Shiok Food Truck

Katong laksa

So just got back from eating at a Singaporean food truck.  pretty sweet.  i'm not too familiar with singaporean food, other than those dry noodles and chicken+rice.  As I come from the land of food trucks, I'm used to the good old burritos and taco trucks.  Occasionally, I'll venture out and grab something from those 'cool' trucks, but i'm quite against those.  Reasoning? it's a bit sacrilegious.  Food trucks are supposed to be for the working class that serves basic food that can be cooked on a grill or fryer; be it burgers, tacos, etc.. As a way to bring hot fresh food to the people for low prices, food trucks are pretty functional.  That being said, I'm sure you've noticed the trend of these 'cool' trucks popping up in the past couple years: chinese buns trucks, french food trucks... etc.   Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of all types of food, but the one thing that I can't stand are the 'cool' food truck prices.  They are absurd!  As you may know, food truck portions are already sub-par, but the extra added cost for novelty just adds insult to the cuisine.  The worst offenders (in my opinion) are the fusion food trucks: eg. korean burrito trucks, curry burrito trucks, etc...  good food, but not worth it.

Anyways, enough ranting for the moment, I'm here to write about Shiok.  This Singaporean food truck was worth checking out.  Singapore, itself, is not a large area and food trucks don't really have a place in a country with food stands around every corner.  So I was a bit skeptical in the beginning, but then again, south east asian food is generally made in a small kitchen so I wasn't detered.  

Audra Morrice, masterchef finalist

I got the katong laksa.  It's similar to regular laksa with chicken, a prawn, etc,. but the noticable thing was that this laksa was pretty viscous and spicy (both rated as excellent on my checklist of laksa requirements).  The size portion wasn't very large, but for six bucks, it did alright for a small lunch.  Now six bucks for a bit of food in sydney isn't too bad (despite the portion size), but this was the wining factor in my book.  In addition, the recipe came from Audra Morrice (who was present at the food truck as well,.. probably should have snapped a picture).  She was a finalist on the show Masterchef Australia and, that being said, I was pretty keen on trying the food (just to see if tv chefs can really back up their fame).  It was heavy in ingredients, flavorful with seafood and the amount of spices were flattering.  A bit of line contrasted nicely with the coconut milk base and chillies.  and although the chicken was a touch dry, it was quite satisfying on a hot day (which it was) and hit the spot.  Also, the noodles in this laksa were made shorter and thus increased the absorption factor which added to the flavor to spoonful ratio; subtle difference = big change in enjoyability (the new vocab word for the day).  All in all, I'd give it a 7/10.  would try again, but would probably need to order more food.