Had my first Hainanese Chicken rice! Omg delish…. They have different sauces from north american Haianese chicken you get at "Cha Chan Tang". They have dark soya sauce (quite thick) which enhanced the texture of the chicken.
Another famous dish is their fish noodle soup. Eventhough the Hawker Center inside Ion Orchard isn't really known for their food, this fish soup still blows my mind.
The next stop was China town. The streets are still filled with colonial architecture which gave the area a very colonial atmosphere.
Through the winding streets you will find small food stalls around every corner. But most of all you will find foot massage places everywhere!!!! We tried both the Kinko fish food spa & a traditional chinese foot spa. So comfy after long days on your feet.
The point of coming to Chinatown is this place, MAXWELL food centre. As more of you will know of this place if you are a food fanatic and an Antony Bourdain follower. They have "Tian Tian Hainaese Chicken Rice", oyster pockets, fish noodle soup, fresh squeeze southeast asian fruits and much more. This is absolutely a food haven. Sadly, it was quite hot and there is no air-con. So Mr. "E" decided to buy some of the food for take out & enjoy in the luxury of our hotel air-conditioned room.
Lets start the meal with some fresh dumplings. This pork & leeks. Have to say the meat was super fresh & the sauce is complex & heightens the flavours of the dumplings.
Osyter pockets!!! I love oysters & telling you, it is filled with succulent huge oysters. Yums!!
This blew my mind!!!!! The best fish soup I ever had in my life. Even after coming back to Toronto, I can remember the rich, creamy flavours of the sea. As mentioned, I hate the heat, but this, I was willing to inhale it despite all the sweating. It was absolutely amazing!
To cool down, lets have some guava and soursop juice. So refreshing!
How can we come to southeast asia and not have mango!!!! So sweet, so much better than the unripe sour mangos we get in North America.
This is what we came for! Tian Tian chicken rice. By this time we were getting a little full. So we decided to do take out to enjoy back at our hotel.
Lunch time! Yes all the above was pretty much a huge brunch!
The chicken mmmmmmmm sososososo good. The texture was so tender and smooth. The dark sauce and house special spicy sauce added so much flavour to the simply salted chicken. I think this is a hard dish to beat anywhere in the world if you are a true lover for chicken (which is me!!).
Singaporean style fried beef noodles. It has a sweet note to it compared to that of the cantonese style fried beef noodles. Absolute delicacy.
For dinner, we headed to the Newton Hawker Centre. They are known for their seafood heavily influenced with malaysian and indian stalls. Since the sun is down, the heat is way more bearable. So you just pick a table, remember your table number and they will bring you the food when you order.
The oyster omelette was highly recommended by food bloggers everywhere! Osyters!!!
Couldn't have agreed more. The omelette was crispy much like the Chaozhou style omelette. There was plenty of oysters & they were huge, just slightly undercooked making them super succulent. The hot dipping sauce help bind all the flavours together.
Yes, this is bbq honey chicken wings. It is actually a soy honey glaze and finished off with lime juice. The lime juice helps cut the fattiness of the skin.
Cantaloupe juice, so sweet!
Grilled fish with banana fish with a sambal belacan sauce. The fish was cooked perfectly and provided the perfect sauce delivering vehicle for the belacan sauce. Sweetness of the tomato, fragrance of the turmeric and richness of the coconut mixed into the sauce, mmmmmm, so yummy!!
How can we eat a meal without my favourite food group!!! Veggies!! These are Water convolvulus, the centre is hollow and can take up the dried shrimp sauce perfectly.
Highly recommended indian bone marrow curry. You literally take a straw to suck up the marrow. Super delish and this dish is actually not hot at all. However be warned, don't wear any nice clothing as the sauce will stain anything red it comes in contact with, including your fingers!!
Traditional breakfast, Koppi (cheap coffee with condense milk) and Kaya toast (toast with a fine layer of coconut spread).
Second day lunch, we decided to get some Nasi Lemak with fried chicken. It is coconut rice cooked in Pandan leaf. Traditional malay lunch for the working class!
Second day dinner, we went to Jumbo seafood restaurant at Clarks Quay. I treated Mr. "E" to his favourite seafood, CRAB!!!! We got chilli crab which consist of Sri Lankan crab (much more meat) & a sweet chili sauce.
To soak up the sauces, we didn't get rice, but the famous chinese fried buns!
Also got fried taro nest with huge scallops. So yummy!
Look at the size of that claw!
To finish the day, we went to get cantonese style dessert which focuses on using fresh fruits and served in a liquid form. This place had a line up at 11pm at night!!!
I had Mango with grass jelly to help with the heat
Eric got the famous mango puree with fresh mango, sago & pomelo. So much fresher and sweeter than any of the places in Canada.
Last breakfast in Singapore, we went to Tim Ho Wan, a michelin star dim sum restaurant.
They are best known for their bbq pork buns.
I am not a dim sum fan, but this bun was lovely. The outside was crispy, but the inside was so soft and moist.
Some carrot cake.
My favourite steamed rice roll with peanut and seafood sauce. The rice roll is super smooth and slides right down your throat. I love the texture!
Steamed Malay cake! Much like a sweet brown sugar sponge cake, steamed instead of baked.
Pork dumpling! Yummy!
Can't leave without some Osmanthus flower jello! So fragrant, but Mr. "E" doesn't like this.
Our last snack at Singapore Changi airport - the Ya Kun family cafe famous for their koppi and kaya toasts.
Kaya toast with slabs of coconut spread & butter.
Mr. "E" got the kaya toast fresh toast style (not that good).
Last koppi before heading to the security!
