Food Trail

Food Trail

Address:

Singapore Food Trail

Singapore Flyer

30 Raffles Ave #01-09

Singapore 039803

Review:

Located next to the iconic Singapore Flyer, the Singapore Food Trail is a ‘60s-themed hawker centre that brings back fond memories to the older generation with their backdrop and vintage items. It is also an ideal location for the younger generation to come and experience what it is like living in the past and to get to taste the various famous Singapore foods that had been around for ages.

Over here, I did not hesitate to buy the various dishes from each stores such as the Bugis Street Famous Hainanese Chicken rice,  Alhambra Satay Club BBQ Chicken Wings, Top 73+1 Handmade Fishball Noodles and Katong Keah Kee Fried Oysters.

Me being a seafood lover, what I liked the most was the plate of Fried Oysters. Firstly, it was a generous serving and well balanced with eggs and oysters. Next, the oysters also tasted very fresh and when you chew on it, it felt like the taste of the sea had practically burst in your mouth. The entire dish was cooked perfectly and it was tasty yet scrumptious.

So for all those classic seafood lovers out there just like me, here’s a shout out for you to come down and try this!

Verdict:
8.5/10

Hoong's Wanton Noodle

Hoong's Wanton Noodle

Address:

HDB Whampoa Court, #01-370,

Blk 74, Whampoa Drive

Singapore 320074

Review:

Unlike other hawker stalls in Singapore that have been recommended occasionally, this stall called Hoong’s Wanton Noodle definitely deserve some time online. As the stall would usually be crowded in the morning, hence, I especially made the trip down early in order to get my hands on their Wanton noodles for breakfast and thankfully I was the first few customers!

For just $2.50, I was served a large plate of noodles with proportionate amount of ingredients. It was really a pleasant start to my day as the noodles were chewy, smooth and it was mixed well with tomato ketchup sauce (choice of chilli sauce as well), giving out a balance of sweetness and savoury taste to the  noodles. The char siew meat was tender and even the vegetables were crisp. Not forgetting the highlight of the dish—wantons (prawn dumplings)! The wantons 

were filled with prawns and it was very springy and palatable as I devoured it. This stall also offers Chicken Mushroom noodles that I would really love to try the next time I visit Whampoa. A highly recommended choice!

Verdict:

8.5/10

Hainanese Curry Rice

Hainanese Curry Rice

Address:

#01-68, Maxwell Food Centre, 1 Kadayanallur Street

Opening hours: Saturday - Thursday 11.30am - 7.30pm

Closed on Friday and PH

Review:

When one travels to Maxwell Food Centre especially on a weekday lunch, you will definitely not miss out on a really long queue of people waiting to eat from this stall.

As a typical curious Singaporean, I decided to join in the queue to check out what was so great about their food.

This store called Hainanese Curry Rice or “China Street Hainanese Curry Rice stall” is widely famous for their fried pork chop, meatballs, cabbage and of course, curry!

Although I had to queue behind what adds up to about almost 20 people, what got my attention was how efficient the workers worked and it was soon my turn! For an added bonus, their serving portions were very generous for a typical hawker stall.

Tried their famous combo of pork chop with egg, meatball and cabbage, with a generous serving of curry sauce drizzled or rather, soaked onto my plate of rice.

Even though it may look like what is served normally at other stalls, the food was really irresistible!

The pork chop was well marinated, crispy and thin. Their hand-made meatballs were also very soft and just a bite of it would allow the juices to flow out to your mouth, making you so willing want to have another bite.

What I loved the most was the cabbage! I am not usually a fan of cabbage because their soggy appearance along with their plain taste which really puts me off. However, I was taken aback when their cabbage was cooked to perfection (not soggy yet not too hard) and it was full of taste and very flavorful! The curry was another wow factor, not displeasing to the tongue at all!

Overall, I really enjoyed my lunch and it was really worth the wait. I can’t wait to come down to Maxwell Food Centre again to satisfy my cravings! You’ve got to come down to this stall and give it a try!

Verdict:

9/10

Zion Road Fried Kway Teow

Delicious!

No. 18 Zion Road Fried Kway Teow

Address:

No.18 Fried Kway Teow

86 Zion Road, Zion Riverside Food Centre

Opening hours: Monday - Sunday 12pm - 11pm

Review:

Named as Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's favourite hawker food, Zion Road Char Kway Teow was definitely top of my To-Try list. There was a long queue when i went over to Zion Riverside Food Centre and i waited for approximately 20 minutes before i got my plate of Fried Kway Teow. The long wait was actually due to the stall owner, Mr Ho Kian Tat, insisting on frying one plate at a time instead of frying many orders at one time. As a result, the Char Kway Teow tasted heavenly. The noodles had lots of wok flavour and the sweetness of the dark sauce and beansprouts were balanced out perfectly with the savoury flavours of the Lup Cheong (Chinese sausage) and lard. With many accolades and Singapore's PM naming it his favourite food, Zion Road Char Kway Teow is a definite must-try!

Verdict:

8/10

Lau Goh Teochew Chye Thow Kway

Stall photo

A plate of $4 carrot cake with black sweet sauce

Lau Goh Teochew Chye Thow Kway

Address: 

70 Zion Road

Stall 26 Zion Riverside Food Centre

Review:

What caught my attention when i first saw this stall was the old newspaper cuttings that were displayed on a side panel. The former owner of this stall, Lau Goh, was one of the earliest pioneers of teochew style "Chye Thow Kway". He started selling carrot cake from a pushcart along Merchant Road in the 60s and the food served was hailed as "The Legendary Lau Goh Carrot Cake".

With that much history to this stall, I couldnt wait to order from Peter Goh, the late Lau Goh's third son, and current owner of the stall. After pointing at the menu and some simple handsigns were done (Peter Goh is hearing impaired), and a few minutes of waiting, a plate of carrot cake with black sweet sauce was served. You can also order the white carrot cake with eggs or if you cant decide, you can get the dual black and white carrot cake with eggs.

The carrot cake pieces had an irregular shape but this served to allow the egg, chye poh and fish sauce to stick easily so that each bite taken will be filled with flavours. The irregular shape is actually due to Peter mashing the carrot cake by hand, instead of using a wire mesh. Another plus point is that the carrot cake was fried with vegetable oil instead of lard, making it a slightly healthier choice. In conclusion, i will definitely have a plate of this again!

Verdict:

9/10

Yong Heng Fried Hokkien Prawn Noodle

A plate of 3 dollars hokkien prawn noodle

Yong Heng Fried Hokkien Prawn Noodle (Ang Mo Kio)

Address:

Blk 724 Ang Mok Kio Ave 6

Ang Mo Kio Food Centre #01-38

Opening Hours: Daily 7am - 9.30pm

Review:

With numerous testimonials from newspapers and magazines, Yong Heng Fried Hokkien Prawn Noodle certainly did not disappoint. The plate of Fried Hokkien Prawn Noodle was cooked to perfection. The noodles (they used more rice vermicelli as compared to yellow noodles) were infused with strong flavours from the prawn broth. The strips of pork belly and lard are served to make the dish more rich in flavours. All in all, putting aside Eng Ho, Nam Sing and Ah Hock Friend Hokkien Mee, Yong Heng Hokkien Prawn Noodle is definitely one of the better plates of Hokkien Mee i ever tasted. Price ranges from $3, $4, $6 and $4, $5, $6 for take away in opeh leaf.

Verdict:

8.5/10

328 Katong Laksa

Lucky it was off-peak hour

Mouth-watering...

328 Katong Laksa (53 East Coast Road)

Address: 

53 East Coast Road

Review:

When you first reached there, you have to make a tough decision. There are 3 choices of what size of laksa you want, and it comes at 3 different portions. Large at $6.50, medium $5.50 and small at $4.50. My first thought was, for a bowl of laksa, the price was rather steep. However, when i smell the aroma of the laksa soup, my instinct is to order the large portion, and i did not regret after that. A mouth watering smile appeared on my face after the first bite. The coconut based was awesome, with a gritty texture that make it not as plain. What makes it so special is that one can just eat with a spoon, instead of chopsticks. The noodles are being cut in a way such that all you need to do is to keep scooping and swallowing, and within 10 minutes i finished the large bowl laksa. It was a tough moment for me not to order the second bowl. 

Verdict:

7/10