Seng Kee Carrot Cake: New Twist on an Old Dish Bukit Timah Food Centre Part 2 of 5
Have a look at the next evolution in Chye Tau Kway courtesy of Generation X! Oh yes, our Gen Xers are really coming up with innovative ways of updating age old favourites. Let me just take you through the process of making the Next Gen Chye Tau Kway. (Ok if this has already been around for a long time, then just call me a Sua Gu (ignoramus) ok?)
First, you buck the trend of taking the easy way out and invest in a really cool machine that can steam trays of homemade Chye Tau Kway! Now, you may be able to just make out the bits of carrots in this Carrot Cake. Certainly, the spattering of bright red carrot bits was a welcome change to the usual carrotless carrot cakes that we get served.
Next, innovate on the method of frying the Chye Tau Kway. First, fry the Chai Poh (preserved vegetables) in the middle of the pan until it is fragrant. Then when it is really nice and almost crispy, mix the chai poh with the carrot cake and add the eggs making sure that the whole thing is about 2 cm thick and fry until it is crispy on the outside and just cook on the inside. This whole process takes almost 10 minutes!
Wallah! Next Gen Carrot Cake. Crispy on the outside, yummy on the inside, 2cm thick, not so oily, with real Carrots which contain Vitamin A which is good for your eyes! 4/5
Seng Kee Carrot Cake
Bukit Timah Food Centre
Stall 02-182
7.30am-11pm
Closed on Thursdays
4 comments:
This is not the original stall that started the "white" carrot cake in the 70's. The "real" stall is a few stall away, along the same row. No English name, only called "the Original" stall. The Chinese name is Hup Chong. It has been there for almost 30 years, now run by the 2nd, even the 3rd generation.
Seng Kee is a copy cat.
seng kee carrot cake so so only. Nothing special.It will be better if they change the cai bok to saltish one instead of sweet one
Few weeks ago I went to try the Seng Kee but the stall not opened, so end up order the Carrot Cake from the last stall of the same row. I can not remember the name; it could be Hup Chong, with the old original poster.
Few days later I went another time again, still not available.
Last week end, I finally got a chance to take back home one $3 Carrot Cake from Seng Kee, this one more crispy at outside, I can not tell much difference, must be I did not eat the Carrot Cake for a long long time…
I feel very happy after I’ve tried what ieat had introduced.
Cheers!
i love the fried carrot cake (white version) at Alexandra Village hawker centre. Open only at night. It is not too oily, very well fried and layered with the fragrant egg.
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