The size of food portions nowadays ... :x
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Originally posted by elindra:
Are you eating the Tiong Bahru or Tanjong Rhu pau?Those are only a mouthful each
aiyah, godzilla pau to fat fat is also a couple of mouthful nia.... -
Originally posted by elindra:
That's the conceptPray tell how are you doing that at work
And not everyone have the luxury of teabreaks and what not
Too much trouble and food portions of small amounts usually means you have to pack your own food. If not it's such a waste if you eat out
I put digestive biscuits in office.. so if hungry just eat 2-3 lo.. :P I drink alot of water in office to fill stomach.. last time I used to be able to eat a foot long sub.. now I eat 6 inch sub just nice..
you'll feel a lot healthier in this way.. and if you do exercise, it makes everything better..
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Originally posted by tare:
aiyah, godzilla pau to fat fat is also a couple of mouthful nia....
hmmz, ihaven'r had the godzilla bao b4 -
Tannery lane sindo building cafeteria.
The nasi padang is so much and the makcheks here dont understanding the phrase: Chek, not too much!
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Actually, the hawkers should start to follow McD's style and introduce Small, Medium and Large sizes. Maybe, also offer meal sets that you can 'upsize'!
Eg. "Auntie / Uncle! I want to order Medium chicken rice upsize to add char siew!"
OR
"Auntie / Uncle! I want to order Small Char Kway Teow, no hum, upsize to add another small Orh Luak!"
OR
"Mak Chik! Nasi Sikek, but sambal goreng upsize sia?"
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Hah I just eat 3/4 of what is on my plate and I always ask for less rice
Nay I don't like to eat biscuits
I'm not a carbo person in the first place
Usually I eat more meat and veggies (usually 2 veggies 1 meat/fish)
The one thing that tends to make one fat (at least for me) is carbs
I'm not a rice person
You know the small packs of Japanese rice??? In my house that can last me for over a year. My hubby and I don't like to eat rice. We prefer to eat noodles/potato/wholemeal bread
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Originally posted by Fatum:
no ... got it from some neighbourhood place ......
and even the tiong bahru paus have shrunk in size too .....
I know they were always smaller than others .... but when I got them the other day, it's blardy ridiculous ! .. they are like half a siew mai ! ...
half a siew mai??!!fat fat are u sure it's not cos u've expanded??!!
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Seriously though, how's the real situation like back in SG these days?
How much does, say a plate of Hainanese Boneless Chix Rice cost? How much does Mee Pok, Chwee Kueh, Mee Siam, Chendol, etc cost??
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Originally posted by Rhonda:
Seriously though, how's the real situation like back in SG these days?
How much does, say a plate of Hainanese Boneless Chix Rice cost? How much does Mee Pok, Chwee Kueh, Mee Siam, Chendol, etc cost??
Chicken Rice: 2.50Mee Pok: 2.00 - 2.50
Chwee Kueh - No idea coz I eat that like maybe once a year
Mee Siam: 2.00 - 3.00 (I think the chilli paste must be sibei ex)
Chendol - I don't even know if I eat Chendol once a year or not. No idea. LOL
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Originally posted by Rhonda:
Actually, the hawkers should start to follow McD's style and introduce Small, Medium and Large sizes. Maybe, also offer meal sets that you can 'upsize'!
Eg. "Auntie / Uncle! I want to order Medium chicken rice upsize to add char siew!"
OR
"Auntie / Uncle! I want to order Small Char Kway Teow, no hum, upsize to add another small Orh Luak!"
OR
"Mak Chik! Nasi Sikek, but sambal goreng upsize sia?"
don't get me started on the fast food .....
the burger sizes from McCrap's so pathetic nowadays ......
the only good thing ... is that the chicken pieces from KFCs' still as big .....
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Originally posted by Rhonda:
Seriously though, how's the real situation like back in SG these days?
How much does, say a plate of Hainanese Boneless Chix Rice cost? How much does Mee Pok, Chwee Kueh, Mee Siam, Chendol, etc cost??
it depends on where you are...
if in town, ranges from $3.50-5.00
if in suburb.. probably $2-3 like that..
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Originally posted by cuddles:
I put digestive biscuits in office.. so if hungry just eat 2-3 lo.. :P I drink alot of water in office to fill stomach.. last time I used to be able to eat a foot long sub.. now I eat 6 inch sub just nice..
you'll feel a lot healthier in this way.. and if you do exercise, it makes everything better..
i can't even finish a 6" - bread is just too much. so i rather have the tortilla wrap but it's been a while since i had subway -
second pau gone .....
still hungry ....
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Originally posted by cassie:
i can't even finish a 6" - bread is just too much. so i rather have the tortilla wrap but it's been a while since i had subway
You're not the only one6" Subway is way too much for me :O
Too much bread :x
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Originally posted by Fatum:
no ... got it from some neighbourhood place ......
and even the tiong bahru paus have shrunk in size too .....
I know they were always smaller than others .... but when I got them the other day, it's blardy ridiculous ! .. they are like half a siew mai ! ...
half a siew mai is too exaggerating...
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Originally posted by ä¸�如就æ»:
it depends on where you are...
if in town, ranges from $3.50-5.00
if in suburb.. probably $2-3 like that..
Orh... still not quite so bad.
I miss stuff that can't be found over here, which thankfully, isn't too many. Stuff like all the cold and hot desserts, ngoh hiang with the chilli sauce and the sweet pink sauce with beehoon, the morning b'fast beehoon where you can choose the items and then eat it with plenty of sambal, and Mee Siam, Mee Rebus, Lontong, Satay, zhi char...
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Originally posted by ä¸�如就æ»:
half a siew mai is too exaggerating...
Fatum expects a siew mai to be the size of a normal pau la -
Originally posted by cassie:
i can't even finish a 6" - bread is just too much. so i rather have the tortilla wrap but it's been a while since i had subwayi usually share the 6" sandwich with someone..
then just nice, not too filling..
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Originally posted by Rhonda:
Orh... still not quite so bad.
I miss stuff that can't be found over here, which thankfully, isn't too many. Stuff like all the cold and hot desserts, ngoh hiang with the chilli sauce and the sweet pink sauce with beehoon, the morning b'fast beehoon where you can choose the items and then eat it with plenty of sambal, and Mee Siam, Mee Rebus, Lontong, Satay, zhi char...
Why dun you make yr own ngoh hiang?Apparently it's quite easy. I can ask MPB for the recipe.
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Originally posted by Rhonda:
Orh... still not quite so bad.
I miss stuff that can't be found over here, which thankfully, isn't too many. Stuff like all the cold and hot desserts, ngoh hiang with the chilli sauce and the sweet pink sauce with beehoon, the morning b'fast beehoon where you can choose the items and then eat it with plenty of sambal, and Mee Siam, Mee Rebus, Lontong, Satay, zhi char...
yes, that's the cons of moving to overseas..... but when you're back in sg for holiday, you can stuff urself with food!
my aussie relatives usually come back to sg for hol.. they only want to eat hawker food and not restaurants..
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Originally posted by ä¸�如就æ»:
half a siew mai is too exaggerating...
Maybe his siew mai is the jumbo-sized type leh?
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well ... the stuffing's certainly about half a siew mai ...
I no longer order stuff like kway png and wonton mee at hawker centres or food courts nowadays ... unless it's a second helping to top up .....
cos they are the worst offenders .....
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Actually I think if I don't live in SG the only food I'll really miss is
Chicken Rice (which I can cook but lazy)
And cheap Roast and Braised Duck rice
And Economy Bee Hoon
And Chicken feet Noodles :P
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Originally posted by elindra:
Why dun you make yr own ngoh hiang?Apparently it's quite easy. I can ask MPB for the recipe.
Too much work and effort for just one person.
Besides, with work and studies (and computer games and X-Files) these days, there's not much time left. -
Originally posted by Fatum:
well ... the stuffing's certainly about half a siew mai ...
I no longer order stuff like kway png and wonton mee at hawker centres or food courts nowadays ... unless it's a second helping to top up .....
cos they are the worst offenders .....
I find the servings for Chicken Rice and Wanton Mee ok whatSo far I have no complaints for the servings I get at all.