What do you do when you are at Toa Payoh West Market? Of course we had to head to Michelin Bib Gourmand awarded carrot cake stall.
Chey Sua Carrot Cake 青山菜头粿 is really famous. Anyone who loves carrot cake DEFINITELY heard of them. If you haven’t considering not telling others that you like carrot cakes.
We were there at 8am, and we were already on a 25 minutes waiting list. We got a pager buzzer and waited. True enough, it really was a 25ish minutes wait.
Time for the taste test. First off, presentation was good. well plated. A layer of chili sauce smeared on the top, garnished with spring onions. It was cripsy on the outside, soft on the inside.
The taste? Honestly, it was mostly the chili sauce and hints of chye poh (Chinese dried radish). Not really a big fan as it was extremely oily. Lots of oil went into this plate of mashed up well-oiled carrot cake.
Furthermore, as their business is so good, the attitude of the stall owners isn’t really welcoming. But since money is rolling in and they are busy, we can’t expect them to be any more welcoming either. But from what we know of other more successful eateries, customer relations and food goes hand in hand.
Nevertheless, we believe their carrot cake is EXTREMELY over-rated. But if you wish to give it a try (assuming you have never tasted it), do give it a go if you want your arteries to be clogged up.
Location
#02-30 Lor 1 Toa Payoh, Block 127
