurd.
雪白软滑的豆腐。

Fortunately, this century egg & lean meat congee compensated for the previous “shock”. It was smooth, thick and nicely seasoned.

这碗皮蛋瘦肉粥($2.80)就好很多了。粥熬得够火候也入味，含在嘴里很稠，很绵。

The century egg pieces were plentiful.
As for the Yau Zha Gwai or Eu Char Kway, it remained crisp throughout the meal.

皮蛋很多，原以为吃完了，没想到往碗的深处再挖，还有更多皮蛋！
油条表皮脆，就算是过了一段时间还是挺脆的。

There’s nothing simpler and more comforting than congee, so if you are looking for some to warm your stomach, the congee here is definitely one good choice.
Other dishes: raw fish, beancurd with spicy sauce.

想喝碗热粥暖暖胃吗？这里应该有不错的选择。
其他小菜： 鱼生、酸辣豆腐 。

Address:
Li Fang Congee
丽芳粥品
270 Albert Complex (雅柏中心)
#01-78