Held
in a temporary site, the Singapore Favourite Food Village is a short walk from
the Bugis Mrt station (take exit A). My
passion for food was undeterred by the rain (ok slight drizzle actually) on
Friday night.
Our
little bellies could only eat 5 out of the 20 stalls. While you are judging,
here's the 5:
1)
Salted egg yolk turnip pudding chai
tow kway (or fried carrot cake) -$6
This
salted egg version only adds to the recent identity crisis that our favourite
Singaporean food has been going through. First called a carrot cake (when it's
neither a carrot nor a cake), and then called a turnip pudding by Michelin
recently. Now it's being modified with salted egg yolk.
I
like this modified version more! The carrot cake is fried using the usual
chicken eggs and then topped with generous salted egg yolk sauce. Surprisingly,
the rich and briny salted egg yolk paired perfectly with the fragrant fried
carrot cake with a tinge of sweetness. A must try!
2)
Crackling roast pork - $12.90 for set with side and salad
This
skin of this roast pork is roasted till it is very crispy and indeed crackles in
the mouth. Other than that, I think it will taste better if served hotter.
There's apple sauce or mustard sauce available to pair the roast pork. Be
careful with the mustard sauce which is rather stinging. Try pairing with the
sweet apple sauce.
3)
Wei Yi Laksa - $5
Wei
Yi means "The Only One" and also a very famous laksa stall in Tanglin Halt.
Which I've never tried because I am a lazy Eastie foodie who doesn't do the
Journey to the West.
To
me, Laksa is all about the golden ratio of coconut milk to spices (shallots,
candlenut, lemongrass, dried chillies, shrimp paste). I find Wei Yi's ratio
leaning towards more coconut milk. I suspect it lacked one of the spices, making
the taste a little underwhelming. But I can't tell which spice is it. Can anyone
let me know?
Tip:
remember to stir the laksa first so that the flavours are mixed better. Even
though it's not perfect, it's a very good bowl of laksa chocked with much tau
pok, prawns, fish cakes. One of the best stalls at Singapore Favourite Food
Village.
4)
Churros
This
is embarrassing.. My unadventurous friend bought for us the chocolate version
instead of the ondeh-ondeh version. Yes
an ondeh-ondeh churros they have! Anyway, the
churros was wondrously crispy deep fried dough that's topped with a crackle-thin
crust of sugar. Very nice with the warm chocolate. You won't regret
trying!
5)
Sea salt Hokkaido milk soft serve -$4
Before
leaving, end off with this rich creamy milky soft serve.
I'll recommend you
to upgrade
to an Instagram-worthy version (biscuit cone plus candy floss) for a small
price.
6)
Extra - Old Chang Kee Rendang Puff - $1.80
Old
Chang was located outside the tent area. Not sure why. Anyway they have a new
Rendang curry pok which is really good other than the weird green crust
colouring. It is more inclined towards tangy tones.
The Singapore
Favourite Food Village is on till 31 July 2016. Admission is free. Food is not
free. Only 1
week left so chop
chop curry pok.
