The Prata Place: Prata in AirCon Comfort
One of the good things about Reservist training is the fact that I find myself in a part of Singapore that I seldom go to. That means that I get to eat and blog some of the stuff from a different part of Singapore.
I am one of the Reservist Doctors at the Combat Support Hospital which is based in Nee Soon Camp, which means that my Reservist Kakis and I have been eating at some of the places near the Upper Thomson area like Shanghai Renjia and Cafe Ole. In case you are wondering, the Combat Support Hospital is a Mobile Field Hospital with surgical facilities to take care of soldiers injured during conflict. It's something like M*A*S*H for those who can still remember the TV series.
Another good thing about Reservist Training is being able to meet up with old friends and speaking Army Lingo again. Yes, the SAF has got its very own brand of English that is an even worse aberration of English than Singlish. Here in the SAF you don't "Authenticate", you "Authonticate". You are not an SAF "Officer", you are an SAF "Occifer". Most of the time when you meet a fellow Occifer, the greeting is not "Good Morning" but "How Shag is that?" But the one that really gets me is the word "Bah Long Long" which means someone who is simply doing nothing. Where in the world did they get this word from?
One of my regular haunts whenever I am on Reservist is this Prata Shop which is just outside Nee Soon Camp. The Prata here is excellent and they have a wide range of curries to go along. This is also one of the most comfortable places to get a nice prata with a cup of Teh Tarik. Although they brand themselves "Crispy Prata", they are in no way like Prata House. Instead, it is crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. Just the way I like it. 4.25/5
Conclusion
Something to look forward to for breakfast just before booking into Camp for training!
The Prata Place1 Thong Soon Ave
Springleaf estate
www.ThePrataPlace.com.sg
Open from 7.30am to 12mn
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Dont know where the term Ba Long Long to mean do nothing comes from. But you might like to know there is a fruit called Ba Long Long. Its common in Malaysia Kampongs and in some army camps. One of which is Seletar. Was introduced to it by my warrant officer. It is palm size, shaped like a chiku, green in colour and hard. Crunchy with a rather bland taste, not sweet nor sour, abit like a very tasteless guava. Inside the centre is a whole mass of small seeds shaped like chilli seeds and a whole bunch of unchewable fibres.
Believe me I was surprised to know the word ba long long was actually a fruit!
I believe the actual name of the fruit is Kedongdong.
This better than the Casurina one ieat? : )
Hey Leslie, have you been to the prata shop (I think its also called the Prata House although I'm not too sure) at Evans Lodge lately? Yes, that would be the hotstel right outside NUS Law/Old SMU campus. I had prata there right after the shop opened and I remember it being pretty darn good although its been quite a while and I'm wondering if it still is. I drove past recently and saw many cars along the road outside the place so I hope it is. Do let us know what you think of it! =)
the upper thomson area seems like a cluster of good prata shops. apart from prata place, there's the 24-hr roti prata house along upper thomson road, the newly renovated casuarina curry restaurant along casuarina road and the coffee shop at blk 124 sin ming road. i think this sin ming one used to be at cluny road.
It's been a long time since I last ate the prata outside Nee Soon camp - since my NS days about 17 years ago. Thanks for rekindling those memories ieat!
Of course in those days, there was no air-con comfort but the prata was every bit just as enjoyable then.
I think Prata Place is better than Casuarina on the times that I visited.
yg, Casuarina and Prata House are on the blog already!
Have you tried their mutabak? I personally find their mutabak better than their prata.
The prata QC not standard.
Sometime the prata cook till hitam hitam still serve to customer.
to me.... 2.6/5
the prata is over rated crispy yes fluffy no got a hard time pulling it apart ,taste of it too salty ,curry not suitable at all
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