Oh well, I'm definitely the latter...hehe! :D
So if that day ever comes, find 4 other friends, take your $10 bill and have a good feast for a total of $50! Trust me, it's seriously a feast with just $10 from each person!
So let's have a look at what we had? Here goes.... :D
Look at the spread on our table!
Yes! We had our table practically filled right up to the edge with only $10 from each of us!
Pretty amazing how it could be done right?
Anyway, let's have a close look at the different delish dishes we had! :)
Lao Fu Zi Char Kway Teow #01-12
It was a real pity that it was already cold before we could dig in, but I haven't had char kway teow for a very long time. Aside from the fact that it tasted a little sweet from what I remembered, probably with too much dark soy sauce, the plateful from Lao Fu Zi Char Kway Teow was actually pretty good with very generous helpings of Chinese sausages and cockles!
Western Barbeque #01-53
How often do you get western food from hawkers or food court that is still serving you with fries, bakes beans together with a buttered soft bun aside from your main? Isn't the buttered soft bun and baked beans combination totally nostalgic?
Anyway, we had the grilled chicken together with Western Barbeque's house garlic dressing. The house garlic dressing on top of the grilled chicken definitely made the entire plate taste like it didn't come from a western food store in a hawker centre!
Xin Mei Porridge #01-91
This is seriously the best peanut & cuttlefish congee I ever had! Or rather, this simple yet delish bowl of congee served with a freshly fried dough fritter won the hearts of all of us! The sweet and smooth texture of the congee just never fails to let me crave for it badly during a rainy and cold day! If there's ever a raining day and you're just around the area, get yourself a bowl of peanut & cuttlefish congee to warm yourself! :)
Whitley Road Big Prawn Noodle #01-98
The prawns were relatively big, the pork ribs were fleshy too, and not forgetting the fact that all the above and the noodles plus beansprouts paired with a flavourful bowl of prawn broth and with that, this is what I call a good bowl of prawn noodles!
Blanco Court Kway Chap #01-136
Nothing beats that occasional sinful indulgence of a bowl of smooth kway chap with a plateful of well-braised pork intestines, pig skin, beancurds, eggs and etc. But it's a real pity that the kway chap, being one of the 1st few dishes to reach the table, is already a little cold when we finally dig in. I believe it will taste better when it's still piping hot and you will then realise why our parents always tell us to eat while the food is still hot!
Xin Mei Xiang Lor Mee #01-116
Tan Beng Otah Delight #01-74
The lor mee from Xin Mei Xiang Lor Mee is probably one of the best lor mee I ever had in the sense that I haven't had a bowl of lor mee with so many other ingredients aside from the noodles and the starchy soup before. There was fish cakes, shredded chicken, chunks of fried fish fillets, chunks of ngoh hiang, braised egg and many many more you can name!
The nasi lemak was pretty much the common ones that are wrapped in banana leaves that you can find everywhere but it's the otak otak that you have to really look out for! I like how there's solid pieces of fish chunks in it aside from the spicy fish paste, which is rather rare to find nowadays. And not forgetting that the otak otak isn't overly spicy and it's definitely suitable for everyone with different preferences on their taste palettes.
Toa Payoh Rojak #01- 108
Despite the fact that this stall is called Toa Payoh Rojak, it's definitely different from the Soon Heng Rojak currently located at food court at the basement of HDB Hub in Toa Payoh itself. Although the rojak from this stall is good too, I think I still prefer the rojak from Soon Heng Rojak with the strong prawn paste and heaps and heaps of grinded peanuts.
Freshly Made Chee Cheong Fun #01-155
Soft, smooth and freshly made chee cheong fun with char siew fillings and topped with mushrooms, the chee cheong fun was actually served in a generous portion of sweet soy sauce. But before we realised, the rice noodle roll actually absorbed the entire sea of the sweet soy sauce! Oh well, at least we don't have to make sure we have the sauce together with a piece of the chee cheong fun as we eat since it's already all in the rice noodle layer...hehe! :D
Anyway, aside from serving chee cheong fun, the stall actually serves hei zou (prawn roll) and fried dumplings too. Apparently, like what the name of the stall suggests, they are better with making the chee cheong fun. But it's not that it's not nice, I just thought it could have been better... :)
Wang Wang Curry Puff #01-12
We had the puffs with curry chicken and potatoes filling and also the spicy sardine filling and with me preferring these layered pastry puffs, I must say, these puffs are really very good in my opinion! And not forgetting the fact that the puffs are stuffed with fillings, for an approximate of $1.50 for each curry puff, I think it's really worth it!
Chi Shuang Shuang #01-51
You probably would have noticed that I mentioned in some of my posts that I was never fond of the mix of excessively sweet fruits in cooked dishes, but the durian pisang (lower picture) seriously did catch my attention because not only that the durian paste isn't overly sweet at all but still with a strong aroma of the durian, it actually compliments the crispy outer layer pretty well!
By the way, we also had beancurd from Lao Ban Dou Hua (#01-127) which looked typically like any other beancurd but the strong soy bean taste and the texture was somewhat like almond jellies on the surface but soft and smooth when you dig down further. It simply surprised all of us and after the 1st mouth, we repeatedly kept digging our spoons into the bowl for more till it's drained to the bottoms within the same minute!
We got our beancurd at about 12.30pm and when we wanted 2nd rounds for it about 1.30pm, they were already sold out and closing! Morale of the story: Go EARLY if you ever want to try the beancurd! hehe...
We got our beancurd at about 12.30pm and when we wanted 2nd rounds for it about 1.30pm, they were already sold out and closing! Morale of the story: Go EARLY if you ever want to try the beancurd! hehe...
Anyway, scrap the idea of "living with the last $10 bill under your name" story I came up with earlier on. We were actually very much enjoying ourselves for the $10 Hawker Food Trail that Maureen and Ellena organized for the Singapore Food Bloggers, the largest gathering for all the food-lovers so far. Besides we are all no where near being that poor yeah?... :)
everyone saying YAY~ to the $10 Food Trail! :)
(credits to Maureen [Misstamchiak] for the great group shots)
By the way, who says hawker food are for the poor?
I say hawker food is for those who knows how to appreciate the authentic flavours! :)
Old Airport Road Food Centre
Block 51, Old Airport Road
Singapore 390051
