Thye Moh Chan Cake House



Tau Sa Piah (Before Baking)

With the influx of commercialisation and globalisation. Traditional pastry shops face the grim destiny of fierce competition and a tussle for talents to continue the business. Thye Moh Chan which has been in operations for nearly 70 years selling traditional tau sa piah and peanut brittle cakes had succumb to such challenges.

Freshly baked Tau Sa Piah

Another one bite the dust........

Thye Moh Chan Cake House
53 Geylang Lorong 27

中秋節 The Mid-Autumn Festival

The mid-autumn festival which falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar months is a much celebrated chinese festival.

According to a famous chinese fable, the legendary archer Hou Yi and his kind-hearted wife Chang Er were a loving couple. To reward Hou Yi for his heroic deeds, the Goddess of Immortality granted him an elixir that promises eternal youth. One fateful day, the evil Feng Meng slipped into Hou Yi's residences to steal the heavenly elixir. To prevent the elixir from falling into the wrong hands, Chang Er swallowed it and immediately found herseld drifting towards the moon.

The common folks heard of Chang Er's sacrifice and flocked to ask for continued peace, showing their gratitude with sweet pastries and fruits. It is now said that during the mid-autumn festival, when the moon is full and at its brightest, one can see the willowy silhouette of Chang Er - Now the Goddess of the Moon.

The custom of gift exchanging during this festive period has since been observed and mooncakes remain the favoured gift of the season.

咖喱饭 Curry Rice @ Whampoa Drive

This is the curry rice at Whampoa Drive that keeps me wanting to go back for seconds.

The sotong is a must try that is slightly sweet and spicy. It has a firm texture and goes well with the curry rice.

Pork chop is cut to bite size and glazed with tangy gravy cooked with onions.

Lor Bak is not cooked to the point that it melts in your mouth but texture is good. It goes well with the rice and medium acidic curry.

Stewed cabbage with black fungus is a must order. The ingredients especially cabbage is infused with flavours of the gravy.

咖喱饭 Curry Rice
Block 94, #01-13
Whampoa Drive
Whampoa market & Food Centre

Bali Nasi Lemak

Bali Nasi Lemak is located near the end of Geylang Lor 15. The unique menu here includes stir fried petai with sambal, curry chicken and kecap manis chicken. One can also ask for alternative white rice instead of rice cooked with coconut milk for the health conscious.

Sungei Road Laksa 结霜橋叻沙

This is the famous laksa coined "Kek Sng Kio Laksa". The laksa is affordably priced at $2. Visually the laksa is very appealling with bright colours. It taste even better with the light yet "lemak" broth. The way to eat this is to take a spoonful of cockle, thick bee hoon, gravy, bean sprouts and corriander and allow the flavours to dissipate in your palate. Cecilia described the "lemak" flavour as if you are eating love letters.



Sungei Road Laksa



The laksa broth is kept warm on traditional charcoal fired stove, giving the gravy a dintinctive flavour. I have a fellow colleague Adrain that used to stay around this area. Adrain told me that this is a laksa where one bowl is never enough. He usually has two bowls of $2 dollar laksa to satisfy his laksa craving.

Block 27 Jalan Berseh

#01-100 Top 33 Kopitiam

Opening Hours: 9am - 6pm

Closed on 1st and 3rd Wed of the month