Monday, July 2, 2007
Special Shanghai Dim Sum “同心居”
Hi all, this is the first entry to our blog- Wey Shi's and Wai Kae's food blog. We believe that after a hard day either at your work place or institution, you deserve some good “fuel” to pamper yourself and prepare for the upcoming challenges. There is a hear-say 'in order to win the battle, you have to feed your soldiers well.'
Here are the details of the first place that I will be introducing:
* Shop's Name: Special Shanghai Dim Sum “同心居”
* Address: Blk 40A, 2nd Floor of the food centre along Margaret Drive which i believe is called Commonwealth Food Centre. Nevertheless, you can find the exact location and direction, thanks to our streetdirectory.com.
* Opening Hours: Lunchtime to around 8pm. Close every Mondays.
the stall with the 2 containers of chrysanthemum tea (hot/cold) on the left.
I was first brought to this place by my mother during my secondary school days. I do not frequent this place as it is quite far from my hangout. Despite that, I will always think of this place if anyone ask me for a nice place to eat.
The menu is shown on the front of the stall. My all-time favourite is the “Guo Tie” or Fried Dumplings. The Fried Dumplings have become my favorite as the skin is crispy (when hot) and the fillings are quite tasty. It may be kind of salt-ish for some, but for me, it is just nice. In addition, there are chili sauce and vinegar to eat with. We also had noodles and steamed dumplings that day, as well as the the chrysanthemum tea.
Top (from left): "Guo Tie", steamed dumplings
Bottom: Noodles... so sorry for the pathetic portion of noodles that is shown here. we only remembered to take the photo after filling our stomachs.
You are probably wondering how much it cost for such delicious food. The dumplings are selling at S$0.40 each with a minimum purchase of 10 dumplings and the tea (Hot/Cold) is selling at S$0.10 freeflow. The noodles’ price varies depending on the quantity. The one we usually order is the small S$3.00 plate. They also sell Tom Yum soup and other types of noodles like Shanghai- style Hor Fun. I believe they do orderings for functions too, which they may probably prepare a large quantity of dumplings to drown you.
Since the place is at a hawker centre, it is probably not wise to bring your partner there for candlelight dinner. But good to go with some of your “cheapo” friends who want to enjoy good food at a low price.
If you are fan of dumplings and have the time to make your way there, do pop in and try some.
Cheers,
weyshi
FoOd We EnJoY @ 11:13 PM
