Mos Burger, Singapore

While overseas, we saw several Mos Burger locations, a Japanese burger franchise. We could not pass up this opportunity because they don't have locations in the States or Canada.

At first glance, the restaurant looks like a Burger King. At menu's glance, BK would never put seaweed on a burger.

Seeing that it was a special occasion, we opted for the Ebi Rice Burger and Croquette. The burger arrived in a thin styrofoam envelope. We snacked on the shrimp patty sandwiched between soft rice disks with a sweet soy sauce. It was very delicate. As for the side, I don't know who can pass up a Croquette. When I saw it on the menu, I wondered why they were still serving French Fries. A Croquette is like a fried mashed potato. Yes, it was as wonderful as you could have ever imagined.

Ebi Rice Burger

Croquette

Bread Society Pastries

My weakness walked me right into Bread Society, again. What a great name. Carb Society could have worked, too. Bread Society is located in the basement of Ion Shopping Center and on my way back from the subway station, also located in the basement of Ion Shopping Center.

Blueberry with dill. I've never had this combination before, but it was delicious.

Sambal Chicken. Dressed.

Sambal Chicken. Naked.

Sambal Chicken. Tested.

Sambal Chicken. Tested.

The filling consisted of shredded chicken with heavy wine overtones.

Fish Balls and Noodles

When we weren't feeling adventurous with food in Singapore, we often relied on Fish Balls and Noodles to satisfy our hunger pains. The fish balls were fresh and bouncy. An order of noodles, fish balls and broth was less than US$2.00.

Fish balls, egg noodles, green onions and hot chili sauce.

Extra fish balls and tofu puffs.

Fish balls, green onions and rice noodle soup.

Clear broth with green onions.

When we weren't being adventurous with food, we often relied on Fish Balls and Noodles to remedy our hunger pains. An order of noodles, fish balls and broth was less than US$2.00.

Next Stop: Chinatown

While making our cultural rounds, our next stop is Chinatown. Somewhat unformally, most of Singapore may be considered Chinatown to some people as the majority of Singaporeans speak Mandarin Chinese. Many residents also speak English and Malay. Chinatown is considered the traditional older quarters of Singapore.

Juxtaposition of modern amenities in a traditional old quarter of town.

A typical Chinatown street.

A street with traditional Chinese shop houses.

7 Eleven is a common sight in SE Asia.

Nowadays, a couple streets are closed to cars and open to tourist traffic.

A Chinese bakery that practiced Halah food guidelines, like no pork substances.

Egg Tart (S$0.90=US$0.63).

More pastries from another bakery.

Dragon Fruit from a street vendor.

A man enjoying herbal tea on the street.

Malls in Singapore are no different than malls in the States.

They have stalls and demonstrations, like this mop one above.

However, sometimes it's hard to tell why Singaporeans need to winterize their wardrobe when they consistently have tropical temperatures. Perhaps many Singaporeans travel to China, Russia or Mongolia.

Here, the patron in white is getting a tattoo on his leg.

Why Singaporeans need a humidifier is beyond me, but look at this cute Hello Kitty version.

Prata in Little India

We visited Singapore's prominent Little Indian during their Deepavali (sounds like DEEP-A-VALLEY) festival, also known as festival of lights.

Sri Veeramakaliamman Hindu Temple

Roti Prata with a curry sauce on the side.

Diet Coke is popularly known as Coke Light.

Scenes from the food court.

More scenes from the food court.

A Chocolate Prata is very similar to a French Crepe.

Iced Coffee.

Mango Smoothie. Not as refreshing as I thought it would be.

A Traditional Chinese Breakfast, Dim Sum

No matter what country or time zone, everyone starts their day a certain way. There was no better way to kick off our first weekend together than with a traditional Chinese breakfast, dim sum.

Matt demonstrating a traditional breakfast activity.

Shrimp Dumplings

Spareribs

More dumplings

Scallop Dumplings

We like trying new things, and that's no exception while we're traveling. The Mutton with Fried Garlic was the best dish of the whole meal. The mutton was very tender and did not taste gamey.

Mutton with Fried Garlic

Fish

Shrimp Steamed Rice Roll

Pork Dumplings

Jade Palace Seafood Restaurant: 583 Orchard Road, B1-13, Forum the Shopping Mall

Din Tai Fung, Singapore

Don't expect to find good deals on cars or clothes in Singapore. On the other hand, food seemed to be pretty reasonable and quite easily accessible. We made a reservation at Din Tai Fung. Din Tai Fung first opened a branch in Los Angeles and now has multiple locations throughout Asia. They are known for their Shanghai steamed dumplings, also known as xiaolongbao or soup dumplings. We didn't order tea, but they served it to us and then charged us for it.

Din Tai Fung's place setting. Slivered ginger spotted at 12:30 and tea at 1:00.

Shrimp on top of the pork soup dumpling.

The shrimp was a bit over done; so un-Chinese of them.

Din Tai Fung: 435 Orchard Road, #02-48/53 Wisma Atria