Beauty World Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Noodle • Beef Brisket Noodle & Giant Shrimp Dumpling Blew Me Away

After hearing buddies Sean and Jem raved many times about the giant shrimp dumplings at Beauty World Food Centre's Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Noodle stall, I long wanted to give it a try myself. Today, I finally had the chance to taste the famous shrimp dumpling and got a guided tour of one of Sean's favourite food haunts. I also got blown away by this stall's beef brisket noodles. Thank you Sean 🙏

Stall name: Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Noodles Rice

Address: 144 Upper Bukit Timah Rd, #04-48, Singapore 588177 (stall #04-48 at level 4 Beauty World Food Centre)

Nearest MRT: At Beauty World station

Hours: 11:30am - 7:00pm (Weds off)

Singapore Hawker Culture is Singapore's Migration Story • A Tour of Singapore Hawker Centres

Origin of Singapore Hawker Culture

Singapore hawker culture is unique in the same way as Singapore history is unique. In particular, the story of Singapore's multicultural hawker culture is Singapore's unique migration story. Singapore is a born migrant society and a country of many ethnicities. We can trace Singapore's complex migration history by eating our way through Singapore's hawker centres. (Image courtesy of flickr.) 

10 Nasi Ayam Dishes from Indonesia · Chicken Rice Adventure Across the Archipelago

Indonesia is a vast, diverse archipelago that spans over 5,000km and populated by 1,300 ethnicities. Across the archipelago, Indonesians share many things, including a rice culture, love for spices / sambal and chicken. We take a trip across the archipelago from west to east to taste Indonesian dishes made with the trinity of chicken, spices / sambal and rice. Each variation reflects regional characteristics yet shares commonalities with chicken rice dishes across the country. 

Hock Heng Fish • Seafood Soup • Longest Queue @ Sims Vista

You know, I have been loitering around, stalking hawker stalls at Sims Vista for a while and somehow never seen a queue forming up at this particular corner before. The queue snaked around the corner and I couldn't see what it was about. Anyway, I just quickly lined up behind in order not to lose out 😛 When the queue turned the corner, I saw it was for Hock Heng fish & seafood soup.

So..., it is good to be kiasu, again. I was already quite full from the morning's tastings, but decided that I can still tuck in another bowl of fish soup.

Stall name: Hock Heng

Address: 49 Sims Place, Singapore 380049 (stall #01-31, Sims Vista Market & Food Centre)    

Nearest MRT: 5 minutes walk from Aljunied station

Hours: 5:00am - 1:00pm (Mon, Weds, Fri only)

Pontian Mei Gui Yuan Sambal & Jia Xiang Noodles Online from The Alley Foods 🆘 My Emergency Snack

I have a little secret. At home, I standby raw wanton mee which I blanch and toss in Pontian Mei Gui Yuan Sambal 笨珍玫瑰园烧鱼辣酱 🌶  It is always so deliciously, satisfying whenever I am hungry at odd times at home.

Sometimes, when I am day dreaming, I wonder if I should open a wanton mee stall using Pontian Mei Gui Yuan Sambal as my "secret weapon", hehe 🤫🤭  It beats quite a lot of wanton mee stalls out there, in my opinion 😄😜

Hidden Gem Alert 💎 Best Steamed Tapioca Cake @ Sims Vista F C Stall #01-05 • AMK 628 Hao Qing Xiang 好清香

While stalking hawkers at Sims Vista food centre, chef Chung Deming tipped me off about a good steamed tapioca cake. Stall wasn't opened, so I came back the next day to look for AMK 628 Hao Qing Xiang 好清香 stall #01-05. "Good" is a gross understatement, this one of the best steamed tapioca cakes that I have tasted. It is a gem 💎 Thanks chef 🙏

Stall name: AMK 628 Hao Qing Xiang 好清香

Address: 49 Sims Place, Singapore 380049 (stall #01-05, Sims Vista Market & Food Centre)

Nearest MRT: 5 minutes walk from Aljunied station

Hours: Breakfast & Lunch (Mon off)

Meng Boon Teochew Fishball Noodle with Signature Fried Fishballs @ 45 Sims Drive • 明文潮洲魚圓面

Stumbled upon Meng Boon Teochew Fishball Noodle at block 45 Sims Drive which is a short walk from Sims Vista Market & Food Centre. Meng Boon is an old noodle stall with a loyal, multi generation following.

Stall name: Meng Boon Teochew Fishball Noodle 明文潮洲魚圓面

Address: Sims Drive, Block 45, Singapore 380045 (inside 45 Brewcoffee)

Tel: 9621 6680

Hours: 6:45am - 3:30pm (Mon off)

Warong HJH Kamisah • Friendly Three Generation Indonesian Food Stall @ Sims Vista

I asked my Facebook community for help on where's a nice nasi ayam penyet stall and Hong Liang Jing recommended Warong HJH Kamisah at Sims Vista Food Centre. Thank you very much 🙏

Stall name: Warong HJH Kamisah

Address: 49 Sims Place, Singapore 380049 (stall #01-13, Sims Vista Market & Food Centre)

Nearest MRT: 5 minutes walk from Aljunied station

Hours: 8:00am - 2:30pm (Fri off / ayam penyet available only after 11:30am)

Hollywood Braised Duck Rice 🦆 Duck Porridge · Kway Chap @ Sims Vista 好莱坞鸭饭 · 鸭粥

✍️ 7 Jan 2024. Raining cats and dogs today. We ran here at Sims Vista Hawker Centre for shelter after we aborted plan A as our targeted stall was closed contrary to their published hours 🙄 (not unusual in Singapore and Malaysia 🙄 x2).

History of Hakka Lei Cha Rice 🌩 Thunder Tea Rice has Nothing to do with Thunder or Lightning 客家擂茶

Lei Cha is an iconic dish of the Hakka people. Who are the Hakka and how did this dish come about?