Category: breakfast

Asian Dishes, breakfast, food, Places

Singaporean Breakfast: Ya Kun

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I posted years ago my breakfast of soft boiled eggs. But I noticed in that post it was a picture of the steamed sandwich version.

A typical home-style favourite in Singapore, especially for the Chinese here, is soft-boiled eggs with kaya toast. Kaya being a coconut pandan jam. However if you’re a true blue Singaporean, regardless of race, you’ll tend to incorporate the other cultures into your homes and for many Malays, eating soft-boiled eggs for breakfast wasn’t the exception.

I remember eating this when I was young and so did The Hubster. I think many Singaporean mothers back in the 80s and 90s believed in the nutritious value of eggs on their children’s intellect.

A few days ago, I had the opportunity to eat this again at Ya Kun for breakfast on a weekday before work. What bliss.

And this time, I made sure I took a snapshot of it with the crispy and creamy and buttery kaya toast that goes along with it. Sipped with coffee, this is the go-to breakfast of champion Singaporean kids who rule over PISA scores and our humble taxi drivers.

Bread and Batter, breakfast, Malay

Roti Telur Tuna (Tuna Egg Bread)

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Ok this is a super unhealthy and very sensitive food item for the family. This is a snack that is sold quite commonly. Essentially it’s a stuffed French toast filled with spicy sardines or a hot dog. I posted a brief post about this years ago sans the backstory.

So the story goes that a few weeks before my dad passed away because of a heart attack, he would eat this snack every single day. He was a taxi driver and so there’s some Malay stall somewhere (as you can see, my mom refuses till now to share details) that he would frequent for breakfast. And, this part I knew then, he was having heart problems. The doctors have told him to go for a balloon operation but my dad refused. He used to always say he’ll die at 50. Lo and behold, he really did. And my mom would always blame this snack for pushing him to the end.

Let me share with you this controversial snack. Eat in absolute moderation.

I used canned spicy tuna instead of sardines that day. You need only use store bought sliced bread, and roll it thin. Yes, with a rolling pin.

See the difference? So there’s more space…

Add filling and then roll tight. I didn’t manage to roll as tightly as I should. Then right before frying, dip in egg and fry till golden brown.

Drain well on paper towels and dab dab dab excess oil…

Bread and Batter, breakfast

Pizza!

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Last week I used the Kitchen Aid mixer with the dough hook to make fresh pizza dough. And it was easy peasy! Just add two cups of plain flour and salt to the bowl. Ten minutes earlier I ha dissolved a packet of yeast to a glass of lukewarm water and honey. So bubbly and foamy, add that water mixture and olive oil to the flour mix and beat away! After two minutes, add more water till a nice soft dough is formed. As it’s my first time making fresh pizza dough with a mixer, I must say that the beating process in the machine makes for a very very very nice soft elastic dough. And then just let it rest for an hour till it rises before rolling and baking. Yummy pizza 🍕

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Ya Kun

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I don’t make great soft boiled eggs. My favourite go to place is Ya Kun kaya toast. And usually when I order this set, it comes with toast. In between the thin crispy toasts will be a layer of aromatic kaya (coconug jam) and a thick slab of SCS butter.

But one particular Sunday, the Hub and I tried something new. Instead of the usual toasts, we ordered the steamed bread. It was delicious! Super hot and super duper soft. Mmmmm….

Many foreigners find this dish super unusual but for many of us locals, this is comfort food regardless of race and religion.