Wen Dou Sek (126) - Solve your Dim Sum supper craving anytime!

• Operating Hours: Daily (5 PM to 2 AM)
• Address: 1086 Serangoon Road S328187 another branch at 126 Sims Ave S387449
• How to get there: Boon Keng MRT station walk towards Kallang River direction, walking distance est 5 to 10 mins.
• Food I had: Waterchestnut Drink, Har Gao (虾饺), Siew Mai (烧卖), Fried Shrimp Dumpling (明虾角), Fried Carrot Cake (炸萝卜糕).
• Total Cost: $18.90SGD

Many Singaporeans are spoilt for supper choices when we are feeling hungry in the middle of the night. Or even sometimes, you just feel like eating something small and satisfying, and the best scenario is to not queue up for too long before you get a seat. At 126 温到食, you can easily meet all the criteria you've set- satisfying and comforting food, and of course without the need to queue! (Well, at least for me :))

The name of the 126 温到食 dim sum restaurant is actually a direct translation from Cantonese. The word "温到食” in Cantonese is actually pronounced as "wen dou sek", which means "food comforting". I guess the number 126 derives from the address of its main branch, 126 Sims Ave, and to me, "126" sounds very similar to the pronunciation of "wen dou sek" (if you pronounce fast enough). It is very interesting to know the fact of this restaurant and somehow, the name of the restaurant has too much coincidence to its location as well.

The branch we visited is actually the second branch, located at Serangoon road. The menu provided is more or less the same as the main branch.

There are so many choices for you to choose on the menu! We've been there several times and most of the food we ordered is up to standard. Food is prepared only when you have ordered, be sure not to swallow them at once when the food is served!

Other than dim sum, they provide zi char menu as well! However, the zi char menu is only available from 5pm-8pm. Be sure to arrive during that timing if you want something heavier.

As we were not very hungry, we didn't order a lot this time round. 

Most of their drinks are served in the container, the type you always see when you pack your food from hawker center. They will provide the lid of the container if you choose to tabao (takeaway).

We ordered this carrot cake based on the recommendation online. We love how they dipped the carrot cake with egg before they put inside the hot oil to fry. Nice!

The deep fried carrot cake is crispy on the outside and very soft inside. It is very flavourful, with abundant of fried onion, lup cheong, and shrimp in it. It is nice and the taste is to our liking, however, it will be better if the carrot cake can be made slightly harder to enhance the springy feel in every bite. 

Fried prawn dumpling is not uncommon in a dim sum restaurant, including here as well. The amount of prawn they wrapped into a dumpling is so much that you can taste the prawn in every bite you take. It compliments really well with the mayonnaise, and I love the way how each dumpling can retain it's moist within when the skin of the dumpling is so crispy. It was piping hot when served, definitely a plus point!

Har gow (steam prawn dumpling) and Siew Mai (steam pork dumpling) are also commonly seen in almost every dim sum restaurant. At 126, they have many types of har gow and Siew Mai, and of course priced differently. Be sure to flip through the menu first before you order :)

The Siew Mai we had was good! Fresh minced pork meat was used, with the meat infused with sesame oil and soya sauce. Though simple ingredients used, the taste is definitely not compromised, and it is a must order dish whenever we are at this restaurant. Some restaurants of similar price use frozen minced pork and it has spoiled the overall taste. Glad that 126 still uses fresh minced pork for their Siew Mai.

The steam prawn dumpling (har gow) was an utter disappointment despite the great taste we had from other dishes. Though the whole piece of shrimp is used, the crystal skin which was used to wrap the prawns stuck onto the parchment paper underneath. It was almost impossible to pick up the whole har gow without tearing the skin. It sticks to the tooth as well when you bite it. Though the ingredients they used is fresh, we dislike the texture of the skin and didn't really like it.

126 温到食 has many food choices to satisfy your dim sum cravings, and most of their food are still nice in general. It is a restaurant which I will keep going back despite the disappointment from their har gow. Their chee Chong fun and fan choy is also another "must order dish", but we were too full to order this time round. They have many uniqueness in their other dishes, so feel free to let us know what are the other nice dishes at 126 温到食.

Sunday Pasar Malam @ Permas Jaya JB (Fried Carrot Cake, Fried Chicken & Everything Else)

-=Relocated! Address Updated=-

• Operating Hours: 4.00PM to 10.00PM
• Operating Days: Sundays
• Address: 2, Jalan Permas 11/19, Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, 81750, Behind Renaissance Hotel
• Food I had: Fried Carrot Cake, fried chicken

In Johor Bahru, every day after 4 PM there's somewhere on the street where Pasar Malam is set up, today we focus on Sunday's Pasar Malam in Permas Jaya. If you are taking a cab to this place, just let the driver know you are going to Aeon Permas Jaya. And once you reached Aeon Permas Jaya, look around and you will see a lot of blue tentage across the road.

Their Pasar Malam unlike Singapore, sell more of daily necessities as the photo shown below.

Fruits, from as small as Cherry to as big as Durian.

Home use items like nail clippers, wallets, fingernail paint, bags.

Vegetables

and even egg!

So once over that section, we come into cooked dish like this crab with a different sauce.

Fried chicken, I have tried this before, they used chicken breast meat for the chicken which not to my liking.

roast duck and meats, they really look appetizing

Japanese bbq skewers, have not tried this before but will come back for it in future.

fresh sugar cane drink which they sell in 2 sizes, small for 2.50RM which is 350ML, and big for 5RM which is 1L. The sugarcane might not be pure sugar cane juice as they were really too sweet as if its drinking syrup. 

So this Kampung Nasi Lemak is one of my often visited stalls, no not for the rice but just for the fried chicken as you can see they put it just in a basket, you can just order this fried chicken by itself without buying any other thing, it cost 3.20RM per piece. Don't worry about the parts, all are either drumstick or thigh meat, so choose the one you have the most feel with.

After I bought a piece of thigh meat, I immediately took a bite, and I regretted it very much. The juice and the oil just keep flowing out, spilled onto my clothing, enough about the dirtiness. Even when you have not bite onto the meat, you know that it is worth buying. The fried flour with skin was totally crispy that you can hear the crunch more than eating cereal. The meat as expected was tender as and flavorful with their seasoning. The taste of it was applied with spices which you can taste in most of the Nasi Lemak stall. So taste wise, don't expect too much from it.

Next food I've tried was Tampoi Radish Keuh which is so called fried carrot cake, the stall owner always kept both his hand busy stir fry the radish kueh, with eggs, garlic, black sweet sauce, and chili

You won't see queue here as everybody ordered and continue on with their shopping before coming back to collect as normally it will take 30mins to have your order. Do let the lady boss know how much you want and with or without chili.

They only have 1 standard size selling at 5RM, the box does keep the warmth of the kueh.

Although it might not look appetizing to you, once you take 1 mouth, it's full of egg, the sweet black sauce, chili and a special taste which I suspect its cinnamon flour into it, they did not disclose to me what was it but it does taste like it. The egg was exceptionally generous! Every spoon I scoop bound to have a piece of an egg. So be sure to try it whenever you are at this Pasar Malam but be prepared to wait for it.