I walked home from work today. It doesn’t sound like a long distance at 1.5 miles, but it felt like at least 3 with the heat and humidity factored in. My work clothes and laptop bag probably contributed some too. But, with it being such a beautiful day it didn’t really matter that my shirt was practically glued to my back, with sweat as the adhesive.
Halfway home is the Newton Hawker Center. It’s a large open-air, partially covered market containing about 80 food stalls. There are ten “must try” dishes listed at the entrance: fried carrot cake, bak kut teh (pork ribs), chicken rice, chili crab, char kway teow (flat rice noodles), laksa (noodles in coconut milk with seafood), rojak (salad with dough fritters), fish head curry, roti prata and satay.
I opted for the pork satay this time (I’ve already had the chicken rice and char kway teow). It didn’t disappoint, especially the peanut-chili dipping sauce. The hawker imposed a minimum order of ten sticks. I managed.
Satay food stall
Newton Hawker Centre
10:43 pm on November 25th, 2008
mmmmmm….I wish I would have had satay for dinner…