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I am not a fan of octopus but the baby octopus in soy sauce here is another must-order. They were first steamed before drizzling in fragrant and slightly salty sauce with shallot oil, fried garlic and spring onion. The texture of the baby octopus was soft, chewy, crunchy, light and delicious when dipped in their special chilli sauce.

This was recommended by the lady who took our order. The meatballs were firm to the bite but the flavours were on the mild side. Dipping it with chilli sauce did help to elevate the flavours 》$6/10pcs

Stir-fried dai loke noodles with pork slices, prawns, crispy pork lard and vegetables in dark soy sauce. This is a thicker version of yellow noodles where the thickness is comparable with udon, similar to those KL Hokkien noodles we get from tze char stall. The flavours turned out lighter than expected and I felt the wok-hei was not strong enough. It is still not a bad choice to order and share but I would go for their moonlight hor fun than anything else 》$8 / Large

Stir-fried hor fun in dark soy sauce with pork slices, prawns, vegetables and pork lard. The noodles are done well with wok-hei and springy texture. This is pretty similar to moonlight hor fun except this is not as savoury without the egg 》$5 / Small

Moonlight hor fun stir-fried in savoury sweet dark soy sauce served with a raw egg on top along with ingredients such as pork slices, prawns, vegetables and pork lard. Each plate is prepared individually upon order hence the long waiting time but it’s worth the wait when it's served with a light and distinct wok-hei. Give it a good mix with the raw egg and coat it all over the noodles to enjoy a slippery smooth, silky and springy texture. Do not hesitate to upsize if you are going there with a hungry belly. The small portion may be too little for an average guy 》$8.50 / Large

Fried Carrot Cake / Chye Tow Kueh is my favourite dish of all time. I love it so much that, on average, I eat it at least once per week. And in weeks I'm out of town, I eat more of it on my return, just to make up for the missed experience.
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This stall does a style I like, where the carrot cake is chopped into really small cubes, and slathered with egg. It's moist and soft with crispy bits that make it satisfying.
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The black version is decent enough, with mild sweet savoury eggy spice flavour. I prefer the white version, which has a lovely savoury sweet eggy spice flavour with smoky aroma.
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Carrot Cake / Chye Tow Kueh
Chop Joo Hiong Carrot Cake Fried Kway Teow
@ Chop Joo Hiong Eating House, 237 Serangoon Avenue 3 #01-130
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More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2022/05/best-of-singapore-hawkers-carrot-cake-chye-tow-kueh.html

Very, very legit mala. It's got a lot of heat and sufficient numbness, as well as depth of flavour and aroma. Get it to share if you're not a spice lover or ask for less heat, it's solid but difficult to finish alone.

Read may good reviews from a foodie Facebook group. So decided to give it a try this time.

I have never had cai po hor fun before and this was quite an impressive dish.

There was a subtle hint of work hei and the seafood is definitely fresh.

I have ate here twice and so far is 2/2 for good solid dishes so far.

Easily my favorite dish of the night was the homemade tofu with minced meat, simmered in a claypot with a bunch of ingredients— mushrooms, salted fish, minced meat, and chopped kailan. Garnished with chicken floss, the tofu was so flavourful, especially with how every mouthful came with a bit of everything. You could honestly just give me a bowl of white rice with this and I will be a satisfied, happy child.


What’s even better is you can get this followed with other alternative dishes from meat, vegetables, seafood to noodles (exclusions apply) at a 1-for-1 pricing, as long as the dishes are $20 and below. A steal especially if you’re going out with your family to celebrate the relaxing of measures.

Thank you Burpple for the invite & Wok Master for the generosity!😋☺️

Tzechar from 81 Seafood Restaurant!

We were finding new Tze Char places to try in the west to try out and decided to give this place a visit!

Here are the items we tried:
Assam fish head ($28): This was recommended by the staff. If not we would have went with the typical curry fish head. The assam fish head turned out to be not bad. Quite meaty fish portions given. Love the sour sweet assam taste!

Spicy Dry Chilli Chicken (Gong Bao chicken) ($12): While this was nice, we were quite shocked at the small portion of meat given!

Beancurd with minced meat topping ($12): Another one of the dish recommended by the staff.

Oyster Omelette ($12): This was not as crispy and fluffy as the typical oyster omelette I was expecting.

The meal was almost $70 for 4 pax. The place is advertised as having no GST and no service charge. However, do note that the portions run quite small. Also, they have increased the prices of some of the dishes, but this was not reflected on the menu given to us. Hence, we only found out about the updated pricing when making payment (the menu items are all minimally $12 now instead of $10)

Overall, the prices were slight affordable and food was decent tasting la, just need to be mindful that the portions are quite small.. They have indoor aircon and outdoor dining options. Do call head to make reservations for indoor seats, else you will be seated outdoor like us. They were quite crowded on a weekend dinner timing!

#ThrowBack to last Friday
@newubinseafood Tampines Weekday S$5.50 lunch
Sambal Pork + Egg + White Rice 三巴肉片丁+蛋配套餐

Kind of surprised to find the stall being closed from this week. Stall being dismantled today.

Personally liked how a seemingly simple broccoli dish was executed and fashioned into something so luxurious. The silky smooth gravy in the middle is made of egg white, fresh crab meat, and fish roe, which will complement well with white rice.

You can get this dish with other, meat, beancurd dishes at 1-for-1 with Burpple Beyond!

Thank you Burpple for the invite and Wok Master for hosting!✨