THE NEW PAPER
THE NEW PAPER Saturday, August 7 2010 9
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Snack Attack
These three The New Paper New Face finalists take a walk down memory lane and savour the good old days with childhood snacks.
Anais Pei, 20, Art, Design and Media undergraduate at Nanyang Technological University What are your favourite childhood snacks? I love toffee, jelly and potato chips. Why did you like them? Toffee is so sweet, juicy and has a jelly-like texture. I love sweet stuff. And I love barbecue-flavoured potato chips because my parents have restricted me from eating them. Where were your snack stops? I always bought them from the provision shops and ate them on the way back from school.
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Supplement Editor: Yeoh Wee Teck Writer: Kenneth Goh Photographer: Choo Chwee Hwa Designer: Pradip Kumar Sikdar Models: The New Paper New Face 2010 finalists Anais Pei, Fartika Jaafar and Rachel Mak
PappaRich Restaurant is a treat for all Asian food lovers
THE calorie count of local dishes may scare health-conscious beauty queens but not three of The New Paper New Face 2010 finalists. Fartika Jaafar, 21, Rachel Mak, 20, and Anais Pei, 20, weren’t afraid to unleash their food-loving side at PappaRich restaurant, located at River Valley Road. PappaRich does not serve pork. For Fartika, the Pappa char kway teow ($6.90) ranked high on her list. “I prefer the dry version as I can taste the essence of the spices used in the dish,” said the first-year Republic Polytechnic student. The aroma of the fried noodles made her mouth water, she said. “I also like the mee soto and I never fail to order a fried potato cake with it,” she added. For Anais Pei, 19, tradition played a part in her food choice. She picked the steamed glutinous rice, topped with mushrooms and mock meat ($3.80). “I like the seasoning of the sticky rice, which makes it more flavourful and tastier than eating plain rice,” said the freshman at Nanyang Technological University (NTU). It reminded her of the traditional rice dumplings eaten to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. She fondly recalled eating this dish during recess or lunch when she was in secondary school. For Rachel Mak, 20, her favourite dish was laksa. The hearty bowl of Pappa Curry laksa special ($7.90) was filled with stringy yellow noodles drenched in rich curry gravy, which had fish cakes, chicken, tau pok and turnip. “I like the blend of coconut and spices in the gravy, which goes nicely with the fish cakes,” said the tourism and hospitality student. Laksa reminded her of her carefree days in primary school when she and her friends would rush to the canteen to queue up for the dish during recess. Rachel said her favourite supper spot is Thomson Village, which offers a variety of food. She goes there for chicken rice, roti prata and bean curd with dough fritters, twice a week. But now, she has a new place to go. She likes PappaRich Restaurant because it serves delicious hawker fare such as noodles, rice dishes, desserts, beverages and toast.
Fartika Jaafar, 21, Biomedical electronics engineering student at Republic Polytechnic What are your favourite childhood snacks? Hero Chocolate Cake and Kaka corn snack. Why did you like them? I am a chocoholic so Hero Chocolate Cake was my breakfast must-have before I went to school. I also adored chicken-flavoured Kaka corn snack, as each red packet came with free toys. It is a pity that such titbits are hard to find nowadays. Where were your snack stops? Hero Chocolate Cake made me look forward to recess in primary school. It used to be 30 cents. Nowadays, I still buy it from my school snack shop. As for Kaka, it is really difficult to find nowadays. Rachel Mak, 20, Tourism and Hospitality Management student from ERC institute What are your favourite childhood snacks? Fancy gem cookies and Hello Panda biscuits. Why did you like them? Happy is the only word that comes to my mind when I pop the fancy gem cookies into my mouth. I save the best for last by eating the biscuit base and nibbling on the icing later. As for Hello Panda biscuits, I love the feeling when the chocolate fudge oozes out as you bite into it. Where were your snack stops? My mother would buy Fancy Gem cookies from small convenience stores. Hello Panda used to be my snack companion in primary school. I used to buy two packets every day and even ate it in class secretly.
Best-seller
The best-selling Ipoh Kway Teow soup with steamed chicken ($7.90) comes with flat rice noodles in clear chicken soup, served with chives and lettuce. The Pappa char kway teow ($6.90) is a must-try. Chewy flat noodles are fried with juicy prawns, cockles and bean sprouts. The toast is also recommended. Thick slabs of bread are toasted until crispy on the outside, and fluffy on the inside. The bread is served with toppings like condensed milk, otak-otak and peanut butter. Wash your food down with a range of refreshing drinks. The Hainan Cham ($3.50) is a mix of coffee and tea, while drinks like fresh lemon honey ($3.50) and lychee soda ($4.50) are great for beating the heat. PappaRich Restaurant is at 429 River Valley Road. It opens from 10.30am to midnight from Sunday to Thursday, and 10.30am to 2am on Friday and Saturday.
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