Various celebrities have been here, and the shop is adorned with awards.The place looks ancient though, and it reminds me of the shop houses in Ipoh. It seems alot of good food tends to lurk behind derelict exteriors. So not judging the book by its cover, we ordered.
Mine had chilli, and note to those who try, theres a big difference in the taste compared to the non-chilli version.
So how was it? It lives up to the awards on the shopfront. The chilli version has what appears to be a hint of curry powder in it. This taste i cant describe, but its rather good. Nothing much about the soup, that one was ordinary. Those who can be bothered to brave the foul, car exhaust ridden environment of jalan besar should give it a go. Il be going back sometime.
Next up, we move on to more western cuisine at a place called Jacob's cafe. Its located in changi village, along the row of pubs. My aunt heard about it from somewhere, and the whole family went. The menu is very similar to Werner's oven, lots of german food.
I ordered the mixed sausage platter. Its $18.90, no service charge. And to go with it, a bottle of hoegaarden. Really nice beer but its double price than if you get it at cold storage.
The platter is very filling, and the sausages are gigantic. Sauerkraut wasnt as good as Werners though. All in all a very satisfying meal. The other stuff family ordered was pretty nice as well. Their house specialty is pork knuckle, but none of us tried it. Maybe the next time i visit..
And lastly, Geylang's dou jiang you tiao. My friends brought me there after the Global Day of Prayer at the national stadium. What is the affinity between good food and red light districts i wonder.The place is as they say though..its teeming with unpleasantries.
Well this is perhaps one of the most sinful things you can partake here apart from "er hem".(I in no way endorse it) The you tiao is oil soaked, and yet super crispy. Strangely this was the first time i was trying this, you tiao really goes well with cold soya milk.
Parking in Geylang is an extreme pain though. Seems the drivers there are all retarded. In a sense i was glad im sitting in another persons car. The irony is i cant wait to drive around myself. hope i pass driving.
ok thats it for this post.. nxt up, jss camp and church camp