UFO: Unidentified Frying Object: Maxwell Food Centre Part 3 of 8
With smart, SurprisePocket, jezzz and iwatch_ueat
UFOs always appear when you least expect it and this one certainly did. It wasn't on our list of places to eat. We were just prowling along searching for our next makan quarry when it just came out of nowhere and immobilised us with its tractor beam. Oh my! There was a picture of Anthony Bourdain on the front of the stall!! Like mesmerized ruminating cows, we were slowly drawn to the light.
The last time I had Fuzhou Oyster Cake (Its proper name) must have been 20 years ago in Clementi when I still did not have to worry about my cholesterol levels. I remembered savouring every bit of the two UFOs which was all that I could afford at the time. (My parents gave me limited pocket money, which was good as I would be very much fatter if I had more money). But I can still remember how I would crave for it after Junior College.
This is for those who are wondering how a UFO is made. Put half the batter in a ladle, add the coriander, minced pork, prawns and oysters and cover with some more batter. Throw a few peanuts on top and dunck it into a vat of hot oil. Voila!
Absolutely out of this world!! The outside is crispy, but just underneath that crunchy surface the batter is still moist and soft and so tasty, having absorbed that wonderful savoury flavour of the oyster, prawns and minced pork. It just shiokadoodledoooooolicious! 4.5/5
Conclusion
Save up your calories because Resistance is futile!
Maxwell Fuzhou Oyster Cake
Maxwell Road Food Centre
Stall 22
10am to 6pm Daily
13 comments:
UFO? i like it very much (tho a bit oily). asked the lady owner what she put in there? she said, eat first lor, not nice, then don't pay! cannot lie and turns out to be really good! nevermind about the cholesterol lor, think about it later. btw, ieatishootispot also an itreat mah. anything, juz go consult him. on line, can or not? don't to pay consultation fee (hehehe, joking oni)
If we are thinking about the same UFO at Clementi, its good ...my dad loves it too. But I can't seem to find the stall anymore...
aiyah forget about the trans fat and just 1 pc, you will not regret the heavenly taste of the fresh oyster. This old lady is still present at the stall but she dont do the cooking anymore. I believe this is the best oyster cake in Spore.
Is that chives or chinese parsley in the picture? I don't need to think of what to eat for lunch tom liao...
Thanks for your correction. It is coriander leaves!
I went to the store to have a bite of this snack but was quite disappointed with it.
First, the Oyster cake was dark brownish color because it was coated with dark particles; They don't change their cooking oil regularly, hence the oil is dark brown color!
Second, the batter inside the crispy skin is of a watery texture; A firmer texture will make the Oyster cake just right. I have tasted a better version from a small temporary stall besides the Outram MRT station during the last Chinese New Year.
An old man & his son were selling the Oyster cakes, fried drumsticks and fried chicken wings in the temporary stall during the Chinese new year. I tell you, until you taste this old man's Oyster cake, you will not know what a good Oyster cake tastes like! Not kidding. The Oyster cake is bigger in size, of a consistent fluffy texture(not watery), lots of oysters, vegi, mince pork inside
it's super crispy skin. Get one if you happened to pass by his stall this coming New Year! (if he is still there)
I am still looking forward to patronizing his temp stall during this coming Chinese new year. I do not know if he operates a hawker stall elsewhere, but I think he must be an old hand in this trade.
If I am not wrong, he sold each oyster cake at $1.70, drumstick at $1.50. Yeah, the drumstick was crispy, piping hot and succulent. All the snacks were cooked on the spot, so that you get the very best for you money. Die Die must try!!!
Correction:
Fuzhou Sheng Bing (Hock Jiu Tan Bnga) is its proper name.
It was not oyster but was filled with razor clams (sheng). But because you cannot find razor clams in Singapore, Fuzhou people replaced it with oyster.
But they retain its original name in Chinese (sheng is written with a chong side and the word sheng for saint on the right).
The original Sheng Bing with the original filling (razor clams) can of course be tasted in Fuzhou city, capital of Fujian.
The word is 'Voila' - not 'Wallah'...unless you really mean 'wallah'.
Ah Thanks! My France not so powderful!
Frankly, I can't stand this snack.
The one I tried at the current Bedok IC pasar is.....bleaah!
It was totally bland and boring. Felt it badly needs chilli sauce or something to jazz up the taste. On its own, it felt like I was eating a piece of chipboard.
The only good thing about it were the 4 freshly-cooked peanuts on the outside. The cook 'angrily' flung the peanuts onto each pancake before frying it. But they were the only yummy bits!
I'd like to try that old man at Outram though. Maybe his is the real thing.
Our local dishes have so much modifications nowadays that they don't taste the same any more.
Excusez Moi!
But that is Chinese CELERY. Not coriander leaves a.k.a. Chinese parsley a.k.a. cilantro.
It is the bigger plant that you see in the supermarket that looks like coriander leaves / Chinese parsley / cilantro.
It has larger leaves and the flavour is a lot milder than coriander leaves. It is used mostly in Chinese soups.
Thanks for the correction!
I went at around 6pm the other day and yeah like what the previous Anonymous guy (6th postee) wrote, I was really disappointed with it.
It was not even warm, the innards were soggy, causing the inner layer of the batter to be soft. Furthermore, like what the 6th postee had mentioned, the oil was black, causing the fried oyster cakes to be a very very dark brown-ish colour.
Gross. What a waste of $2.
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