My workmate R brought in a batch of cloud cakes for everyone to enjoy.
I didn’t actually have one myself, so I can’t tell you what they were like. But the rest of the team loved them, and they were all eaten by the end of the day. I know the ‘clouds’ were meringue. Maybe if workmate J is reading this (I know workmate J reads this blog), you can describe what they were like?
This was takeaway lunch from Basil Leaves – Singapore fried noodles* Not bad, but I’ve had tastier versions.
*Yes, I know there is no such dish called “Singapore noodles” in Singapore. In Perth “Singapore noodles” is usually stir-fried thin rice noodles (bee hoon), often flavoured with curry powder. Basil Leaves’ version wasn’t curry flavoured.
I'm TFP, a food blogger from Perth, Western Australia.
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In Canada, ‘Singapore Noodles’ it the exact same thing. :)
Looks delicious! Speaking of desserts, have you ever made monkey bread? I made it the other day and it was like heaven in a 9 x 13 baking dish!
I’m from Singapore and I must say the Singapore Noodles you had sounds nice. Curry powder with fried bee hoon, good idea!
better than meringue would have been marshmallow fluff, then drizzled with chocolate, and crushed pecans…. so hungry
@jetgirl: mmm *drools*
@tfp: Basil leaves is on the river protrusion section and not the road side yes?
Hi TFP! Long-time lurker, first time commentator. :P
Anyways, unless I’m very much mistaken, ‘Singapore noodles’ does exist. It’s called ‘Xing Zhao Mai’ in Malaysia, a Cantonese term that can loosely be translated into ‘Beehoon from the State of Singapore’. But, it doesn’t really look like the version in the photograph.
And it definitely isn’t flavoured with curry powder, which is a common trait (ghastly yet amusing!) of Aussie-style Malaysian/Singaporean food, something I noticed during my short two-year stint in Brisbane. :P
The cloud cakes were butter cake with a bit of strawberry jam inside, topped with the ‘cloud’ which was a fluffy meringue.
Sarah,
That is interesting!
DaliaStar,
I haven’t made it, but have read about it on various blogs. Sounds like something I would absolutely love.
Yvonne,
It is good. I love dry curry fried noodles.
jetgirl,
That sounds awesome! We have an unopened bag of marshmellows in the kitchen right now… which may not be unopened for very much longer. :)
dab,
Yes, it is on the waterside, not street side.
Hi Chen,
great to hear from you! Interesting! In the past whenever I’ve posted Singapore noodles on the site, I have been inundated with comments from Singaporeans who are quick to tell me there is no such dish in Singapore. But I don’t think any Malaysians have said anything specific about this dish. The noodles in the photo weren’t the best example of Singapore noodles – the noodles themselves were a bit too broken up (too “short”) for my liking, and maybe a tad overcooked too.
thanks, J. If I only knew they had jam in the middle, I would’ve had one! I’m a sucker for jam-filled cakes and muffins.
Singapore noodles exist in Taiwan! (and possibly China) They are very thin noodles and always have some sort of curry powder. We get them in the States too.