One thing I have noticed already is that we really don't mind what time of the day it is – if we want to eat, we will eat. Lunch time keeps getting earlier and earlier.
Based on a travel blog recommendation I heard that China Town in Singapore was the place to go to experience some amazing hawker style food.
The place to go was the China Town Complex Food Court.
Our strategy was to try a few small things and leave rolling out the door.
The food court is on the third floor above their central market. There are hundreds of food options – you can instantly tell the most popular stalls by the long lines spiralling off them.
We did a good two laps before we decided what to get.
Jeff was immediately drawn to a woman making hand made spring rolls called Papiahs. Inside was a delicious mix of cabbage, white radish, carrots, peanut sauce and crunchy peanuts.
The result is a soft, slightly chewy, crunchy, delicious snack. Each roll was going for 1 Ringgit 50 (about 50 cents).
The wait was well worth it with the pork buns filled with the most delicious pork mixture and the prawns sweet and perfect.
Well it is NOTHING like carrot cake – in fact it doesn't even use carrots! Nor is it sweet! Nor is it a cake! But man oh man is it delicious.
The man running the stall was indeed a master at the carrot cake. The carrot cake is actually made of white radish and eggs and plenty of oil. This savoury snack was seriously delicious and has left me craving more and more. Whenever Jeff asks me now what I want for dinner I say carrot cake!
Jeff had tried the fruit a few years ago on a trip to Malaysia and hated it so I had to see what all the fuss was about.
Needless to say, I wasn't a fan. Why anyone would want to eat a fruit that tastes and smells like rotten feet is beyond me!