DC. wrote:
>
> quite hard to describe it... i think it's deep fried but not the traditional
> single layered ones, it's *double layered*?? or something... i think you
> fold the 2 layers of pastry together or something, i have the recipe
> somewhere but the final result is a very crispy flaky pastry, def. not puff
> pastry! i think you can find this type of curry puff at most places, it's
> quite popular now...

I love those ones! My mother became addicted to the sardine ones--not
curried, but a bit tomato-y. I liked the curried potato ones. I'm
going to be eating a lot of those, I think!

>it's quite a few years since i had it but something at
> the back of my head tells me polar cafe? (don't know why i recall this)
> sells them? but i do recall the cream(cold egg custard) puffs they sell...
> drooool... oh they were good, sometimes it's a bit too hot to eat creamy
> rich food in a humid place but this went down quite a few times very nicely!
>

If they're still there, I'll eat some and take some pictures for you
:0).

>
> somehow i don't think they will but what you might find is that the more
> expensive places will have special menus or buffets for $$ & if i'm
> correct... the drug or poison of choice there is alcohol so there'll be lots
> of people going out for drinks over NY. I'd steer clear of that & just head
> down to a local hawker centre where it's more suitable/convienient for
> single or a few people eating. Oh gawd... i don't know why i've got cakes on
> my mind... go look for a cake shop called bagawan solo & try a few *nonya
> kuihs* & make sure one of them is kuih lapis.

I don't know why, but we didn't have any Singaporean or Malaysian
desserts when we were there. We did have a roll cake from a bakery in
the basement of Robinson's, but that was pretty much it. Oh, we had
gulab jamun and jileba from Little India. I'm going to bring some back
for sure!

>
> you might want to consider the busy but very colourful, noisy & yummy period
> of Chinese new year the next time... bloating? nah.. just explode from all
> that good food ; )
>

In 2003 we were supposed to go during the Singapore Food Festival, but
that was smack in the middle of the SARS epidemic, so we cancelled that
leg of the trip. I was so disappointed! But every day is a good food
day in Singapore!