Sawadee Ka!~ Thai Express

My  dear readers, it's been a long time since I last blogged about my "doings". I confess, it's not that my life has dissolved into "absolute mono-boredom nothingness"... but it's on the flipside.

I've found someone to share my days with and he's a real sweet guy. We've shared lots of time by each other's side but it never seem to be enough, guess they call it the honeymoon period. I want it to last for as long as it gets. Greedy girl... yap! I am! We have not made it for any holidays yet but we have had many good meals together. I did take all the photos however they are currently all neatly archived in his laptop, so I will be able to blog on those later.

Hence this entry is actually a meal I've feasted on quite some time ago. Long ago, I was never a fan of Thai cuisine as I had the concept that it's always overpoweringly sweet/ sour/ spicy. It was until my first holiday in Bangkok when I order my very first Phad Thai (ผัดไทย) right after I checked into my room in Twin Towers. I was starving and when it was sent to my room, I spent no time wiping the plate clean. However, I was intrugued by all the condiments and sauces that came with a plate of stir-fried noodle... so intrugued that I ordered the same dish that night for super-late supper again. Yes, it was not my hunger which made it delicious during the day...when I ate it that night, it was still as yummy. I took the time to slowly study the dish, crushed peanut, sugar, chilli flakes, fish sauce... hmmm. Nice.

The next few days I spent in Bangkok for that specific trip, I ate nothing but Phad Thai for every meal. I found out that every resturant, cafe, roadside stall, etc. have their own style of cooking Phad Thai. By the end of the trip, Twin Tower's Phad Thai emerged the victorious winner!  It's a pity that when I tried to find a replica back in Singapore for a Phad Thai of comparable standard, there is none except one... That's Thai Accent located in Vivocity. It is close to my Twin Tower Phad Thai but many times more expensive. Sad but true, many Pad Thai-s in Singapore don't even have the condiments served and many a times I was disappointed that they don't even have them when I requested the waiting crew to spare me some.

Anyway, for more accessible thai cuisine treats, I'll normally head to a nearby Thai Express. That will "kind of" curb my Thai-Foodie-Withdrawal Syndrome for a while. Below are some photos I took during one of my visits.

My Favourite Thai Dish...
but it was not photoed as I forgot.

I still prefer the ones from Twin Tower and Thai Accent thou...

Stir-fried Basil Minced Chicken and Century Egg

This is surprisingly delicious but quite spicy

Khao Gai Tod
“Bangkok Chicken Rice” with a Special
Thai Ginger-Chilli Sauce

The Special Thai Ginger-Chilli Sauce

Dessert



Red Ruby with Coconut Ice-cream

Thai Chendol. I like the chendo served here as they have fresh jackfruit bits in it.

I miss Bangkok...

It's Another Kate Spade For Me!

This is my current card pouch I always carry with me in my bag everyday. I first spotted it when a close girlfriend of mine bought some stocks from USA and wanted to buy it but she was so sweet and gifted it to me as a birthday pressie.  I grew to love it over time...loooove...

I'm on a Braised Pig Trotters Galore!

Within two weeks sometime ago, I devoured 4 meals of lovely but sinful braised pig trotter meals. That's an average of twice a week. I was a little amazed with myself as I have not eaten the dish for years and started on a eating-spree with vengeance.

For starters, I'll shun away from piggy dishes that carries any hint of "piggy stench" or if it's not properly prepped (over my dead body to eat something that needs epilation). Thus the below places' serve piggy dishes are embossed with my "Stamp of Approval" in this sense. I also love to have them fully infused with the sauce that they are braised in, meat so fall-off-the-bone tender. Yummy!

First, I had it braised in dark soy sauce at Tanjong Pager Food Centre for lunch on a work day. It was okie, a normal meal with no apparent increase in heartbeat.

Second meal was a feast at Lavender Cheung Mun Kee which is awesome! I left the camera in my friend's car hence sincere apologies, no picture for this specific place. Do visit the link provided as this blogger is real funny if you will like to see some photos and find out more. Coincidentally we ordered exactly the same dishes, that's all I can say at this point. I'll do another after I have my next meal there, but really, if you like the Vinegar Pig Trotter (猪脚醋) dish... go give this a try.

Third meal was at Ang Mo Kio Food Centre for dinner after work with Mr Benzu.

Lastly, I had the dark soy sauce version at Woodlands Terrace Industrial Park Food Centre for a weekend lunch with Ling and Jade Jade. It really not bad at all, it complete my weekend perfectly, the kind that makes one feel like doing nothing at all... just chill, sip a cold drink and enjoy the breeze. Life is good when you remember to treat yourself some affordable but unhealthy indulgence... once in a while, not 4 times in 2 weeks, tsk tsk tsk...

No more pig trotter for me for a long long time! On the other hand, I'm starting to crave to the vinegar version right now... Until next time, happy feasting!

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