Assam Pedas Melaka in Singapore

After collecting the cakes from Sucre Delices, I received a text from my wife, informing me to get lunch. I drove over to Changi Village as it has been many years since I've been there and getting some of their well-known nasi lemak for lunch is definitely not a bad idea.

Unfortunately, parking was tough. I could not get parking at all and there were lines of cars anxiously waiting to pounce on any available space. I drove over the Pasir Ris Downtown East and I headed over to the food court.

The food court is known as Asli Village. 'Asli' means natural or original. Asli Village has a large number of stalls with local cuisines, western food, east indian food and of course, Satay.

One particular stall attracted my attention;

Melaka is a well known province in Malaysia, full of culture and history, birthplace of some of the region's finest warriors and silat practitioners. One of the dishes I will always have when I go to Melaka is Asam Pedas.

WhatSub 'Slurp' Sandwiches

Ever since the article on 'plastic' made rice appeared on my facebook home page, I seemed to lost the appetite for rice. Maybe its temporary, maybe its permanent, I do not know. But I think the human race really has taken innovation too far. Just a few years ago, I saw a picture of a sea turtle chewing a piece of 'seaweed' which in fact was a plastic bag. And if no authority steps in, we will be no different from that sea turtle soon enough.

So last weekend, I so wanted to avoid eating rice. My wife wanted to try a new 'subway' style sandwich shop in the eastern part of Singapore. So off we go.

It was about 4pm on a hot Sunday afternoon. Next to the Salty Peanut Gelato outlet, stands a packed sandwich shop called WhatSub Sandwich Cafe.

I think we all love sandwiches. Subway seems like a good choice but there is one problem, it is not Halal. A few local Muslim entrepreneurs tried to bring a Halal version to cater for the muslim community. Unfortunately, these outlets had to shut down. Many years later, at a place called East Village, WhatSub Sandwich Cafe was founded.

Flavoured Kek Lapis(Layered Cake) From Sucre Delices

Over the weekend, I had to be in the east area of Singapore for some errands. One of the errands was to collect 4 kek lapis from a home in Pasir Ris Street 11. My wife and I are ardent supporters of home-based and home-made goodies.

With Ramadhan and Hari Raya around the corner, it is a good time to test some of these home-made goodies and make an order for the ones we liked.

About a week ago, I transferred a deposit of about $10 to them and they dropped a message to my wife, informing us that our orders were ready.

It was a fast and easy pick up. Collected 4 small boxes of kek lapis, paid the balance $15 to the resident and left. I can't help but wondered what were the flavours. So I decided to take a quick peek.

This is how each box is packed. It's a small box with nice labels on it and each box is releasing its unique aroma.

Japanese Udon With A Local Twist - Studio Cafe

I am a big fan of Udon. And most of the Udon noodles that I had were from halal certified Japanese restaurants such as Hei Sushi and it mostly comes in a soup. I've tried Ramen and I think my taste buds are designed for Udon.

 Today, I went to Studio Cafe Sg for lunch. When I first looked at the menu, I had the feeling of "it's another one of those eating places".