Chicken berempah + dry mee siam + lemongrass lychee ($13.90+)!
Tanjong Pagar Nanyang cafe — orange dry mee siam, ayam berempah (Malay spiced chicken) leg, sambal, fried egg, cucumber, calamansi. With lemongrass lychee drink. $8.90+ + $5+.
Lunch — chicken berempah leg + dry mee siam + lemongrass lychee drink at a Tanjong Pagar Nanyang cafe. $13.90+ total. 😋
What was on the plate ($8.90+):
- Orange dry mee siam — bee hoon stir-fried in sambal tamarind sauce.
- Ayam berempah (Malay spiced fried chicken) shreds + chunks on the left.
- Sunny-side fried egg with runny orange yolk on the right.
- Cucumber slices + calamansi lime + sambal chilli sides.
- A glass of lemongrass lychee drink ($5+) with a lychee at the bottom + lemongrass stalk straw.
Ayam berempah = Malay-Indonesian spice-coated fried chicken. Berempah = “with spices” — chicken marinated in turmeric + coriander + cumin + ginger + galangal + chilli powder + fried with shallots + curry leaves. Crispy + fragrant.
Dry mee siam = the orange-tamarind-sambal bee hoon variant.
Lemongrass lychee = SG-Malay refreshing drink — lemongrass-infused water + lychee syrup + actual lychee. Cuts through the spice.
Overall: 4.2 / 5. Mee siam had proper sambal-tamarind, ayam berempah had crispy spice coating, lemongrass lychee balanced. Nanyang cafe execution. 😋👍🏼
