So Sally's

Warning: The entry you are about to read is not for the imaginative-deficients. Please ensure you have tissue to wipe your salivating lips in case you are not aware of yourself drooling.

The popiah, being one of my favourite food, is one of the delicacies that I would eye for when I dine out.

Just to give a rough idea of how I rate the dish, I give Qiji's a 7.5/10. The thickness of the sauce absolutely puts it above Banquet's easily, of which I grade the latter a 6/10 or less.

The worst of Banquet's popiah that I have ever eaten is apparently at the Simei's outlet. It was not properly rolled, and in addition to that, the sauce was practically non-existent (I had requested for chilli, which probably fell on deaf ears). The vegetables were also too soggy and tasteless and those peanuts simply made the generally bad taste even worse. That was my 1/10 popiah.

But I would like to share the popiah I rate as at least an 8/10.

My mum's.

I am not being biased, but I am going to share a little bit on what separates hers from the others.

She makes the sambal chilli as her primary sauce, unlike the black sauce in most. Whilst some Malay versions have this same idea, what they can't beat is the rich and sweet taste.

I can assure you the turnip and carrot remain crunchy even after a few hours of being "rolled in" as they are fried, rather than boiled.

And she includes a generous supply of cut up prawns.

For the more health-conscious people, my mum uses fresh turnips and carrots and uses mayonaisse (this is definitely not so healthy already) and chilli sauce instead. Equally delicious.

Now, saying all these only would get me nowhere. Humans are, after all, visual creatures by nature.

Presenting the popiahs my mum and I painstakingly made (of course I could only roll it) for an NTU function.

This is actually the famous popiah of Changi Superhub 2. If any of your family members work there under SATS or SIA (or any other airlines there), they probably would have heard of or even tasted it.

People there do bug my mum at times, requesting for her to make them the popiah or nasi lemak (the other one she's also known for), which she conveniently ignores due to the lack of time she has on her hands.

But currently, we're going to start selling the popiah on a small scale. Just some occasional weekend orders only, because my mother is still a full-time working lady.

Any interested parties, please drop a comment on this blog or email me at glamgerl11@gmail.com. Thank you! :)