When you see a supposedly popular hawker stall, but with NO QUEUE, do not for once think lady luck is shining on you. Just so I thought when I ventured to Chey Sua Carrot Cake at Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Food Centre.
“Must wait half hour ah!, when I gave a blur-blur look, hovering around the stall.
Chey Sua Carrot Cake has recently been included in the Singapore Michelin Bib Gourmand Guide 2016 . That’s why the fuss. (Read: 17 Michelin Bib Gourmand Hawker Stalls from Singapore)
If you are a visiting traveller to Singapore, this ‘Carrot Cake’ is not the typical sweet cake with cream cheese and walnut.
Instead, the key ingredients are white radish – in Chinese we all it ‘white carrot’, added with rice flour.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
The mixture is first steamed, then cut into cubes and fried with eggs and preserved radish. Quite a laborious task, I must say. My family used to make our own when I was much younger, but some heritage food is lost due to technology and modernity.
So when Chey Sua Carrot Cake’s insist on making their own carrot cake, instead of sourcing from the factories, you know you are going to consume some true gem.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Sisters Grace and Shirley man the stall, staying true to how their parents have done the dish over the years.
The prices are very reasonable at $2, $3, $4, and there is only a ‘white’ version, not the sweeter black kind.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
So after a 30 minute wait, the ‘chai tow kway’ looking like a pancake arrived.
Unlike some of the other variants, Chey Sua’s version is fried like rectangular blocks, crisp brown on the outside, spread with a thin layer of chilli, and looking thinner and flatter than usual.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Beneath the outer layer contains soft, small pieces, and I liked the texture which was moist and soft (unlike factory-made ones which have a certain firmness).
There is this old-school style about this, like the Carrot Cake of my growing up years.
The thing that I didn’t quite like about this plate was that it was still very oily, and I would encourage sharing if you do not want to end up feeling jelat (rich).
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Chey Sua Carrot Cake
Blk 127 Toa Payoh West Market & Food Centre Lor 1 #02-30 Singapore 310127
Opening Hours: 6am – 1pm (Tues – Sun), Closed Mon
Other Related Entries
Singapore Michelin Bib Gourmand Guide 2016 – 34 Eateries That Make The Cut
17 Michelin Bib Gourmand Hawker Stalls from Singapore
Singapore Michelin Guide 2016
Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodles (Crawford Lane)
Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice and Noodle (Chinatown Food Complex)
The post Chey Sua Carrot Cake – Homemade Chai Tow Kway at Toa Payoh, Michelin Bib Gourmand appeared first on DanielFoodDiary.com.