Piao Ji Fish Porridge 標记 (Amoy Street Food Centre)

Fish and Prawn Soup $13

There are two popular fish soup stalls at level two of Amoy Street Food Center. One is Piao Ji while other is Han Kee. Both stalls are bounded to have long queues with waiting time of more than 30 minutes during lunch time.

I first ate at Piao Ji Fish Porridge 標记 in 2011, when FoodieFC was on WordPress instead of BlogSpot. Long time patrons of Piao Ji would know that the original owner, Yar Choon Phiow then 79 announced in 2023 that he was planning to sell the business due to health reasons. If there were no takers, he would close down the business.

I am glad that he managed to sell off the business since he had been running it for 54 years. Our hawkers do deserve to retire and cash our their hardwork (legacy) when needed.  

Fish and Prawn Soup $13 with Rice $0.50

With a new owner, only Fish and Fish & Prawn are offered. The fish used is Batang (Spanish Mackerel). Pomfret fish which is considered a more expensive and premium fish due to its smoother and tender texture and taste, is no longer being sold. 

Fish and Prawn Soup $13 

I ordered the Fish and Prawn Soup $13 with Rice ($0.50). It came with two prawns and several slices of Batang (Spanish Mackerel). 

Batang Fish

Look at how thick this slice of Batang Fish is. Each piece was chunky yet smooth. The taste of the sweetness retained in the fish, showed how fresh the fish was. There was no fishy smell or taste. 

The freshness of the fish reminds of the one at Angel Horse Teochew Fish Soup which is located in Albert Centre Market & Food Centre (Bugis).

Prawn

The two prawns were big and fresh. Look at the size of it compared to the spoon. 

It was so fresh that when you held it by its head, the head remained firmly attached to the body. The prawn had also been deshelled in the middle and deveined.  

I love just how fresh the fish and prawns were. 

The soup seemed slightly difference from the previous owner with the additional of pork lard. It was more robust and flavourful compared to the one by the original owner. 

Definitely, still a stall worth checking out especially if you like fish soup. 

Piao Ji Fish Porridge 標记 (Amoy Street Food Centre)
7 Maxwell Rd
#02-100 Amoy Street Food Centre
Singapore 069111
Opening Hours: 10.30am - 3pm (Closed on Thu)

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The Old Mark Cafe (Malaysia, Melaka)

Tiramisu Souffle Pancake RM 19

I was looking at the location of Atlantis Residences, the airbnb where we were staying and the places nearby. That was when I stumbled upon The Old Mark Cafe, which had good reviews and was just a 8 minutes walk (or 3 minutes car ride) away.

We visited on a Monday afternoon at 1.40pm. Despite the timing, the cafe was full and there was a group in front of us. We waited around 15 minutes for a table as we had a big group (nine persons). Be prepared to wait 30 to 60 minutes during peak hour. Ordering was done over the counter and I was glad that I could use YouTrip to make payment. 

Old Mark Big Breakfast RM 27

This was the Old Mark Big Breakfast RM 27 which consisted of chicken ham, salad, sauteed mushroom, hashbrown and scrambled egg with toast bread. It was quite decent with all the right notes in terms of taste. Scrambled egg was perfectly cook, not overcooked.

Whites Nutty Souffle Pancake RM 19

The Old Mark Cafe is popular for their signature Souffle Pancake. You cannot visit this cafe without trying them. Their Souffle Pancakes were soft, fluffy, light and wobbly. Taste wise they were not overly sweet and literally melt in the mouth. This was the Whites Nutty Souffle Pancake RM 19 with homemade white chocolate sauce, walnut and butter crumb. Despite looking so plain looking, it was delicious and tasty.

The other Souffle Pancake we tried was the Tiramisu Souffle Pancake RM 19, with homemade cream sauce, lady finger soaked with daily espresso and butter crumb. Taste wise this was oh so good too. 

The other items that we ordered which I did not managed to try are below. I heard that they were not bad. 

Butter Garlic Chicken Rice Bowl RM 20

The Butter Garlic Chicken Rice Bowl RM 20 consisted of deep fried chicken thigh with butter garlic sauce and corn. 

Teriyaki Salmon Rice Bowl RM 24

Teriyaki Salmon Rice Bowl RM 24 came with teriyaki salmon cube and tobiko, carrot, corn and zucchini slices.

Hojicha Latte (Hot) RM 13

Overall, I was so glad that we visited The Old Mark Cafe. Ambience, food presentation and taste was fantastic. The younger generation will love this especially the Souffle Pancake which are so IG worthy.

The Old Mark Cafe (Malaysia, Melaka)
No.39, Jalan KSB 11
Taman Kota Syahbandar
Malacca City, Malaysia 
Opening Hours: Wednesday to Monday 12pm to 7pm
                           Closed on Tuesday 

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Outram Park Fried Kway Teow Mee (Hong Lim Food Centre)

$4.50 Fried Kway Teow Mee

If you are a fan of fried Char Kway Teow, you may have heard of this stall located at Hong Lim Food Centre; Outram Park Fried Kway Teow Mee. This stall has been mentioned many times on mainstream media such as The Straits Times, Yahoo Singapore and 8 days, and even received the Michelin Bib Gourmand award in 2018.

 

I visited on a weekday at around 10.30am and there was already a queue of around 10 persons in front. I waited for around 20 minutes before I received my plate of food.    

$4.50 Fried Kway Teow Mee

There are two versions available, either $4.50 or $5.50. I ordered the $4.50 Fried Char Kway Teow. 

$4.50 Fried Kway Teow Mee

This plate of Char Kway Teow really hit all the right notes. The wok hei (smokey fragrance) added on to the sweet and salty flavour of the dish which consisted of just noodles, kway teow, cockles, bean sprouts, fishcake, egg, and pork lard. It is amazingly how these ingredients could be fried together to produce such taste. There was not even any chinese sausage to enhance the taste. The cockles may look small, but they were plump and juicy.

$4.50 Fried Kway Teow Mee

Even if you try to get these ingredients and fried it yourself, you would not be able to get the taste as it takes skill to cook the wok hei flavour out. Moreover, the owner added his own mixture of umami soya sauce when frying the ingredients.

I was glad that I went early at 10plus in the morning. Because by the time I finished it was around 11am and the queue had grown in size to more than 20 pax. I really like this plate of Fried Kway Teow and am glad that I managed to try it. Rating this a die die must try dish! 

Outram Park Fried Kway Teow Mee (Hong Lim Food Centre)
531A Upper Cross St
Hong Lim Food Centre #02-17
Singapore 051531
Opening Hours: 6am to 3pm Monday to Saturday
                           Closed on Sunday

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