Tuesday, December 1, 2009

To Market, To Market

I accompanied Dad to Vivo City's Sheng Shiong a couple of days ago. We journied there after breakfast at Tiong Bahru Market, where Jie and us braved the sweltering heat for good $1 Tausuan.

I was still burning when we reached Vivo, and was so tempted to cart home a bottle of cordial and a plastic bag full of this:

to make quick cooling ice balls. Until, I saw an identical tray a couple of steps ahead. Look what it contained!

I almost retched at the thought of stuffing my face full of fish flavoured ice, thinking that it'd be the most disgusting gastronomical related thought I could encounter that day, until I saw this:


Somehow, I've managed to relish Pig intestines both large and small, especially if they're done with brown sauce and served with kway chap. I've tolerated Pig stomach doused in a peppery broth, grudgingly pushed grainy bits of liver down my throat, and made my way through crackling rinds encasing pork knuckle, but I've never managed to chew on Pig tongue. Maybe someday I will.

On to more interesting items.

There were oranges.

Which did not smell very sweet, so we did not buy them, and neither did we pick up their smaller counterparts

And I would have picked these up:

If not for our earlier decision to serve up some simple Aglio Olio.

On to a meme from Jie's blog, to be updated next!

3 comments:

  1. I find pig tongue really nice, especially if it's served with kway chap.

    And it's my favourite ingredient of kway chap! :P

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  2. Haha love the colours in the pictures =)

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  3. @ Vincox: haha, yes maybe I should try it some day!

    @ Jie: The market is a tapestry!

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