Food 7:00 pm
Recently, I developed a strong craving for all things oats-related. Like I added blended oatmeal to my muffins batter, and ate oatmeal on a hungry night. And today I bought oats biscuits.So yummy and wholesome! Makes me feel healthy…
There’s an offer for the multi-flavour biscuit packs – 2 for $10 and get another small box of pumpkin seed biscuits free. Of course I took up that offer, bought 4 packs in total!
I think my favourite instant noodle has to be Shin, thanks to my lovely housemates who introduced me to this brand when we were staying together. Not other types of Shin, it only has to be Spicy Mushroom. Only that. The kimchi one is ok, but not my favourite.
Anyway, I was watching SHINee Key on YouTube last night and he did a silly ending clip about teaching people how to cook ramyeon. Hah. So this morning, i went to the 7-11, paid $4.90 for 5 packets of Shin, bought a $0.25 onion from the local grocer and went back home to cook lunch. Surprisingly, the onion was sweet and soft and made the soup less spicy and more bearable/drinkable.
This might just be the new favourite way of cooking Shin for me now, but perhaps I’ll plan ahead and buy $3.45 Shin from FairPrice in future.
*PS: I also like to add a slice of cheese to my ramyeon sometimes – bastardized Korean-Western food… it sounds gross, but not really actually. The cheese melts upon contact with the hot soup and noodles and makes the soup creamy, quite like a tomato cream sauce for pasta.
One-dish meals and Reviews and Singapore 10:59 pm
Doesn’t look like something impressive, but it’s my all-time favourite after my dental trips! Tiong Bahru century egg porridge with pork balls! Mmmmmm
Oh, have I forgotten to mention that I have recently fallen crazy in love with Shin Ramyeon again? It was one of my all time favourite instant noodles when I was in Perth (thanks to my housemates who adored spicy food). I’ve heard of Koreans having a weird way to eat ramyeon – that is to add cheese to the noodles. Being curious, I tried it and loved it! Somehow, the creaminess of the cheese added flavour to the soup, and the resulting soup is creamy and less spicy than without the cheese. Almost like a tomato cream based pasta dish. Interesting.
Singapore 11:49 am
On Friday morning, it was decided that we (colleagues and myself) shall visit the Comex fair as we had a booth there and we also wanted to check out competition. So off we went, and ended up parking at The Esplanade Mall as the carparks at Suntec City and Marina Square were full.
We had lunch at The Stock Pot before heading over to the crowded fair. On first glance, it resembled The Soup Spoon and/or even Souperlicious. TSP offered sandwiches, salads and soups.
We had 3 soup sets (soup, sandwich/salad and a drink) to share among the 5 of us. The soups were Beef Borsch (this was VERY GOOD), Mushroom Ragout, Boston Clam Chowder, and we had three mini sandwiches: Bacon & Cheese, Beef and Grilled Eggplant, Grilled Mushrooms. My vote goes to the Beef Borsch and the Grilled Mushrooms sandwich.
My only grouse was that they had a huge poster for OCBC members, saying that soups are 1-for-1. We excitedly chose our soups (cos we had OCBC credit card members amongst us) and when we got to the counter, the guy told us we need to have a coupon for the entitlement. *raises eyebrows* The poster didn’t mention anything about needing a coupon. We double-checked the poster for fine print, still nada.
Opening Hours
11.30am – 10.30pm daily
Reviews and Singapore 10:12 am
Super overdued post again… I’ve been caught up in a whirlwind of Taiwanese Idol dramas and computer games (read: Sims 3!)
I went to the nearby shopping mall with my colleague one day to get some supplies needed for our Sundown event, and decided to have lunch there. Went to the new foodcourt and saw that there’s an Indian restaurant there! Indian food is always welcomed.
Had egg briyani, stir-fried crab meat to share, and a tomato soup (for the colleague on diet). The egg briyani wasn’t that fantastic, so was the crab meat. There was too much rice and it got to me halfway through the meal. The crab meat was dry and tasteless. I think I would go for more traditional dishes in future, such as aloo gobi, butter chicken and steamed basmati rice.
It wasn’t too expensive though, about $25 for the whole meal.
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I wanted something light and healthy for lunch, so I decided to go for LJS instead of a humongous burger from Burger King. I ordered a grilled fish with corn on the cob for my side. As it was grilled (& a new item which not many will order), I had to wait approximately 10 minutes for my meal. That was almost the longest 10 minutes I had ever waited. I was really starving and the place was so crowded, I didn’t have any where appropriate to stand.
When I finally got my takeout, I prayed hard that it would be good. Sadly, it wasn’t. The dish came with black pepper sauce on top, served on a bed of white rice. Let’s start off with the rice, shall we? The rice was mushy and plain. I hate mushy rice. Rice is the easiest thing to cook (IMO) and no one should ever be allowed to overcook or undercook rice. Next, the sauce. It reminded me of bottled pepper sauce which I have in my fridge. And the amount of sauce given was really too paltry. Now, the main star of the meal – the fish. The fish was underseasoned, didn’t even look like it was grilled, and had skin on it!!! I hate fish skin, so slimy and gross. And it had a slight fishy smell.
I don’t think I’ll be trying out the rest of the grilled entrees again. Seems like LJS can’t do grills right.
Reviews and Singapore 12:44 pm
I always struggled when it comes to lunch time alone. It’s not like being with your colleagues who can secure a table for you while you’re buying your food. I hate to struggle with my heavy bag and tray of hot food, and still have to wait around for an empty table at the hawker centre/food court. So on the rare times where I have to lunch alone, I always choose cafes, coffee joints or restaurants. I initially made up my mind to dine at Cedele yesterday but I changed my mind at the last minute, as usual. I headed to Marche instead. Had my favourite cream of mushroom soup and a grilled seabass fillet (desperate attempt to ditch the carbs). Cream of mushroom, as always, is a winner at Marche – but I think my sister’s version of it is still much better. We just whack in tons of mushrooms.
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The grilled seabass was a surprise for me. It was delightfully crispy (I think it was panfried). The flesh was firm yet yielded to the slightest touch of the fork. It also didn’t need much seasoning; just a light squeeze of lemon over it and it was tasty on its own. All signs of freshness. I didn’t care much for the salad at the top; it was a little weird tasting for me.
Service at Marche was top-notch. I sat near the seafood station and from time to time, the wait staff would come by and see if there’s anything I require (I was alone and wasn’t available to leave my stuff to go get a drink or anything else). The chef also came by to ask if the food was to my liking.
Reviews and Singapore 12:19 pm
After loads of carb-laden meals, I felt the need, the urge to go green & healthy. But it can get a little difficult in suburban Singapore where cheap hawker foods are everywhere while healthy salads cost an arm (plus a leg) in cafes. I had to travel downtown to get my soup & salad craving satisfied: Souperlicious at Suntec City (just outside Carrefour hypermart). I have seen the store being renovated and set up previously and have always wanted to try it. But as usual, my colleagues are not really up for soup & salad as a meal, so I went alone on a Friday afternoon.
I ordered a set meal (salad side, soup main course & a drink) – Waldorf salad, French onion soup & iced tea. Waldorf salad was supposed to be “julienned apple and celery, chopped walnuts, grapes, and mayonnaise or a mayonnaise-based dressing.” Instead, I think I had an apple salad instead. The whole bowl of salad only had two slices of celery, no walnuts. I was mainly eating chunks of green & red apple and some raisins. Very disappointing. In fact, when I was ordering my meal, most of the sides were not available, and it was only abt 1245pm!
The french onion soup, on the other hand, was pretty good – rich and flavourful. I enjoyed it thoroughly. The chefs didn’t use gruyere cheese obviously, but it had some cheese at the bottom of the soup bowl.
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Having said that, I wouldn’t be running back urgently for another meal. The service there was lacking. The placement of utensils was awkward (to the far right of the cashier counter, but the queue moved towards the left). In order to take the cutlery, you’ll have to cut across another customer to reach it; that or you’ll have to struggle with your tray of food and your bag(s) if you’re alone. Also, I thought the service wasn’t consistent as in the staff helped place cutlery on the tray of the customer before me, but when it came to my turn, the staff merely just said “you’ll have to take it yourself” when I asked about cutlery and nudged me in the direction of the cutlery tray. It may be a small matter but it says a lot about their culture.
Bubble & Squeak – Coffee Club, Millenia Walk
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The Bubble & Squeak was alright – it needed a little seasoning to make it taste better, but I just ate it up anyway. It seemed really easy to make, but I wouldn’t rush to make it anytime soon – I hate cabbage. The roasted tomatoes were good though, very juicy and sweet – tomatoes any way are good. There are 2 slices of bacon underneath the tomatoes and I really enjoyed it when the juices of the tomatoes soaked through the bacon, adding another dimension to the salty flavour. It was really cheap, only S$6.90 and it comes with a cup of coffee or tea!
Carrot Walnut Cake – Cedele, Millenia Walk
My 2nd time having this cake, and it’s still just as good as the first. I was early, so I took the first slice of the cake – none of that dried out at the edges crap. The cake was moist and flavourful with cinnamon spice, the cream cheese frosting was smooth and rich. Yummy!
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