Monthly Archives: February 2016

Liking it more & more @ Ah Hoe Mee Pok on 3Feb2016

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ah hoe bakchormee wed 11.15am

ah hoe meepok wed 11.15am

did my usual 10km run with my good friend at ulu pandan jogging track at faber heights this morning on 3.2.2016. ^^

after water, 100plus & coffee chat, was on the way home nearing 11am & decided to pop in at ah hoe mee pok.

i have tried the japanese father-daughter stall at blk 710 2 times already.

wanted to try the brother’s stall at blk 713. however they only open at 11.30am & i was at the stall at 11.07am.

back to blk 710 then! i like the meepok but i am not really into queueing or waiting for long periods unless with good friends/fellowship.

there was only 1 guy in front of me at blk 710 at 11.15am on a wed. suited me fine. 🙂

S$5 ah hoe bakchormee

S$5 ah hoe meepok

they had the teochew prawn version instead of mushroom sauce. i am a sticker of what i know. maybe wait for friends to tell me what that version taste like. so it’s the usual mushroom sauce “tai hwa”  bakchormee for me.

ah hoe bakchormee

S$5 ah hoe meepok

i am really getting to like this more & more.

very tasty noodles, and lots of ingredients.

ah hoe bakchormee wed 11.25am

ah hoe meepok wed 11.25am

took another photo after i sat down & having my noodles. 🙂

blk 710 coffeeshop 11.25am

blk 710 coffeeshop 11.25am

the coffeeshop was bright & airy. no crowd yet.

S$5 ah hoe bakchormee

S$5 ah hoe meepok

i am really enjoying this & sending friends photos on whatsapp.

c.h.e.f andy

So-So Chwee Kueh @ Ghim Moh Chwee Kueh on 2Feb2016

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chwee kueh

chwee kueh S$2.10 for 6

took the S$2.50 lor mee at hock lye at the temporary ghim moh food centre today on 2.2.2016. 🙂

it was quite average, ok but tak shiok!

decided to buy back chwee kueh from the famous ghim moh chwee kueh 锦茂李老三, 55years (now 57years?) recipe.

chwee kueh

chwee kueh S$2.10 for 6

must say i never really thought the chwee kueh was great in the past, when i tried it years ago at blk 20 maybe once or twice, and there was always a long queue.

today at almost 11am there was no queue.

the chye poh was salty. i don’t quite like the chilli. the kueh itself was so so.

according to dr leslie tay, this style is kiam pang (salty savoury). he didn’t prefer this, but he learned to appreciate it.

for me though it didn’t quite work. NOT my packet of chwee kueh at all.

i prefer the very tasty ones with lots of chye poh (pay extra) from chinatown.

for me, the ghim moh ones missed by a million miles la…

c.h.e.f andy

 

 

Average Lor Mee @ Hock Lye Prawn Mee & Lor Mee on 2Feb2016

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S$2.50 lor mee at hock lye @ ghim moh

S$2.50 lor mee at hock lye @ ghim moh 

i have not tried the hawker stalls at the temporary ghim moh food centre since they shifted from the previous location at blk 20 which is currently under renovations.

today after my hair cut at about 1030am i decided to drop by & try some stalls on 2.2.2016.

hock lye prawn mee & lor mee

hock lye prawn mee & lor mee 

i never really like lor mee much as they are starchy & gluey.

i remember i had very good one at amoy street market level 2 but that must be 20+years ago, not sure they are still there.

i also remember the long queue at tiong bahru market level 2 (there are more than 1 stalls). again that must be scores of years.

more recently my daughter had a S$2.50 lor mee at hai tang lor mee @ mei ling market & food centre & i tried a bit.

it was really good & that brought back memories. broth was very tasty, good flavourful fish taste, mildly starchy, good amount of ingredients.

S$2.50 lor mee at hock lye @ ghim moh

S$2.50 lor mee at hock lye @ ghim moh 

this hock lye lor mee though was a thumbs down by comparison.

it was edible but mediocre, the broth was not flavourful like hai tang. so while it was a passable noodles, it was also the reason i don’t take lor mee much.

c.h.e.f andy

OK Zi Char @ HK Street Old Chun Kee on 31Jan2016

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$25 zi char dinner

$25 zi char dinner

had dinner with wife on 31.1.2016. ^^

friends were watching djokovic murray austrialian open tennis finals…

we wanted to go to a nearby place & decided on hong kong street old chun kee 香港街老珍记 at commonwealth crescent…..

don’t know if the original one still at level 2 of the commonwealth crescent food centre? did not check…

hk street old chun kee

hk street old chun kee

place was well patronised at 6.45pm on a sunday.

hk street old chun kee menu

hk street old chun kee menu

the picture menu showed the food items & prices. made it quite easy.

wife didn’t really like their signature dishes like black bean sauce song fish head or bitter gourd.

we ordered their signature fish head thick beehoon soup, a tofu dish & a fish maw soup.

fish head beehoon

S$5 fish head beehoon

their signature fish head thick beehoon soup was pretty good.

maybe it was not as intense & flavourful as Holland Village XO Fish Head Bee Hun Restaurant 荷兰村XO鱼头米粉酒楼, but then we did not ask for the XO version..

fish head beehoon

S$5 fish head beehoon

still it was a tasty dish, lots of meat fish head pieces & the best of the 3 dishes we ordered, & the cheapest at S$5, 🙂

tofu in thai sauce

S$8 tofu in thai sauce

the tofu dish was ok but just ordinary.

tofu in thai sauce

S$8 tofu in thai sauce

nothing much to say really. at least it was quite passable.

fish maw soup

S$12 fish maw soup

i was of course thinking of the excellent fish maw soup at beng thin.

but alas, this was NOT!

fish maw soup

S$12 fish maw soup

miles off!

not that it was a bad soup. it was passable, but really starchy, gluey stuff…

dinner was S$25nett for 2pax no service no GST. ok but totally average except for the fish head beehoon soup.

but then we did not order the signature dishes so not a very good representation of the food.

i checked they are closed for 1st 4 days of cny & prices are different of day 7. my china relatives are visiting so i may likely bring them here to try out the dishes again.

c.h.e.f andy

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