Old Amoy Chendol: Truly Artisanal Chendol
If I asked you what is the quintessential Singaporean dessert, would you have picked chendol? Probably not. In fact, when I did a poll in 2008 to pick Singapore’s favourite dessert, bean curd come up tops, followed by cheng tng and orh nee. Ice kachang, which used to be the posterboy for Singaporean desserts only […]
A1 Penang Chendol: You like Big Beans?
Talk about Chendol and almost everyone tells me that the chendol in Malaysia tastes so much better than Singapore. Whenever I head up to Penang, I never fail to have a bowl of Teochew Chendul along Penang road. I have always suspected that there was something in the coconut milk there that is missing in […]
Penang Road Cafe: Prawn mee with Ooommph!
This place is closedPenang Prawn Mee ($8.90 with pork ribs, $6.00 without) Ah Penang food. Who doesn’t like it? I guess we all enjoy it because it is so much like Singapore food, yet different. One good example of this is the Hokkien Prawn Mee. The soup in Penang is usually very robust. So much […]
Penang Food Trial 3: The Iconic Penang Hawker Dishes!
Everyone talks about Penang Laksa. You either love it or hate it. But it is one of those things you have to try when you are in Penang and one of the most famous stalls is the one at Ayer Itam market which is just at the base of the trial to Kek Lok Si […]
Peramakan: Still the One to Beat!
Peramakan has been my gold standard for Peranakan food since I blogged them back when they were still in Joo Chiat. Since then they’ve moved over to Keppel Club and I heard rumours that perhaps the standard of the food had dropped. So it is time to revisit them again to find out the truth. […]
Dove Desserts: Heavenly Chendol, Traditional Cheng Tng
With smart, liverpool, bashfulhunter, iwatch_ueat, damien and PowerAunty I have never considered this question before until now. Maybe you haven’t too. This is the question: How should Chendol be taken? With shaved ice like the one in the picture or as a soup-drink with crushed ice, like the ones they serve by the road side […]
Cendol Geylang Serai: Real Chendol! Geylang Serai Temp Mkt Part 4 of 5
If you have read my previous post, you would get the sense that I am quite out of touch with some Malay/Indian food and will need to rely on our readers to give their opinions on the food. I am just trying to be as honest as I can. When it comes to food that […]
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