and i thought i was never gonna taste the slurpy eggs anymore in my lifetime, when a trip to batam reunited me with one of my childhood comfort food.
like a lost lover found, the taste was all too familiar, memories of my childhood kept flooding back as I took large slurps of the runny egg. some may enjoy it while others just detest the slimy texture and taste but i belong to the former.
we used to buy them every time my family goes for our weekly marketing at geylang serai which is now just a distant memory. i guess, i was like aniq’s age when my dad gave me a taste of the telur penyu. maybe we were trying to save the turtles from extinction when the government totally ban the selling and buying of this delicacy. But for whatever reasons, if you feel like tasting the good ‘ol telur penyu and reliving your childhood, it’s just a ferry ride away.
0
Entries (RSS)
yea, all too familiar. my first turtle egg was in Trengganu in ’86, after watching the turtles laying eggs.
now, i feel bad for eating them, although i still like it.
hi izad..u mean u got this at batam center? or have to travel further in by cab to some other place? i love dis as well.. and yes.. used to get it at geylang market..
hi MM, to get the eggs, you need to travel further into the city. i can’t really remember the place but it is sold at those medicine hall aka kedai sinseh type, selling for around 10,000 rupiah for 10 eggs.
so cheap!! i muz hv been cheated! got mine some time bck at 60,000 rupiah for 10 eggs!
wait, u can actually bring them in?
hey dil, i don’t think you can bring in the eggs back to singapore. just makan lebih-lebih lah kat sana!
opps, has, i think you’re correct, we paid around S$10 for the 10 eggs, not 10,000 rupiah. so should be around 60,000 rupiah also! hehe.
indon currency makes me confuse lah, too many zeros :)