Taiwan Railway Bento @ Kallang Avenue, Singapore.

I haven't been to Taiwan yet, so I can't really compare the quality of the food. But when a colleague of mine suggested this for take away for lunch in the office, why not? I'm always gamed for new cuisine.

Real wooden bento box, honestly just by looking at it was appealing. They have two outlets one being in International Plaza and the second at CT hub at Kallang Avenue which my colleague did a take away.

Chicken cutlet bento rice set. The bento looked small before I opened it, but boy oh boy, the cutlet was humongous, comes with a bit of lap cheong(chinese sausages), half egg, gravy and some vegetables. Chicken cutlet was awesome, its damn good and the other thing I loved was the pickled vegetables.This bento was just right, they managed to captured all the taste in one small box.

Another side view of the bento. Although it looks small from the outside, it really stuffed me up.

Taiwan Railway Bento,
CT Hub,
2 Kallang Avenue,
#02-16 Singapore, 339407.


www.railwaybento.com

Marutama Ramen @ Killiney Road, Singapore.

Back to my ramen craving, been wanting to try this place out ( they have several branches in Singapore) managed to try it today. Ordered a spicy ramen with additional egg and seaweed.

Comes with a piece of char siew. And loads of seaweed, seriously loads, good stuff.

The broth is alright, but add some condiments, sesame seeds, chilli flakes and fried garlic, seriously the garlic added another extra dimension to the bowl. A very good piece of ramen bowl, and I think the portion of noodles served here is slightly more than the other shops.


Marutama Ramen,
75 Killiney Road,
Singapore.

Opening Hours 1130-2300

Ting Heng Seafood Restaurant @ Tiong Bahru, Singapore.

My version of steamboat loads of beers, bunch of mates and loads of good food. That's what communal eating is about, and this place has an old quaint setting in a hipster neighbourhood. Anyway the food here is good, so far I've been here a couple of times in the past 3 years, I think the standard has maintained.

First of all, sorry for the lighting as the place is badly lit. Secondly I didn't do the ordering, I trust my mates to order the dishes, and thus being said, yes it's pork spare parts above. I let the pictures speak for themselves.

Yeap, carnivore heaven, meat and more meat. Some beef slices, fish slices, scallops, pork, prawns, tofu and some greens(which no pics) lol.

Sliced fish.

Stuffed tofu resting on top. Anyway not sure what was it, but my friend ordered fried fish bones or something to add in the steamboat soup. That added an extra flavor to the broth. Very nicely indeed. The setting, the ambience, the quality of food, it's one of my favourite haunts for communal eating.


Ting Heng Seafood Restaurant,
Block 82, Tiong Poh Road,
#01-03, Tiong Bahru,
Singapore.

Opening hours 1700-0400 daily.

Ichiban Boshi @ Great World City, Singapore.

One of my favourite joints during off peak hours to grab a quick bite. Normally I'll get two or three, maybe four aha plates of sushi and an udon or something. They have an off peak menu at the moment as per below, decided to try one.

 Sushi is pretty decent standard.

This is the off peak set, tori chazuke, deep fried chicken pieces on rice, comes with an egg, and a pot of green tea, which you add to the bowl and mix it all up.

It's not bad, portion a bit small, but hey for 5 bucks? I'm not complaining. A tip, the queue here can be horrendous during lunch or dinner time.


Ichiban Boshi,
1 Kim Seng Promenade,
#B1-07 Great World City,
Singapore.
Tel +65 6734 3433

Keng Heng (Whampoa) TeoChew Lor Mee @ Golden Mile Food Centre, Singapore.

I'm not accustomed of having lor mee, but when I first tried it, it reminds me of a sharks fin soup but bigger version with extra stuff ie noodles fish etc etc. This is a hearty meal, as the gravy is a bit starchy, I seldom eat it, but once in a while, I'll have the craving for it, and thank god my colleague did a take away for me for lunch in the office.

Check that out, noodles at the bottom, thick starchy gravy, with braised pork, and the red coloring on top? The sambal belacan coupled with chili padi. This is not a dish for the faint hearted, the sambal belacan is killer spicy. Honestly I actually craved for the spicyness, this dish make me sweat after a few spoonfuls.

It comes with fried fish skins, fried wanton, fish cake, fish, and ngoh hiang. As I mentioned earlier, its a wholesome meal. Nice!

Mix it all up, this stalls serves a decent lor mee. Thumbs up!


Keng Heng (Whampoa) TeoChew Lor Mee,
505 Beach Road,
#01-67 Golden Mile Food Centre,
Singapore.

Xiu Ji Ikan Bilis Yong Tau Fu @ Chinatown, Singapore.

Another favourite haunts for my breakfast, if I can be here before 730am, if not be prepared to queue. Trust me on this, I got here at 650am, took me roughly 15 minutes before I got served. But if you persevere, you'll be rewarded, as this stall serves one of the wicked ytf around, freaking good.

Stall busying churning out yong tau fu, freshly made everyday. This is as fresh as it can get.

For 3sgd, you can get a bowl of noodles with 6 pieces of ytf. I normally prefer my noodles dry, and in this case bee hoon, you can opt for other noodles.The ikan bilis(anchovies) add a nice flavour to the bowl, different, but excellent. And yes, I like it spicy, hence the extra chilli on top.

Lovely ytf in soup, good stuff.

Today, was being extra greedy, ordered 2 fish cakes on the side which cost 80 cents each. The chilli here is extra spicy compared to normal standards, to die for. I don't know what they put in it, but absolutely addictive, I was actually sweating on a cold morning having this.

Xiu Ji Ikan Bilis Yong Tau Fu,
335 Smith St Hawker Centre,
#02-88,
Singapore.

Opening hours 6am-3pm.

Tsukada Nojo @ Chinatown Point, Singapore.

This restaurant was notorious for its queues, but boy was I happy to come here on a weekend at 1145 am and managed to get a table without a queue. I guess the fad has died down a bit, or maybe there's 2 more outlets one being in Plaza Singapura and the other at Westgate. And yes the crowd did slowly packed the place from 12pm onwards. It's famous for its chicken collagen hotpot.

This is how it look like when it was first served, all the awesome goodness of chicken soup.

Once the gel has been melted by the heat, the server will help pour the broth into a small cup, for you to try the broth in it's original taste. Comes with 2 parts of chicken, one thigh and drumstick.

Some condiments chilli paste, yuzu paste, leek oil and japanese soya sauce.

The server helping to prepare the ingredients for the hotpot. Sorry didn't managed to take a picture of the hotpot items before being served. It's basically chicken rice balls, lettuce, prawns, noodles, and a few other vegetables.

Now isn't that a beautiful picture, all the awesome goodness of chicken soup and colors from the vegetables. The stock or the broth, is one of the best I've tasted, the ingredients are fresh. The server recommended the thick mochi noodle, she was right, love the texture of it. I foresee myself coming back here soon, very soon, with more friends of course. By the way, the staffs here are a nice bunch, they somehow emit an aura of friendly happy people. I came in grumpy after a late night out, walked out cheerful, and of course with a stuffed tummy.

Tsukada Nojo,
133 New Bridge Road,
#02-37 Chinatown Point,
Singapore.

Tel +65 6444 8840