You Tiao & Soya Milk Just Good Enough For Cravings

Yong He Eating House
Geylang Road
October 2012

Merlion Wayfarer had a craving for soya milk one fine night when she was in the Aljunied area. As it as quite late in the night (11-ish), she opted to go to the 24-hour Yong He Eating House. Located at Geylang Road, this eatery serves mainly refreshments and snacks.

The S$1.10 You Tiao (fried dough stick) was served to us cold and very oily - The oil actually soaked through the white rice paper. The S$1.20 soya milk was cold and thick. Unfortunately, it was quite a small cup and a bit powdery.

This place is good for satisfying cravings, but as a should-think-about-it if you intend to be a regular patron.

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Hair In The Salad

8 Degrees Taiwanese Bistro (八度空间)

North-East, Singapore

June 2012

8 Degrees recently moved to a new location in the North-East after the media publicity over parking space along Yio Chu Kang Road.

At that time, due to the new opening, they were offering set meals in bento boxes as a promotion. Merlion Wayfarer ordered a "8 degrees mango fish box" at S$9.80 - A fish bento set that came with soup and tea.

The thick and sweet mango sauce complimented the crispiness of the fish batter. There was an 3/4-boiled egg and some salad. Two mini Taiwan sausages added a nice touch to the cheap plastic box.

Halfway through her meal, Merlion Wayfarer was quite horrified to find a hair in the salad. Instead of replacing the entire set, the owner replaced just the salad with another type.

Oh horrors of horror... Even though the service was good, with an endless supply of plain water, find such gross things in the meal was a no-no for Merlion Wayfarer. Yikes...

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Lai Lai's QQ vs Lai Lai's Beef

Lai Lai Casual Dining

nex, Serangoon Central

Singapore

July 2012

Lai Lai is not much known for their curry. Today Merlion Wayfarer decided to take a risk and try out their lunch specials for chicken and beef curries.

 

The Taiwanese style of curry is different from the Indian, from the Malay and from the Japanese type. This version is less watery, more oily and much spicier.

 

The chicken was just about right, and the beef was tough. Merlion Wayfarer ended up eating more beef than her share coz her friend didn't like the taste.

  

However, both of them slurped up the delicious tangy q-q noodles and enjoyed the bouncy taste tremendously - Sure beats their 招牌 beef!

 

 

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Where's The Shih Lin Style XL Chicken Cutlet

8 Degrees Taiwanese Bistro (八度空间)

North-East, Singapore

June 2012
 

 Merlion Wayfarer ordered a "8 degrees XL chicken box" at S$10.80 - A chicken bento set that came with soup and tea.

The chicken was fried to fragrance. However, it didn't have any of the XL Chicken Cutlet taste that she was looking for. Maybe she was still "suffering" from her Shih Lin Night Market cravings from years back? Anyway, the Taiwanese sausages were once again a nice touch to add a little BBQ fragrance to the bento. And the ramen-styled egg was good to slurp up!
 

 

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