asian food: Super suppers for post-game pangs By Kf Seetoh July 03, 2006 WHOEVER said Singapore does not thrive after midnight must have done their research only along Orchard Road and at Suntec City. If your goal after catching a midnight Beckham curler is to shoot for some great makan corner, then you are in the best food corner in the world. Think or yearn about any local makan after 11pm and someone out there is likely to be selling it - freshly made. WHAT: Seng Kee Herbal Soup (Mee Sua Pork Soup) WHERE: 467 Changi Road OPEN: 6pm to 4am daily Forget the herbal soups. What almost everyone orders is the pork and kidney mee sua soup. The dark and lightly herbal pork soup is addictive and the mee sua is not overcooked and soggy. You sit alfresco by the cool roadside and there is a TV set airing live World Cup matches. They also offer a selection of zi char dishes like steamed Teochew-style fishes, prawn rolls and sambal petai. WHAT: Roti Kaya Fondue WHERE: Stall B, Makansutra Gluttons Bay, #01-15, The Esplanade Mall OPEN: 6pm to 2.30am daily They sell a plate of buttered and grilled toast sticks meant to be dunked in a pot of creamy kaya. A fresh pot of kaya is made daily and half of it is done Thai-style (kah-yang, a creamier version) and the other, normally, for spreads. The kah-yang looks more watered down but is very rich. WHAT: Bali Nasi Lemak (above) WHERE: 2 Geylang Lor 15 OPEN: 6.30pm to 2.30am daily The nasi lemak here comes with the usual condiments like ikan bilis with a sweet and spicy sambal, fried chicken wings, eggs and otah sticks are popular too. But what gives the stall an edge is the Bali-style fried chicken, first deep fried then tossed in a sweet and spicy kichup manis sauce. Very hearty and shiok. WHAT: Swee Choon Tim Sum Restaurant WHERE: 191 Jalan Besar OPEN: 6pm to 10am, closed on Thursdays The shiny, stainless steel kitchen at the back churns out fresh pau and dim sum in the wee hours of the morning. What you should wait for is their fried mee sua cake - a tray of tasty stir-fried mee sua with Chinese sausage, mushrooms and dried shrimp compressed and then cut into little blocks and deep-fried individually. The big pau is freshly-made with chicken, boiled egg and black mushroom. Sit out in the cool backlane alleyway. Makansutra, founded by KF Seetoh, is a company that celebrates Asian food culture and lifestyle. It publishes food guides in and around the region, produces food television series, develops interactive mobile content and services, operates food courts and eateries, organises food tours and events, and consults on culinary concepts. It operates the breezy and open-air retro push cart hawker centre, Makansutra Gluttons Bay, at the Esplanade Mall. Makansutra offers its searchable listings with discounts in its 3G mobile services for subscribers to local telcos. Its 6th edition of Makansutra Singapore 2007 will hit bookstores in the third quarter of 2006. Visit us at www.makansutra.com. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mini supper club, anyone? THE Trans Eurokars Makansutra Moonlight Food Safari, held in conjunction with the Singapore Food Festival 2006, is on at 7pm on 15 Jul. If you own, use or can get yourself into a Mini car for an evening, then come enjoy this supper car rally for Mini car owners. There are 10 makan-worthy supper sensations located all over the island for you to track down... with hardly any clues. The six-hour trail will take you all over Singapore. There's $18,000 worth of prizes - just for the winner and the first runner-up. For more information and registrations, visit www.makansutra.com or call Chloe on 6551-5500/1 or Hui Juan on 6438-4038.