Night Market(NM) aka Pasar Malam
(Randomly spotted around Singapore)
I'm well aware that my Blog posts are severely late...-.- I am also aware that in Singapore, just beside the MRT, a Night Market has just been setup. Its been around for the past 2 weeks, I just hope they haven't moved by the time anyone reads this post... I'v started to procrastinate about writing this blog... this does not bode well. Anyways, Night markets spring up seemingly randomly around Singapore and offer decent food, buys and its always fun to walk around and browse through the good up for sale. Places that I visit regularly to spot for NMs or to just do window shopping would be Tampines and Bedok. They come around preiodically and I simply love the food there.
Food here is reasonably cheap and is mainly for snacking or to satisfy a craving. Don't expect to get an all round meal when you visit NMs. Its because the food offered here are mainly Quick Eats, which makes it suitable and affordable to anyone which includes students. Prices range from $1-4, depending on what you would like to try. Popular Favourites would be Ramily Burgers, Murthabak(Egg fried with meat onto Bread), cup corn, steamed peanuts & Fried Chicken Drumsticks (which are large). They also have a variety of traditional foods like Tu-Tu Kueh and assorted colored cakes too.
I'm gonna be introducing 2 items which lure me to NMs. Cup Corn & Cotton Candy.
Salty, sweet & bursting with goodness. A healthy treat ^^v
Cup corn is perhaps one of the healthier choices at NMs. Its lightly oily and has moderate salt content. The corn is steamed and then mixed together with butter and salt. The combination goes well. I'll try my best to describe its taste... When the corn is placed onto your tongue, you'll taste a slight salty buttery taste and as soon as you crunch down on the corn, it bursts with corny sweetness. Salty and Sweet meld together perfectly!! I simply love this. Do note that, at different NMs, Cup Corn can taste different. What affects this would be the person who prepares the cup corn, he may add less salt or butter which greatly affects the taste. Yet $1.50 a cup, there's really no loss to just having it!
Popcorn, Cotton Candy & Honey!! SUGAR RUSH!!!
Yes, call me a sucker for sugar, but I LOVE MY COTTON CANDY!! I try not to have this too often because it can just be too sweet. What the heck, I still love it. At $1 a packet, I would buy a packet and walk around the NM savouring it. There isn't much i can seem to say about it because its just sugar and its sweet. It would normally kill my tongue after having a packet, but simply love the texture of it as it feels like a sweet fiber which dissolves into a salve in my mouth. Very satisfying!!
Fried chicken cutlets anyone? This beats KFC ^^v
Traditional food, has coconut in it I think.
Well in conclusion, I wouldn't say you can't get your fill from the eats at NMs but you can definitely get consistant servings and varieties from NMs. It may cost you about $4 worth of eats, but for students the servings and prices are decent and not really overpriced. A highly recommended eats for students, especially when you're up for a snack!!
Thus concludes, The CuddlyGoldFish's review of Night Markets!!
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