One of the best things of being able to continue living in the East Coast (of Singapore), when Nisa, Jamie and I move into our new home, is that I am close to my favourite satay stall.
I had finally decided that I am getting tired of feeling winded during and after my runs. This Ramadan is different from the rest from the eating standpoint; no longer would I devour hugh meals after break fast, and my meals have been fairly modest. Sometimes, the quantity is no different from the ordinary dinner that I would take. When you factor in the lack of lunch, and day long hydration, it is no wonder that the "winded" feeling is beginning to descend on my current runs.
I decided to visit my favourite satay stall at the East Coast hawker centre after tonight's run at Bedok Reservoir, just to I can top up on my regular dinner. I ordered my usual compliment of chicken and beef satay, asking for extra peanut sauce. As I sat waiting for the food to arrive, I could count no less than 9 satay stall within a 30 metre stretch, most of them being next to each other. The competition is stiff. Whenever anyone walks past, each stall would holler out to attract that person's attention, wanting his/her patronage. All the stalls would simply shout "satay" but my favourite need not - the stall is so well known amongst the crowd that it simply shouts out "Haron".
So there you have it. My favourite satay stall is Haron's satay. Their servings are neither enormous nor lacking, the meat on one satay stick is sufficient to roll around on your tongue, letting all the marinate come out. Inbetween the marinate, you will bite down on the meat, which is grilled to perfection - not overly done, juicy and tender. Slap on the peanut sauce to complete. Each satay is wanting to be savour-ed and hence you chew on it patiently but at the same time, you are in a rush to mouth down on the next, to start the experience all over again.
I did rebel sometime back, wanting to see if the other 8 stalls were a sufficient match. It was disappointing and I returned to Haron.
I had not eaten there for sometime until just now and was dismayed to see prices had risen. The general economic situation must also have taken a toll on people eating out and the hawker centre was half full. Haron used to sell out by 10pm (with the others continuing to hawker their satay to 11-ish pm) but not tonight; it stayed open till about the same time as the others.
I hear they make a mean soto ayam as well but best to stick with what I know.
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