We are big eaters

So, as my year in Singapore approaches a full circle, I finally get to taste the much talked about Singapore Chili Crab. Thanks to my Singaporean/ Malaysian/ Chinese friends whom I met during the Overseas Learning Project to Laos, who know exactly what to order, how much to order and what best complements Singapore's most popular and the world's 35th most popular dish according to CNN in 2011.

Big Eater Restaurant, true to its name, since it caters to the needs of savage gluttons such as myself, is a small restaurant in Jurong West St 91 and is quintessentially a Zi Char eating place, Zi Char being defined by Ladyironchef as: "a wallet-friendly, home-style cuisine from a Chinese stall, which serves a variety of ala-carte dishes and leaves you spoiled for choice."

It is popular among West Singapore dwellers for its Hokkien Cuisine, crab and other seafood dishes and Hor Fun. So why go all the way to Chinatown or East Coast Park when you have an excellent seafood restaurant just walking distance from your home!

There were 10 of us and here's what we ordered:

1) Singapore Chili Crab

Does justice to its hype

2) Salted Egg Crab

Little bland for my liking

3) Pork Ribs

Scrumptious

4) Long beans with minced meat

Was on my side of the table, devoured most of it :D

5) Tofu and prawn hot plate 

Cute, right? Delicious too!

6) Egg Fried Rice

Wasn't on my side of the table, couldn't devour it, but it was tasty nonetheless! :P

7) White Rice and Chinese Mantou: The dish which best complements Chili Crab is undoubtedly the Chinese Mantou. These are small deep fried buns ($4 for 10 pieces) which you stick your fork onto and dip in the sinful tomato, chili and egg-based Chili Crab sauce. These are addictive. 

8) Roasted peanuts (complementary)

All in all, the food quality was commendable, the ambiance breezy (round table, open air) and the prices cheap. Where else can you get Chili Crab along with so many side dishes at 25$ per pax! We guzzled down the food with carbonated drinks! While one of our friends was attending a dental appointment, we were all getting one step closer to tooth decay, but it was totally worth it! 

On an end note, here's me selecting 1$/1kg mangosteens as part of our dessert treat from Yong Zen