Last Week Good Eats Pt 2- Last Whole Day

The Last Whole Day in Singapore and my last day of work...

Old Airport Hawker Center for dinner

My main point of going was the famous rojak stall that I was told about.  I have been having a craving for rojak before I leave, so Viv told me about this famous stall in the east.  The durian stall we could go to was close by, so I decided this would be a great opportunity to go eat the famous rojak... sad thing is that it was CLOSED!!!!  It just wasn't meant to be... Instead we had a different rojak which was still pretty nice, along with the wanton mee that was recommended.  It is out of order, but there is also a picture of our table finished afterwards.  I needed to leave room or part 2 and highlight of the night- DURIAN~~

A few colleagues of mine agreed to take me for a REAL durian experience since I was told this week that the packaged durian is usually the not so good quality durian, even though I liked it! They also winced when I said I had the durian pancakes, so we agreed to go for the real experience on my last night here.  Key things for a real experience: pick your durian, have it cut open for you, take the pods out of the fruit to eat with friends, and stink for a while!! They said don't regret it tomorrow when you burp and smell it, smell it on your fingers, and people scoot away from you... but it was WORTH it :)

Here is the durian that Marianne and I picked, as well as a picture of me with the one I sampled.  It was a D24 I believe which is supposed to be high quality, sweet durian.  It was definitely tasty and worth it!  Very creamy, sweet, and no wonder it is the king of fruits!

One final picture of me with durian in one hand, husk in front of me with the pods in it, and a coconut drink to balance it out!  I didn't get to drink water out of the husk which is supposed to somehow help reduce the stinkiness, because we had to run to our car so we didn't get a ticket hehe.  Hopefully the people in the plane tomorrow don't mind!!

More New Foods For Lyzz

Lyzz tried a lot of new things while she was in Singapore with me.  She wanted to try durian and some local desserts, so we combined them and ate a durian ice kacang at Maxwell Hawker Center. She thought durian was good too!  The smell wan't too bad to her either, so I'm not the only abnormal foreigner that likes the fruit!  The ice kacang was better than the last one I tried because it wasn't as sweet as the last one.  The really bright colors still aren't ideal in things I consume, but it's good with the items on the bottom.  There are red beans, grass jelly, fruit jellies, and surprisingly corn! I love having shaved ice in hot times!

Another thing I had her eat, was a literal ice cream sandwich.  All the uncles with the ice cream carts on the street give you a selection of ice creams that they cut 

for you from a block of ice cream. Then, you can choose to put it between wafers, in a cup, or in a slice of colorful bread!  Before, I tried the sweet corn ice cream with Jeremy, but this time I tried the yam ice cream (I have liked all the yam desserts here).  Lyzz just got a strawberry-vanilla swirl, but we both enjoyed the sandwich.  The bread has a hint of sweetness on its own, but I'm not sure if that is just plain white asian bread.  Who knows, but all I can say the combination seems odd but its fantastic!

Durian

So many people have asked if I have tried Durian, the king of fruits, so here is my answer:

Yes I have, and I liked it!  People gasp and tell me I'm pretty much abnormal.  Apparently most first timers, especially Japanese people don't like it.  But, Jeremy had it and didn't think it was too bad, and my family liked it as well.  It's very sweet and creamy, so I can't eat very much at once, nor do I want to because I believe 

the caloric content is pretty high. I actually thing it's good though and I liked the durian pancake snacks that are sold in malls as well.  The bad thing is that when you burp or something hours later, you smell the durian again... though I don't think the smell is THAT bad, it's just very strong.  I also made the mistake of taking durian home with me into my fridge for a few days.  Thankfully it was packed well so it didn't smell up my whole fridge and home!  For anyone that wants to try it but is scared, I'd say definitely try it and don't be turned off by the smell!