My parents had just returned from Taiwan and I was discussing street food with my mum. There's a famous night market called Shilin and it has branched out into Singapore, making popular certain types of food. She was unaware of the franchises here and I told her that I had been introduced to its Extra Large Chicken Chop about 4 years ago. She said she tried it in Taiwan and it tasted good. Her friends tasted the Oyster Mee Suah. The Chicken Chop costs her $2.50 in Singapore dollars over in Taiwan but here, it costs me $3. Hmm, import cost?
Chippy is an outlet selling snacks from England. Fish and Chips is wrapped in newspaper, like the real deal. The highlight though is Fried Mars Bar, where the chocolate is deep-fried in batter, a sinful indulgence. I tried the Curry Mayonnaise Chicken Chop. The name sounds better though. The chicken is generously coated in curry mayonnaise sauce but unfortunately tastes rather soggy.
Over the weekend, Today the newspaper had an article on street food. An interesting snack that caught my eye is: French fry-coated hotdog. Takopachi Balls is my all-time favourite snack. Even with my arthritis, it is one of the snacks I don't swear off. I've sworn off Shilin's Chicken Chop though. It tastes good but is very unhealthy.
The article featured some unusual snacks too. Taiwan has Pig's Blood Cake as well. I can eat Pig's Blood on its own and cooked in soup, but not mixed with glutinous rice before being coated with peanut powder and cilantro. Philippines has Embryo Eggs, which is rather cruel to eat. There's a half-developed fowl inside the egg. Morocco has Snails. I'm not crazy over them though I've tried French Escargots. Spain's Rolled Wafers look rather appetizing on the contrary. They look like Love Letter Biscuits which we eat at Chinese New Year.
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