Nasi Lemak Ayam Taliwang

I was at work when my wife sent me this Whatsapp message..

Now, I am not such a big fan of Nasi Lemak. I mean, I do eat it and I can enjoy a good plate of Nasi Lemak but I am not willing to make that extra effort to travel to another town just to try another Nasi Lemak.

How come?

Over the years, we have had so many versions of this coconut rice and it gets boring when everyone sells the same thing. Even my good friend, Faizal who used to run Route12(known for its Nasi Lemak Sotong King) has no plans to venture in that field anymore, at least for now.

But why did I give in and decided to try this one? It was really because of the word 'Taliwang'. In 2011, my wife and I went for a holiday in Lombok. We stayed at Sheraton Hotel on the first two days and the tour guide brought us to a local restaurant that serves local dishes and Ayam Taliwang was one of them.

Ayam Taliwang is a spicy, grilled chicken dish and it was recommended by the waiter in that restaurant. We tried it and we loved it. And we do wonder if this Nasi Lemak Ayam Taliwang is anywhere near that experience.

So last Friday, I picked up my wife from her workplace after Friday prayers and we went to Yishun Park Hawker Centre.

There are so many halal food choices ranging from the kuihs to nasi ambeng to halal Chi Zar to western menus. We had to stay focused and look for that one stall.

The stall name is Nasi Lemak Ayam Taliwang. Located at #01-33 of Yishun Park Hawker Center.

As this was our first time, we decided to just order one and share..

We had to wait for a while, about 15minutes I think, because they had to grill the chicken and indeed, it was worth the wait...

What do I find amazing? Two things...

First, it's the rice. The rice is unlike most nasi lemak I've tasted. The rice itself has a unique, savoury taste from the rich coconut milk. With the added crunch from the fried ground nuts and anchovies with the sweet and spicy taste of that sambal, it's just awesome.

Second, the Ayam Taliwang. The chicken is grilled and topped with a spicy Taliwang sauce. And I have to tell you... that sauce is enjoyably spicy.

While we were enjoying our meal, the gentleman who took our order came by and asked if we would like to add some rice. He said we could add more rice at NO CHARGE! Those big eaters will appreciate that free added rice. For normal eaters, the original portion is just nice. Once you wash down your meal with that bottle of water or coffee, you'll feel full already. I think this is a great way to prevent food wastage.

With a heavy heart, I had to say no...

If I was not on diet, I would have bought a second plate!

This Nasi Lemak Ayam Taliwang costs us $5.90. A good price for a deliciously great meal!

So will I go there again? Definitely YES!

Some details of the Nasi Lemak Ayam Taliwang

Opening hours: 
Close on Mondays
Saturdays open from 7am to 4.30pm
Other days open from 7am to 8,30pm

Located at Yishun Park Hawker Center, 51 Yishun Avenue 11, #01-33, Singapore 768867

IMPORTANT NOTE: Their Nasi Ayam Taliwang and other Grilled Chicken will not be ready until 11am. 

First Time At Deanna's Kitchen

I have always heard and read about this Prawn Noodles shop in Toa Payoh but I never could find time to make my way there. And when I could find the time, the stall was closed. Fortunately, on my second trip there, I managed to get a sumptuous lunch of Prawn Noodles.

I love my prawns. Love them more when it's fresh. Love them even more when it's large. And I love this Prawn Noodle. The soup is rich and tasty, the prawns were fresh and juicy.

The best Prawn Noodle I've had so far and it's by Deanna's Kitchen. Service-wise, just great. They were polite and such a joy to buy from.

Today, Deanna's Kitchen has expanded and they have stalls in other parts of Singapore. Their outlets at the following location;

1. Toa Payoh
127 Toa Payoh lor 1
Toa Payoh West Market
#02-25 S 310127

Opening Hours
Tues to Sun: 9am to 3pm

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2. Bedok
129 Bedok North Street 2
Mukmin Coffeeshop

Opening Hours
Tues to Sun: 9am to 4pm (New!)

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3. Jurong
214 Jurong East Street 21
Padi Emas Coffeeshop

Opening Hours
Tues to Sat: 12nn to 9pm
Sun: 11am to 8pm

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All outlets are closed on Mondays.

If you need to have these sumptuous noodles and platters delivered to you, visit  www.deannaskitchensg.com

Will I want to buy again? Of course. How can I say no to piping hot, halal, sumptuous, and rich prawn noodles?


Update on 7th September 2020...

There are some changes in terms of operating hours and outlet location. 

I would recommend you to follow Deanna's Kitchen on their website or FB page for the latest updates and promotions.

Website: https://www.deannaskitchensg.com/

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/deannaskitchen

Sotong King of Route 12

By the time I completed my meeting at Waterloo Street, It was already 4.30pm and I hadn't had my lunch yet. As I was driving out of city area, I was thinking and pondering what and where to find that long lost lunch. Then I was reminded of the Sotong King located at 13 Pahang Street.

And the nearest was Route 12.

I've patronized Route 12 before but at that time, the Sotong King was out of stock, so I had to settle for a rather unique hot dog meal. This was a picture of the meal that I had on my first lunch in at Route12;

It's a meal of a hotdog with fries, but the hotdog uses crispy chicken cutlet rather than normal bread, so the added protein makes it an even more filling meal.

Was it good? It definitely was but not a good replacement for sotong king.

So on the next visit, since I was nearby, I decided to drop by.

So this was what I had..

It's nasi lemak pandan (coconut rice cooked with blended pandan leaves), crunchy ground nuts with ikan bilis, egg with sambal. One a separate plate is a large crispy giant squid with a large pair of scissors for the purpose of cutting that giant down to bite sized pieces!

Was it good? It's definitely good with a capital G! The sambal makes everything even more mouthwatering. The sambal is so good that the owner had to charge for an extra small container of sambal! I bought one home and it was good.


Will I Be Back Again?

As soon as it reopens, Definitely!

Where Is It Located? 
Route12 has closed since 17th March 2018. The owner, who was my secondary school classmate, had to travel extensively for work. Since he could not be around to keep an eye on the business, he had to shut it down.

We will be updating you once again, once Route 12 commences its operations or you may like the following page https://www.facebook.com/fazwesternstation/ and to get the earliest updates.

Delicious Homemade Japanese Food From The East

I love Japanese food. I love homemade food too. So when I come across a brand that combines the two things I love, it is like a wish come true. lolz.

It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon and my wife told me collect some japanese food that she ordered. I said, cool. Looks like we're going japan for the night.

My wife has a friend who gave a thumbs up on this homemade japanese food by the name of Inariku. Inari is a Japanese word that is used to describe 'carrying rice' and you can see this a lot on a typical japanese menu.

Ku is short form of the Malay word 'aku'. So Inariku literally means 'my inari' Nice huh?

A Decent Yet Fulfilling Meal At The Chicken Rice Shop

In this post, I would like to share my makanperience at one of the most available restaurant in Singapore, The Chicken Rice Shop.

The first time I came across The Chicken Rice Shop was in Malaysia. My first time entering The Chicken Rice Shop in Singapore was at Vivocity more than 5 years ago. For the list of outlets, you can find it at the end of this post.

www.thechickenriceshop.com

I went to the outlet at Causeway Point. There weren't that many people there so it was quite a good place for a family with 2 young girls and a pram.

Delicious Duck At Dapur Penyet

On every Eid, I always look forward to eat my aunt's lontong and rendang. Her rendang is no ordinary rendang. It's duck rendang.

I remembered the first time I had a taste of duck meat was more than ten years ago. I was passing this stall at Mackenzie and decided to give its duck rice a try. It was terrible.

A few years later, I tried another duck rice from another restaurant. It was not to my liking. After a series of disappointments, I concluded that maybe duck was not my thing. Maybe, it was just my taste buds way of saying no to duck meat.

And I also concluded that maybe the spices used in my aunt's duck rendang is more my kind of thing.

One fine afternoon, my wife and I went over to Centrepoint Metro as there was a sale there and my wife wanted to buy some 'high tech machine' for her baking. Centrepoint was under some major renovation at that time and the number of eateries was rather limited, especially the halal eateries.

There were 2 restaurants opened for business on that day. One was Desa Kartika and the other was Dapur Penyet.

I've tried Desa Kartika and you will get to read about it on a different post. At that time, I think there was a wedding reservation at Desa Kartika and so we decided to try the other restaurant, Dapur Penyet.

The GreaThai Restaurant - The Thai Styled Steamed Fish Specialist

These days, we have so many restaurants selling Thai food. One of the common dishes of a thai cuisine is non-other than Tom Yum. I have eaten tom yum on many occassions but it was only recently I learnt that there are two types of tom yum...

I went to the GreaThai restaurant for lunch and I realised that there are two types of tom yum soup; red and white. I asked the waitress and according to the waitress, the red variety contains coconut milk and both are just as spicy.