Southbank

11th June, Thursday

A Thai restaurant at Boat Quay. Thai food doesn't really appeal to me, but my colleagues felt like going, so I just went along. We ordered the set lunch for $10.50 each, and top up another $2 for Tom Yam soup. Depending on the number of people, you may actually get a "bonus" side dish --- 3 of us had 4 dishes.

Chilli Fish Fillet



This was quite okay. The chilli didn't taste like chilli at all though, it was absolutely not spicy at all! But the fish was fried until it was just crispy and yet not too dry. And it wasn't too oily too.

V's verdict: 7/10


Thai Green Curry



Is green curry supposed to be spicy? Well, this was once again not spicy at all. The chicken was tough though and didn't taste good.

V's verdict: 6/10


Chilli prawns



All the spicy food in this restaurant don't taste spicy at all! GARR. Other than that, this sauce was not bad and had lots of egg inside, reminding me of chilli crab sauces. The prawns were quite fresh and were not bad.

V's verdict: 7/10


Tom Yam Soup

Not bad, except that the squid was a bit tough.

V's verdict: 6.5/10


Bean sprouts with salted fish

The salted fish didn't taste strong enough, but otherwise it was all right.

V's verdict: 6.5/10

Maxwell Food Centre

15th May, Friday

After Wednesday's porridge, I was really craving for some good porridge. So I went to Maxwell Market with some of my colleagues.

Century egg porridge (Zhen Zhen Porridge)



(Ack, I should have taken a picture of it before stirring)

This is still the best porridge I have ever tasted. The porridge is thick to the point of being described as creamy. But that's the way I like my porridge! I don't like watery porridge; it doesn't even fill the stomach for more than an hour.

The porridge came full of ingredients --- chicken slices and century egg. I have asked them before, and they confirmed that they do not serve pork. That probably explains the Malay that was queuing in front of me.

There weren't a lot of people in front of me, but I still took almost half an hour to order my porridge. They have 3 people in the stall --- one cooks the porridge and prepares the 鱼生, one washes the dishes and cuts the fish, and the other takes orders, collects money, and serves the porridge. Each bowl takes quite a long time to prepare; the cook will scoop the plain porridge from his giant stove, pour it into a saucepan, add in the ingredients, and cook it separately. Add the fact that he is also preparing the 鱼生, and it pretty much explains the long waiting time.

Still, to me, it's worth the wait. Definitely coming back for more. Do remember to stir the porridge well though, or the taste won't be homogeneous. And unless you are a huge eater, don't you dare order the biggest bowl --- you are gonna get stuffed beyond measure. The porridge is thick enough, and a big bowl gives an over-generous serving of ingredients that you will practically unmovable after eating! $2.50/$3/$4

V's verdict: 9/10


鱼生 (Zhen Zhen Porridge)



This gets really popular during CNY for obvious reasons. But I always order it when I queue up for their porridge (might as well, right?).

It's quite simple, as they add mainly fried onions, ginger, spring onion, and of course, fish. I don't know what kind of fish it is though (my knowledge of fish is woefully limited).

Anyway, this tasted quite good, and the fish is fresh. The ingredients go well together, and it's value for money too. $2/$3/$4/$5

V's verdict: 7/10