Rafee's Corner: Teh Tariking
Teh Tarik can be a real emotive issue judging from the 79 heated responses from my last Teh Tarik post on Mr Tea. I wonder if there are more Teh drinkers than Kopi drinkers out there? Afterall, Tea is the most widely consumed beverage after water even though Coffee is the most widely traded commodity after petroleum. But I am sure if we did a poll, we would find more Coffee drinkers. So are you a coffee or tea person?
Anyway now that Mr Tea has raised the bar on Teh Tarik in Singapore, it is going to be hard to find one that is going to be able to beat it, at least in my books anyway. Those people who complained about Mr Tea said that they were too sweet and also some suspect that they added a little cardamom to the tea during the brewing process. Whatever it is, the tea does taste a little different from what we are used to in Singapore and that might be the cause of polarization amongst our readers.
If you are after Teh Tarik with a more local flavour, than this popular Mamak stall might be what you are looking for. They are popular for their Teh Halia Tarik, but on the day we tried it, the Teh Halia did not really hit the mark for me. However the Teh Tarik was very good. The tea was smooth and creamy and the tea flavour was robust without being to "waxy" 4.25/5
Conclusion
Very popular stall for Teh Tarik and I am sure there are lots of supporters amongst our readers.
Rafee's Corner
Amoy Street Food Centre
#02-85
7 Maxwell Road S(069111)
Mon-Fri 6.30am to 6pm
Sat-Sun 6.30am -2pm
62214978
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10 comments:
This Stall's sign board boast they are the best teh halia tarik. They do live up to the claim. When I visited the food centre, would never fail to order the teh halia even though I had to walk across the 2nd sty end to end just for their drink. Maybe you are the tea only type, the halia is quite potent for me
I believe you. But on that day itself, somehow it turned out really bad. Both Damien and Liverpool were with me and can attest to it. Probably a one off since I was taking pictures of him, maybe he too nervous to do it properly
I'm a coffee drinker... when are u gonna blog more on coffee?? :)
But I do like teh halia alot :)
Drink at this stall daily but never tried their halia tea.
His tea is one of the better ones in the area.
Maybe he was too busy posing for the shot that he forgot to add or added more of something that shouldn't be in there :)
Aiya, don't work around there. Or I'll go drink more often. Guess I'll have to plan a makan lunch to Amoy and then buy my ordered He Ji bak chang, then settle down for teh tarik. : )
never been to this stall... i m teh lover. but then the best so far... must be from my ah-gong...
pls tell me, does this still taste as good when "ta-bao" or only good when it's taken there and then.
many thanks!
btw, how do i "keep track" of this blog? like get notified whenever there are new posts or gatherings? pls enlighten mi!
hi allen,
new or recent posts r found on e left-hand side of e blog under "Recent Comments"
if wanna know abt food gatherings / makan sessions, it's found in e forum under "Makan Sessions"
i believe u had registered yourself there! =)
Hi Allen,
You can subscribe to the RSS Feed by clicking the button under "Subscribe to" in the right hand column.
The blog is usually updated at least three times per week. So you can just check back every day to see if there is something new.
Wow, I just came back from a short holiday and amazed to read the comments on the thread. I am glad that finally people are commenting on the blog!
Anyways I think that Khim used what I would call a "Hyperbole" when she said 5-6 mouthfuls. It is just a form of exaggeration to make the point that the chicken rice portion was not enough. So it should not be taken literally.
I am also very glad to read what Rena did, which is the kind of thing I would really like to do in order to prove a point.
Anyway, I am sure that Eileen and Khim are just having a friendly bante. I do hope to see both of you at our next makan session!
If personal apologies are required everytime someone posts a comment then we will be needing apologies almost everyday. I think that every one's comments is balanced by what other's comment so if one person has something negative to say about a stall, it should be taken in the light of what everyone else is commenting. That is the best way to ensure that our readers get a balanced picture of every stall.
So the bottomline is this: If you disagree with something someone else said, write in with your own point of view. But I would ask everyone to refrain from using potentially "inflammatory" phrases on someone you are not familiar with as it will make people upset. Best thing is to let people get to know you a little more first or even better, come to the makan session to meet everyone so that we can "cho chok" each other knowing that it is all just friendly banter.
I had tried the teh from this stall during my part-time work in Tanjong Pajar area. Pardon for being a mountain tortise, I had never try teh tarik before for the past few years of my life till when my friend kept recommended me to try. And of course! I fall in love with it. You just can't help wanting to keep drinking it.
And I alway had the urge to get ta bao back one cup of teh for my lunch. But a woman...TOO BAD, I had to restrict my consumption of teh. HAHA. (:
THUMBS UP.
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