Diandin Leluk..... aroi mak mak nah...

It's been a long time since I last blogged about food!

I've always wanted to visit Diandin Leluk at Golden Mile Complex in Beach Road to try the Thai food which has many rave reviews, but somehow always did not managed to. I finally went a couple of weeks ago with a friend. It is a simple eating place at the basement of Golden Mile Complex, the place otherwise known as "Little Thailand". It looks more like a coffee shop among the rest of the old shops mostly selling Thai stuff, food, spices and groceries. 

Different Thai Condiments. One thing in Thai restaurants is the variety of condiments available to enhance your dishes; chilli powder, chilli oil, sugar, garlic etc. Frankly I hardly touch the condiments because the dishes are flavourful and spicy enough for my taste buds. 

Fried Fish & Veggies with Paste. This dish is something new to me, lightly grilled fish with assortment of raw and plain steamed veggies, something like a fish salad. You are supposed to eat the fish and veggies with the pungent spicy shrimp paste dip. I didn't really like it as some of the veggies tasted weird with the combination of fish and sauce, a tad fishy. I should have just ordered a stir fry vegetables dish instead. But I suppose this is a staple dish in any Thai household. 

Dry Curry Chicken. This was so yummy spicy and well delivered. The dry form of curry is slightly stronger and bursting with the aroma of the spices. I just love thai curries, red or green or otherwise. :P

Tom Yum Seafood Soup.  We should not patronise a Thai eating place without ordering Tom yum soup. The Seafood Tom Yum Soup came in a pot and burner to ensure your soup is piping hot. Its taste will literally wake all your senses, thick, spicy, tangy, and a heartening brew indeed, especially on a rainy evening.

Steamed Thai Otak. This is my favourite dish. The Otak Otak is so soft and hot it came in pandan leaves. One can still taste the ingredients in the mix like fish pieces. It is totally different experience from our local otak otak which is grilled in banana leaf and hence harder. I highly recommend this. 

Durian Sweet Sticky Rice. I love sticky rice. Of course we should try the sweet sticky with durian or mango. I was a little disappointed as the sticky rice was too mashy and hard and the durian was not as fresh as I like it. I guess it is tough to please me for this dessert as compared to the one my aunt in Thailand makes. I always remember how aromatic and soft her sticky rice is and how robust and sweet her fresh durian is. So everything else pales in comparison with hers. 

Bobo Chacha. The bobo chacha was enjoyable and something cold to cool down our taste buds after all the spicy dishes. 

Lemongrass drink. I would usually order lemongrass drink in Thai restaurants as its their signature drink. Again something to cool the system after all the eating. 

I would visit Diandin Leluk again to try other dishes next time. The prices are reasonable and the quality of food authentic Thai. We should continue to preserve this type of restaurants in Singapore, a reminder of the Land of Smiles. 

Diandin Leluk Thai Restaurant

5001, Beach Road, 

Golden Mile Complex, 

Singapore 199588.

Long Phung @ 159 Joo Chiat Road

A few months ago, a friend Tetty brought me and another friend to a Vietnamese restaurant along Joo Chiat Road. Long Phung is at the corner of a row of shophouse, occupying an unit which is not very big for a restaurant. It was about 7pm and it was already full, and there was a queue. We waited for a while for our table. The dinner turned out to be an enjoyable experience with authentic Vietnamese cuisine and very reasonable prices. 

Here are some of the dishes we ordered to share.  The usual Viet Spring Rolls (goi cuon) were fresh and crunchy accompanied by an appetising tangy sauce.  Another must-have is Goi Xoai - the Green Mango Salad with Pork, Shrimp with crunchy onion bits. It was slightly different from the usual Thai salad, and a very delightful mix. My favourite was Grilled Pork with Vermicelli (Thit Nuong) which came with Fried Spring Rolls (Cha Gio). The vermicelli was plain but when mixed with the pork and veggies and sauces, the taste was worth awesome and healthy too. My friend ordered coconut drink to cool off too.

Visiting a Viet restaurant is not complete without ordering their Pho Tai - Beef Noodle Soup. As I do not take beef, my friend said it had a great broth with loads of beef and beef balls which were handmade. For sides, we also ordered Garlic See Ham with out-of-this-world chilli sauce. I took a couple, but I think my 2 friends loved this dish more than I did. There was also Stir Fry Kang Kong, very crunchy and with the charcoal wok hei. One thing I like about dining in a Viet or Thai restaurant is the array of sauces available. 

I ordered this cold Tamarind drink (Nuoc Da Me) which was sooooo good and went very well with the dishes. 

This restaurant is doing very very good business, as there is perenially a queue and they serve an interesting wide variety of dishes with authentic Vietnamese flavour. The prices are reasonable and portions satisfying. And another plus point is there is not GST or service charge. I would definitely visit Long Phung again very soon. 

Long Phung Vietnamese Restaurant 
Tel: +65 9105 8519
Opening Hours: 1pm – 2am
Address: 159 Joo Chiat Road, Singapore.

Peranakan lunch @ IVINS

It has been a long time since I last visited IVINS at their branch in Binjai Park along Bukit Timah Road. I used to go there a couple of times with my family as well as my ex boss, who liked the food there.  Whenever I visit the Binjai Park branch,  it would remind me of my ex lady boss many years ago who used to bring me to many places for lunch a few times a week. She was especially nice to me and in those days when I just started out to work, we used to visit clients together and she would buy me lunch almost everyday. And it helped that she had cravings for different cuisines or dishes every single day :P. So I got to try and enjoy different restaurants in those days. This time round, I went with my colleagues and it was a trip down memory lane. 

IVINS is all about Peranakan food.... spicy, rich with flavours and an appetising change for the palate once in a while.  Besides other Peranakan restaurants like Chilli Padi, Blue Ginger, Kim Choo, IVINS is another choice when one has cravings for Nonya food. 

Sambal Prawn Petai (S$4.20).  The portion was incredibly small and pathetic, but we did not complain because we had ordered a few more other dishes to try. Petai, which are stink beans, are cooked with shrimp and sambal chilli.  The sambal gravy was fresh and addictive. Petai is my favourite and it is a regular dish in my family. If based on this portion in IVINS I think I could have walloped 3 portions myself! 

Otak Otak Panggang (S$1.60 each).  These fishcakes wrapped with banana leaves, enriched with galangal, chilli, candlenuts and shrimp paste. They were grilled and served with extra sambal sauce with cucumber. They were not that spicy and looked lighter in colour compared to the rich orange colour wholesome famous Muar Otak Otak which has chunky bits of fish. 

Babi Ponteh (S$4.50). One cannot enter a Peranakan restaurant without ordering Babi Ponteh, which was stewed pork shoulder with preserved bean paste flavored with cinnamon bark. It came in a piping hot claypot and topped with raw green chilli. The gravy was delicious and went very well with plain rice.  The meat was lean and could have been more tender.

Chilli Selar (S$ 5.50). These are kampong favourites and deep fried fish stuffed with sambal belachan chilli. Although this was a simple dish, it was quite well received among us and the taste of the crispy fish with the chilli paste was really addictive. 

Chap Chye Masak Titek (S$ 4.50). This was a typical Peranakan mixed vegetable dish (Chap Chye means "mixed veggies) prepared in a tasty prawn stock.  I felt the Chap Chye could have been cooked slightly longer when the gravy could have absorbed the combined taste of the cabbage and hae bee. 

Ayam Buah Keluak (S$ 5.50). This dish was Braised Chicken flavoured with turmeric, galangal and lemongrass cooked with Indonesian black nuts called Buah Keluak. This was again a specialty Peranakan dish.   

Here is a black nut, Buah Keluak ($1.50 each), from the above dish Ayam Buah Keluak, which we had to dig out its flesh from its hard shell with the tip of the teaspoon.  The flesh had a bitter taste but mixed with the spicy gravy it was just right. We ordered additional Buah Keluaks so that each of us had one to try. Very interesting.

Bubur Cha Cha (S$1.10).  We completed our wonderful lunch with dessert. I ordered warm Bubur Cha Cha because I was still nursing a cough (almost ordered the icy cold Chendol). It was simply delicious, sweet and aromatic mix of sweet potato, yam, corn, simmered in coconut milk.  Mmmmm. 

For its variety in the menu and price, I think IVINS is value for money and a choice restaurant for a lazy relaxed lunch with family and friends. 

IVINS Nonya Specialties  
21 Binjai Park Singapore 589827.
Tel: 6468 3060

Hot Spot Tom Yam.... yum yum yum....

Discovered a very nice place for Tom Yam soup. Next to Sim Lim Square over at Burlington Square, Hot Spot is a shop selling a wide variety of dishes, and it is a draw with lunch time crowd.  And the most popular item in the menu is definitely the Tom Yam soup. You could choose from the variety of noodles or rice to go with your Tom Yam soup. There are thin and thick vermicelli, Ee Mian, instant noodles, rice vermicelli, mee sua, ban mian, mee hoon kueh and all sorts of noodles that you are spoilt for choice. 

I chose my Tom Yam with instant noodles for the first time. The Tom Yam soup is so robust and thick. They called it the Northern Thai Tom Yam. A little milky and spicy, it is very good for cool and rainy weather (it happened  to be cool and breezy that day).  For $4.50 a bowl, they were pretty generous with the ingredients; big prawns, sotong, fish slices, tofu, tomatos, onions and I even sighted a tony piece of lime skin. It was such a satisfying lunch. It was no wonder there is perenially a long queue during lunch time. A value for money lunch with good quality Tom Yam. 

If you do not have time to queue, another dish you can order from the menu and be served, is the Hot Pot Lou Shu Fun Soup (silver needle noodles) or in Teochew we called it Mee Tai Bak. It was the first time I had Mee Tai Bak over a hot pot and I must say it tasted different from the usual served-in-a-bowl.  Throwing in a little red cut chilli into the soup, the broth is so refreshing and light, yet with the sweetness of the ingredients like prawns, minced meat, and mushroom. 

There are many other dishes you can choose from but be ready to queue at least 30 minutes for the Tom Yam and Fish Slice soup. I heard the Fish Head Steamboat is highly recommended too.  

Hot Spot Cafe Restaurant 
Burlington Square
175 Bencoolen Street #01-34
Singapore 189649.
Tel: 6238 7038

Forest Dew Vegetarian Restaurant

A friend and I usually like to have our vegetarian meals in this place located along Bendemeer Road with the nearest MRT station in Boon Keng. Occupying 2 units below an old flat alongside a few other shops, Forest Dew Vegetarian Restaurant is air-conditioned and has a modest decor, cozy lighting with a few tables. 

They have a very comprehensive menu and many choices for unsuspecting patrons, and that says a lot for a vegetarian restaurant. Here are some dishes we tried on our different visits.

Monkey Head Shrooms

Our usual must-have item in the menu - Monkey Head Shrooms - my friend's favourite. Never had I tried mushrooms which have been flavoured with black pepper and actually tasted a little similar to mutton, but more chewy, light and addictive.

Fried 'Prawns'

This is one of my favourites - Fried Prawns. Suffice to say, when I am on a vegetarian diet, or just having a vegetarian meal, I am those who actually like selective mock meat dishes.  Yes they may be mushroom or tofu or beancurd equivalent or just flour, I love fried stuff. These fried 'prawns' remind me of my mom's actual fried prawn dish. I remember she used to prepare this dish when I was younger, when there was some anniversary for prayers at home.

Curry 'Chicken'

The 'chicken' in this curry dish tasted great on first try. However, we find the Curry Chicken gravy was a little over powering and they used curry powder instead or different actual curry ingredients. I love the eggplant and lady fingers.

Stir Fry Kai Lan

The only healthy vegetable dish we ordered, haha! And my vegetarian friend only likes Kai Lan. What an irony! The Stir-fry Kai Lan was pretty normal and quite crunchy and done just the way I like it, topped with strips of carrot, sesame seeds and shallots. The sauce is just right to go with rice. 

Healthy Brown Rice

Friend chose brown rice while I usually prefer plain rice.  I know brown rice is healthier with loads of benefits, but I eat brown rice at home everyday. Hence when I am dining outside, I prefer plain white rice.

Fish Slices & Seaweed Soup

We tried a few types of soups on our different visits.  This has to be my favourite soup - Fish Slice and Seaweed Soup. I usually do not really like vegetarian fish which is made from beancurd sticks.  In fact we did not touch the 'fish'.  However the taste of the soup is great, very flavourful and quite similar to real fish soup. I like it that they added milk and seaweed to the soup.

Water Cress Soup

The Water Cress Soup was pretty normal. I do not like the mock meat they use for this soup.  I feel that the water cress could have been boiled longer, and if with the right ingredients, the soup would be very refreshing even without the mock meat.

SzeChuan Vegetable Soup

On one of the visits, we were craving for SzeChuan Vegetable Soup.  It is very appetising, with the sour tangy and peppery taste from the szechuan veggies.  Again, I feel they need not have added the mock pork, because cooked in soup, the taste of the mock meat has already become 'bland' and soggy.

I think we would still go back to try the other zillion of dishes which we have not tried, including fried noodle dishes. Also I have yet to order their desserts, which are eggless. We are usually quite full with our dishes which are quite big in portion.

Here are some reviews of other Forest Dew dishes from fellow bloggers: 
- Hungry Ang Mo
- Living Vegan 
- Missuschewy

Forest Dew Vegetarian Restaurant

Blk 23, Bendemeer Road, #01-523 Singapore

Tel: +65 6293 9579

Yogi House @ Fu Lu Shou Complex

Recently I went with a friend to Yogi House in Fu Lu Shou Complex to try out the organic eatery, which is MSG-free too. My friend recommended this place which was simply decorated with a few tables, and also stocked with organic food stuff all around on shelves for purchase as well.  It was a very nice and healthy experience, a change from our usual daily diet. When we were there, we saw a local celebrity and friends lunching there as well. 

This is their Salad which was so beautiful, colourful and gorgeous at first glance. There were many types of vegetables put together, a very interesting combination; like dou miao, capsicum, tomatoes, carrots, alfafa sprouts, radish, sunflower seeds, raisins, beetroot etc...  The salad was sprinkled with plum sauce.  It tasted so simple yet appetising, so crunchy, so healthy for the system. Both my friend and I love it.  

My friend ordered their Healthy Rice Set Meal - another dish delightfully decorated. It was brown rice, with nai pak, a radish/carrot salad, a mushroom and veg combination, as well as simply steamed ocra with special sauce.  Each different dish was cooked and prepared differently, with a right combination of different tastes. This was an eye opener indeed. 

I tried this Ocra aka. Lady Fingers and quite like it. It was simply steamed and dribbled with a special sauce, which tasted like prune sauce. It was very delicious and crunchy, and totally no stickiness associated with ocra. 

In comparison, my choice looked very normal at first glance. It was the Basil Vegetarian Bee Hoon. If you notice, the vermicelli has a tinge of green colour together with the different vegetables. The special ingredient was of course Basil. There was a slight taste of Basil in the dish, and quite earthy taste, very different from our usual Char Bee Hoon, and totally not oily at all. 

Here was my drink, Honey Lemon Vinegar, quite sour but very appetising, thirst quencher and just nice for a hot afternoon.

Here were the simple dishes we tried in Yogi House, the salad all tossed up and our meals came with soup too. It was such a healthy meal and the stomach felt so light yet filling. I have no qualms of going back again to try the other dishes. Do try their beautiful salad when you visit. 

Yogi House
149 Rochor Rd. #02-08 Fu Lu Shou Complex. 
Telephone: 6297 1220
Opening hours: 10am-7pm

Lai Lai Family Restaurant

Was at Liang Seah Street a couple of weeks ago with my colleagues, who bought me lunch.  We went to Lai Lai Family Restaurant, which serves Taiwanese cuisine.  I do not usually like Taiwanese food in Singapore, but I was pretty impressed with the quality of food served and the value-for-money set lunches. 

It seems that they are popular with their Beef Noodle Soup. My colleague was craving its herbal soup on a rainy day. As I do not take beef, I ordered the Braised Pork Belly Rice set instead.  They were pretty generous with the ingredients and portion.  The pork was tender and the taste permeated well with the sauce.  It also comes with braised peanut sand egg. I only wish the egg was like the runny Japanese's hanjuku egg or tea egg. 

With each lunch set, you get to order a side dish and a drink (I ordered the Red Bubble Tea Pearls). We shared our side dishes. This was the Saba Fish which was pretty well done. 

Another side dish - Fried Eggplant with Pork Floss.  I love eggplant and this was so delicious.  And dipping the fried eggplant into their shallot & chilli oil was heavenly and fragrant. One must definitely try their shallot and chilli oil mix. 

A satisfying lunch on a rainy day.  I would go back to try the other dishes next time. 


Lai Lai Family Restaurant
20/20A Liang Seah Street,Singapore 189041.
Tel:  +65 68371556, +65 68371557 

The coffee house that long vanished

Recently the McDonald's outlet in East Coast Parkway (ECP) closed down after 30 years. Many have wonderful recollection of that place which is near the seaside, and where many spent part of their childhood hanging out there. Here is a video made in memory of ECP McDonalds.

Remembering ECP McDonald's from Colourbars Media on Vimeo.

While I do not always hang out at the ECP McDonalds, I remember a couple of odd nights there when I was chilling out with my friends many years ago.  Also I have brought my niece and nephew there during the school holidays and we would have our lunch in ECP McDonalds after cycling.  

It got me thinking about those places (restaurants, fast food outlets) which I remember fondly of from the old days, and which are no longer around. One that came to mind is A&W. During secondary school days, my friends and I used to hang out at A&W for our favourite Root Beer float, curly fries, and waffles. I think many Singaporeans in their 30s-40s have been waiting for A&W to make a comeback in Singapore. 

I also recalled Silver Spoon Coffee House which has long vanished since the late 80s-early 90s. Silver Spoon used to be located at Supreme House (which is the modern day Park Mall) at Penang Road in the midst of Orchard Road. In those days an 'atas' restaurant was called a 'coffee house'.  Silver Spoon was the one and only coffee house which I worked for as a waitress during the school vacation. It was a big restaurant serving mainly Western food; steak and set lunches. It was quite similar to Jack's Place but seemed more upper class in those days. I think they paid their workers slightly better than McDonalds. I was an awkward student new to the outside world. Since I was a trainee waitress, I was only permitted to serve glasses of plain water, clean the table, lay the cutleries and serve the occasional garlic bread and coffee. I was not allowed to take orders or payment from the customers. It was hard work, as I remember my arms would be aching so badly at the end of each day, after having served glasses and glasses of water on a tray everyday.    

And during my stint in Silver Spoon, they would be playing a particular song daily. It was "Those were the days" by Mary Hopkins. Now, whenever I hear this song, I would remember Silver Spoon. I remember the lady boss and her elegant daughter who were so immacutely dressed. The young lady boss was pretty, had long hair, and oozed a certain charm, confidence and poise. I remember telling myself I would want to be just like her when I grow up.

"Supreme House", "Silver Spoon", "Those were the days"..... these are now just spurts of memories of the past. If you have fond memories of some particular old places, visit them again before they vanish for good.

Once upon a time there was a tavern

Where we used to raise a glass or two

Remember how we laughed away the hours

And think of all the great things we would do

Those were the days, my friend

We thought they'd never end

We'd sing and dance forever and a day

We'd live the life we choose

We'd fight and never lose

For we were young and sure to have our way

La la la la la la

La la la la la la

Then the busy years went rushing by us

We lost our starry notions on the way

If by chance I'd see you in the tavern

We'd smile at one another and we'd say

Those were the days, my friend

We thought they'd never end

We'd sing and dance forever and a day

We'd live the life we choose

We'd fight and never lose

Those were the days

Oh, yes, those were the days

La la la la la la

La la la la la la

Just tonight I stood before the tavern

Nothing seemed the way it used to be

In the glass I saw a strange reflection

Was that lonely woman really me?

Those were the days, my friend

We thought they'd never end

We'd sing and dance forever and a day

We'd live the life we choose

We'd fight and never lose

Those were the days

Oh, yes, those were the days

La la la la la la

La la la la la la

Through the door there came familiar laughter

I saw your face and heard you call my name

Oh, my friend, we're older but no wiser

For in our hearts the dreams are still the same... 

Those were the days, my friend

We thought they'd never end

We'd sing and dance forever and a day

We'd live the life we choose

We'd fight and never lose

Those were the days

Oh, yes, those were the days

La la la la la la

La la la la la la

A meatless diet in Singapore - it wasn't that hard, is it?

Yippee! I have just completed almost 4 months of a meatless diet, 115 days to be exact. I made the decision for health, spiritual and personal reasons. I do it once a year or sometimes more frequently with shorter periods. Suffice to say, there is always the misconception that it is very inconvenient to be a vegetarian in Singapore where it is a food haven. 

To me it was not so much of a problem compared to when I was doing a non-carbo diet, which meant no noodles, no rice, no bread, no cookies etc.... only meat and veggies. Aaarrghhh! That diet was tougher than this meatless diet. I was very encouraged to go vegetarian this time. Even though I have completed this diet, I may just continue being meatless (or almost 90% vegetarian) as I found that taking too much meat cause me to feel too full and bloated all the time, and not to mention, involving the act of taking the lives of animals. 

Here is a guide to being meatless in Singapore, based on my 4 months of diet.

Breakfast

Usually for breakfast at home, I have bread, toast with peanut butter or eggs. Breakfast choices outside at the hawker centres are: (clockwise) Chee cheong fun, roti prata from Mufiz, black carrot cake from Kim Lee, and famous chwee kway from Bedok. Or other times, I go for kaya toast with half boiled eggs.

Vegetarian hawker food

Yes there are many stalls that are out of touch, for example, bak chor mee (minced pork noodles), prawn noodles, chicken/duck rice stalls, fish soup stalls etc... However there are vegetarian options to chicken rice and wanton noodles too (check out my earlier post on Onn Vegetarian).  At chai fun rice stalls, I choose dishes like mushroom, stir fry veggies, eggs, tofu etc. At yong tau hoo stalls, there are many items without the meat paste too, like lady fingers, mushroom, radish, kangkong, yam, fried beancurd stick, tofu, fried tau kwa etc.. 

Indian vegetarian food

I am lucky that I enjoy Indian food and they have lots of vegetarian options.  From clockwise, I love butter and garlic naan with 3 types of vegetarian gravy (from Ananda Bhavan), masala thosai (potatoes inside), vadai is a snack, and dishes like aloo mutter and mushroom gobi (from Mustafa) and so on.

Western vegetarian options

There are fast food options which does not cost a bomb. From clockwise, the delicious vegetarian Chicken Chop from Ci Hang (see my earlier post), Egg Mayo from Subway, Potato Croquette Burger from MosBurger, and Vegetarian Delight pizza from Sarpino's Pizza.

Vegetarian Tze Char

Sometimes I have the craving for steaming hot stir fry noodles from tze char stalls which are cooked on the spot. From clockwise, delicious bee hoon from Eight Treasures stall, customised vegetarian Thai fried kway teow, vegetarian bee hoon /noodles, and hor fun. 

Desserts/Snacks

Most savoury dessert options such as curry puff, chicken pies, otah are out. However there are many types of sweet snacks which vegetarians can enjoy, like cakes and ice cream. From clockwise, deep fried sweet potato balls from Rochor Hawker Centre, sweet tang yuan soup (homecooked), and a malay snack, Kueh Lopes. If I feel like having something savoury, the sweet corn or french fries from McDonalds is always welcome. The choices are endless.

Muslim food

Ayam Penyet or muslim dishes like sambal sotong and ayam merah are out. But you can still have sayur lodeh (curry veggies) and (from clockwise) Lontong, mee rebus, vegetarian nasi lemak topped with yummy sambal petai, or rice with muslim dishes like sambal kangkong, fried bean curd with long beans, fried egg or bergedel. 

Homecooked vegetarian food

The most flexible would be cooking vegetarian dishes at home based on your preference.  Here are some of the vegetarian dishes I cooked.  As I love all kinds of vegetables, it was easy peasy. For example, I cooked lo han zai, egg with gourd, nai pak with mushroom, and potatoes tofu. There are so many variations.

Homecooked porridge/soup

When I am sick of everything else, porridge usually does the trick. We have our usual veggies dishes, our special braised beancurd sticks, or dark sauce tau kwa, and fermented cai sim, olive veggies, nuts. I also had vegetarian dumplings soup to go with rice or noodles. 

Homecooked pasta

I like variety. When I get sick of chinese dishes, I would cook pasta in different methods. Clockwise, stir fry curly pasta chinese style, cream spaghetti with broccoli and mushroom, or tomato sauce pasta with potatoes and mushroom, or vegetarian lasagna. Yummy!

And when I am really in the mood, I make Tofu Burger (check out my previous post). This is my Tofu Burger, with lettuce, sauteed mushroom (and dribbled with a little of its sauce), alfafa sprouts and some mayonnaise. I topped the piping hot grilled potato with a little butter. The Tofu patty was so juicy and tasty that it could easily substitute the pork patty, in my opinion. 

So, being on a meatless diet is quite doable in Singapore, isn't it? Have a great weekend!