Oyster omelette is my kind of supper food. Something about the oyster makes me crave passionately for it especially deep in the middle of the night.
Maybe it has to do with my father who used to buy us oyster omelette for supper. So everytime I eat good tasting oyster omelette, I’m transported back to my childhood days.
Recently, my husband found a stall at Ang Mo Kio Street 31 that serves great tasting oyster omelette. For the past two weeks, he had no luck getting it for supper. Either he is too late, or the stall was closed for business. So two days ago, we ventured out earlier to try our luck and we were indeed lucky!
If you know oyster omelette, it’s made up mainly of tapioca flour mix and eggs apart from the oysters. The mix has to be well done and it shouldn’t be overly fried. This stall has got it just right. Way better than the Geylang stall which we used to eat at. I’ve also tried this recipe, using oyster mushrooms and it taste quite good too!
Oysters are actually one of the most nutritionally well balanced of foods, containing protein, carbohydrates and lipids. In fact, I read that oysters are an ideal food for inclusion in low-cholesterol diets. Plus, they are an excellent aphrodisiac. Aha! That’s why eating it in the night makes more sense! But they have to be eaten raw to be effective. Hehe…try telling that to my husband or those people who just won’t eat it and they’re probably shudder with fear.
As for me, I’ll lap them all up. The eggs, the starch, the parsley, the chilli and definitely, the oysters. YUMS!
Hey…SS,
you make me so hungry.. and make Papa BoK’s head grow big, big.. because now he has gotta find me some oysters.. hahahha!!
Comment by Mama BoK — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 @ 11:33 am
Aw… u are making me hungry too!! There is no way i can get this from where I am now.
Comment by crazymommy — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 @ 11:40 am
Oooh…. I lurve oysters, cooked, raw, baked or whatever! BTW, you might like the oyster omelette here (if u ever come here); they add a bit of curry powder and there’s hardly any tapioca flour so it’s really oysters and egg!
Comment by domestic rat — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 @ 11:59 am
Ooooooooo….. I am SOOOOOO envious. What I’d give to have orr jian right now. It looks so delicious. I love oysters too, in any form, but best of all raw. Guess all I can do is look and salivate.
Comment by Hsin — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 @ 12:58 pm
your hubby doesn’t like it but doesn’t mind going to get it for you?? How sweet..
I love Singapore Oh-jian.. they are not the same as the ones we get here.. maybe b’cos your oyster are fresher and bigger!
Ugh! I’m craving now.. It’s really been a while since I went to SGP! (Used to go there at least few times a year).
Comment by zara's mama — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 @ 1:43 pm
Me and hubby no eat oyster, but we love the flour, egg and fish sauce fried stuff. So we were delighted to find a stall that sells siah-jian (prawn omelette). We frequent the stall so much that the owner was willing to fry it the china style (it’s wetter and stickier), until TV programs start to showcase the stall. No more special order and you need to wait at least 45 mins for a plate.
Comment by kwai yoke — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 @ 4:40 pm
My favorite food too. Yummy.
Comment by Jacky — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 @ 6:41 pm
I love oysters, raw and cooked. (My hubby and kids would turn their noses away.) Oyster omelette is also my favourite. I’ve tried cooking it from scratch, but can’t get the consistency right… sigh… got to wait till I get back.
Comment by Ange — Sat, 1 Apr 2006 @ 5:47 am
Btw, great job done on the different header graphics on your blog. Are you doing a random image, or do you put in one every other day?
Comment by Ange — Sat, 1 Apr 2006 @ 5:48 am
Mama Bok: Poor Papa Bok! If you cannot find real oysters, maybe canned stuff or even prawns can do the trick.
Crazymommy: Try the recipe I’ve linked here. It’s vegetarian. Taste quite good cos I’ve tried it before.
DR: I do like the tapioca flour mix but not an overload of course. Must try the Penang style if I get the chance. Now that you’ve mentioned it, I remember I like the Thai Chinese oyster omelette too.
Hsin: I suppose you can still eat the orr jian after your delivery but just avoid the oysters especially if you’re breastfeeding.
Zara’s Mama: Oh no, my husband do eat the omelette but he just don’t eat oysters. Hehe…so I get to slurp it all up! Come, come and bring Zara!
KY: I’ve never tried with prawns except for what my mum has cooked. Outside, it’s oyster or nothing!
Jacky: You like it too? Yummy right?
Ange: You’re like me then. Except for my immediate family, most of my friends and my husband do not eat oysters. What a shame!
For the header, I change them manually as I complete a new one. Not using a random header rotator. Don’t know how to put it up.
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Can I meet up with you if I ever stop by in Singapore? You seem to know a lot of places to eat!
Hubby loves oyster omelette but not me.. can’t tahan the smell..
Comment by Erika — Sat, 1 Apr 2006 @ 9:37 am
mmmmm that looks good.. I’ve never had one, but I’d sure love to find someplace that sells ‘em
Comment by kristinaQ — Sat, 1 Apr 2006 @ 11:59 am
Erika: My pleasure! Singapore is good for eats, and we can find goood food around every corner. Does not have to be oyster omelette.
kristinaQ: It’s oily if you don’t mind. You can find this served mostly in South East Asia like Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.
Comment by sesame — Sat, 1 Apr 2006 @ 1:01 pm
Wah, I’m hungry already. Contrary to Atkin’s Diet, I like the starch. Cham lah, sure go fat. Btw, which part of AMK St 31? I work near there. May just go. When is the best time to avoid?
Comment by mother superior — Sat, 1 Apr 2006 @ 3:37 pm
Oh gosh! HENG AH! I just ate a massive supper of satay before reading this post. If not, I will definitely send poor Hubs out for oyster omelette!
Comment by the diva — Sat, 1 Apr 2006 @ 10:02 pm
Thanks for the recipe! Will try it soon.
Comment by crazymommy — Sun, 2 Apr 2006 @ 7:01 am
MS: I hope I remember it correctly as Blk 339. It’s a big corner coffee shop in the same row as some bakeries, 7/11, OCBC and a clinic called Tan Medicals. But I’m not certain the time of operation. It probably starts around late afternoon so going in the early evenings should be safe.
Diva: Satay is another of my supper food.
CM: My pleasure!
Comment by sesame — Sun, 2 Apr 2006 @ 6:18 pm
Fried Oysters! My hubby’s fav…for me i prefer raw oysters..hehe.. ;p
Better tell hubby this great place, so that he can get them on his way back from office today..hehe..:)thanks ya!;)
Comment by Eileen — Mon, 3 Apr 2006 @ 9:57 am
My pleasure! I hope the stall is opened on Mondays.
Comment by sesame — Mon, 3 Apr 2006 @ 12:29 pm