Live from Singapore! - Part 2
After all the food I ate at 10:00 am, I headed off to Little India. After walking around for a few hours, I decided on having lunch at the hawker center there. Since I was hot, tired and sweaty, I decided to start with a cold drink. It was my first time trying bandung (S$1.00) which is a drink made with sweetened condensed milk and rose syrup.
For lunch, I had Indian-style mee goreng (S$2.50) which was really good. A bit sweet and just a little spicy. No potatoes though.
Some mutton murtabak (S$2.50). This wasn't so good.
And the last dish I tried was the Indian-style rojak (S$2.00). This was served with a sauce which was a bit sweet and quite delicious.
Before leaving the hawker center, I decide to pick up another drink on my way out. I decided on the chendol (S$1.50). **NOTE** Sorry folks for the confusion. I actually did order chendol and incorrectly listed it as ice kachang. The ice kachang will actually be posted later. I apologize for the confusion.
After lunch, I continued shopping around Little India and found myself at Mustafa's Center. I bought a few things before heading back to the hotel for a short rest and a shower before heading out to dinner with some friends.
Since most of the Chinese restaurants were still closed, we decided on having satay. Not wanting to drive too far, we ended up at Pasir Panjang Food Centre.
Here we had some beef and chicken satay (S$.40 per stick).
The satay was served with a nice thick peanut sauce, some sliced cucumber and onions and some ketupat (compressed rice).
We also picked up a plate of nasi goreng ikan billis (S$2.50).
I really enjoyed this because of all the crunchy little ikan billis that was here. There was a bit of chilli added on the side, but I found that it was lacking in heat.
The friend that brought me here also ordered the tauhu goreng (S$3.50).
Another sweet-ish dish, this one was delicious!
To drink, I had the fresh sugarcane juice (S$1.20).
Cool and refreshing, I was really surprised that this wasn't sweet.
To be continued...
Great pictures, the food looks so ono! Could you tell us what's in them, i've never heard of the dishes your having.
Enjoy your trip.
Posted by: Brian | February 11, 2005 at 11:02 AM
Hey.. Reid.. ;)
It was chendol you had.. not ice kachang..heheheh!! tot i better let you know. .. :) I can't wait for the chinese stores to be opened.. so that you can have some excellent chinese food. :)
Food cheap.. cheap.. huh..?? i told yer.. ;)
Posted by: MrsT | February 11, 2005 at 12:10 PM
Ohhh, make me hungry, That Nasi Goreng ikan bilis and tha other make me salivate. I must find a malaysian and s'pore restaurant now!!!
Milgwimper
Posted by: milgwimper | February 11, 2005 at 01:00 PM
Ohhhh! Fresh sugarcane juice? I'm so accustomed to seeing it in cardboard cartons, I'd think they sprout from the ground that way.
Posted by: Allen Wong | February 11, 2005 at 01:28 PM
Wah you managed to eat all the core dishes...you are good lah!;););)
Posted by: Min | February 11, 2005 at 04:45 PM
man you are making headway :) mike says you're doing good too. and to recognize the ice kacang - it comes on a place and is literally a mount of ice. chendol is good stuff too though ;)
Posted by: stef | February 11, 2005 at 05:08 PM
And another clarification ... "air bandung" is usually made by combining rose syrup and evaporated milk, not condensed milk. The drink is named after the town of Bandung in Indonesia, which is purportedly the origin of this recipe.
Posted by: FatMan Seoul | February 12, 2005 at 05:37 AM
Hi Brian,
Welcome to my blog. I can try to explain to you what's in the dishes above, but to tell you the truth, I'm not so sure either.
The drink, bandung, is made with milk and rose syrup.
The noodle dish, mee goreng, is made with yellow noodles, chillies, tomato ketchup, veggies, shrimp and I think ground lamb.
Murtabak is like a crepe stuffed with spiced lamb filling.
Rojak is veggies, dough sticks and eggs served with a sweet sauce.
The chendol is the little green stuff in the glass. It's made from mung bean flour. In the glass is some gula melaka and coconut milk.
The satay is beef and chicken.
The nasi goreng is like fried rice. This one had ikan billis (anchovies) in it.
And tauhu goreng is fried tofu with a sweet sauce.
Hope that helps.
Hi MrsT,
Thanks for the tip. I misposted the chendol as ice kachange. And yes, the food is cheap! =)
Hi milgwimper,
It was making me salivate too. My friends were quite amazed that I could eat the entire plateful of rice and some of the tauhu goreng AND a few of those satay sticks! =)
Hi Allen,
The fresh sugarcane juice was really nice here. Later on in the trip, I had it again from another stall. It wasn't the same.
Hi Min,
Thanks...I think! There are still so many more things to try. Chilli crab, satay bee hoon....mmmmm!
Hi stef,
Thank you. I'm sure you and Mike both had a lot of wonderful things to eat on your trip too. Thanks for the tip on the ice kachang/chendol.
Hi FatMan,
Thanks for that. I was told it was so sweet because they used condensed milk. Maybe the syrup is the one that gave me such a sugar rush. I had a headache for the better part of the day after drinking this.
Posted by: Reid | February 27, 2005 at 06:31 AM
Yummy...v interesting info. I like all of them especially the nasi goreng ikan bilis...so much of ikan bilis :)
Posted by: malaysianfoodguide | January 23, 2007 at 05:39 AM