FOOD, Living in... Singapore, Uncategorized SIAN TUAN FOOD, SINGAPORE 9 August 2006

Pork Ribs Soup
Hawker centre @ Sian Tuan Ave
Singapore

I don’t actually know the exact address of this.. but it’s right where my cousins live and has such fab food. After one of our overnight watches @ my grandparents’ place, we headed here for breakfast. It was the first time I’d had ba ku teh (aka pork ribs soup) in Singapore and it was delicious!! So satisfying and whilst non-Singaporeans probably find it a bit of a strange (and filling) breakfast, it was just what we needed.


Pork Ribs Soup stall

The prime pork ribs… so soft they just fell off the bone

Ba ku teh, served with rice. The soup was all spicy and peppery!

Also had some “yiu tiao” (fried dough) to dip in the soup

Braised peanuts.. one of my all-time fave dishes

Discovered the fabulousness of pickled vegetables. I LOVE IT!!!

Erm. Pig intestines. Was convinced to try a tiny bite of it.
Will never do so again. WAY TOO WEIRD FOR ME.

Kaya (a sort of sweet coconut & pandan jam) bun


Hup Choon Seafood
Hawker centre @ Sian Tuan Ave
Singapore

This foodie stall is actually right next to the one above, so I’ve lumped them both together in this one entry. It’s always a must-visit for me every time I’m back in Singapore.. plus it’s conveniently located right where my cousins live. They’re cheap, fast, and tasty. The specialty is the coffee pork ribs that always make newbies go “WHAT?!!” but actually taste so good. There’s a very faint hint of coffee scent, but it gives the ribs this dark slightly-sticky sauce that’s oh so yummy. Best dish on the house πŸ™‚

Hup Choon Seafood

Sizzling tofu – they make this perfectly! Lots of hefty ingredients too

Szechuan chilli chicken – was not impressed with this, but only
because the version in Australia is exactly the same

Sweet & sour fish – my 2nd fave dish here. The fish is fresh
and slightly crumbed on the outside, perfect!

Coffee pork ribs – their signature dish and my favourite.
A total must have!!

Baby kailan veg – really liked this too, it was so fragrant
fried with lots of garlic and oil

HAPPY NATIONAL DAY to all Singaporeans!! Happy 41st Birthday to one super kickass country. Well.. some of the time πŸ˜›

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I never realized how simliar so many Southeast Asian foods are. But, of course it’d be because food varies by regions πŸ˜›

Sorry I haven’t been commenting much but I hope that you’ve been doing ok. πŸ™‚

beverly! your food pics are killing me!! I love you tiao with bak kut teh and also the sizzling plate tofu, TDF!!! the pickled veggie is salted veggie, I LOVE IT with rice :)~~~~~~~~~

Yeaaaaaah but CA has such good food too!!
And yeah, apparent that veg comes in a can – I’m going to try and find it in AU and have it with rice for dinner, so yum :)~

ohhhh that vege comes in a can??? oh wow! if you can find it keep me posted ok! cos I know they stew the ones at the stall but I am not sure how they do it … I bought a few cans of the braised peanuts home from Sg during my last trip (*^_^*) hee, so precious!

Yeah, in a can or bottle! ‘cos it’s pickled/salted so it can keep that way… and yes I LOVE those braised peanuts in a can πŸ˜›

looks good! my mum makes marmite pork ribs instead of coffee ones…also super delish! but yeah people always think it’s weird until they taste it πŸ˜›

she does the bit-of-this bit-of-that approach, but i’ll ask her to email it to me! i think i’ve seen it in a couple of ‘zi-char’ places too so keep your eyes open for it!

I never realized how simliar so many Southeast Asian foods are. But, of course it’d be because food varies by regions πŸ˜›

Sorry I haven’t been commenting much but I hope that you’ve been doing ok. πŸ™‚

beverly! your food pics are killing me!! I love you tiao with bak kut teh and also the sizzling plate tofu, TDF!!! the pickled veggie is salted veggie, I LOVE IT with rice :)~~~~~~~~~

Yeaaaaaah but CA has such good food too!!
And yeah, apparent that veg comes in a can – I’m going to try and find it in AU and have it with rice for dinner, so yum :)~

ohhhh that vege comes in a can??? oh wow! if you can find it keep me posted ok! cos I know they stew the ones at the stall but I am not sure how they do it … I bought a few cans of the braised peanuts home from Sg during my last trip (*^_^*) hee, so precious!

Yeah, in a can or bottle! ‘cos it’s pickled/salted so it can keep that way… and yes I LOVE those braised peanuts in a can πŸ˜›

looks good! my mum makes marmite pork ribs instead of coffee ones…also super delish! but yeah people always think it’s weird until they taste it πŸ˜›

she does the bit-of-this bit-of-that approach, but i’ll ask her to email it to me! i think i’ve seen it in a couple of ‘zi-char’ places too so keep your eyes open for it!