Hawker centers are definitely gems where you can have superb quality food at a surprisingly affordable price. And the hygiene and good order make it unbeatable.
First time I see the combo coffee with egg. A more common traditional way is to add butter into the coffee. I must agree your videos on Singapore is well researched and very good editing.
I can't wait to see your videos about my country Malaysia next. Of course, love your videos on Singapore as it's also a place I am very familiar with. Keep producing these great videos. Anyone who hasn't been to Spore or know much the food culture should watch your videos.
Thanks! I really enjoy your show. I left Hong Kong more than 30 years ago. I felt like home when I watched your videos of food tasting in many areas I had been to. I will keep watching your show.
Your video is simply top class , very good narratives and history contents plus good presentation . make no mistakes why you have more than 200k viewers . Keep up the good work .
The 'proper' way to eat cereal prawns is to eat with the prawn shells. Personally I find no need to use fresh prawns as the spices would overpower the meat. The spices and cooking skill more important.
@@angus8522 u suck ! Everywhere in the world is the same, not only HK. See those BNOer in UK, suffering the sky-high electrical and gas bill but Boris Johnson needs not to pay even a penny. There is a shortage of infant formula in US.
Good choices. Most of these places are tourist spots, but locals will frequent these places too. BTW, when we eat the cereal prawns, we will eat the shell as well. When I went HK many years ago, I was quite surprised that the food are quite expensive. One simple meal in HK costs an average of $8 sing dollars. But the ingredients HK restaurants used are quite good quality. Can try other cuisines like Nonya, Malay and Indian food the next time. :) inflation is quite bad recently, a lot of places have increased the prices. Hope you tried the Pandan cake as well.
Nice comments. Pandan cakes 🍰 are available in HK. Sing cuisine is common in HK, the main factor is the price and options. Uncommon food such as sing satay , chili crabs are not common in HK. Many HK people need not travel to sing as the main sing cuisine such as hainanese chicken rice, laksa , bakuteh are commonly available in HK. Unless, business travel or tour to southeast Asia, then travel to sing is an option. The main factor is inflation as you said, Singapore is small, staying there for three days and nothing much for most people, usually HK people tag along with Malaysia and Thailand for the trip.
Pls note that there's no rule about reserving a table at hawker centre with your personal item like tissue papers. It's just that SG people are kind and courteous enough to let u have the table u "reserved". Frankly, I absolutely hate it and so I try to avoid hawker centres except for 打包! Stalls u went to with long queues which u thought must be darn good are all over-rated & mostly for tourists. Guess u should have some local friends to bring u to the truly loved stalls in SG! And, YES! You're right about disappearing local stalls in future but HEY! Many young hawkers with modernized local food are now very popular (Not known by tourists, though). Anyways, hope u enjoyed your trip to SG with your lovely wife.... Stay safe & Stay healthy~ 💕 * I love how descriptive u are about every little detail. In fact, I should be ashamed of myself being here and not having as much knowledge and remembering the history of SG I'd learnt. ** U sound very much like a radio station DJ.... Great vocal and very well-versed! *** Recently I read about a very old ex-actor ("carelefare" in Cantonese, tiny character) who highlighted that SG people like to complain about everything, unlike HK people 🤦🏻♀️. In your previous video about MBS, u mentioned that those u know who went there.... OMG! Don't they just complain as much??? Cos we don't seem to see that as a hassle while at MBS or staying there. Maybe tourists think that they do not have much time left and the price of MBS is too high for them. 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
The bowl of laksa you had in maxwell hawker centre looks unappetising n unauthentic. We normally order laksa with thin or thick bee hoon ( 米粉）seldom with kway teow (河粉). N I saw fishball in the laksa😰. The usual ingredients in laksa are prawns, cockles, fish cake, bean sprouts, towpok, hard boiled egg, laksa leaves. sometimes u may find shredded chicken. But seldom with fish ball.
Cereal butter prawns - You are supposed to leave the shells on. The cereal mixture absorbs moisture, so the shells are very crispy. If you peel off the shells, the prawns are no longer coated with cereal. That's not the right way to eat this dish.
Stumbled upon your video and came in to watch. A very nicely taken video and summary about the SG food scene👍👍 That chee cheong fun at Maxwell is with curry not laksa. Laksa and curry are different :D Also that stall is supposed to sell Kuala Lumpur style curry chee cheong fun etc (but it is way off from the ones in KL😛). Better off getting the local ones in Chinatown or Bendemeer :D Wonder if you have tried other local snacks like chee kueh, nonya kueh, tutu keuh? I've never seen people adding egg into coffee though LOL. Isn't that a Vietnamese coffee culture? I'm with you on the Ya Kun kaya steam gang. That kind of toast is too dry and thin till it's like brittle and taste of nothingness. I believe they started the trend of slicing the bread in half and toasting till that dry. I prefer toast with the normal thickness and not all the way through so there is some bite and texture (if you know what I mean). As for kaya-making, yes ingredients are simple but the process for a smooth and fragrant jar of kaya takes like 3 or 4 hours over a double boiler. My hainanese grandmother would make it using freshly squeezed coconut juice and add in some caramelised sugar at the end :D
As a Singaporean, I've seen putting a piece of butter into the kopi but first time I see people pour the half-boiled egg into the kopi...yucks! (definitely not a local practice).
