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"I seriously don't know how to order this." Interlude on the Indian rojak, scampering behind the massive menu; confronting a mountain of extraterrestrial yong tao foo. Rojak, R J K a trio of disaccordant consonants yet enunciated so smoothly, so deftly off the tongue that we can see this food's penetration into society- even to those who seldom eat it/foreigners.
Indian Rojak (SGD 0.80 per piece)
Indian, or Mamak rojak. Green rojak here is tepong kelapa, coconut flour balls; carbohydrate mains for the rojak. Pictured here in white is tepong kosong, plain or 'empty' flour balls. There were also onion and carrot cubes inside the green rojak, artfully gilded with curry leaves! Think of baked chips- healthier than the regular and you can imagine the approach these tepongs were dealt with in oil.
And those orange? They are tepong kentang, potato flour balls! What I like about Indian is herbs and lemons used to cure food; no five spice powder or salt and pepper to make them preserved, overdue food. Hence the tepong and sausage-esque roll were all scrumptious- high quality fry I call them!
P.S. From not knowing what is defines taupok/youtiao, let alone what is Indian, Mamak or fruit rojak; the green-lean has supplied all the must-haves you will need on a hawker's table! Pink, red, orange, yellow, green, brown and white tepongs- I will come and get you another day!
