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Curry puff is a local snack (or sometimes dessert for me....), it is like a palmed sized mini calzone wrapped in pastry. Different variants of curry puffs have either, potato, potato and egg, potato and chicken (and egg), sardine, yam. Some offer otak (fish paste), or vegetarian items too.
Puffs from Malay stalls usually have a hard crispy pastry crust, termed epok epok. Those from Chinese operators would have more flaky and softer crust. Each have its own merits and we crave for different types depending on mood....
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Lagoon Curry Puff
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"I Don't Know"
Rollina
Tanglin Crispy
Wang Wang
Yang's Epok Epok
Curry Puff
Dec 2022
Excellent crispy skin curry puffs! Eat it while it’s cooled though….
I have wanted to give this stall a try when one day I picked up a passenger here at the Bedok Corner Food Centre. Fragrance filled the car and the passenger said she was helping her aunt prepare curry puffs for her stall, and the stall had long Qs throughout the day!
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They start selling at 10am but the best selling potato puffs were sold out in the blink of an eye, the next batch would only be available at around 11am. There were no Qs, so I bought some sardine and vegetarian puffs to munch and stalked nearby hoping for the potatoes to be available sooner. Then I noticed that customers come by now and then to collect puffs that were kept.
Went over to try ordering some potato puffs but were told there was a back log of orders they were trying to fulfill, thankfully my miserable 2 puff order didn’t cause much delays to their back log and the kind lady gave them to me! So if you’re here and need to buy many, please place your multiple orders in advance, or try your luck if you’re just buying the odd one or two…. Good luck though if you do not possess the same good looks as yours truly…. 😎
I had a mee rebus from the stall while stalk waiting for the potato puffs, it was decent. The taste was robust and flavourful so it’s a good option to have while stal...., I mean waiting….
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Next, one bite into the vegetable puff and I knew why there were so many available. It was terrible! Filled with bean sprouts inside, it had a strong "bean sprout smell". Many hawkers in Singapore will ask if you want bean sprouts if their item contains it, I know some people hate the taste and smell of bean sprout. I’m happy with it, but those in the puffs, it was overwhelming, with a rancid taste, I couldn’t bear it. I’m sorry Kak Yang… it’s really bad.
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Then the sardine. I’m no vampire but it was love at first bite. Didn’t even have much sardine in my bite but I was as deep in love as when I first met the boss… lovely crispy skin that was so tasty you can eat it on its own. The crispiness was the best I’ve bitten into! Crunchy nice bite, perfectly weighed on the thin line between tough and soft! Onto the sardine, it was the best sardine puff I’ve ever tasted! Quite spicy, it was filled with pulled sardines.
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Now the fresh off the oven potato puffs. Fresh meant piping hot, I realised you cannot really appreciate the excellent bite of Kak Yang’s puffs if they are too hot. My first bite here was too small a bite to really enjoy it, next bite not much better. The other potato puff was eaten later and it was more enjoyable! So eat it when cooled would be my advice here! Though it came with the same excellent epok skin, the curry and potato didn’t really agree with me. Potato seemed a little bit tough, pieces a little bit big; and the curry didn’t really suit my taste, I’m sure some others would disagree so I’d put it down to personal preference.
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Yang’s Epok Epok
1 Bedok Road, #01-04 Bedok Food Centre, s469572
11am – 10pm, closed on Mon
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Curry Puff
Dec 2020
Overall, the curry puff I like best
I recently stumbled upon this stall at the Tanjong Pagar Hawker Centre, never knew there was a Hainanese curry puff, thought err…, “we”, were only famous for chicken rice, and curry rice. I guess being only one quarter Hainanese, there is much I still don’t know about things Hainanese….
When I first tried this in Apr 2020, I was struck, it was probably one of the best curry puffs I’ve ever tasted! The curry puff skin is nice and crispy, the crunchy crispy type, not flaky crispy. Had the second one 2 hours later and it was still nice and crispy. The third one was some 6 hours later and this had lost its crispiness, my bad…
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The curry filling was marvellous, slightly spicy, it had nice chicken bits and a piece of egg in it. As I ate into it, I could feel that there were small chicken bits around most of the filling. Very nice and chewy. There was definitely one bigger piece of chicken meat within every puff.
The sardine was more ordinary, also slightly spicy, it went well with the puff skin and was quite a decent bite. Definitely one of the better curry puffs in town!
Freddy asked to cut the puffs for these photos, didn't care to reject, wouldn't criticize if he didn't slice it well...
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Freddie liked it too much, he split the puffs, thankfully I managed to take some photos before he ate them
Besides curry puffs, they offer a decent serving of plain glutinous rice, with or without peanuts, some other kuehs, and they also prepare Chinese new year goodies like pineapple tarts for the occasion.
2024 update: Recently stall owner Brendan fell ill, had problem working the stall. Thankfully his daughter has now picked up where he left, continuing her grandparents tradition of making the same wonderful curry puffs. She is really talented, easily maintaining the quality and taste of the puffs!
Rolina, Traditional Hainanese Curry Puff
6 Tanjong Pagar Market and Food Centre, #02-15, s081006
Daily 6am – 1pm
https://www.facebook.com/RolinaSingaporeTraditionalHainaneseCurryPuffs/
Curry Puff
Jun 2020
Their otak curry puffs are a must try! Best in the world probably! Sardine puffs with a difference.
Looking at the stall’s name, they must be very proud of their crispy curry puff skin, and it’s justified. Crispy and tasty, it’s about the only curry puff skin I finish completely owing to my subconscious need to be keto compliant….
There are now 2 stalls selling the same stuff, owing to a family dispute. I am more friendly with the one that started the new stall at 01-34, so I've only been going there since the split, everything remained the same here. The other brother is quieter, I am sure the products are of same quality. My only hope is that quarrels will be forgiven and they are good again. Prayers for them....
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All the puffs are prepared on the day at the stall, and constantly fried for the day so it's nice and fresh.
Their otak puff is something I would always go for. The otak is delicious, and blends nicely with their crispy skin, taste and texture wise, giving you a soft chewy texture inside their crispy crunchy skin. World Best!
The chicken curry puff is filled with tasty chicken flavoured curry but I have to say I struggle to find any chicken in it… well it is named “chicken curry” and not “curry chicken”, if you know what I mean… (ok, if anyone’s still going “huh? What saying you Ziggy?” it has chicken curry, chicken flavoured curry, not curry chicken, curry flavoured chicken!). Ok, jokes aside, you can definitely find a piece or 2 small pieces now and then. It is very tasty though.
The sardine puff, like the otak puff, gives you an excellent mix of flavour and texture that is heavenly…. It is different from the usual sardine puffs, which contains sardine flakes with onions. The ones here have chunky sardine pieces, with a piece of egg, as well potatoes. You get the taste of a normal puff but with sardine flavour, a very refreshing difference to the intense sardine flavour elsewhere.
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The curry puffs
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Chicken puff
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Otak Puff
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Sardine puff
Another plus is that this stall does not have long queues, so go over and grab a few nice puffs! Eat it hot to enjoy the maximum out of these little buggers! Eat it while it’s hot, eat it while it’s hot…. (Ziggy rap)
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Tanglin Crispy Curry Puff
531A Upper Cross Street, #02-36 Hong Lim Market and Food Centre, s051531
531A Upper Cross Street, #02-34 Hong Lim Market and Food Centre, s051531
7am – 4pm, closed Sun and PH
Curry Puff
Aug 2020
Excellent curry puff, I must have this as an after meal whenever I'm here!
I’d always buy snacks and desserts at Old Airport Road Hawker Centre, this curry puff, goreng pisang (now closed) and the now defunct Lao Ban bean curd (until there was a loooong Q).
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Crispy on the outside, full of yummy goodies on the inside, the curry puff here definitely one worth eating. You’ll get a big piece of hard-boiled egg and some chicken chunks in the puff. Likewise for the sardines, black pepper chicken and yam.
Both the sardine and black pepper chicken is a bit on the spicy side, they’d make you break a sweat! Eat them hot for maximum effect, but it still tasted good the few times I brought them home to eat it as snacks for tea.
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If you want to go for this, I’d suggest you go straight to them when you’re here. More often than not, there’s a registered Q where you leave your order and collect 10-20 minutes later as they prepare, don’t be misled by the lack of a physical Q! Puffs are not made to order but they often sell out.
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2024 update: One day I was there, after a long absence, Mrs. Wang told me proudly with the widest smile I've ever seen, that her son will be opening a branch at Bendemeer with the daughter in-law! I was happy for them all, Mr's and Mrs's Wangs (pardon the grammar, Wang is not their names too I think...).
I have visited Bendemeer more than Old Airport recently and happy to say there is no difference in standard and taste. Was wondering if the young Wangs were a bit lazy when they were not open regularly, turned out senior Wang had a motorbike accident so the young ones had been busy tending to him. Since late 2024, they have resumed regularity.
Although not as urgent as at Old Airport, it is good to come straight to place some orders at Bendemeer too, it is fine during dull periods but I had to come back once over lunch after placing my order.
Speedy recovery Mr. Wang!
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Wang Wang Crispy Curry Puff
51 Old Airport Road, #01-126 Old Airport Road Food Centre and Shopping Mall, S390051
10am – 4pm closed on Mondays
29 Bendemeer Road, #01-73 Bendemeer Market & Food Centre, s330029
7am - 2pm, closed on Tues
Contact for pre-orders: 96460430
https://www.facebook.com/Wang-Wang-Crispy-Curry-Puff-1554535518137473/
Curry Puff
Nov 2020
Excellent giant puffs! At a stall without a name...
Now, the curry puff stall without a name… should we call it No Signboard? Very original! Right? Wait, oh.. Jokes aside, their signboard pays homage to God, this is humbling and deserving of respect, understand it says "By the Grace of God".
I did ask for the name of the stall and there was a smile, a laugh and an “I don’t know”. Well, "I Don’t Know" sells the basic nasi lemak and curry puffs, loads of it! They were preparing loads of it for the day, they open from about 8am til sold out, which is around 1-2pm.
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The nasi lemak is the basic one wrapped in paper, with just ikan bilis, cucumber, a small piece of omelette and sambal chilli.
The curry puffs, undoubtedly their main product, is the epok epok type with thin crispy skin and a whole lot of curry and potatoes in it, nothing else. The skin is nice and crunchy, and the filling tasty. I had the great pleasure of eating a fresh one and it was one of the best epok curry puffs. $1 each, it was a good size, bigger than my trusty old iphone 7 but not too big to be a turn off. It was well worth a try and I now know I can get a good epok curry puff at "I Don’t Know"! There by the grace of God to give you a great puff!
*now the Manic’s “There By the Grace of God” will play in my head for the next 3 days… I’m sure of it!
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There By The Grace of God - Manic Street Preachers
I Don’t Know Stall (There by the Grace of God)
10 North Bridge Road, #01-5109, s190010
Daily 8am – 2pm
Curry Puff
Jul 2024
Still fantastic after all these years
Coming back here, and realizing that the curry puffs here are still amazing, remind me of my old primary school mates in KL. We had not been in contact for at least 30 years, when we reconnected, the warmth, the friendship, the shared memories, everyone remembered them, made me realize why I liked them so much. ❤
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Deliciously packed in a nice pastry, there was a good amount of chicken pieces and egg, and a great amount of yum, curry not too spicy. The pastry is pretty regular but very comfortable. Of all the curry puffs I've tried, the ones here had the most chicken meat in it.
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A quiet and sometimes lonely looking stall, as not many come by here on weekdays, this used to be my favourite curry puff place and I’d swing by whenever I was in the area to get some (one for now, another for later and one in the fridge…). For some reason unknown I have not been here for years, and the once or twice I was here he was sold out or his rest day.
Happy to find him open today, happier to find that it was much nicer than i had remembered it to be! Happiest to see the smile on Mrs. Ziggy when I brought some back to surprise her. It was her favourite and she introduced me to them. 👍👍👍👍👍
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Lagoon Chicken Curry Puff
1220 ECP, #01-28 East Coast Lagoon Food Village, s468960
12pm – 8pm, closed on Tue