We were in Singapore for a few days as it is the school holidays. I think half of Malaysia would have headed down there with their kids seeing that they were offering half price admissions for the zoo, birdpark and various attractions. Sadly, I did not make it to Holland Village to check out the retail outlet of Shermay's Cooking School. But I had my fill of checking out the gadgets at Isetan and Tangs. Kitchen Aid at SGD669 at Tangs! I spotted that ball-shaped pepper grinder that Nigella uses at Isetan for around SGD30 (can't remember the exact price) and the Mario Batali wooden spoons that Chubby Hubby raved about sometime back.
We stumbled upon this foodcourt when we were hunting for a place to eat after exploring the huge Toysrus at Vivocity. The people who created Food Republic truly brought the concept of food court onto another level. Of course alot of folks would find the retro theme concept of the place a little gimmicky and cheesy... but hey, I liked it! Right from the distressed wood decor to the strains of old Chinese tunes.The Food Republic offers stalls from famous hawker stalls from around town under one roof.
These were really good. And I am normally pretty indifferent to fritters! The butterfly fritter was sprinkled with sugar and sesame and had a nice crunchy crust. The insides were soft and springy. The other two had red bean and lotus paste fillings and were equally delicious.
I gave the fryerman a sheepish grin after he looked up at me when my flash went off. Not exactly your intrepid photographer here.
This laksa was pretty mediocre to me. Not enough oomph. Somehow there was something lacking. It had chicken strips and cockles, no extra herbs or garnishings.
This kway chap was pretty decent. The braising stock was flavourful. It was a relief as we had an utterly bland one from Newton Circus on the first day.
That was tasty. Once you wrap your KL head around the fact that hokkien mee is not black, gooey and studded with lard fritters. The noodles were al dente and had a nice prawn flavour. The sambal and lime accented the dish perfectly.
Nice to have but nothing exceptional taste-wise.
Toastbox - serving up kopitiam food
This was a pleasant surprise. Wow. I noticed my six year old silently polishing off the whole bowl by herself. So I got real curious and tasted some. The pudding was meltingly soft and had such a rich mango flavour. The shaved ice had evaporated milk drizzled over it and was studded with multi coloured jelly bits.
This tri-coloured mountain of ice brought out the kid in all of us.
Very refreshing dessert to end a meal.
1 comments:
Hey Ai-May, Nani and I are salivating looking at yr pics of s'pore food. We are freezing our tails off in Tassie eating deer I shot last month. No Mee Siam here! Great to read your blog. Love yr photos.
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