The Singapore sling

So much for the EAT EAt, now is the DRINK DRINK time. For the drinker, you can have the famous Singapore sling!

Durian

Eating durian is an art. It's like eating the blue cheese as one has to have a strong stomach and tolerance!

Good place to hunt for good durian is in Geylang (yes, near the red light district). Tell you a secret that was told to me by my police friend. There are the odd lanes (Lorong 11,13, etc) and the even lanes (i.e Lorong 18, Lorong 16 etc). The red light district is in the even while the normal is on the odd lanes.

Remember to get the Malaysia durian and NOT the Thai one as the former has better aroma. The best durian has a bitter sweet after taste! I missed my durian : (

Kaya toast

For breakfast, one has to try the kaya toast with thick oily butter! There are two famous stores: Killiney road kaya and Ah Koon..These were considered chep food during the 1960s...

Yummy!

Laksa

Laksa is a dish originated from the baba/ peranakan..

The famous one is the Katong Laksa. For those who really know, on must at with the corkers (local pronounce and ironically called it "sea-ham" hich can also be interprtated as "see harm"(many now dare not eat due to hygience reason)..

You mut also drink the soup with coconut milk ingredient! Shiok man !

Pepper Crab

For those ho like seafood, the Singapore epper crab is a must. The "No sign oard" seafood restaurant is the king of pepper crab!

Singapore Chicken Rice

When you are visiting Singapore, eating Singapore Chicken rice is a must.

Th overrated Mandarin hotel Chicken rice is not the best or the chain stores Wen Tong Kee.

For the real Chicken rice connisseur There are two authentic chicken rice stores : Chin Chin (next to Raffles Hotel) and Nam Kee (Thomson road)..Remember, only the "White cut chicken"...

Drink Drink Eat Eat

I hve been traveling and living overseas for more ten 10 year. One of the great part of traveling is to have the opportunity to taste great food.

The photo on the left is what we called BKT in Singapore. BKT stands for Ba Kuat Tea (pork in soup).

There are a few good stores namely : Rangoon Road and Balestier Road Ba Kuat Tea.

The Singapore version is different from the Malaysian version as the latter is darker colour, sweeter and has only ingredients such as mushroom, while the former ony have pork rib and has a stronger sense of medicine smell...I like the former better...Normallyyou can "top up" your soup when you eat : O...... Yummy!

Remember to eat the pork with dark soyce and chilly plus some chinese tea to wash down the oil..

These were formerly food cooked for the tin miners for the early immigrants. All the cook coule gather were the spare port ribs and cooked in large pot. To ensure that theorkers have sufficient energy, chinese herbs were added into the soup. Most of the workers after eating will drink a cup of tea....thereby the name Ba Kuat (Port ribs/bones) te (Tea)