Tag Archives: hawker centre

Haron Satay: Tasty But A Teeny Bit Too Sweet

Posted on March 6, 2015 by bookjunkie

A pleasant night at East Coast Lagoon Food Village (hawker centre) which we headed to fix our satay craving. Only downer is touting here (stall owners swarming and calling out to you) as it’s a tourist attraction I guess. Haron … Continue reading →

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Newly Renovated Bedok Interchange Hawker Centre

Posted on December 30, 2014 by bookjunkie

The black carrot cake here is pretty good. Had teh alia from a nearby stall. I like the huge ceiling fans installed in the hawker centre (similar to what you can find at the overground non-air conditioned part of Paya … Continue reading →

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Beach Day

Posted on December 10, 2013 by bookjunkie

While awaiting the renovation completion at East Coast beach we headed to the section that’s still open near the hawker centre. Grateful for cloud cover protecting us from the direct heat.

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#13. Fried Fish Soup

Posted on April 14, 2013 by bookjunkie

Not as healthy as sliced fish soup, but my favourite relatively healthy, low carb, hawker meal of all time. Fried fish soup with milk added to the broth, from Airport Road hawker centre. I love the silky tofu and the … Continue reading →

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Alexandra Village Hawker Centre: Avacado Juice and Char Siew Rice

Posted on March 1, 2012 by bookjunkie

Haven’t had my favourite food in the whole world in a long while, which is the former Depot Road Claypot Laksa. It’s now at Alexandra Village. Used to be sold by the parents but I think the business has passed … Continue reading →

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Tiong Bahru Hawker Centre

Posted on August 1, 2011 by bookjunkie

The design of the Tiong Bahru Food centre is pretty unique, but your car will get cooked at the rooftop parking lot if you linger for too long. Eat and dash. This time around I was not impressed by the … Continue reading →

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Old Airport Road Hawker Centre: Rojak, Goreng Pisang & Peanut Pancake

Posted on July 30, 2011 by bookjunkie

The rojak here is famous and I think it’s the best. Aunty Oats peanut pancake is wonderful especially when it’s freshly made, hot and toasty. Another stall with Aunty in it’s name. I definitely see a trend here. Aunty equates … Continue reading →

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Lao Ban Soya Beancurd (Old Airport Road Hawker Centre)

Posted on July 6, 2011 by bookjunkie

Heard quite a bit about this beancurd which is more like chilled custard than beancurd. But when the first spoonful hit my tastebuds it brought back the beancurd I had as a little child for breakfast. It was reminiscent of … Continue reading →

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Evil Bunny Videos: Funny Singapore Cartoons (Satire)

Posted on May 20, 2011 by bookjunkie

Brilliant satire and I wish there was more. [youtube]14tPmbq1WGE[/youtube] For me nothing beats Singlish when it comes to humour. [youtube]wMszYyoUJHE[/youtube] This one is a classic – touched on the choping seats with tissue packets situation. [youtube]bPTC-KdJeGs[/youtube] And this one makes … Continue reading →

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Curry Rice at the Maxwell Road Food Centre

Posted on February 25, 2011 by bookjunkie

High up on the branch I thought they looked like rambutans, but a close-up shot shows that they are not hairy. So what are these? Spotted the palm tree near the entrance of the Maxwell Road Food Centre. Just across … Continue reading →

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Ice Kosong

Posted on February 16, 2011 by bookjunkie

If you want to save money on drinks while cutting down on sugary sodas, just order an Ice Kosong which costs just 30 cents at any hawker centre. Basically this is boiled water that has been cooled down and ice … Continue reading →

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Simple Pleasures: Wan Tan Mee & the Sunset

Posted on February 11, 2011 by bookjunkie

There is so much good street food at the Old Airport Road Food Centre, but I always tend to crave for simple wan tan mee.  You need to queue up at this stall (Hua Kee Hougang Wan Tan Mee), but … Continue reading →

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Airport Road Hawker Centre: The Best Rojak in Singapore

Posted on February 11, 2011 by bookjunkie

Rojak is our Singapore salad, but it doesn’t taste anything like a salad. It’s more like sweet, sour, spicy and nutty. I used to think it was healthy but now discover that with the prawn paste and all that sugar … Continue reading →

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