Food glorious food

More proof of my earlier statement that Singaporeans are all bonkers and will do anything to get their grubby paws on all things drool worthy.

This is the queue at the famous People's Park hawker centre yong tau foo stall during lunch on Sunday. Those of you who swear by Koo Kee Yong Tau Foo Noodles, this right here is the original one. The Koo Kee people just stole the idea and added noodles.

Yes you heard me right, this stall just serves the soup without any noodles/rice/whatever. These people very atas, and rightfully so. Just look at that long queue. You complain they'll ask you to FO. Just like the Soup Nazi from Seinfeld.

"If you can't wait, then don't eat lor," their face will seem to tell you.

And these people are the masters of suspense. We were there at about 11.30am and wanted to order. They just said, "Not ready. Come back at 1pm." Just like that. No apologies, no nothing. And at 1pm, BOOM! This queue appeared from nowhere. Then they'll take their own sweet time to serve you.

The Chinese always say man kong chu si huo, which literally translates to 'slow work produces fine products'. But seriously, this stall's food is waaaaay overated. If you like yong tau foo, there's a reaaally old man (and I mean like Yoda kinda old) in the Chinatown food centre who makes a killer yong tau foo soup. And it comes with noodles! At his age, you can't blame him for being slow. But when you put the stuff into your mouth, you will finally realise what man kong chu si huo actually means.