Amoy Food Centre - 2nd Floor

Having left the crowd at Sophie Bakery, I continued to explore Amoy Food centre for lunch - having summoned just enough self restrain to save the Chocolate Chip Bun for dessert.

So up to the 2nd floor this time to see what's in store and lo and behold, 'Cha Dian Xiao Chi' greeted my growling stomach.

 I have a fondness for Teochew kuehs, partially cos of my nostalgia of growing up on them and also they mashed in my memories as part of Singapore's unique food culture.

And with this stall I spot a new kueh I have never seen - Black Bean Kueh. So it's a definitely try for this bean lover.

Soon Kueh on top and Black Bean Kueh below - $1 each.

I really like the smooth fresh skin and filling of the Soon kueh. The skin was just nice, not too thick and the freshness of the Kueh was a delight. However there's bits of hay-bee in it, so its definitely not vegetarian friendly

Black Bean Kueh - $1

The black bean kueh was not bad. The kueh itself was saltish, and the texture was smooth and embedded with black beans, cooked sufficiently to be chewed easily with a bit of crunch. More black beans throughout the kueh would be nice. No hay bee this time, so it's a okay for not-too-strict-vegetarians.

Yam Kueh - $1

 The Yam kueh however was a little unexpected. The kueh was a little sweet with bits of yam in it. The traditional saltish and hay-bee (dried shrimp) taste was missing from this version. More bits of yam would be good too.  I would say it's possible to vegetarians to try it, but I forgot to confirm it with the vendor.

Overall this is a pretty good Kueh stall with a surprising number of variety for handmade kuehs. I won't argue on the price as they are handmade, a spoonful more indgredients to the kuehs would bring it to the Wow level.

Cha Dian Xiao Chi (Teatime snacks)
Amoy Food Centre - 2nd Floor (just walk up the stairs and it's right there)

Opening Hours: Mon - Fri 7am - 3.30pm (Alterate Saturdays)

Amoy Street Food Centre 1st Floor - Battle of the Salads

Lo and behold, right after my shiok curry puff and not so sexy lor mee, just right in the centre I see a stall serving up salads, ala Saladstop.

Great! The health freak in me got excited.

 It's quite a hit with the local office crowd, given the perpetual queue. And it's prices are fairly modest as well.

The stall carries a nice array and variety of salad ingredients. The salad leaves and ingredients are quite fresh.

The servings are decent and there's sufficient variety to choose from. Although I found the  pickled items quite saltish.

Basic salad on bed of  Lettuce  - $5.00

My choice of ingredients were the pickled beets, olives, semi dried tomatoes, blanched zucchini and portobellos mushrooms with japanese wafu dressing. It's was pretty yum.

Abit heavy handed with the salt for the beets tho.

 For someone who's rarely in the area at lunchtime, I was tickled to see another stall selling salads just right behind Salad Kitchen. Obviously salads are doing well in the CBD. If only the trend cascades to other hawker centres as well.

The Salad Corner, right behind Salad Kitchen. Untried .

Salad Kitchen

Amoy Street Food Centre #01-37

Opening Days and hours: Mon - Fri, 9 plus in the morning till 8pm