Spymama @ Mamakshop

Yesterday, I looked around trying to look for a recipe for Roti Prata. I found many different types of recipe but not sure which is a good one. Spymama actually has a lovely flat flat pan that the indians used to make those Tosai, Pratas (Canais) or any Indian breads. I used it like a griddle pan. Just place it on the stove and light up. It’s not really expensive.

In the evenings, Spymama and Spypapa used to hang out with some buddies at this Prata place located in Clementi Road. They sell yummy Prata with bananas, very much like those Banana Caramel Crepes. The savoury ones are the Roti Prata or the Cheese Prata, which the place is terribly famous for. Lots of NUS students and youths love to hang out here. Next door is the Fong Seng Nasi Lemak which is also very popular for it’s Nasi Lemak, of course. There was a time when the Chong Pang Nasi Lemak opened a shop just so near (was it next door or the next?). I don’t understand why would someone want to open a nasi lemak shop when you already have a popular one there. Some business owners do that. When you have one popular shop selling an item, there’s bound to be another one to try to reap the overflowing customers. Why not sell another food item instead. Why do they want to be in the shadow?

I’ve seen this kind of attitude happening in many places too. Some have the cheek to dress up their stalls exactly the same as the famous one. Some even do up the sign boards almost identical. It’s as if they are trying to trick the customers to fall into the trap that they are the popular stalls.

There’s Katong Laksa, Soya Beancurd, Nasi Lemak, Ice Kacang and more! Did you ever fell for it and end up going buying at the wrong stall instead?