Will Travel For Food: Toast Box Kaya Toast Set

23- 28 October 2010

Kaya Toast + Kopi + 2 soft boiled eggs = Kaya Toast Set Meal (4.20SG)

The most popular item on the Toast Box menu is this, called the classic toast box set. One has the choice on the type of filling they would like for their toast, including kaya (coconut egg jam), butter sugar, honey or peanut. This is served together with two soft boiled eggs, bettered by adding a dash of white pepper and a hint of dark soy sauce, and there, you've just eaten a traditional Singaporean breakfast. There are many branches of Toast Box in SG, this one in particular is in Raflles City Shopping Centre.

There's this joy I find in eating breakfast.

Because at the end of the day, all you have is tomorrow morning



Two un-cracked soft boiled eggs and kopi


Kopi


soft-boiled eggs bathed in dark soy sauce and sprinkled with white pepper



The Classic Kaya toast: 2pcs of toasted white bread, hainanese kaya spread and slivers of salted butter

We ate this set meal 3 times during our stay. One in the morning, and the rest, during the late afternoon rest stops while walking around the city.

Toast Box
Raffles City
252 Northbridge Road #B1-44A
Raffles City Shopping Centre, Singapore


Ps. haha alam ko nothing special, kasi may ganito din sa Trinoma.

Will Travel For Food: 旺角点心 Mongkok Dim Sum

23- 28 October 2010

Maximizing the last semestral break of our lives before JI-ship in April.
When I went there the first time back in May 2010, I only got to taste a few of Singapore's famous dishes. Since I really missed the food in Singapore, I took a flight back to scout for more food establishments, hawkers, and hole-in-the-walls. This time, I'm sampling as much I could especially the local favorites and what-nots.

First stop, Mongkok Dim Sum at 214 Geylang Rd. This food establishment is quite near our place and it is just right in front of the hawker stall I frequented for dinner last May which was Geylang Beef Hor Fun and Fried Oyster Omelette, and Lor 9 Geylang Beef Kway Teow. Though it is situated within the red light district (Geylang), it is quite peaceful to eat here even during the late hours of the night or wee hours of the morning. This food establishment is a great place to eat when you're craving for cheap but great-tasting dim sum, as well as to sober up after being wasted from all the drinking the night had consumed since it is still open up to 5.00 am everyday.



facade' of Mongkok Dim Sum


Iced Teh 0.80SGcents


Steamed Rice topped with Taosi Spare Ribs with Black Bean Sauce


Fried Soft Shelled Crab Tempura


粉卷 Steamed Rice Rolls - Pork Asado filling


Steamed Shrimp (Hakao) Dumplings


Deep Fried Shrimp Cakes


sort of Xia Long Bao; (Din Tai Fung XLB photos to follow)


Food was great, especially the pork asado filled-steamed rice rolls since it was prepared upon order, in addition, the filling was adequate and the rice roll was not dry or soggy, it was just right to the bite :) In Manila, I think Luk Yuen and Makansutra Ocean Park are the only food establishments serving this item.

Another great thing is the Iced Teh. This one is better than the ones sold in Food Republic or Food Opera, to think that it's pegged only at 80SGcents each. Sulit :)

I know for a fact that this area is out of the way, but if you've got time, try this hole-in-the-wall sometime.


旺角点心
Mongkok Dim Sum
Lor 8 Geylang Road, Singapore
Business hours: 4pm -5am Monday to Friday
10am - 5am Sat, Sun. & Ph


Ps. Facade' Photo