discover the new & old

Every once in awhile you come across places which may seem new to you but probably already very well established (you just did not know about). Well this happened to us that Sunday afternoon.

We were at the Sunday flea market held weekly at China Square Central. A great place to be if you are a collector of toys (old and new). We were actually there searching for our destined faith. What we (or most kids of our era thought) were actually meant to have and be. And we finally found it !!!

MASTER REPLICA FX LIGHTSABERS !!! And it came in a pair of Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker !!!

What has this got to do with a food blog?? Halfway through our search we stumbled upon a prawn noodle house.

To be honest I was so hungry (and there was nothing else around) that I got over my dislike for prawn noodles and decided to lunch there (not wanting to collapse even before I found my prize). The reason why I dislike prawn noodles is well, actually, the noodles. Just something about the noodles that doesn’t seem to go with the prawn noodle kind of sambal (it’s just me being me I guess). Another point is that some stalls either have soups too strong or too watered down. However this case was an exception. The noodles were nicely cooked, silky smooth but still with a bounce. The sambal was really good in flavour and had that something extra which went along with the taste of the noodles. The soup was really well balanced with the flavour of the prawn shells and pork ribs coming through evenly like 2 parallel lines. The serving was generous and a well recommended glass of ice cold honey melon juice completed the whole experience.

The other thing which I was occupied with were the photographs that were displayed on the walls. It takes you on the journey on memory lane (however I am not too sure what it has to do with prawn noodles). The next time I am at China Square Central I know what I would be having for lunch !