Where to polish your plate

I have no known Peranakan ancestry but I am a fan of Peranakan food and other things. So after another hearty meal with the family at Chilli Padi (at Joo Chiat), the favourite joint of the elders, and where the boy was first introduced to the wonders called bakwan kepeting and ayam buah kelauk, we were inspired to look at HungryGoWhere and, based on its info and recommendations, we went to Dulu Kala at Beauty World Centre.

It has been, like, a million years since I last stepped into Beauty World Centre, and, surprise, surprise, those clothes shops are still there! Even the stationery shop at the basement is still there! But now, the place also has a mix of tuition centres and TCM outfits. Never knew that.

So, anyhow, since I have no known Peranakan fibres in me, I am not able to say that the food is just like my grandma's or mum's cooking or whatever. The only simple measure I use is whether the food tastes nice to me, ha ha. And I did enjoy the food. The buah keluak tastes different from the one at Chilli Padi but I still liked it.

Free dessert if you spend more than $30!

My major complaints (and they have nothing to do with the food or restaurant) are that the whole building is rather dingy and the toilets are horrible. But I guess foodies aren't normally put off by eateries being in dumpy places.

And yes, I know my slow-shutter-speed-taking skills need to improve.

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