"if you have to grow, you have to grow. don't fight it"
ahh the wise words of my dear father - what inspiration to all of us...
food in Singapore has been rather disappointing. not to say that the food is bad, but just that a lot of places that i used to love eating at have deteriorated in standard - like Ka Sou (fish bee hoon), The Signature's Fish Bee Hoon at the food court (what Ivy, Yi and i survived on when we were working in Reed in Aug 2004), Muthu's Curry...
but one place is still as fantastic as it used to be - Bee Heong Palace Restaurant. they used to be on the fourth floor of PIL Building along Cecil Street but have since moved to 134 Telok Ayer Street because PIL Building is supposed to undergo major renovations.
they serve really good Hokkien food and we always order the same few that are their signature dishes. the big big boss is (i think) the chairman of the Hokkien Association because they used to use the PIL Building restaurant for Association meetings and functions - sometimes you'll see a group of old men having some secretive meeting in the outdoor dining area, with waitresses going back and forth with brandy. and to add to the secrecy, there's always a cloud of cigarette smoke.
they have updated their ngor hiang (deep fried fve-spice and meat mince) dish by now serving it with stuffed you tiao (deep fried dough stuffed with fice-spice meat) as well. dip it into the sweet sauce (similar to the popiah sauce) and mmmm...
another fabulous item to have is their fish maw soup (i think it's even nicer than ordering their shark's fin, though that is good too) - very generous on the ingredients.
we usually always order a vegetable dish and today, since they were out of asparagus, we had spinach with mushrooms. the mushrooms were nice and juicy, having soaked up all the stock and sauce it was cooked in.
next came the trademark Hokkien Noodles - delicious as always. the sauce really makes the dish and they dont scrimp on ingredients.
and to round it off, my brother's favourite - kong ba (stewed fatty pork) with man tou (steamed buns). the thick layer of fat has so much flavour and they put a generous portion of garlic into the dish. mmm...
definitely a place where you can get great food at amazingly good prices - all that (for 4 people) cost just $49! so at least one bit of Singapore is still as good as i remember it to be...
food in Singapore has been rather disappointing. not to say that the food is bad, but just that a lot of places that i used to love eating at have deteriorated in standard - like Ka Sou (fish bee hoon), The Signature's Fish Bee Hoon at the food court (what Ivy, Yi and i survived on when we were working in Reed in Aug 2004), Muthu's Curry...
but one place is still as fantastic as it used to be - Bee Heong Palace Restaurant. they used to be on the fourth floor of PIL Building along Cecil Street but have since moved to 134 Telok Ayer Street because PIL Building is supposed to undergo major renovations.
they serve really good Hokkien food and we always order the same few that are their signature dishes. the big big boss is (i think) the chairman of the Hokkien Association because they used to use the PIL Building restaurant for Association meetings and functions - sometimes you'll see a group of old men having some secretive meeting in the outdoor dining area, with waitresses going back and forth with brandy. and to add to the secrecy, there's always a cloud of cigarette smoke.they have updated their ngor hiang (deep fried fve-spice and meat mince) dish by now serving it with stuffed you tiao (deep fried dough stuffed with fice-spice meat) as well. dip it into the sweet sauce (similar to the popiah sauce) and mmmm...
another fabulous item to have is their fish maw soup (i think it's even nicer than ordering their shark's fin, though that is good too) - very generous on the ingredients.
we usually always order a vegetable dish and today, since they were out of asparagus, we had spinach with mushrooms. the mushrooms were nice and juicy, having soaked up all the stock and sauce it was cooked in.
next came the trademark Hokkien Noodles - delicious as always. the sauce really makes the dish and they dont scrimp on ingredients.
and to round it off, my brother's favourite - kong ba (stewed fatty pork) with man tou (steamed buns). the thick layer of fat has so much flavour and they put a generous portion of garlic into the dish. mmm...
definitely a place where you can get great food at amazingly good prices - all that (for 4 people) cost just $49! so at least one bit of Singapore is still as good as i remember it to be...
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