FOUND FOUNDER BAK KU TEH

My friends and I heard about another popular dish in Singapore called the Bak Ku Teh. It is a pork rib soup filled with strong and delicious herbs and spices. One Saturday afternoon, we headed to Rangoon Road to test this dish. We chose one of the most popular Bak Ku Teh branch in Singapore. The locals say if you want to try Bak Kuh The, go to Founder.  Bak Ku Teh is usually a breakfast meal but we decided to have some in a late Saturday afternoon anyway.

After  a few directions given by our google map app, we found Founder Bak Kuh Teh in Rangoon.

The place was packed with people. We were given a table outside. The restaurant wall is filled with pictures of (I assume) famous people together with Mr. Founder himself.

With the help of a very nice waitress in the restaurant, we ordered 3 Bak Kuh Teh, 1 Pig Trotter and Sautéed Vegetables.

BAK KUH TEH 6.50 SGD

Don't let this simple looking soup fool you. This soup packs a mean yummy punch! We all love it! It has a strong delicious taste but not too herbally to put us off. It has a bit of a sourish to mild spicy taste in it. It reminds us of our own Kansi in Iloilo but with thicker soup. The ribs was tender and tasty too.If you have slurp up most of your soup, the waitresses would be willing to serve you more (free) soup. Yes, kaldo, hehe.  We ate the Bak Kuh The with rice, of course. It also comes with you tiao, a fried dough, to dip in your Bak Kuh Teh.

YOU TIAO

We also love the pig trotter. It reminds us of the patatim in Iloilo. It is perfect when dipped in their spicy soy sauce.

PIG TROTTER 7 SGD

The meat was so tender. We are sure they might have the meat boiled for very long hours. We didn't even have to wrestled with out spoons and forks to shred the meat. It has a mildly sweet sauce and a serving enough for a group of five, even six.

We got sautéed vegetables to counteract the flavors of the Bak Kuh Teh and Pig Trotter. It was surprisingly good. And it perfectly neutralized the strong taste of the two dishes.

SAUTÉED VEGETABLES  3.00 SGD

We were very satisfied with the Bak Kuh Teh at Founder. I will definitely take my husband and sister there again.

 Any other Bak Kuh Teh in Singapore you can recommend for me?

Founder Bak Kuh Teh

154 Rangoon Road

Singapore 218431

+65-62920938

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HONEYMOON IN THREE COUNTRIES

J and I were psyched for our honeymoon trip. We both love to travel and it was our first time to travel together abroad. We decided to have our honeymoon in three places: HONGKONG, MACAU and SINGAPORE.

HONGKONG

We are a total geeks. We spent out honeymoon in a Science Museum, hehe. We also did a lot of crazy poses at the Avenue for the Stars and hang out for a bit of fresh air at Victoria Harbor.

We did a bit of window night shopping at Temple Street and Mongkok Market. We sampled the HongKong cuisine. Some we like, some we will never try again, ever, hahaha!

We went to Central and rode the tram to The Peak. We love it there. We also visited the Madame Taussauds' Wax Museum. We had so much fun there. I am so happy to be sitting beside my idol, Audrey Hepburn, even if she was just made up of wax, hehe.

Of course, even with a limited time, we dropped by Disneyland. Too bad, our flight was on the same day we went to Disney so we hurried to the airport and we weren't able to catch the fireworks. We will be back, HongKong Disneyland! We promise!

MACAU

Macau is just a ferry-ride away from HongKong. J and I visited this Asian mini-Las Vegas even on a rainy day.

Visiting and exploring the different casinos and hotels in Macau was cool. We get to transfer from one casino to another with the free shuttle buses of the hotel, not to mention free mineral waters in every hotel. People in Macau gives  away a lot of free stuff, hehe. Our favourite casinos are Venetian, the new Galaxy and The City of Dreams with their digital mermaids swimming about.

We give the Macau food with its Portuguese influence a four-thumbs up. We love their food. We love their egg tarts, their bakwa and other yummy dishes. If only we can bring a box load of egg tarts and it won't get spoiled.

Getting to know the history and culture of Macau, one must definitely visit Senado Square, The Ruins and The Mount Fortress. I love visiting these spots because it is what made me fell in love with Macau before, and of course the area near the ruins where vendors would shove free bakwa on our faces. Hahaha! I love it!

SINGAPORE

The last leg of our Asian honeymoon was in Singapore. My hubby was accompanying me back to the place where I am currently residing because of work. It was nice to walk the streets and the places I know in Singapore having him beside me. 

Singapore is a shopping city, so many malls and all the signature brands are crawling in this city. We took a stroll in the busy shopping center of Singapore: Orchard. I also made J try my fave Singaporean foods: chicken rice, prawn mee,, bbq chicken wings, etc.

By nightfall, we went to Marina Bay to see the wonderful lights that illuminates this Lion City. We also caught a bit of the nightly water fountain show on the decks of Marina Bay Sands.

Last but not the least, we have to experience the Universal Studios together. And it was awesomely-great! It was amazing to be trying all the rides, scary or not scary, with someone beside you who you know will be there for you in times when it may be scary in life or not. We had a jolly good time.

I find the Mummy ride still scary but since I am with J so I didn't mind. But we both find the Cylon roller coaster to be kick-ass! One more time? Yeah!

Can't wait for more travel adventures with my hubby.... :)

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