A VEVEVEVEVEVEVEVEVEEEEEERY BLESSED CHRISTMAS EVERYONE !!! With the over-indulgence and over-commercialising of this festive occasion, I hope you do acknowledge the fact that Christmas, and not 'X'mas', signifies the birth of Christ and without Him, there would be no celebration. So give thanks and praise Him, Christians & Non-Christians, and pls do not 'X'-out the 'Christ' in Christmas with an 'X'mas':)
Well, with all that said, I can't deny the fact that it is during this festive season that many of us including myself would be using this joyous season as an excuse to consume a little extra. What's more satisfying than a satisfied tummy:) For me at least.... After the Midnight Eucharist at church, at the wee hours of the 1st day of Christmas, daddy mummy and I went to the famous Newton foodcentre, a famous local foodcentre where most foreigners who visit are sure to dine at, for 'supper'. I was kinda disappointed 'cos the fish salad popiah i always order there was OUT OF STOCK !X( The last time I had that was on New Year's, '09:) But perhaps it was a blessing in disguise, as it gave me the opportunity to try other stuff we never had in the past. So was the hokkien mee my dad wanted. We ordered Sambal Petai fried rice, sambal stingray, XO noodles, Chinese rojak, and sugarcane juice(all, above). Newton is known, apparently, for their seafood(just like East Coast Lagoon), especially their Chilli crab, which many people complain of overcharge however, their charkway teow, fried carrot cake, oyster omelette, and a couple of other stuff. Perhaps we'll give the chilli crab a try in time to come. We had the other 3 dishes on New Year's this year. I'm not really a huge fan of them so I'm not really in the position to comment much about its comparison with other outlets in S'pore, but my dad says it wasn't really anything out of the ordinary. It was alright:) What I like is the popiah as there are a variety of different kinds available; the usual, egg-skin popiah, fish salad popiah, and ice-cream popiah(with choc chip, mint, strawberry and vanilla, availbale)! eggskin: the popiah skin is basically mafe of a batter which has eggs added, which gives it the slightly eggy taste, is slightly more chewy and has a yellowish colour, unlike the usual. fish salad popiah: this is made the traditional way, with the addition of slice battered fish fillet and coleslaw. Ice cream popiah is basically square scoops of ice-cream wrapped in popiah skin, which HAS to be eaten fast if you don't wanna be just consuming sweetened soggy popiah skin=/
The XO noodles was alright. Its a varitaion form the usual mee pok, with a dollop of XO sauce on top, which adds a nice enhancing flavour to the noodles.
The sambal stingray was good too. Well I love sambal stingray. But I have to say ... i THINK the one at the Lagoon is a little better. Or maybe I'm just being biased cos the first 'real deal' I tried was form there ...I'm not sure! Perhaps I gotta have 'em side by side to compare on the spot.
The rojak was pretty normal. Being the first dish to arrive, I wolluped it. Hungry as hell, I could've eaten a .......like 3 buffets !!!! But it was nothing to shout about.
Petai fried rice was something i'd never tried before. I don't think i've even tried petai before! Apparently its good for diabetics, but makes your pee stink =X and has a slightly bitter taste ...fried together with a rice though and combined with the spice, it neutralised the bitterness. My mom didn't really like how the rice was cooked though, with round sliced pieces of petai about the size of your thumb, She claims it should be grinded together with the sambal chilli. For me however, I liked the nutty taste it added. I felt it enhanced the flavour of the food like that. The homemade chilli was nice and spicy, although I could certaintly have tolerated spicer xD therefore I went back to ask for more and the owner of the stall, whose made made the sambal, was more than glad to give me more after receiving my compliments:)
So that was it. We went back home and collapsed on the bed to get ready for the eventful day ahead, more fun laughter presents and most importantly FOOOOOD, after prayers and fellowship h/w^^
Well, with all that said, I can't deny the fact that it is during this festive season that many of us including myself would be using this joyous season as an excuse to consume a little extra. What's more satisfying than a satisfied tummy:) For me at least.... After the Midnight Eucharist at church, at the wee hours of the 1st day of Christmas, daddy mummy and I went to the famous Newton foodcentre, a famous local foodcentre where most foreigners who visit are sure to dine at, for 'supper'. I was kinda disappointed 'cos the fish salad popiah i always order there was OUT OF STOCK !X( The last time I had that was on New Year's, '09:) But perhaps it was a blessing in disguise, as it gave me the opportunity to try other stuff we never had in the past. So was the hokkien mee my dad wanted. We ordered Sambal Petai fried rice, sambal stingray, XO noodles, Chinese rojak, and sugarcane juice(all, above). Newton is known, apparently, for their seafood(just like East Coast Lagoon), especially their Chilli crab, which many people complain of overcharge however, their charkway teow, fried carrot cake, oyster omelette, and a couple of other stuff. Perhaps we'll give the chilli crab a try in time to come. We had the other 3 dishes on New Year's this year. I'm not really a huge fan of them so I'm not really in the position to comment much about its comparison with other outlets in S'pore, but my dad says it wasn't really anything out of the ordinary. It was alright:) What I like is the popiah as there are a variety of different kinds available; the usual, egg-skin popiah, fish salad popiah, and ice-cream popiah(with choc chip, mint, strawberry and vanilla, availbale)! eggskin: the popiah skin is basically mafe of a batter which has eggs added, which gives it the slightly eggy taste, is slightly more chewy and has a yellowish colour, unlike the usual. fish salad popiah: this is made the traditional way, with the addition of slice battered fish fillet and coleslaw. Ice cream popiah is basically square scoops of ice-cream wrapped in popiah skin, which HAS to be eaten fast if you don't wanna be just consuming sweetened soggy popiah skin=/
The XO noodles was alright. Its a varitaion form the usual mee pok, with a dollop of XO sauce on top, which adds a nice enhancing flavour to the noodles.
The sambal stingray was good too. Well I love sambal stingray. But I have to say ... i THINK the one at the Lagoon is a little better. Or maybe I'm just being biased cos the first 'real deal' I tried was form there ...I'm not sure! Perhaps I gotta have 'em side by side to compare on the spot.
The rojak was pretty normal. Being the first dish to arrive, I wolluped it. Hungry as hell, I could've eaten a .......like 3 buffets !!!! But it was nothing to shout about.
Petai fried rice was something i'd never tried before. I don't think i've even tried petai before! Apparently its good for diabetics, but makes your pee stink =X and has a slightly bitter taste ...fried together with a rice though and combined with the spice, it neutralised the bitterness. My mom didn't really like how the rice was cooked though, with round sliced pieces of petai about the size of your thumb, She claims it should be grinded together with the sambal chilli. For me however, I liked the nutty taste it added. I felt it enhanced the flavour of the food like that. The homemade chilli was nice and spicy, although I could certaintly have tolerated spicer xD therefore I went back to ask for more and the owner of the stall, whose made made the sambal, was more than glad to give me more after receiving my compliments:)
So that was it. We went back home and collapsed on the bed to get ready for the eventful day ahead, more fun laughter presents and most importantly FOOOOOD, after prayers and fellowship h/w^^
So we went to Kala's for a late lunch. Roast turkey, bruselsprouts and chestnut, ayam merah, briyani, AMAZING baby-back ham and BBQ pork ribs, roast beef, chicken curry, mutton, some mixed vege stuff, and for dessert- Chocolate fudge log cake<3333333, Malaccan pineapple tarts, magnum, and some other bites. Mmmmmmmm ....(all, above).
Everythings was great, except for rumours that the steamed brusselsprout-chestnut dish was a little undercooked. The turkey was roasted by my cousin herself, along with Anisha. Soft and tender, a well meted out Jamie Oliver recipe indeed, with an indian touch;) Jamie's the best of the best, SERIOUSLY. You GOT to check him out, the great recipes he's invented. The dude can cook up an unforgettable meal on the spot using whatever he's got from his kitchen. If that's not awesome, nothing is. Alright, I'm talkin like i've met the guy already. Hah, I WISH. Anyways, Ribs were awesome, my all-time favourite. Best i've ever tried, seriously. I took some home and had it for brunch today=S YUMYUMMM!!! I didn't manage to get a snap of that though.
Next house was Shaleen's granny's. Food there was just alright. All the Indian stuff, from Raju's Curry. I didn't devour like at Kala's as I was still rather filled from that! Plus I'd heard there was more coming up when we went back to Kala's later on. When we returned to Kala's for supper, there waiting on a table was a simple lookin chocolate pie, from Ikea. I took the first bite however, and my eyes glistened open. My mom who never really fancied sweet stuff, finished up a quarter of the pie! The bits of almond(pronounced as ah-mond btw), complimented the dark chocolate coating really well, and the spongey layers in between, together with the layer of chocolate cream in the middle, added a surprisingly soft touch to the crisp of the base and the top.
Well, that's it for the 1st day of Christmas. Nothin much today. I'm going for famous Toh Payoh crayfish mee pok with my parents tmr though. Can't wait! I'm guessing its gonna be worth a recommendation from what I saw from the papers. See you guys tmr then !~ On Once again, Blessed Christmas to all! HOHOHO 8-D
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