The Longest Table in the World!

On July 25th, 2011, we visited Little India, Singapore to be part of a World Record attempt. The worlds longest table, seating 550 diners, and spanning 160m down Racecourse Road.

The novelty of sitting on a massive table with loads of random people diminished and my focused turned to the food! There was about 30 dishes, all coming from different Singaporean Indian Restaurants. The food was fantastic, all your favorite Indian dishes. The most interesting dish was Quails egg Masala, although it wasn't my favorite curry, it was at least a different take on a classic.

Braised Duck

This is duck is fantastic. It's very basic, but it hits the spot. All this for $3. You can find 'Duck man' in a small food court on Sultan Gate Place, next door to the 'Claypot Chicken man' from an earlier post...
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Thai Pancakes - Kanom Thai

On a recent visit to Thailand I tried Kanom Thai, or Thai crispy pancakes. They come in sweet or savory form. The savory form contains coriander (the herb of the devil) so avoided that one, and opted for the sweet version. The white, gooey, fluffy, centre, which is topped with orange rind, is the main event. It tastes like a marshmallow meringue. A definitely for any fellow sweet tooth.

I was particularly impressed by the way they made them...

Stingray and Gluttons bay

Gluttons bay is a Makansutra sponsored Food Court. Makansutra publishes food guides and celebrates Asian food culture and lifestyle. Subsequently, this is meant to be one of the best food courts in Singapore, so I took the opportunity to try Stingray... and... I thought it was delicious!

Apparently the seasoning and marinade helped, but I thought it tasted great. Tasty, meaty, not very fishy and no bones, all things I look for in fish dishes!

I had a portion of White Carrot cake on the side, not that great, check out an early post to find out more about carrot cake.

Definitely worth a trip.

Whilst visiting Gluttons Bay I was lucky enough to catch the end of The Trees & The Wild playing at the Mosaic Festival.

Chicken Feet and the Singapore Food Trail

This is a new Food court that has opened under the Singapore Flyer. It is a retro 1960's theme, based on classic Singapore street food.

We had Hong Kong Dim Sum, and tried Chicken Feet for the first time. Hmmm, what can I say about them? Not great, not much meat, a bit slimy and lots of bones.

Mr Bean - Bean Curd

A local favourite... why I don't know. It is bland, it has a slippery jelly texture, with a unpleasant after taste, there is a reason why it is $1.50 for a bucket of it!

Swati Snacks - Mumbi

On a recent trip to India, I visited a street food outlet called, Swati Snacks. Think, fast food, Indian style. We queued to get in becuase it is that popular and I wasn't disappointed when we finally sat out our diner style table.

We ordered a huge variety of dishes to sample, my favourites are highlighted below.

Fudina Panki - Mint flavoured rice pancakes that have been rolled in banana leaves.

Cheese Dosa - really light and crispy

Pani Puri - The puff balls, served with pulses, lentils and a curry sauce. You break a small hole in each ball and fill it, then pop it all in in one go!

Dhan Shak - A more traditional vegetable curry, Parsi Dal served with rice.

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Prata Wala

Forget about Macy D's, go for the Indian alternative of a Murtabak from Prata Wala.

My type of fast food!

We visited the Prata Wala at Jurong Point.
For more info on Murtabaks look at my earlier posts.

Satay Street

At night fall, the street behind Lau Pat Sat Hawker Centre comes to life with dozens of Satay Stalls, all claiming they do "the best Satay in Singapore" if not the world! So once you get over the hustle of every stall wanting you to sample their Satay, and take a seat on a table in the busy closed off street, you realise they all do exactly the same. Choose from 5 or 6 set menus, varying from enough Satay for 1 person, up to enough for a small country. We chose Set C, between 3 of us, which was about 60 pieces, plus, compacted rice, cucumber and of course the sweet nutty Satay sauce.