Some of you, dear readers, have sent me some emails. Yes, I like those...emails and comments. Please do continue to send and make suggestions.
And there have been numerous requests for simple, hearty food. I do agree...Man does not live by Michelin stars alone. And especially in Singapore (and Malaysia, Hong Kong) cheap food does not mean poor quality or bad tasting. Sometimes the opposite is true. The least expensive hawker stalls are the best.
First off, the incredible meatball soup...typical Teochew home made style
Truly superb. The meatballs are hand made..and two varieties are included in the soup...one deep fried and another steamed. The broth is very nicely made. Very savoury. And the meatballs are to die for. Typical home made style, and it is evident that they were made by hand. Large, irregular. But very tasty. A real treat.
I had meant to write about the 133 Penang Authentic for a while. The char kway teow is rather authentic
The uncle fries them plate by plate, meticulously doing each. The look is rather authentic as you would get in most markets in Penang. Indeed, I have heard the cook speak to his assistants in Penang Hokkien (actually a different accent, some find to be more melodious than the one we speak here in Singapore). Taste wise, it passes the grade for me, but does not rival the best in Penang. Would have preferred a bit more wok hei.
They serve a rather authentic Penang Hokkien Prawn mee too, but as we already had some soup that day, we did not order it. I have eaten the Hokkien mee before, and find it rather good as well.
And we also sampled some pure and simple chee cheong fun
These days, the Hong Kong style Chee Cheong Fun is more common...those which are stuffed with either char siew, or prawns or scallops. But some of us who are older long for the traditional CCF...the type where most in Singapore/Malaysia were too poor to afford stuffings...CCF was just a well made rice noodle concoction, with just sauce and sesame seeds.
This CCF brings back memories. Rolls uncut. Drizzled with sweet sauce and chilli. And sprinkled with sesame seeds. Simple, inexpensive, but divine.
Da Zhong Delicious Yong Tau Fu for the meatball soup. 02-196
183 Chee Cheong Fun, 02-183
133 Penang Authentic for char kway teow, 02-193
Bukit Timah Market & Food Centre
116 Upper Bukit Timah Road
2 comments:
char koay teow is pretty normal, ccf is yummy but i prefer d one at ghim moh market!
Thanks, Peter. My friends and I often trek at nearby Bukit Timah hill. It is an invigorating exercise and half way through we will be discussing where to eat ;P We often ended up in this Bukit Timah hawker center. My favourites here are the fish soup (they have a fantastic hot chili paste) and cuttlefish satay beehoon. My friend love the mien chian kueh and wanton mee here. There are many carrot cake stalls here but none of the same standard as that one old which used to be at this hawker centre. If it is of any indication of quality, I once saw a minister eat breakfast here with his family LOL
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