A short trip to Singapore - Part 2Singapore is so densely populated even mediocre food stalls have a long queue. This was my friend, Elaine's observation of most food courts there and it's true.
Our trip was filled with many gatherings with friends and relatives over dinners and lunches so I will be writing about what else? FOOD. There's not much difference between Malaysian and Singaporean food because we are of a similar root or as the Malays like to put it: "serumpun". I think the former is tastier while the latter tend to be sweet. Me, biased? Nah...it's the plain truth.
You won't get hungry in Singapore because food is abundant and yet 90% of the women there are stick-thin. Either they are bulimics, have super-duper high metabolism or spend 24 hrs a day in the gym.
FOOD REPUBLIC
One can get dizzy for choice in just seconds. It's like a shopping mall for food inside. I won't post pictures of the stalls because it'll take forever and ever...and ever. 
My breakfast on the second day - Mee Rebus.
Elaine's breakfast - Lontong.SOUP RESTAURANT
Soup Restaurant is immensely popular and they have many branches all over Singapore including one restaurant in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Their specialty - old cucumber soup with pork ribs; served in a cute clay pot, steamed fish and sweet potato leaves in sambal.
Their super delicious and famous "Samsui ginger chicken". Drool, drool!
Named after the "Samsui" woman from Kwang-tung, China. These women took up jobs at construction sites in Singapore during the 1920s. They were as strong as a bull or rather the men and a rare breed. Unfortunately, many are well over their 80s and live in poverty.
This buffet has been around for many, many years and is still going strong. They rely mainly on word-of-mouth advertisement. You have to go early to get a seat. Buffet starts at 12 noon but the crowd start pouring in by 11.45 a.m. Ironic, you might say - that I come all the way to Singapore to eat Penang food? Strange but true.
Locals and non-locals come here for satay. It's still the same (XL size like kajang satay and yummy) after all these years. So this was the first thing that I took. Forgot about soup and appetizers.
Push cart stalls serving teh tarik (foamed-tea) and many other Penang delights. Neat!
An old fashion dessert called "Apam bokwa".
Mini pulut (glutinous rice) cakes with kaya (coconut jam) and ang ku kuih. Sorry I haven't got the translation for ang ku kuih.
Cheng t'ng or clear sweet soup with longan, gingko nuts and sweet red dates.
I've more photos of food at the buffet but I'll spare myself and you the agony. Have I done enough damage to make you feel hungry? Well, I am rather hungry myself so I'm going to heat up some left-over chicken for lunch now. Bon Apetit!
2 comments:
ang ku kuih = Red turtle cake
hey, thanks for the translation. come to think of it, it does look like mini turtles. i thought it was beetle.
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