Sims Vista ... Hainanese Curry Rice

Before I start, this post has nothing to do with The Sims or Microsoft Vista. Sims Vista is a place in Singapore and this post is about the Hainanese Curry Rice in the food centre at 48 Sims Place named Sims Vista Market and Food Centre.

We were there for lunch after Church today with a group of friends and headed there upon the strong recommendation of one of the foodie in the group for the fish soup and porridge stall. When we arrived, what caught my eyes was the stall next to the fish soup stall, stall no. 70 Havelock Hainanese Curry Rice.

In any typical old neighbourhood food centre in Singapore, a long queue usually equate to good food that is worth waiting or queuing. As my family was having the fish, I decided to go for the rice.

For those who are not familiar with the dish, Hainanese Curry is not the same as the spicy Indian Curry but closer to the sweet Japanese version but just a bit less "starchy" and is served as a gravy over rice accompanied by a few other items.

You could say that Hainanese Curry Rice is a dish unique to Singapore and the name derived from the early chinese immigrants from Hainanese island who created the dish. The typical items that goes with the Curry Rice is pork chop, stir fried brinjal and braised cabbage which are exactly what I ordered.

Verdict ... the Curry Rice brought back memories of easier time, a definite nostalgic element to it. In short, I am definitely going there for many more times in the near future. The fish soup stall next to it is good too, I tried the fried fish head soup that my wife ordered for herself and the kids, it was yummy and went well with the Curry Rice.

The other Curry Rice stall that I really like is located on the first floor of Hong Lim food centre, facing the wet market. And heard from a bro that there is a good one in Maxwell Road food centre too.