Glory Catering - Hail to this victorious popiah queen~~

Recently, we started exploring other cuisines which we rarely try in the past. For today, we had decided on peranankan/malay food for lunch. Never did we expect to find a close competitor to our no. 1 Qi Ji popiah! Introducing the star of Glory Catering, Nyonya Popiah $2.20~

This must be the juiciest popiah we ever had, we were literally sucking on the popiah, no kidding! The sweet sauce was extremely delectable and immediately got us on sugar high! Don't get us wrong, it's not overly sweet, still the usual popiah sweetness =P Even without our must-have crispy fish bits, this popiah won our hearts over with the moist turnips, carrots, omelette and prawn, well soaked in the essence of the sweet sauce and tightly wrapped inside the slightly chewy but thin popiah skin (even though its still thicker than Qi Ji's). Only grouse would be that the prawn was not fresh and crunchy. But still, thumbs up to this popiah!

We couldn't discern a clear winner between Qi Ji's popiah and Glory's popiah on this day. However, it was evidently clear to us that Glory emerged victory when we went back for our Qi Ji popiah fix 2 days later. Never did we once feel that our no. 1 popiah will taste this ordinary. Guess our expectations for popiah had been raised once again. We missed the juicy sweet popiah from Glory. Enough said :)

A & J's ratings: 4.75/5

Keroma Chicken ($5)

The keroma chicken was unexpectedly delicious. Tender pink flesh which almost made us went "CuckooOoo". Alright, that was a little exaggerating but we love eating it with the curry and rice.

A & J's ratings: 4/5

Beef Rendang (Front), Mutton Rendang (Top left), $3 per piece

Beef and mutton rendangs were huge disappointments. Meat were tough and hard to chew. Even the spices used could not mask the strong mutton smell.

A & J's rating: 3/5

We realized that actually not many people enjoy eating lady finger because there's this sticky thing oozing out once it was cooked. But we love its crunchiness and this dish here was definitely a hit for us too. Even thought that it tasted better than the one we had from Punggol Nasi Lemak. Sinking our teeth into them immediately squashed and spurted their tiny seeds into our mouths, very shiok indeed!

A & J's rating: 4/5

While the rendangs were a disappointment for us, we will definitely return to Glory Catering again for their popiahs. And next time round, no sharing! One for us each, then end the meal with our lovely brownie from Cafe Oliv =P

Glory Catering

139 East Coast Rd

Tel: 6344 1749

Operating Hours:
8.30 am - 8.30 pm
(Closed on Monday except PH)

Riyadh Muslim Food- Crispy, fluffy pratas~

We finally dragged ourselves to Riyadh Muslim Food which is inaccessibly located amidst some industrial park in Defu Lane. Finally found the place after making many wrong turns!

The stall is easily identifiable from its queue. There are 3 ppl in charge of making the prata. The 1st guy flip and toss the prata from the dough before passing on to the 2nd guy. Guy 2 press the dough and throw it onto the pan and the last guy flip the pratas on the pan, ensuring that they're cooked to perfection. End result? Small crispy, flaky and fluffy prata like none others! Their pratas can easily be torn apart unlike those chewy pratas where u have to take the extra effort in cutting the prata into smaller pieces. Way to go!

A & J's Rating: 4.5/5

Riyadh Muslim Food

Blk 32 Defu Lane 10

Stall 12 Soon Soon Lai Eating House
6.30 - 7pm daily
Closed last Wed of each month

Putu Piring

J: I've never had putu piring in my life because 

i thought its just the malay version of tutu kueh. Little did i know that not only do they taste different, their texture r quite different too. The texture of the putu piring is more powdery n less sticky than tutu kueh. Traditionally, the fillings for tutu kueh can be peanut or coconut but nowadays u can find some innovative ones with chocolate fillings etc. The filling used in putu piring is gula melaka. U gotta eat putu piring when its still piping hot because the gula melaka literally oozes out when u cut it open! Sweet satisfaction but can be tad too sweet for my liking. I'm not a fan of grated coconut but sis said that it tasted better when paired with grated coconut.

A: I first thought that putu piring was actually a larger version of tutu kueh. haha. I love anything with gula melaka! And this definitely satisfy my sweet tooth apart from the ondeh ondeh.

J's ratings: 4.25/5

A's ratings: 4.5/5

Putu Piring

Banquet Food Centre
Blk 12 Haig Road
Daily 12noon to 10.30pm

closed on the 2nd Tuesday of the month