Sebana Cove Marina

Newton Circus

Hi Everyone,
     I almost forgot that February only had 28 days. Too bad, time seems to be flying.
We met our friends Lang and Douglas last Friday night for a night out on the town.  First it was dinner at the Newton Circus food stalls.  “Ok. This time, let me do all the ordering… It’s tout city at newton.. the sharks just like fresh foreign faces.. see ya.  Lang”   In case you’ve never heard the word tout used this way, it means someone who prays on tourists or takes advantage of someone’s lack of knowledge.  Lang was concerned that the Newton Circus hawkers would “trick” us into buying several of the most expensive dishes as we made our bewildered way around the food stalls.  

clip_image001 So many choices it would make your head spin as it seems to be doing to the blue man mid-photo. 

Food stalls surround numbered tables.    When you order, you tell your table number and your food is brought to you and then you pay.

clip_image003 I think we were table 292.  You can see the remains of our meal. Doug, Lang and Randal

clip_image005 This one photo illustrates why Lang wanted to do the ordering.

First, see all of the prices listed under Oyster Omelette.  $6 $8 $10 and then $5 $6 $8 $10.  Sometimes food is sold by weight and it’s not in ounces and pounds but grams or whatever.  And see the opposite side of the window that says Carrot Cake.  Carrot cake is eggs and radishes and some carrots but definitely no sugar, butter, walnut and anything that resembles a cake.  I found this recipe for Carrot Cake on the Uniquely Singapore website.   Ingredients: 4 radish flour cakes, 4 tbs vegetable oil or lard, 1 tbs chopped garlic, 1 tbs red chilli paste, 1 tbs chopped chye poh (salted radish), 2 eggs, 1 tbs fish sauce, 1 stalk fresh spring onion, chopped 5 tbs oil.  It was quite good; just not what I envisioned any carrot cake to be. The oyster omelette I didn’t love, but then, I was so incredibly full when I tried it.  I had prawn noodles, popiah which is like a spring roll made with a very thin bread and not fried, barbecued chicken wings, and some of the omelette and carrot cake.  Luckily we planned to do a lot of walking around Clarke Quay later in the evening.

http://www.the-inncrowd.com/newtoncircus.htm  is written by a local describing Newton Circus and its food.  I had read it before we went and that’s why I had wanted to try the popiah.

clip_image007  Newton Circus.  (rotary)

clip_image009  The cat woman of Newton Circus.  Lang said she comes to feed the stray cats.  Dogs are rounded up by the Singapore government, but stray cats are left alone. 

Then it was off to the MRT and our next stop, City Hall

Ruth Johnson

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