#chilli paste

Since mum went to the market early, most of the economy rice stalls were still preparing the dishes so she bought home half a Roasted Duck. Rather than getting the flavoured rice, she opted for the healthier plain white rice which has no oil in it. I preferred their more robust dry chilli paste rather than the watery version which they always try to include in the takeaway.

After last night dinner of vegetarian rice, you might think that we have gotten sick of vegetarian food. No, we are not and here are our breakfast from a very popular stall nearby our place. A lady I met on the bus told me that the stall is doing brisk business amid the pandemic whereas most food stalls are struggling to stay afloat. Mum and sis had the Fried Kway Teow with mock Char Siu while I took the Vegetarian Rice option with the usual mock curry mutton & potato, stewed bean curd skins and a piece of vegetable fritter which the seller cut up into more manageable sizes.

Today’sBraised Duck Rice is all about braising where you slow cooked the ingredients in various spices like galangal, ginger, cinnamon, star anises, cloves, dried mandarin peels, peppercorns in soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar and water. Comes with half a braised egg, bean curds and peanuts over braised rice.