Well good afternoon from Singapore.
We've been hiding in our hotel most of the afternoon because we've been experiencing
a bit of a torrential downpour.
And it finally stopped so we're going to go have lunch.
We are heading to a Hawker Centre which is in our neighborhood.
Um, and yeah it should be fun.
Sam is leading the way.
Sam how often do you forget wifey behind?
How often do you just get ahead like a block or two.
You like to dittle dattle.
No.
Like when food is on my mind I am like laser focused.
So if you don't keep up it is not my problem.
Except the problem is Sam doesn't know the way.
I'm the one with the map and instructions.
Well, lead the way please.
Lead the way let's go together.
Also, let's talk about socks and crocks.
No.
But seriously though how nice is it after the rain here in Singapore?
It is nice.
It is nice!
It is nice he says.
It really cools things down and when we first arrived we thought we were going to encounter
a few thunderstorms right away but they never materialized.
They must have just passed by.
So it was getting so hot.
Like oven.
It must have been thirty five degrees plus humidity.
Oven hot with humidity.
So this has now really cooled things down but it is only a temporary fix.
It'll be hot again soon.
So we are here.
This is the Old Airport Road Food Centre and it is kind of like this giant covered food
court.
So there should be lots of options.
And I'm really hungry so let's go in.
You guys this really sucks.
The place is closed and Sam is not impressed.
Closed for cleaning and washing of market food centre.
Rar!
Womp womp.
You know it wasn't so bad.
We walked maybe fifteen or twenty minutes from our place.
So we can come back here again either tomorrow or the day after and we'll definitely do that.
So we're picking the vlog up right where it is ending off today.
Right here.
Alright.
See you tomorrow.
Day 2.
Are you friendly?
Meow.
Alright, so we made it.
We're here and we finally settled on a place.
Yeah, we finally settled on a place.
We took a really good tour of the entire Hawker Centre (小贩中心 / 熟食中心) and we
finally settled on somewhere to sit.
I mean part of our consideration was actually just finding an empty table.
It is very busy this time of day.
It is one thirty PM in the afternoon.
And you know what?
We had to grab a dirty table because that is all that was available.
Hey, I'm glad we got one.
It is table 67 and we've placed our order.
We're just waiting for our food to arrive and I went and got us some drinks.
We've got kind of like a lemonade and sort of an iced tea.
They are local types of drinks.
Oh la lah.
And it is a hot day.
Oh, that is so good.
Sam is glowing.
I don't know if you can see that.
Yeah, the humidity came back from yesterday.
The rain cooled things down a little bit and then forget about it.
Today is just as hot as ever.
Okay, so our first dish is here at the table.
And we are having Bee Hoon Goreng (Mie goreng) and it looks a little bit different from what
is on the picture but I think that is because they have plain noodles on the menu and the
asked us if we wanted it spicy.
We said yes.
And now it is orange.
Yep.
That is a lot of spice I would imagine.
He also asked us if we wanted an egg and we said oh yeah.
Yeah, there was only a fifty cent supplement so.
There you go.
So if you look a little closer at the plate it is like a vermicelli noodle.
And this one looks like it is has been broken into small little pieces.
We also have beansprouts, we've got an egg.
Almost like an egg omelet.
Like a scrambled egg that has been mixed in.
Uh, what else?
It is a pretty generous portion too I have to say.
Yeah, it is pretty big.
It is pretty big.
Some onions, cabbage and then it comes with some cucumbers.
Yep.
So again spoon and fork that is how you eat here.
That is how you do it in Singapore.
That is how you do it.
And let's see.
So this looks like a stir fried noodle dish.
Mmmm.
Oh wow.
Spicy?
That is spicy.
They asked us if they wanted it spicy and we said oh yeah.
He asked medium spice or like a lot of spice.
That is the question.
That is a lot of spice huh?
Yeah, it is.
But it is pretty tasty.
I do like it.
Okay, next up it is Sam's turn.
My turn.
He's going in for the Bee Hoon Goreng.
Yeah, because sharing is caring and we're going to share everything here today.
So I'm trying to get a little bit of egg, a little bit of everything.
It looks like maybe some fried tofu.
It is such a colorful dish on camera.
Like it is so orange and vibrant.
Mmmm.
What do you think?
I really like it.
Yeah?
I love that it is spicy.
I like that it has got thin noodles it makes it very easy to chew.
Yeah.
It has got a lot of flavors.
You do taste the chili in there.
Yeah.
And yeah, this is just done really well.
It is a big portion.
We plan to eat a lot here but this is probably going to fill us up quite a bit.
We will be getting more food thought so don't worry.
So we also wanted to talk about the drinks but someone already finished it.
I have no idea who that was?
I know, Sam has been at the table for like a minute and a half literally and the whole
glass is gone.
It is really hot today.
It is like, I feel like half of what I do here in Singapore is just trying to you know
cool down and stay hydrated.
Anyways, this was an iced tea.
A sweetened iced tea with lemon.
I can tell you it was really good.
It was very sugary and it had a strong lemon flavor.
I got one sip of it.
One sip.
This one I've been saving.
I am protecting it because I'm having a lot of spicy food.
Anyways, this is a lime juice so it is quite like sour and tart.
Um, but it also has a bit of sugar added.
Lots of ice.
Really refreshing and I won't be sharing this with you Sam.
Okay, time for the next dish and this one is Kway Teow Goreng.
Yeah.
And the shop we went to is basically a noodle specialist.
So he only does stir-fry noodles.
Right.
So we're getting the second one of the most popular dishes that he sells.
Yeah, how this differs is that you've got thick rice noodles here.
Yeah, they're flat noodles.
The ingredients are a little bit different.
I'm noticing more peppers and tomatoes.
I'm noticing what appears to be peas and of course there is beansprouts again.
And egg.
And once again we asked for it to be super spicy and we asked for the supplement of an
egg.
So alright.
Let's take a bite.
In he goes.
Mmmm.
Yeah?
Wow.
I took a big bite so I'm chewing that.
Take your time.
I have to say I prefer this one to the first one.
Yeah?
I really like these rice noodles.
They are just so tasty and flavorful and they're just really chewy in your mouth and I just
really like the texture inside.
Yeah.
It is so tasty.
And this one again is very spicy.
Yeah, and they were actually both rice noodles.
It is just this one is vermicelli so they are super fine.
That is right.
So I like the thicker cut.
I do like the thicker cut.
And I like the juiciness of the peppers and tomatoes too.
Alright.
That is really good stuff.
Alright, in we go.
I'm going to grab a little bit of everything.
Yeah, I'll be interested to see which one you prefer.
You know what?
This one.
You like that one better too?
Yeah?
Like you mentioned it is lot juicier.
I think part of the reason is that we have like crushed tomatoes in here which release
a lot of water.
Um, yeah and I also like that is has more vegetables.
There is a bigger mix happening here.
Again probably a little too spicy for me.
It is just as spicy as the other dish but in terms of texture I like this one a lot
better.
Okay, so we should talk about the food options here at the food court a little bit.
So in Singapore there is a very diverse population and that means you get an awesome selection
of different cuisines.
So you have Malay and Singaporean, you have Indian, you have Chinese, you have different
kinds of fusions.
You have just about anything you could ever want.
Honestly, the hardest things about coming to a Hawker Center (小贩中心 / 熟食中心)
or a Food Center in Singapore is like narrowing it down as to what you're going to order.
I know.
Because there is just options galore.
This place has hundreds of stalls.
Like seriously.
We must have been walking around for a half hour before we settled on a place.
Yeah.
And you know what?
We're going to be food court hopping so as soon as we finish the noodles we're going
in search of dessert.
Yes, that is right.
Dessert is still on the menu.
Okay, so Sam ventured off in search of dessert.
Yeah, but he also came back with a drink.
So as if two drinks would be enough in this heat and humidity and after that spicy noodles
it was like a must.
It was a must.
It was a necessity to get another one.
So I went back to the same place and this time I got O Macha which is going to be a
green tea flavored.
And it has got milk.
Condensed milk as well.
Woah!
It should be sweet.
That should be very sweet.
It is really nice.
Yeah?
Yeah, it has got a nice strong green tea flavor but is has got enough sugar that it is kind
of like a green tea milkshake.
Almost like a green tea bubble tea.
Okay, it is quite good.
No tapioca balls?
No pearls in there.
No.
Womp womp.
Alright let's move on to dessert then.
So there are two desserts that I really enjoy in hot climates.
The first one is Cendol, the second is Kacang and today we are having some Ais Kacang.
Look at that.
Basically shaved ice.
Yeah.
And the colors you see all around here they basically like pour a syrup over it to sweeten
it.
And this one apparently Sam got the kiwi flavored one.
Yeah, I was trying to order the cranberry but they didn't have it so kiwi was the second
choice.
Yeah, and these little red things it looks like mini tapioca balls and also it has chunks
of corn.
Now I do not love the corn.
I've tried it before and the corn just throws me off every time.
So let's grab some from this side.
There we go.
Yeah, this is one of those must have desserts slash refreshing I don't even.
What would you call it?
Aside from a dessert it is almost.
It is like a slushie.
It is kind of like a slushie.
It is something that you'll find we've had this a lot in Malaysia.
We've had this a lot in Singapore.
It is just a nice way to beat the heat.
And you know what?
With the syrup I couldn't even tell you what flavor that is.
It is just sugar.
Sugar colored.
Colored sugar.
So I've toppled it and mixed it around.
So you know what?
That is one of my pet peeves.
I like my food looking nice and Sam just comes in and like raw raw raw and now it is mush.
Our dessert has been turned into mush.
We just like to drive each other nuts truth be told.
Anyways what do you think of the dessert.
Oh, I just had a piece of corn.
You know what?
Yeah.
It is weird right.
I totally agree with you.
I could do without the corn.
Yeah.
I really like the ice.
I really like the sweet syrup.
But you know what?
What?
With the cendol it has red beans.
Yeah.
And somehow red beans that works as a dessert.
Yeah.
Exactly, I don't know.
I really like the red beans.
The corn is an acquired taste.
I haven't yet acquired so.
Yeah.
Um but yeah this is good.
I really like the kiwi flavoring.
It is a nice refreshing fruit flavor.
This is just helping us to beat the heat.
Yep.
That is all.
Also excuse our dirty table.
We kind of made a mess here.
Sorry guys.
Well lunchtime is over and that is a wrap.
Yeah, so we're full, we're satisfied.
Now it is time for price point.
Um, right now one US dollar currently equals one dollar and forty cents in terms of Singapore
dollars.
Yeah.
So I'll just go through each item.
So the noodles were three fifty each with the egg supplement they came to four.
The drinks of which we ordered three were one eighty each and dessert was two fifty.
So in total we paid sixteen Singapore dollars which came to eleven US dollars total.
So that is for two noodle dishes, three drinks and one shared dessert.
So you can see that this is a very budget friendly meal.
We feasted like Kings and Queens and you know it was awesome.
This is if you're in Singapore you definitely have to go to the Hawker Centres (小贩中心
/ 熟食中心) and you can eat really confidently here because the government really does a
good job regulates and inspects the food so there is absolutely no worries about food
poisoning or anything like that.
Just come to the Hawker Centres (小贩中心 / 熟食中心) eat confidently and order
as much as you want.
It is not going to cost you very much.