After a two-year hiatus, the highly-anticipated Geylang Serai Ramadan Bazaar is back again.
The bazaar, which is located within the vicinity of Wisma Geylang Serai, has two zones, with the second zone hosting several retail stalls and a dedicated "food paradise".
Fewer food stalls
While earlier reports mentioned that there would be eight food stalls, Mothership noticed upon visiting the bazaar on Apr. 2 that there were nine stalls, with some stalls split between two vendors.
As usual, the bazaar has a mix of traditional and non-traditional food.
Here's a list of the stalls and offerings we saw, in no particular order:
Coconut shake stall
Fooditude: Praffles
Fried snacks and Kebabs
Ole Ole: Spanish paella
Dendeng/Traditional Malay snacks and Ramly burger
Rancho Meats: Marinated meat subs
T Bob's Corner: Grilled meats
The Alley: Drinks and desserts
The Original Vadai: Vadai and skewers
Unsurprisingly, popular stalls like The Original Vadai, Ramly burger, and traditional snacks were welcomed with snaking queues.
This, unfortunately, meant that we didn't get to try them ourselves due to time constraints (let's be honest, most of you already know what those items taste like, anyway).
But here's a quick look at some of the things we did try.
1. Ayam perchik (S$10) @ T Bob's Corner
That's one huge chicken thigh.
However, we wouldn't necessarily classify this chicken thigh smothered in yellow sauce as an ayam perchik, which is typically marinated grilled chicken slathered in a red spicy and sweet sauce.
T Bob's rendition of the ayam perchik tasted more like a mixture of rendang and lemak ayam cili padi (chicken cooked in a spicy coconut broth). It's not too spicy and has notes of coconut and turmeric.
We also noticed that the flavour doesn't seep through the chicken, so you'd have to really dip the chicken into the sauce to really enjoy the flavours.
It's not bad, but it's also not the traditional ayam perchik.
2. Seafood paella (S$18.90) @ Ole Ole
The texture of this paella is akin to overcooked porridge.
We'd describe the flavour as an overly smoky and tomatoey mushy rice dish.
The seafood paella was topped with prawns, mussels and squid. However, we didn't consume the mussels as it was unopened.
As the prawns still had their shells on, we had a little difficulty eating it with the plastic spoon provided.
One solution is to bring your own reusable cutlery, which could also come in handy for other items.
3. Black pepper beef ribeye bun (S$8) @ Rancho Meats
At S$8, the serving size was sufficient.
The ribeye was evenly marinated in a slightly spicy black pepper sauce and the meat was very tender.
Out of all the stalls we tried, we'd probably recommend this the most.
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