Tasty yummy bar chor mee

 

This bar chor mee is one of the best I've ever tasted. The chilli and a combination of other ingredients resulted in a well balanced and tasty sauce. The mee kia is the stereotyped sold in the supermarkets. Had the owner of the stall takes the trouble and effort to create his own noodles up to the standard of Eng's Noodles then I think this stall will have endless long queue of customers.

The stall is at a newly opened coffee shop at Block 455, Sengkang West Ave. It operates 24 hours a day.

Fish ball noodles and Okonomiyaki

I can't believe it when the hawker told me my fish ball noodles is only $2. This stall is at the food center along Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 (block 409). The usual price is $3 to $4 although the portion is a little bit bigger. Frankly, I do not mind having a small bowl especially since it was my first meal of the day. Taste wise, it's not bad.
The other 2 dishes are the home made Japanese "pancakes" known as Okonomiyaki. They are made up of flour, eggs, shredded cabbage, bits of bacon, bonito flakes, Worcestershire sauce and mayonnaise. They tasted quite good.

People in Singapore infected by the Zika virus has risen to 82 by yesterday. The areas most affected are Sims Drive/Aljunied, Kallang Way and Paya Lebar Way.
USA has joined a growing list of countries like Australia, UK, Taiwan etc warning their citizens especially the pregnant women or those wanting to get pregnant to avoid travelling to Singapore.
Zika can cause women to give birth to babies with smaller than usual heads.
So far there is no panic among Singaporean regarding the Zika thing. However, one infectious disease specialist warned that the virus could spread to half of the nation.
Zika, like dengue is spread by the Aedes mosquitoes.

My breakfast at the coffee shop

Got up very early this morning and waited till the coffee shop nearby opened its door for business. Had the fish ball noodles and my cup of kopi O. It has been a while since I last visited this place. Noodles remain at $3.50 and kopi at $1. The place is air-conditioned but one may dine outside which is non air-conditioned. There is a section outside for smoking.

Lunch was Chicken Chop set@ Toast Box

Yesterday when I was at Toast Box (Greenwich area) they didn't have the chicken chop set. Today, I tried the one at Seletar Mall and it's available ($7.80). The donut ($1.70)was an extra treat from Bread Talk. The food was average and the coffee, a disappointment.

Had pineapple and banana for dinner. Wish I had some Hokkaido melon from Japan or sweet and juicy watermelon from Taiwan.

Growing bean sprouts and Pasir Ris noodles

• You can buy the green beans from the supermarket
• Wash the green beans and soak for 12 hours
• Then place some beans in a container and cover with a cloth
• Next keep the container of beans in a dark place

2nd day

• Water the beans twice a day and the results are in the 3rd to 5th photos for day 2.

Day 3 results akan datang

Breakfast: Pork cutlet noodles at Pasir Ris Drive 6, Blk 444

Was at Pasir Ris area this morning and saw a long queue of people at a noodle stall. I was curious and although not hungry,joined in the queue. Usually if the queue is long, it could mean 3 things:

1) The food is good
2) The food is cheap
3) All of the above

After 15 minutes of waiting, I got my food which I found out was good and quite cheap ($4.50).

Dried spicy noodles with pork ribs and prawns

They sell this for many years at Serangoon and this afternoon I was there for lunch. The noodles were superb (a little sweet though) My wife and I visit this stall which is in a coffee shop whenever we are at Serangoon interchange area.

Rude staff pissed me off/ fruits, dessert and chicken rice

Went to a shop called Poh Seng that sells water heater at 153, Jalan Besar. A plump lady of 50+ years old reluctantly attended to us. From the very start she was unhappy serving us. When we asked a few questions about the water heater, she pulled a long face and answered rudely. I was so pissed off with her attitude that I left the place without buying anything.

Since it was raining, we proceeded to a stall that sells Indian food near Rowel Road off Jalan Besar. We ordered the roti prata and teh halia. After that we went to a coffee shop that sell the crispy handmade noodles. Curious, I ordered the noodles (3rd picture from top) and was disappointed with the taste ($5.20).
Many hawkers these days are amateurish and can't even cooked decent food. Some even employ China people to cook and sell local fares. In Penang, the government does not allow foreigners to cook and sell the local dishes.

Fruits,desserts and chicken rice@ Chong Pang

We were at Chong Pang around 5pm to buy some fruits but found ourselves eating desserts and Hainanese Chicken rice. We ordered the chicken rice because we were curious. The queue was rather long at 5pm+  and so I queue up to get a plate of chicken breast meat with rice. We think many patronised this stall because the food is cheap and good. The chicken rice I ordered was $2.50 which is one of the cheapest in Singapore. It was tasty, value for money and the staff was nice and polite.