IMO one of the best rojaks in Singapore

Bedok Central (the hawker centre at Bedok Interchange) has a lot to boast about. Any self-respecting food blogger would have at least one post featuring one of the stalls in Bedok Central. And this is where mine comes in, although i'm no professional at food blogging. Just about six stalls down from Lee Kee goreng pisang, four stalls down from Hollywood desserts, and 2 stalls down from Katong (Tong Kee) laksa [ok...you get the idea], there's this stall called Qing Tian Niang Dou Foo. The very interesting thing about this stall is...they do not have yong tau foo for sale. From far i saw min. order $2, 20cents per pc. That's like 10pcs for $2. Since when did yong tau foo become so cheap? As i inched closer, i realised that it was really referring to rojak. In fact, no one really looks at that board, since they sell the rojak in different types of sets. I've eaten this quite a number of times but this is the first time i checked out the name of the stall. I always go for set B - $2 for 2 tau poks stuffed with bean sprouts and cucumbers, and a serving of you tiao.

With century egg and cuttlefish on the side, it costs $3.50. The sauce that accompanies really smacks your taste buds. The tangy heat from the chilli sauce and the savoury black dipping sauce never fail to hook me. The generous serving of chopped peanuts just add on to the already perfect combination. The rojak, which is really quite normal (although i must give credit to the nice crispiness of the tau pok and you tiao - BBQ-ed on the little griller), is brought to a whole new level cuz of the sauce. the chilli is quite spicy though..if you are not in love with spice as much as me, you might wanna ask for lesser chilli to be mixed with the sauce. one more thing.. you can ask for more sauce if you run out! i did (yes, it was that kinda 'so good it can be eaten on its own' sauce), and the lady gave another whole generous serving of chopped nuts! talk about satisfaction ;) Definitely a must-try for rojak lovers!

I actually went there specially to try Hollywood Desserts (although i've tried a spoonful of their ice jelly b4 - which was really refreshing i must say, but not enough for me to give a review), and of cuz to meet up with my long-time-no-see pal, Loong Huat, but i decided i was not in a dessert mood when i arrived. however, after my rojak escapade, i decided that i couldnt stand to see ppl queuing for the desserts and not having one myself. so i ordered the ice kachang ($1.50) despite LH tellin me that it was nothing special, esp since the uncle only added red bean and corn to it. I would think that this is not one of their best desserts, since i've heard raving comments about the chendol, soursop and ice jelly (which i will try in time to come). But I liked it. I'm not a very corn person, so what really sealed the deal was the red bean. it came in a mushy pasty form (rem i'm a paste-loving person!) but still had identifiable solid red beans in the mixture. The fragrance of the red beans went well with the flavoured ice and atap chee. but that's it. a nice alternative to the usual too-colourful ice kachang with chin chow jelly and the works. simple. true ice+kachang in its most basic form.

Qing Tian Niang Dou Foo, Hollywood Desserts

Bedok Central Hawker Centre

Bedok Interchange