Localized Singaporean food at Cha Sat

Cha Sut specializes in Singaporean and Malaysian food which is located in Kowloon Bay.

The food has been adapted to Hong Kong tastesbuds because its location is in an industrial area and people probably don't appreciate authentic food in a hurry.
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bun Cha nam:

This was nice, I loved the silk thin strands of rice vermicelli which tasted great with the tangy sauce and juicy pork chops.
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Beef curry:

It was meant to be beef rendang, but it turned out to be a different curry which was watery and bland.
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Laksa:

This is great for people who havent tried laksa because it has a very light taste and it is not spicy at all.
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Bak kut teh with rice and fried dough:

This was my favourite because it had strong dong guai herbs in it with wolfberries.
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Boneless hainan chicken:

The chicken was ok, but the rice was the same as the rice for the beef curry.
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Dates and wolfberry drink:

I did not drink this but it good to see that there were lots of finely chopped dates in it.
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Cha Sat
Shop 39, 1/F, Exchange Tower, 33 Wang Chui Road, Kowloon Bay

Singapore's Cedele now in Hong Kong

I discovered this by chance because I was early in the area for a tasting.

At first it looked like a modern cafe with salads and sandwiches at the entrance, and cakes on the other side of the cabinet.


As I had a tasting, I decided to go for something light so tried the cakes.

I was delighted to see lots of pandan flavoured cakes, which made me realize it was Singaporean.
A nice addition to the market because Toast box and BreadTalk are getting boring.


The dining area was quite nice.

The staff there were really nice and spoke American English and you would expect a truly Singaporean brand to speak fluent English or at least Singlish because this is their native language.
It surprises me that Singapore has better English speakers and Western brands than Hong Kong because Hong Kong is more internationally well known but lacks good fluent English speakers.
The GDP of Singapore is overtaking Hong Kong over these few years.

Back to the delicious cakes!!

I ordered the Pandan cake and the Pistachio and chocolate cake.
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Pandan cake $40/slice:

Description from the label:
natural pandan sponge cake sandwiched between own made egg custard, pandan frosting finished with fragrant coconut shreds. Unrefined sugar and grapeseed oil used.

This was the first pandan cake I have tried, the ones I have tried before were the chiffon ones which were not as fancy as this.
The cake had a lovely strong taste and smell of pandan.
In the middle the kaya paste and the coconut shreds topping on top made it more coconutty.
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Chocolate pistachio cake:

Description from the label:
Chocolate truffle layered with soft pandan cake, topped with pistachios.

This cake was too heavy for my liking because the chocolate truffle layers were strong and dense so it felt like eating a bar of dark chocolate.
Although it was too strong, it was nice that it was not too sweet.
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After trying the cakes, I went back for the Christmas Pandan logcake and the cheese scallion scone to take away.
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Christmas Pandan logcake:

Description from the label:
Soft and moist pandan logcake.

The box for the cake was really nice and sturdy.


Compared to the Pandan cake above, there was more proportion of pandan buttercream in the middle and less of the cake.
Overall, I felt that the pandan cake tasted better because it was more satisfying.
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Cheese scallion scone:

Description from the label:
Savory scone filled with spring onions and cheddar cheese, recommended with soup.

Although I did not have it reheated, it tasted amazing.
It would have been divine if it had been warm because the abundance of spring onions in it made it moist and flavoursome and the cheddar cheese was lovely and cheesy.
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Strange SingMalay food

Noodle LAH! (Admiralty)

I only like this place because of the decor but the food was awful and I don't know why I bothered trying so many dishes.

The big mistake was not choosing the noodles cooked in their signature chili sauce but I tried some of that signature chili sauce from the jar and it was not nice.

Heres what I tried:
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Three sours:


Tried this twice which was preserved plum, lemon juice and lime!
On the second time it is ACIDIC and not drinkable!
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Noodles and clams in tomato sauce:

The tomato broth was fake and sweet.
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Satay:

The chicken had a horrible charred taste.
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The bill:


On one visit, they said that if you order starters and mains, the drink is free, but they total the bill including that free drink with 10% on top and then they minus the drink, so you're actually paying a few dollars for the drink which is not free.
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Stir fried rice rolls:


This was for afternoon tea and one of the better tasting items, but it was too oily and MEGA salty.
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Madam Chow LAH for SingMalay food

周太 (灣仔)

Saw this new restaurant listed on OpenRice and it was classified as Singaporean so I decided to check it out but I never got round to it until recently because it takes an effort to walk over there.

I finally went because I had tasting that day nearby.

When I saw it listed, it reminded me of Madam Lim's Laksa in Shau Kei Wan because of the Madam in the name and they both serve fried chicken wings in prawn paste.

However 林太叻沙xo魚湯米綫專門店 Madam Lim's Laksa has closed down.

This restaurant stands out because of the sheer black and chequered tiles, and the logo is interesting too because they have put the Chinese characters in the letter O of the CHOW.







Inside the restaurant, it was nice and simple with black tables and chairs, the menu is written on the chalkboards.







They have afternoon tea sets, lunch sets and all day sets.







I ordered the noodles, baguettes and chicken wings.
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Malacca baguette with sardines:



I was not sure what this was going to be like but it looked interesting so I got it.
When it was served it was two pieces of toast with sardines, lettuce, and thousand island dressing.



The baguette was sliced horizontally into slices which made thin like a toast.
The sardine tasted different because it did not taste like the canned ones with tomatoes.
The fish was really silky, soft and boneless and it had been slightly pan fried with a crispy texture and the salad sauce and lettuce complimented it nicely making it an ideal afternoon snack.
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Deep fried chicken wings marinated in prawn paste:



The prawn paste smell and taste was not as strong as I was expecting, but the overall taste was really nice.
The coating of the wings was really crisp and there was a hint of sweetness as well.
There was a side of julienne cucumbers to cool your tongue after eating the fried chicken wings.
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Instant noodles in satay sauce with squid:



The satay sauce was slightly too salty but overall it was delicious with the noodles, however I felt that the soy sauce in the noodles were not necessary because the satay sauce was strong enough.
The squid was nice and soft and tasted nice with the satay sauce which had a nice strong peanut taste.
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Ginger milk tea:



This was surprisingly nice because the ginger was not strong, but I did not like it because it tastes similar to Chinese milk tea which is not my cup of tea.
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Malaysian tea:



Again not my cup of tea because it is similar to Chinese milk tea.
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There is nothing wrong with the tea, but I have never liked the Asian milk tea.

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