Nothing Beyond Spiciness

Lucky Surabaya Ayam Penyet

Far East Plaza

Orchard, Singapore

August 2012

Merlion Wayfarer found this outlet next to its famous competitor in Far East Plaza. Zero queue and yet serving the same famous dish. Worth trying?

Rice 

Rice was warm and fluffy and served warm. Very good. Only that it was served way before anything arrived. It was only 15 minutes later that the food arrived. Not very good serving etiquette. Fortunately, the wait staff took back the rice upon request.

Ayam Penyet (S$6)

Ayam Penyet Surabaya is prepared the authentic way as it is over at Surabaya, Indonesia’s second largest city. The price is lower compared to $6.50 at Ayam Penyet Ria, with the size of the chicken is a little smaller too. The smashed fried chicken (Small!) is served on a banana leaf with lots of crispy crumbs (So few!), a slice of fried soyabean (Salty!) and a piece of fried beancurd (Cold!). It is accompanied by their potent homemade chili sauce and a slice of cucumber to cool the palate.



BBQ Squid

Like the Ayam Penyet, the BBQ Squid is served on a banana leaf. The squid is laden with very potent Indonesian-style chili. The portion here is small too, and the squid is overcooked and tough. There is no taste other than the spiciness. Another totally disappointing experience.

 





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Indonesia BBQ - Fried BBQ Fish No Enough

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.....

        

                      



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