Indonesia BBQ, KopiTiam Food Court
JCube, Jurong East
West, Singapore
July 2012
A frequent visitor to food centres in Singapore, Merlion Wayfarer usually prefers the non-airconditioned versions to their airconditioned cousins. Somehow the heat and fresh air makes the taste more authentic...
Somehow, there will be times when she is "forced" to choose an airconditioned foodcourt. Today was one such day when the nearest non-airconditioned kopitiam was about ten minutes away and many of the restaurants upstairs had already taken their last order.
The photos seemed similar to foodcourt stalls opened by Riverside BBQ. And this made it the most attractive choice by far.
As it near closing hours, there was not much choice. The chicken was sold out. Only the fish was left. Well well, boh bian, she "made do" with the BBQ version. Here's how it looked like:
Looked kinda boringly flat, really...
It was only when she started tucking into the dish that she realized how misleading appearances can be - The pomfret had been fried before being barbequed. Yet, the meat of the fish retained its moist tenderness. The fried bits of the fish crunched with every single bite. Where she had avoid fish skin before, Merlion Wayfarer now eagerly savoured each fragrant crisp that had been doused with thick black sweet soya sauce and laced with fragrant fried onions.
In a jiffy, the meal was gone. The food court was closed. Errrm, not enough leh, how.....
The full album is available at:
Merlion Wayfarer's Picasa (Food - South East Asian)
