Chuan Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee @ Circuit Road Market & Food Centre ☏ 8342 6680

Chuan Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee | Block 80 Circuit Rd, stall #02-05, Singapore 370080 (Circuit Road Market & Food Centre) 🚅 5 minute walk from MacPherson station ☏ 8342 6680 ⏰ 11am - 7pm (Weds off)

Heard a lot about Chuan Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee near MacPherson MRT station. Personally, I was also attracted because Chuan still has everything of the FHM trinity of prawn, squid and pork belly in their rendition.

Shi Lai Yun Zhuan 食來運轉 Top Chicken Chop & Taipei Youth Favourites @ Shilin Night Market ☏ +886 22 880 4931

Shi Lai Yun Zhuan 食來運轉  | 1/F, No. 31, Xiaodong St, Shilin District, Taipei City, Taiwan 111 🚅 Ten minutes walk from JianTan station ☏ +886 22 880 4931 ⏰ 10 am - 2 pm | 4pm - 8 pm

This wasn't on our Shilin Night Market eat-list. Yeah, we planned an eat-list so that we don't miss anything and to ration our stomach space. We didn't have 食來運轉 in mind.

How Does Algae Eating Glass Cleaning Sucker Catfish Pleco Taste Like?

As a fish keeping enthusiast, I have long been fascinated by the glass cleaning catfish. There are a few varieties but the most intriguing one is the Common Pleco.

Bánh Tét Sticky Rice Cake of the Mekong Delta • Binding Tradition of Vietnam

I am grateful for the privilege to observe at first hand the making of banh tet, the iconic rice dumpling of Vietnam.

Tet means "festival" in Vietnamese and often refers to the Lunar New Year.

Tian Seng Fried Prawn Mee @ Circuit Road Hawker Centre • Night Owl Fried Hokkien Mee 添成炒蝦麺

Tian Seng Fried Prawn Mee 添成炒蝦麺 | 79 Circuit Rd, stall #01-10, Singapore 370079 (Circuit Road Hawker Centre) 🚅 5 minute walk from Mattar station ⏰ 6pm - 11pm (Mon & Tues off)

Buddy Aaron found a new favourite fried Hokkien prawn mee comparable to his GOAT benchmark Hainan Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee.

SZ Kitchen D'ARENA • We Come Here for Amazing Fish 小珍私房菜 ☏ 8013 0558

SZ Kitchen D'Arena 小珍私房菜 | 511 Upper Jurong Rd, Blk E Level 1, Singapore 638366 🚅 10 minutes walk from Joo Koon station  ☏  Tel: 8013 0558 ⏰ 11 am - 3:30 pm | 4:30pm - 9 pm

I followed Johnny of SZ Kitchen since his days at Gek Poh shopping centre in Jurong (about 10 years ago). SZ Kitchen serves affordable set meals and fish soup which are good value and tasty. We also like their fried chicken.

But, to us SZ Kitchen's biggest draw has always been their premium fish.

I Ate Ox Eyeballs in Vietnam & it was Eye Popping Awesome 👀

My favourite part of a cow has long been the tail 😋 Now, it is my second most favourite part 😅

That honour now belongs to ox eyes 👁️ 🤭

Yong Kang Beef Noodle Standard Bearer of Top Taiwanese Food Icon 永康牛肉麺館 ☏ +886 22 351 1051

Yongkang Beef Noodles 永康牛肉麵 | No. 17號, Lane 31, Section 2, Jinshan S Rd, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106 🚅 10 minute walk from Dongmen station (Red & Orange Lines) ☏ +886 22 351 1051 ⏰ 11am - 8:30pm

Missed the obligatory Yong Kang Beef Noodle stop a couple of past visits to Taipei because the queue was just too long and we simply ran out of time 😅

This time, I was determined to taste it before leaving Taipei, rain or shine 💪

Taiwan Zhuang Yuan (Scholar) Steamed Rice Cake 狀元糕

While at Shilin night market 士林夜市 in Taipei, we stumbled upon a stall serving Zhuang Yuan or scholar rice cake 狀元糕. They were small snowy white cup size cakes with options of crushed peanut, sesame seed, and brown sugar fillings.

Climbing Elephant Hill Xiangshan Hiking Trail of Taipei on my 65th Birthday 🎈台北象山 🐘

Been to Taipei a few times and always wanted to get that obligatory panoramic Taipei city skyline shot - finally did it on my 65th birthday 🎂 😄

British Legacy in Singapore Hainanese Beef Noodle 🇬🇧 Bovril & Marmite Connection

Many of us in Singapore grew up with Hwa Heng beef noodle, many more are fans today. Hwa Heng, Odean, Scotts Picnic, they are all part of the same beef noodle family and their story since 1948. 

Hai Nan Xing Zhou Beef Noodle @ Kim Keat Palm Toa Payoh • Same Taste for 50 Years 海南星洲牛肉粉

Hai Nan Xing Zhou Beef Noodle 海南星洲牛肉粉 | 22 Lor 7 Toa Payoh, stall #01-06 Kim Keat Palm Market & Food Centre, Singapore 310022 🚅 10 minute walk from Toa Payoh station ⏰ 7am - 3pm (Mon off)

Another of my favourite beef noodle stalls is at Hai Nan Xing Zhou in Kim Keat Palm Hawker Centre (in Toa Payoh).

Big Prawn Noodle @ Loyang Way Food Village 大虾面 ☏ 9083 3320

Loyang Way Big Prawn Noodles 大虾面 | 64 Loyang Way, Loyang Way Food Village, Singapore 508754 ☏ 9083 3320 ⏰ 7am - 2pm (Sun off)

I have seen and tried several stalls with "Big Prawn Noodle 大虾面" in their name. They have a certain DNA in their taste profile and pretty presentation which I like. So, I was wondering where this variation of prawn noodle came from. I haven't tasted anything like it in Malaysia or in Xiamen, Fujian (where the dish came from).

*Of course, there are many prawn noodle places that serve big crustaceans but this "Big Prawn Noodle 大虾面" has its own unique taste profile.

Wang Bu Liao Prawn Noodle • Really Unforgettable? 忘不了传统大虾面 ☏ 8885 8577

忘不了传统大虾面 Wang Bu Liao Traditional Prawn Noodles  | 6001 Beach Rd, First Floor #01-27 Golden Mile Tower, Singapore 199589 🚅 5 minute walk from Nicoll Highway station ☏ 8885 8577    ⏰ 11am - 6pm (opens 12:30pm on Sat, off on Sun)

My Singapore prawn noodle hunt brought me to Wang Bu Liao / Unforgettable Prawn Noodle shop at Golden Mile Tower today.

Truth be told, the tag Wang Bu Liao / Unforgettable piqued my curiosity just like wang bu liao fish 🤭

Ah Meng Kue Teow Molek 亚明棵條 ☏ +6012 701 1217

亚明粿条 Molek | 47, Jalan Molek 1/5A, Taman Molek, 81100 Johor Bahru ☏ +6012 701 1217 ⏰ 7am - 4pm

I was in Taman Molek running an errand when I stumbled upon a familiar brand, Ah Meng Kue Teow 亚明棵條. Ah Meng is a household name in the world of Teochew kway teow in Johor Bahru.

The original / parent shop is in Taman Melody while here in Molek is a branch outlet. 

Amoy Street Boon Kee Prawn Noodle @ Mei Ling Market & Food Centre 厦門街文記肉骨暇麵

Amoy Street Boon Kee Prawn Noodle 厦門街文記肉骨暇麵 | 159 Mei Chin Rd, stall #02-06, Singapore 140159 (Mei Ling Market & Food Centre 🚅 10 minutes walk from Queenstown station  ⏰  7am - 1pm (Sat & Sun off)

Last night, I asked my Tony Boey Facebook friends for prawn noodle recommendations. Evan Ng suggested Amoy Street Boon Kee (now at Mei Ling hawker centre).

Two Mile Prawn Noodle @ Jiaobin Road in Xiamen 二哩虾面 • 厦门市角滨路45号

If you are a prawn noodle lover (many Singaporeans are), when you are in Xiamen, Fujian, you may wish to try out the prawn noodle there. It's the OG (original) - mother of Singapore prawn noodles.

You will find a strong resemblance between the prawn noodle of Xiamen and Singapore / Malaysia. I find such overseas connections and the insights they provide on our own cuisine, most fascinating. That's one of the things I constantly look out for when travelling.

Chui Huay Lim Popular Teochew Cuisine in Singapore 醉花林品潮轩 ☏ 6732 3637

Chui Huay Lim Teochew Cuisine 醉花林品潮轩 | 190 Keng Lee Rd, #01-02 Chui Huay Lim Club, Singapore 308409 🚅 10 minutes walk from Newton station ☏ 6732 3637 ⏰ Lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm | Dinner 5:30pm - 11 pm

Ten of us gathered at Chui Huay Lim which many consider the epitome of Teochew cuisine restaurants in Singapore.

Cai Rang Floating Market in Can Tho Vietnam • Chợ nổi Cái Răng (Board at Bến tàu khách du lịch, Tân An, Ninh Kiều, Cần Thơ)

When Han said to bring us to Cai Rang Floating Market in Can Tho, my mind pictured those floating markets that I have seen before. Actually, only in Thailand - in Hatyai. Food and market stalls on boats lined up neatly at designated berths and customers walking around on the jetty.

Can Tho Cái Răng's floating market's format turned out to be a little lot different - it's an eye opener for me.

Soon Huat Prawn Noodle North Bridge Road Bib Gourmand 顺發虾面排骨面

Soon Huat Prawn Noodle 顺發 | 10 North Bridge Road, #01-105, Singapore 190010 (North Bridge Road Market & Food Centre) 🚅 10 minutes walk from Lavender station ⏰ 8:30am - 2pm (Sunday off)

Finally came to try Soon Huat Prawn Noodle at North Bridge Road hawker centre. It's a very well loved stall serving nice old school prawn noodle with prawns, pork and fishcake.

Eating Rice Mouse Vole in Vietnam 🐁 Better than Chicken

I've heard about eating rice mouse in Vietnam (and Thailand) but never tried it before. Naturally, I am curious to give it a try.

Monga 200 Liuzhou Snail Noodles Luosifen @ Longshan Temple in Taipei 艋舺200柳州螺螄粉 ☏ +886 22 306 1636

艋舺200柳州螺螄粉 Monga 200 Liuzhou Snail Rice Noodles | No. 175, Guangzhou St, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan 108 🚅 Longshan Temple station (Blue Line) ☏ +886 22 306 1636  ⏰  11am - 9pm

Heard a lot about Liuzhou snail noodles before coming to Taipei - China's infamously smelly noodles. We have not been to Liuzhou nor China's Guangxi province before, so we were eager to try the popular Liuzhou snail noodles restaurant near Longshan Temple.

Nanping Goose in Taipei 台北南平鹅肉 ☏ +886 22 711 2006

南平鵝肉延吉店 Nanping Goose Meat | No. 157號, Yanji St, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106    🚅  Zhongxiao Dunhua station ☏ +886 22 711 2006 ⏰ 10am - 9pm

Nanping Goose Meat 南平鹅肉 was our last lunch before setting off for the airport (flying back to Singapore). Chose Nanping Goose 南平鹅肉 because we didn't want to wander too far from our hotel before catching our flight.

Chen Ji Intestine & Big Oyster Mee Sua near Longshan Temple 陳記腸蚵專業麵線 ☏ +886 22 304 1979

陳記腸蚵專業麵線 Chen Ji Intestine & Oyster Mee Sua | No. 166, Section 3 Heping West Road, Wanhua District, Taipei ☏ +886 22 304 1979 🚅 Longshan Temple station Exit 2 ⏰ 6:30am - 7:30pm

First time back in Taipei since Covid 19, we are rediscovering our love for the Taiwanese icon, oyster mee sua. 陳記腸蚵專業麵線 near Longshan Temple is our favourite for this trip (we visited three: Ay Chung, Ou Zai and this Chen Ji).

Ou Zai Mee Sua • Taipei Street Side Oyster Noodle Sold Out in 2 - 3 Hours 歐仔麵線

歐仔麵線 | No. 302號, Section 1, Xiyuan Rd, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan 108 🚅 Longshan Temple station (Blue Line) ⏰ 8:30am - sold out (usually before 12 noon)

We landed in Taipei at 6am, took the airport train and MRT to our hotel, put down our bags, and came straight for 歐仔麵線 Ou Zai Mee Sua near Longshan Temple MRT station (it is also near Wanhua railway station). We wanted to start by joining locals for breakfast 😁