Our quest to find even more awesome grub this Ramadan has brought us to Tampines. The bazaar here is a lot smaller than the booths at Geylang Serai, but it still many food and drinks to offer and tempt.

Some of the booths are the exact same ones at Geylang Serai, so those who live around the area need not travel all the way down to Haig Road to satisfy their cravings. A good thing to note is to visit about half an hour before or after the period of breaking fast as many of these stalls go for breaks.

We scoured the entire Tampines Ramadan Bazaar to find our favourite treats. From Gula Melaka Donut Balls to Taro Jelly Bagged Drinks and Chendol Soft Serve, here are our top picks from Tampines Ramadan Bazaar 2016.

CAKE DONUT BALLS

The Softnade booth offers a variety of different grub but the Cake Donut Balls stood out the most for us. They come in four flavours – Ferrero Chocolate, Salted Caramel, Strawberry with Cheesecake Crumbs and of course, Gula Melaka with Coconut (S$4 per cup).

Naturally, we went for the gula melaka one and we were sure impressed. The donut balls were crunchy on the inside and fluffy on the inside – the sweet gula melaka only made it better.

CHENDOL SOFT-SERVE

Softnade also overs a Chendol Soft-Serve (S$3.50). Interesting flavour for ice cream. However, our only small gripe was the fact that the soft-serve melted almost immediately, leaving us with only a short time to actually enjoy it. Nevertheless, it was a good call. It was not overly sweet and the texture was perfect.

XXL COFFEE DRINKS

We only saw huge drinks like that in Bangkok. Well, the ones at the Tampines Bazaar is probably three times more expensive at S$5 a cup. But all’s well when you need some sweet drinks to combat the heat while walking through the bazaar, yes?

You can pick from coffee options such as latte or mocha, and sweeter options such as Strawberry and more.

COLOURFUL BAGGED DRINKS

There were two separate stalls that served colourful bagged drinks but we went for this adorable one instead. They had a variety of colourful flavours but our eyes went straight for this Barney-coloured Taro (yam) drink.

We topped it off with some jelly and a scoop of ice cream for S$6 in total. The price is pretty reasonable for that huge serving. Again, the drink was a bit too sweet for our liking but the ones with a sweet tooth will love it.

BEEF SATAY BURGER

Our eyes went straight for this satay burger. You can pick from different meats such as beef, chicken or even deer meat. We went for the beef (S$6) and the burger failed to impress. Our tip – stick to Ramly Burger.

About the writer:
Cheryl is a staff writer for ladyironchef. She loves a good steak and an even better cuppa. She eats just about anything and everything. In her free time, she regularly starts on sci-fi or fantasy movie marathons.

It is Ramadan again! Every year, we look forward to the bazaars, and in particular, the one at Geylang Serai. Last year, we saw many creative snacks that got the nation going gaga over.

And this year, we have psychedelic rainbow bagels, cloud-like cotton candy drinks and even delicious salted egg yolk sauce drizzled beautifully on freshly made churros in store for us all.

Trudging through the bustling bazaar at Geylang Serai on a weekend afternoon, where 90% of the stalls are already open, it was packed with people buying some food to-go for Iftar. The stalls are all open for business and it will last all the way till early July, with most stalls ceasing operations on 05 July 2016.

Here are the highlights from Ramadan Bazaar 2016.

COTTON CANDY CLOUD SODA

Of course we had to try this!

The folks from Back Alley serve both a selection of bite-size churros and more importantly, COTTON CANDY SODA. They come in three flavours – grape, blueberry or cherry for S$3 a pop, but we figured that blueberry reminded us most of the blue skies so that was what we went for.

A huge fluffy “cloud” sat atop our soda. Nothing too special about the thirst-quenching soda, but the star of the show was definitely the cotton candy. Eat it fast, because it will melt pretty quickly in our humidity!

UNICORN RAINBOW BAGELS

We were sold even before we made our way down. Rainbow bagels were almost like a folklore to us here in Singapore because we could only marvel at its glory on social media – where Londoners are treated to every weekend at Brick Lane Market.

Word Bistro sells these at S$8 each. It is admittedly pricey but it deserves a try anyway.

It is limited to 2 per customer a day, and they are on first-come-first-serve basis. If you want to consume the bagels immediately, they will toast it in the oven on the spot and the filling in the centre is a crazy mixture aptly named on the menu as ‘Strawberry Cream Cheese Funfetti Marshmallow’! The bagel is then finished off with a drizzle of honey. Eat it immediately for the full wow.

SALTED EGG YOLK CHURROS

The team that brought us the colourful churros last year has come up with something new to get us excited all over again – Salted Egg Yolk Churros (S$6). We love churros, and we love salted egg yolk. And when both come together? Yes. Just yes.

Our churros were made fresh upon order then topped off with generous drizzles of the sauce. The sauce was a winner on its own – rich in flavour without overpowering the doughy taste of the churros. However, you have to finish them quickly before the churros turn soggy.

EVERYTHING ELSE IN BETWEEN

There are hundreds of stalls and we were spoilt for choice. Some stalls even had multiple booths as the bazaar stretches over a huge area, mainly on the larger Haig Road stretch.

Other stalls to look out for include those that serve insane ice cream rolls and pretty macaron ice cream.

About the writer:
Cheryl is a staff writer for ladyironchef. She loves a good steak and an even better cuppa. She eats just about anything and everything. In her free time, she regularly starts on sci-fi or fantasy movie marathons.