Buangkok new hawker centre

Singapore - I drove to Buangkok to have a good lunch and was not disappointed. I saw the youtube by Ohjib-san and also read very good reviews on this new hawker centre and wanted to try their food. Queue, queue and more queues everywhere - I think word got around that this place is the next best place for good food. Singaporeans always have a taste for good good.

This famous new Penang stall, we ordered the Penang Assam Laksa $5.50 and Char Kway Teow also $5.50. They were systematic and gave our a queue number.

Penang Assam Laksa is ready made so we have this first to eat. While had to wait at least 30 mins for the Char Kway Teow because the chef had to individually cook each dish.

Penang Alley

Assam Laksa

Wow, wow! the Assam Laksa was really good - rich gravy and taste of fish, turmeric, was so flavour full and delicious.

Char Kway Teow

Though it is smaller than most Char Kway Teow stall is was one of the best I have tried. The provided a handsome serving of cockles (I did not eat it at all) - Edmund ate all of it. Lots of pork lard - crispy pork lard which brought rich flavour to this disk. The prawns when you bite into it is so fresh.

Hummus and Pita

This hummus with Pita cost $6 but looks a small portion but it was so creamy and yummy. Similar to the taste I had in UAE and Israel, very good. The pita is different like crispy tissue but still good enough to dipped into the hummus.

Lamb Shawarma

It was filled with lots of lamb meat and very tasty, since Edmund does not eat - I single handedly finished this Shawarma. I was stuffed and fulled but since I did not had breakfast and a 2hrs of workout - I was happy.

Sharing our table was a man (around early 30+) and I strike a conversation with him and he told me about all the food he had tried here before. He has been to this hawker centre 20 times since it opened. I don't blame him as there are many good food here. He was telling me about the fried chicken wings, Lor mee and queues of 1hr waiting, chicken rice, roast pork store and he could go on and on about the food he had tasted here.

Last we had our Min Jiang Kuek - black charcoal sesame Min Jiang Kuek. Lots of sesame and it was good that it was not finely grinned as you can taste the sesame seeds.

Min Jiang Kuek stall

A good lunch -

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