Good news, Singaporeans! We’re almost halfway through with the CB (Circuit Breaker)! Mr Salty bets that many people have gotten real intimate with their GF (Grab Food) and Food Panda. Here are some of Mr Salty’s favourites while trying out his GF during CB.
Gadomie Satay Chicken with Rice
Top on the list is this Satay Chicken with Rice from Gadomie. Unlike the skimpy meat scraps we get from the usual satay stall, the satay chicken comes in generous chunks that fill Mr Salty’s mouth to the brim.
The chicken skewers were drizzled in thick, rich satay sauce that was bursting with peanut flavour. The rice set also comes with fried tofu and a lettuce. While the serving was not huge, the taste makes the CB a very satisfying one.
Laksa from Toast Box
If there’s anything weird about Singaporeans, it’s our ability to eat salty and spicy food right from the moment we wake up.
Mr Salty had Laksa from Toast Box delivered right to his doorstep early in the morning, just to get his craving for something coconut-ish fixed.
Toast Box lived up to its name with the rich laksa gravy. In fact, it was so heavenly, not a single drop was left in the bowl after breakfast!
Dried Hor Fun with Sunny Side Up and Seafood Soup
There is plenty of tze char in Singapore. Many of them are also taking to Grab Food and Food Panda because of CB. One of the ways Mr Salty judges a tze char stall is via their Dried Hor Fun.
Dried Hor Fun is basically a mix between Hor Fun and Char Kway Teow (surprise). Therefore, there should be wok hey (that charred taste that comes with stir frying at high heat) of Char Kway Teow, while retaining the savoury flavour of Hor Fun (surprise! Char Kway Teow is more towards being sweet, if you ever tried it without adding nonsensical amount of chilli).
This Dried Hor Fun from a tze char stall that Mr Salty forgot comes from where, was also very generous with its ingredients – sliced pork, prawns and vegetables (yes, you saw it right, it was not overcooked as it retained its bright green). (That sunny side up was an add on, by the way, because Mr Salty LOVES protein)
Mr Salty had an order of a clear Seafood Soup to wash away the greasiness of the Dried Hor Fun. Though, he could not really say about the level of cholesterol that he took in…
Punggol White Bee Hoon and Black Fried Hokkien Mee
Last on the list Mr Salty wants to talk about, is of course the White Bee Hoon from Punggol White Bee Hoon.
Despite being delivered all the way from Punggol Jetty to Mr Salty’s home, the bee hoon retained its wetness without drying up into a giant clump of starch. While it would have tasted even better hot from the wok, one could still savour the richness of the stock used to simmer the bee hoon!
Nothing really beats being salty and wet!
Since Mr Salty is also feeding a village, he would also order Black Fried Hokkien Mee, which is basically the dark version of its White Bee Hoon counterpart in the taste department.
Whereas the bee hoon was stringy, the hokkien mee was Q. Whereas the bee hoon was rich in seafood flavour, the hokkien mee was rich in sweet and umami.
You could see in the corner of the last picture Chicken in Sesame Oil. If you ask Mr Salty, he would say that dish had more bones than chicken. Avoid ordering it if you can.
That’s all for today’s quick post. If you managed to get foodgasm from Mr Salty’s recount of enjoying GF with CB, remember to Like this post and Share it with your dirty minded friends.
Remember, salty is life!
By the way, there’s still this thing called Deliveroo, in case you’re wondering. Mr Salty just doesn’t use it, because ordering with 2 apps is already a hassle as it is!