Farmer's Market @ 60 Robertson Quay

Date:  Oct 22, 2011

Today is October 22, there is the Farmer's Market @ The Quayside.

It is from the same stores we have seen on Loewen Garden, with a few new one.

Oh-no... My chicken pie almost running out.  I bought 3 pies today.  :)  They have a small eatery shop at Loewen Garden.

I love the chicken pie.  :)

Last week, I forgot to buy this.  This is actually a French breed melon, and it was breeded in Cameron Highlands.  This is definitely cheap!  $6 only for 1.  It is a red meat, and sweet and soft.  It will goes very well with my ham.

Of course these melon is cheap!  I certainly cannot afford the Melon from Hokkaido, Japan.  Those are selling at $99 satu biji.  WOW!  Jaw dropped.  You sure Japanese buy these?  (We saw this at the Liang Court Super Market there)...

We got the melon, of course we got to have the ham from Spanish.  2.5 yeaers.  :)

It's call a Jamon Iberico.  I called it "Ham".

We came back for these Jamon Iberico.  Very nice, especially the white color fatty part.

OK.  What is she up to at the Little Provence?

Oh... She buying more Olive Oil?

She tasted this, and said, "It is better than the last week one... " And she bought 4 tin cans of different Olive Oil.

I tasted the white wine from Provence.  It is actually quite fruity, dark color berries, not so acidic, very nice and smooth drinking and yet, not to bad finishing.

Oh... they also have a 2007 Chateauneuf-du-Pape... Nice... He advise to let it breathe for at least 1/2 hour.  Every 25 minutes, the wine will taste differently!

So, I end up buying this... For Christmas parties...

Of course, how can we come here without eating the Paella... hahaha

So, we end up ordering 3x Paella for ourselves...

The best thing is, I went back to the Little Provence, and ask for 2 shots of that White Wine... And He is kind enough to give it to me.  Love it!  It goes so well with the Paella.  :)

I have been watching her, so, the secret ingredient is that super duper soup?  That she pour into the Paella during the cooking?

This is the white wine he sell.  Very nice and well balanced, smooth and fruity.

Its an organic wine.  They put much lesser suphur into the wine making too.

We enjoyed the Paella, the wine, and the food there.

Here is the next one.  November 5, 2011.  Back to the Loewen Garden again!

Loewen Garden Farmer's Market

Date:  Oct 15, 2011

Today, we have a pretty tight schedule.  First we went to buy goat milk, then, the kids went to feed the fish.  Then, we buy veggies.  And then, we end up at this Farmers' market.

It is located here.  75, Loewen Rd.

We found Loewen Rd.  It is just beside the soccer field.  And then, turn left into Loewen Rd that leads to #75.

And you will see the sign every where.  Apparently, it is a very well known place for foreigners.  Not many locals knew about this place.

From far, you can see the tent and there are some place for kids to play too.

You can see each stores tries to promote their products, food, etc.

There are lots of dips, Olive oil, etc.  Some of the Olive oil taste excellently.

Some stores sell all kinds of pasta, noodles.

But there is this Spanish Restaurant selling the Paella.  It is one of the most delicious Paella that I have ever tasted in Singapore.  Look a the ingredients they used.  Quite good.

And she has cooked another pan of Paella at the back.

My friend, Raymond was right.  The Paella is something you cannot miss.  It is very good.  This small little plate cost $5.

And 20 minutes later, we bought another big plate that cost $10.  And Jay Jay loves it!

The same Spanish store sell this ham/pork.

The pork was kept 2.5 years ... and it is so good.  Especially those pieces with the white fatty fat.

Got to find some sweet melon to go with it.  Good stuff.  Strongly recommend this!

Same Store.  Spanish restaurant store, they sell wine too.  So, they open 6 bottles for you to taste.  I tasted about 5 of them, and I like the red.  I didn't bring enough cash for the good red wine.  So, I bought the "CHEAP" wine.  They do not have vintage on it.  It is a Monastrell.  The wine has heavy bodies, lots of tannins but not acidic.  It goes well with the Paella.  And I am sure it goes well with all the red meat.  So, I decided to buy a bottle to taste.  It's $20.

Yes!  It is indeed "Intense".  It is very powerful.

Let's see what else they are selling here.  There are less than 15 stores here.

This table, she put 3 plates of Olive Oil there.  And I can see that the middle plate is almost empty.  So, I tried all three of them and I take another bread and dip into the 2nd one again.  And now, I understand why the middle plate is almost empty.  Because it is very good!   It is Olive Oil that has natuaral Basil oil in it.  No wonder it is so nice.  This store accept NETS payment.  Not every store is like this, so you have to prepare to bring more cash$ if you want to buy lots of stuff.

Look at all the homemade Dip and Jam.  The beans on the right is very good.

The beans is from Himalayan.  And it has a very refreshing taste.  It is not a normal beans.

I stopped by this store.  I love to eat Risotto.  The Ang-moh porriage.  :)  So, I buy this to test cook.

Let's check out the kids...  They are just fine.

They found more children playground.

While they are playing... I stopped by this VAN here..  Oh, its a Jungle Beer.  What do they sell again?

They sell home brewed beer.  I pay $10 and taste all 5 of them.  And I like the first one, which is very refreshing.

Time to go.  Before we go, I grab a Chicken Pie.

I love the settings of the Loewen Markets.  I got a feeling that it will soon become one of my favorite place during weekend whenever it is avilable.  The next one will be Nov 5.  And there is also 60 Robertson Quay coming up soon next week, Oct 22.

Have Fun!