Happy Kampong Bak Kut Mee @ Jalan Malu Malu

Jalan Malu Malu??? Har, where is that? Many of us will scratch our heads and think it's somewhere across the causeway. But it's here in Singapore albeit in the ulu northern part of Sembawang about a couple hundred metres from the Sembawang Shopping Centre.

This place serves great bak kut mee during the day. It is perpetually full and one has to wait for at least twenty minutes to get a taste of this yummy bak kut mee. The mee and the bak kut comes in separate bowls. The bak kut is like conk bak. They use the soft bone meat and cooks them in a high pressure cooker. Turns out to be very tasty. Always order extra bowl of the bak kut soup cos sure not enough one.







Update - July 2012 - Can anybody tell me where the Bak Kut Teh stall has moved to?

Redhill Porridge - the queue continues

Below is a picture of the Redhill porridge queue at 7 am this morning. The queue nearly doubled 20 mins later ........




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Lunch at Ikea Alexandra

The lunch time crowd at Ikea is crazy especially on weekends. The queue can be easily more than 50 people. I really wonder if it's the food or furniture that people go to Ikea. Many of us will go for the laksa. Very reasonable prices at slightly more than $5. Comes with a couple of big prawns, a big ipecac of fried chicken. And it's real good. Ikea is also famous for the meatballs but I go for the laksa anytime.














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Marks and Spencer cookies

On the back of the packaging, it is printed "Cranberry and Orange cookies - melt in the mouth cookies with cranberry pieces flavored with orange". Melt in the mouth? I was skeptical. When I took a piece out to eat, my wife immediately told me not to re-seal the package as I will definitely take another piece. Well, not quite melt in the mouth, but the cookie is real good. It is not the crunchy type but soft and full of flavor. The cranberry and orange bits go very well with the milky flavored biscuit. Thanks to my good brudder who bought them for me because I happened not to have a certain credit card that can have some discount. Now looking forward to the Pistachio & Almond cookies and the Blueberry & Oat cookies.




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Chef Alba leaving Alba@Keong Siak Street

I have only been to Alba once and that was when it was owned by Nicholas. I remember it was a wine tasting event and my impression of the food was so-so only. But I kept hearing rave reviews of the food by Chef Setia, a young Japanese chef who spent years working the kitchens in France (so I was told).

Finally, managed to lunch there today and guess what happened? Chef Setia is leaving Alba and today is his second last day! He will be going to a new Italian restaurant owned by a Japanese guy in the hedge fund business. We had a word with him and he said that the new restaurant will be higher end and at Boat Quay. It will be opened in December.

Now back to the food. We had sea bream carpaccio as starter,







followed by roasted Hokkaido scallop in a red casserole,




and then some type of pasta.




The main course was crusted roast lamp




and finished with a tiramisu.





As Chef Setia is moving to a new restaurant, I find it no point to elaborate on the food except to say that it was wonderful. Should have been there earlier. But am looking forward to his new restaurant and expecting it to be much better as he confidently stated.





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Mr Bean for breakfast

Tired of the usual hawker centre breakfast fare, mom bought Mr Bean for us - soya bean milk with zi-ma and peanut tan-yuans. The soya bean drink was good, refreshing, smooth and not too concentrated. The tan-yuans went very well with the soya bean milk. Refreshing change.







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West Co'z Cafe

Everytime I walk passed this cafe, it is likely to be almost full of customers and there will be fish head curry on every table. It must be pretty good to attract a crowd and I remind myself that I have to try this soon. Well, managed to patronise them today and it sure is pretty damn good and cheap some more ;-).



They have 2 versions of fish heady curry - one is the typical coconut base and the other assam base. Tried the coconut base this afternoon. It was sizzling hot, spicy and fragrant. Coconut was not used extensively unlike those in many restaurants. The fish head was fresh and streamed just right. The meat can be easily picked up from the bone in chunks. The price of the fish head curry? A low $15 and the portion is good enough for at least three persons. Will definitely go again - many times.

West Co'z Cafe
#02-23 West Coast Plaza


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