Geylang Serai hawker center

We went to the above place for some Malay food. This stall " Sinar Pagi Nasi Padang" is one of the most famous Nasi Padang stalls in Singapore. The queue was quite long and it took about 15 minutes to get my food. I had the beef rendang and sambal goreng with rice. They poured too much assam pedas gravy into the rice and as a result I was a bit disappointed. The plate of tahu telor was good and tasty. The tahu was crispy and it came with peanut gravy and lots of veggies especially carrots. The total cost was $10.50c which I think was reasonable.

Nasi Padang & D24 Durian McFlurry in SG

This nasi padang is quite good. We had it for lunch at Serangoon Garden Way. All in all the bill came up to $15 for the two of us. We miss this type of spicy food in Japan.

If you are a durian lover I suggest you try the newly introduced Durian McFlurry at Mcdonald's. It is authentic just like the D24 and you will get addicted to it.
Costing only $3 (u.p. $4), I think one should give it a try.

Malay rice at Kaki Bukit

This morning I sent my vehicle for general servicing at a workshop around Kaki Bukit area. While waiting for the job to complete, I tried the Malay food at the canteen. Above was a plate of rice with a piece of mutton rendang, sambal goreng and sambal mussels and it cost $6 which is equivalent to MYR 18+ (Malaysian Ringgit exchange rate is S$1 = MYR 3.10). The food wasn't that good. The mutton was tough, the mussels had some sands in them but the sambal goreng was not too bad.
I won't recommend this stall to any of my readers.
The tea was $1 which is 10c less than in other coffee shops in SG.

Malay home cooked food

Today my wife decided to cook ikan assam pedas and sambal goreng which are the Malay dishes for lunch. She is really a superb cook that her 2 dishes are the best I've ever tasted in my entire life. Mind you I used to live a Malay kampong and know exactly how those Malay dishes are.
Sadly, these days we can't find a good stall or restaurant selling authentic and yummy Malay food. Perhaps, in Malaysia you may be able to eat good Malay food.

Sinar Pagi Nasi Padang

We read  so much about Sinar Pagi Nasi Padang that we decided to pay it a visit. It is a Malay stall selling Malay/Indonesian food at the Geylang Serai hawker center.
When we arrived at about 11:30 am there was already a long queue. There were also many other stalls selling the same type of food but had shorter or no queue at all.
We agreed that the food was of a high standard. The black-ink cuttle fish, sambal goreng, assam fish cutlet, young Jack fruit in lemak gravy were delicious and spicy. However, we were disappointed the beef rendang was salty just like the one we had at Warong along Kandahar Street last Saturday.
It is difficult to find a place selling really good beef rendang. When I was a kid, the rendang even at the road side stall was of better quality. Well, we do not expect the cooks of present era are as good as their parents and grandparents.
The teh halia or ginger tea sold a few doors away was also a let-down.
The 2 plates of  meal cost $24 and teh halia was $1.20 a glass.

Indonesian Food and Cakes at Kandahar Street

There is so much talk about Warong Nasi Pariaman, a Sumatran cuisine that we decided to pay it a visit this afternoon. The place was not as packed as some others selling the same Indonesian/Malay food.
It's situated at the junction of North Bridge Road and Kandahar Street. We were a bit disappointed because the beef rendang was salty and the sambal goreng was not as tasty as some sold at the hawker center. The cuttle fish and fish in lemak or coconut sauce was quite good.
Overall, I'll give it a rating of 6 out of 10. Btw, the meal was reasonably priced at $10 each without drinks.

Rich and Good Cake Shop

We bought 2 Swiss rolls, one with kaya (green) and the other durian from the famous " Rich and Good Cake" shop along Kandahar Street. These rolls are spongy and soft. I particularly love the one stuffed with durian fillings. It was delicious, soft and spongy.
Our dinner was made up of the above Swiss rolls. We ate up the durian roll and kept half of the kaya roll for tomorrow.
We are thankful to God for giving us a great appetite and the affordability.

Che Rose Nasi Padang@ Toa Payoh

Was with a friend at Toa Payoh Lorong 1 block 128. He recommended that we try the nasi padang by Che Rose which turned out to be good.
I didn't take any pictures of the food we ordered but a plate of beef rendang, squid or sotong, sambal goreng and ikan billis cost us $6 each.
Prices are reasonable but most important is the food tasted like home cooked.

Malay lunch at Hajjah Mariam (West Gate)

Went for Malay lunch at Hajjah Mariam. Good food and a solo plate for 2 at $17. Do not order the dessert called Kueh Lopez (the brown triangle thing) which is hard and not nice at all.