Tender fresh
After sending my sister off at the airport, I had a meal at the nearest hawker centre. As I walked around fascinated by all the bright lights and shouting I should point out a little observation about western food served here. You see, it is not really western food at all. I walked past a stall called 'Golden Rooster'- What a peculiar name I thought. Anyway, I was immediately greeted with "Hello! Xiao Di! Chicken chop!" This made me laugh. I had not realised this till now, but there really is no such thing as a chicken chop. Call me uncultured but look around the world, ask your ang moh neighbour if he'd seen a chicken chop before coming to Singapore, let alone eaten one. I am surely no English aristocrat but yes I have eaten at cafes and restaurants in 'western' countries and I have never come across a chicken chop nor had anyone I met. Pork chops, lamb chops yes. But chicken chop?! The funny thing is, every single western stall sells them! Let's look at another example. "Uncle! I want eggs and sausage." -And within minutes, the eggs would arrive garnished with cucumbers, lettuce and what not. This is really strange but I never noticed that on the traditional English breakfast. I'm not saying it tastes bad with it but I just wonder where these stall owners get their recipes from.
After having a nice meal which consisted of weird shell fish, I suddenly feel very sick. I think my face is turning blue and my lips black. I hope I last.
