Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Changi Village: Is it worth the trouble?
Without a car and living in the North, getting to Changi Village is a real pain in the neck. Add to that the stuffiness of the hawker center and the difficulty in finding seats, it culminates in an unpleasant dining experience.The only redeeming factor is the food on offer. Everyone knows the Nasi Lemak here is very popular, but I tend to give it a miss after hearing people using the old complaint "standard drop".
My FAVOURITE FAVOURITE stall here is the Ipoh hor fun from Wing Kee Ipoh Hor Fun(Changi Village Hawker Centre Blk 2 #01-04). I cannot describe how amazing this Ipoh Hor Fun is. If you watch them prepare, nothing stands out as special. Neither does each individual ingredient. But when the char siew, mushroom, chicken, noodles and the sauce enters your mouth combined, you won't want to stop and every mouthful is a read pleasure. 4.5/10
My girlfriend bought Ngoh Hiang and Penang Char Kuay Teow from an old grandma stall (Changi Village Hawker Centre Blk 2 #01-21). I thought both were meh. The Ngoh Hiang to me was too dry and I commented that the Penang Char Kuay Teow tasted like Phad Thai with chinese sausage. Ngoh Hiang: 3/5 and Penang CKT: 3.2/5
The carrot cake had wonderful wok hei the previous time I tried it but this time it tasted extremely ordinary. I wish the hawker added more garlic and poh chai to kick it an added crunch and flavour. 3.5/5
Changi Village is so damn inaccessible! The Ipoh Hor Fun though is simply fantastic and makes the trip less torturous. I also noticed alot of people at Charlie's corner, this restaurant beside the hawker center. I remember seeing it there since I was young but never made much of it. Only now do I realise that they have a wide variety of beers and food is affordable. I would love to get comments on if it's worthy to try.