Ferro Roche

For those who're celebrating X-mas OR a huge fan of chocolates, especially those which is infused together with nuts. Do give this new creation from Ferro a try!

It's made from dark chocolate and personally, I feel that this taste better compared to all the other creations!

It comes in box of 16 and it retails for about $9 or $11 plus (can't remember exactly).

One bite into the CORE of the chocolate and you can taste the luxurious dark chocolate melting right on your tastebuds. It'll be even better if the taste of heaven comes immediately upon popping in this delight into my mouth.

Deserves a 4.25/5!

Bedok

Bedok hawker centre (near the interchange)

Bedok has always been famous for it's good food in this small little hawker centre. Here I'm just going to introduce 2 very tasty desserts which I've tried over there (which I will be going there AGAIN- to try their famous chicken rice!).

After a hot day out from playing beach volleyball at nearby East Coast Park, why not take bus 196 or 16 back to Bedok interchange for a bowl of either refreshing hot/cold white fungus with red dates. White fungus supposedly helps to "cool" the body down especially if you've been eating up on heaty snacks (hint- christmas and chinese new year are coming!).
Very refreshing!
3.75/5!

They also sell the all famous Selegie tao huey but sadly, this is a disappointment compared to the one over at Rochor road (opposite Parklane). The one over there operates till about 12am and the standard there receives a 4/5 whereas the one here barely just passes because it's WAY too bland and WAY too soft such that it really crumbles and smashes and melts and blah blah.. basically like disintegrates in your mouth. Urgg.. Give this a miss but don't let this affect you to try the one over at Rochor!



Another delight over here is the kuey pai tee (which I've mentioned before in my previous post in Chinatown- it's the same branch!) which is priced at $3 for a box of 5!
Suffed inside this delightable cups are the ingredients used to make popiah. However, what's different is just what is used to hold the ingredients. For the popiahs, it's the thin layer of skins whereas for this, it's the really deep fried crispy cups which makes it really crunchy and enjoyable to eat along with the soft and tasty vegetables + eggs + chilli + peanut + sweet sauce!

A word of caution though, this dish taste much better if you were to eat it once it's prepared. I think it'll taste pretty bad if you were to take away this delight because the cup will lose it's crispy-ness and you'll be better off eating popiah from this stall rather than this.

Totally deserves a 4.5/5!



Bedok is also famous for it's chiekn rice, mutton soup, claypot porridge etc. Do give this place a try if you're going to head towards east coast or perhaps, coming back from a day of activities over there=)

KFC (breakfast)

Recently (alright, perhaps it has been around for a month plus or so) KFC has launched it's very own KFC a.m. aka breakfast! It's little menu can be found here.

Well, in order to lose weight, one should have a heavy breakfast (especially high in protein) because for the rest of the day, one will be able to resist the temptation of slacking and there'll be chances of increased metabolism. However, you shouldn't head over to KFC for breakfast if you're thinking of losing weight because all of what the menu offers doesn't seem friendly for our little tummy of fats.

It's hard to find food that satisfy our pockets, our health and our tastebuds isn't it? What a bummer!

Well, KFC has 4 mains to offer for breakfast which can be found on the above link. Up till date, I've only tried their waffles set and the American Twister (which I didn't take a picture of it). Each set comes along with coffee/tea (sadly, it's NON refillable) and honey biscuit.

Shall start off with the delightable honey biscuit! Personally I'm someone who doesn't like hashbrown- even the ones over at Macs and hence I was pretty excited upon knowing that KFC isn't offering hashbrown as the side dish! ^^
What to say, this little biscuit here is really coated with honey on the surface and it's really crispy on the surface too! The inside of the biscuit is slightly softer but at least it doesn't taste like dough. Hint- Referring to the one over at Popeyes. I would prefer this little thing over to the one at Popeyes anytime!
Don't worry, you can have this side order alone for the price of $1.20 or so (can't remember), if you don't want to try any of their mains.
What would I say....... it deserves a 4.25/5!



Next is the waffles!
Waffles is really my soft spot and again, I was really excited when I saw waffles on the menu! Each set comes with 2 waffles with scrambled eggs on the side.
The waffles were really crispy on the outside but yet very light and fluffy on the inside. Hence it's not those types which resembles those belgium waffles which is really thick and doughy inside. The waffles tasted much better with the maple syrup that comes along with it because the waffles still lack a little on the taste factor even though it's already average.
Taste factor? I would give a 3/5

Scrambled eggs were awesome! Personally, up till this old age of mine, I've yet to try Big Breakfast from Macs (which is famous for it's really juicy and soft scrambled eggs) but I really love these eggs that accompanies the waffles! They were light, tasty and had a really soft and smooth texture to it!
Say yummy to a rating of 4/5 eggs!




KFC has really good presentation for their tea cups as well! Very pretty!



As mentioned earlier that I've forgotten to take picture of the American Twister that I've tried, Here's a picture of it from the KFC website (found above).

This is the cheapest meal of the 4 and I feel that out of the 4, this is the BEST and most value for money set (even though I've yet to try the other 2).

Wrapped in this tortilla is turkey bacon, hashbrown, scrambled eggs and most importantly... MELTED CHEESE!

It's a pity that I don't really like hashbrown but the entire thing tasted really really heavenly! Though it can be made even better with EVEN more cheese! The entire wrap is about 20cm plus so it made me really really full.

It certainly deserves a 4.25/5!


Picture from KFC website.


It's a pity that the nearest KFC near my house (Anchorpoint) doesn't serves breakfast because it doesn't open that early. KFC should also sell its waffles for lunch as well, but replacing the eggs with ice cream or something as a dessert.

Why do fastfood breakfast taste better than lunch?

Tiong Bahru Plaza *UPDATED*

Even though Tiong Bahru Plaza has been around since I was in primary school, little did I know that recently, there has been new additions to this little heartland mall.

Since I'm going to introduce quite a number of food which I found pretty tasty and acceptable, perhaps I should start from the highest level down.

Level 3- Foodcourt
I believe that this foodcourt has always been famous with nearby secondary school kids for a quick lunch before heading home after school.

What caught my eye is actually a stall selling this!
Mushroom soup served on a bread bowl!

Disclaimer- I didn't buy this from Tiong Bahru Plaza, instead, I bought this from Tanglin Mall's foodcourt.

PRetty interesting right? I'm not sure how does this taste because I've yet to try it. However, the one that I've tried at tanglin mall is indeed not bad. However, it's good that you try to finish the soup fast before it makes the entire bowl really soft (as it's just made up of toasted bread- hence edible.) In the past I really love drinking soup that comes with puff pastry on the top (oven-backed) because I love to dip the pastry into the soup as I'm enjoying the tasty appetiser. There used to be a stall in the old Bugis Junction foodcourt selling that, but ever since the revamp, there goes the stall as well=( Country Mana in Great World isn't in existance as well. Hence, it has been a long time since I last ate that. At least for now, there's still another similar dish that is selling in Tiong Bahru to satisfy my cravings.

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Level 2- Lao Bei Jing

Well, I can't exactly give a review on this because I've yet to give it a shot (due to a shortage of seats the other time round which me and my friends wanted to try).
Well, a picture says a thousand words. It's a high tea buffet and they serve up pretty decent food (ranging from xiao long baos to za jiang mian).
Anyone who has tried this can let me know how does it go?



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Level 1- Teh Tarik Cartel.

This little indian shop is somewhat similar to Spize (which I've yet to give any review even though it serves up really GOOD pratas and it's signature Roti John Special due to the lack of pictures and I've actually introduced it enough on my original blog already).

Well, as the name suggests, this shop really sells VERY GOOD Ice Teh Tarik ($1.80)! They also sell quite a wide range of pratas and what caught my eye was the set of coin pratas (5 for the cost of $3)which are small little pratas, about the size of a regular coaster. The little cute pratas are really crispy on the outside, yet it has those dough type of feeling in the inside, so it isn't those really crispy ones that you find in The Prata House over at Upper Thomson Road and neither are they the "nua nua" types that you find on your house's table after leaving your prata there for hours upon buying them.
One pretty major drawback is that the food that they serve are pretty expensive, but yet it's 24 hours, so I guess it's good to give this place a shot if you're wandering around, again, in the middle of the night near Tiong.

Rating for Ice Teh Tarik- 4/5
Rating for Coin Prata- 4/5

Quite decent right? Plus, no GST, no service charge!

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Basement 1- four season durian (I'm unsure about the stall's name)

There's this shop, called four season something... *can't really remember already* and it sells up to 90% of durian products, ranging from durian puddings, crepe, pancake, cakes, swiss roll, puffs and even mochi! It's located opposite Polar (which sells puffs and pastries).
Initially I was pretty skeptical about the durian pancake because honestly speaking, I wouldn't try it if my mum didn't order an addtional one for me today as it totally doesn't look appetising.

And viola! My first mouth into this $1.50 delicacy made me hungry for more (of course I didn't order another one, I'm health conscious you know!) No pictures though (as my hands were full from shopping at NTUC) but I shall try to give a brief discription on it.

The pancake is made upon order, so it's really fresh and piping hot when it's done=) The durian paste that they wrap the pancake around it is freezing cold, so you're eating something that is hot and crispy on the outside, but yet soft and cold in the inside! What's special here is that they are not stingy with the amount of durian paste (which tasted really fresh and I could taste the fibres of the durian) that they give, so you'll be satisfied with the amount that you paid your $1.50 for. Thumbs up!
4.25/5!=)

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Opposite Tiong Bahru Plaza- Pastry shop selling Hong Kong pastries.


Patrons of Tiong Bahru Plaza should be familiar with the underground tunnel that leads to the opposite of the mall. Upon exiting, not only you'll be greeted by a bakery shop in front of you, but yet, what's more important is what goes beyond that simple bakery shop on the left. Keep walking left and you'll come across a shop that sells HK pastries at affordable prices! (About 90 cents per piece)!

What I've tried is the Wife's Biscuit (my all time favourite snack- which is pretty sinful as well). It's again, one of the BEST one that I've ever tasted for the price of 90 cents! *okie you can exclude the price part*. What I really love about the pastry is the really THICK filling that is really soft and chewy once you bite on to this wonderful treat! Plus, the skin isn't those thick thick types to trick you into thinking that the pastry is filled with fillings. Instead, the skin is just thick enough to hold the pastry firm, it's also crispy and still rather warm to the touch when I bought it at night (so I guess they prepared it freshly at regular intervals!) at about 8pm plus.

Deserves a 4.75/5!



Another delightful treat is their chicken sausage bo luo bun! Bo luo bun is a nice bun treat which is crispy on the top but yet very soft in the inside! Plus, their chicken sausage tasted really good- it's chewy but yet NOT at all oily, and the taste really blended with the bun! Certainly also deserved a 4.5/5!

I can't wait to try out their other pastries such as mushroom chicken pie, tau sa pastries, etc. the next time I'm there!

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Can't believe Tiong Bahru Plaza and the area around it has so much things to explore! Don't ever look down on heartland malls!

Golden mushroom

Well this post isn't exactly on good food because I haven't been really taking pictures of some good food that I've tasted for the past few days. Here's just a short summary, no pictures though.

-Chinatown food complex -> There's this shop there that sells 10 xiao long baos for a really low price of $5! It's cheap but yet the quality is pretty not bad even though the baos are pretty small. Do go early because they close their shop at about 9pm. Another shop to recommend is the popiah stall which is located at a corner (I don't take note of the stall's number though, really sorry about that=x), and it sells popiah($1.20) and kuey pai tee (5 for $3)! It's really good! Especially the kuey pai tee! Plus you can even buy the set home if you intend to have a mini party at home=)

-Astons -> *read up on the updated version of Astons*

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Anyway, the purpose of this post is really random.
As the title suggests, golden mushroom has been gaining popularity in recent years after studies have shown that it contains an exceptionally high amount of anti oxident and cancer fighting agents. Plus it tastes really good too!
You know what? I had this wild idea of replacing noodles with golden mushroom because of it's elogated nature.

There are people who are already selling fried golden mushroom (something that can replace french fries- even though I'm pretty positive that most of the good-ol-properties of the wonder mushroom is fried away as well.

Let me share my whacky idea of mine. Crazy? Yes, but I seriously feel like trying for the heck of it if I'm free.

You guys all know how to make a good spagetti sauce using the available canned "Prego" traditional mushroom sauce?
Here are some basic ingredients,
-chopped garlic for flavourings
-minced meat
-chopped carrots
-chopped button mushrooms
-prego pasta sauce.

Stir fry all of those, starting from the top of the list down and you already whip up some decent sauce.

Next, you know all those golden mushroom are actually in bundled up forms right? I was thinking of tying one bundle using another or 2 golden mushrooms separately before sending them to be cooked in warm water for a couple of minutes.

Lastly, just pour the prepared sauce over the plate of golden mushroom (which replaces pasta) to have a healthy and hearty dinner.

As many would have known, the taste and smell of golden mushroom is pretty distinctive, hence, the sauce can be used to cover up the taste a little bit so that you won't be overwhelmed by the smell.

Crazy idea isn't it?