Le Yi Shi Fried Carrot Cake – Delectable Fried Carrot Cake With Crispy Bits!

Occupying a small little shop in a less-known hawker centre in Toa Payoh Lorong 4 is Le Yi Shi Fried Carrot Cake. Mdm Tan Soi Mui has been frying up delectable plates of fried carrot cake since more than a decade ago.

It all started long ago when Mdm Tan and her sister helped out with their uncle’s business. Their uncle used to carry buckets of homemade carrot cake and fry them along the streets. Mdm Tan and her sister then decided to start their own stall after helping their uncle for years. Today, Mdm Tan mans the stall with her husband, and comes in to prepare from as early as 4am daily!

She used to sell homemade carrot cake. Due to hygiene regulations, she is no longer able to do it. Hence, she gets her carrot cake from suppliers. However, she still prepares her condiments such as the chilli Sauce and garlic herself! Mdm Tan also patiently slices the carrot cake using a string. She mentioned that this will allow her to get thick slices of carrot cake which will not disintegrate upon frying.

She offers both White Carrot Cake and Black Carrot Cake at $3 a plate. You can add an egg for $0.50.

I ordered both versions with extra egg! The white carrot cake had a strong fragrance and taste of egg. I loved that the thick carrot cake slices were well coated with egg. If you like the taste of radish, you might prefer the white version. I could distinctly taste the radish in it. The sourness and spiciness of the homemade chilli made the dish even more delicious!

My personal favourite was the black carrot cake! The Chye Poh taste in the black version was a lot stronger than it was in the white. The carrot cake chunks were fried perfectly and evenly coated with a thick dark sauce. The sweetness from the sauce was nicely contrasted by the salty and crunchy Chye Poh bits. Mdm Tan is so good at controlling the heat! Her carrot cake was fried to a lovely crisp but it wasn’t charred!

Fans of fried carrot cake, do give Le Yi Shi Fried Carrot Cake a try! The stall is only open till 1.30pm daily, so be sure to get there early. I am certain you will have an enjoyable and satisfying breakfast!

MissTamChiak.com made anonymous visit and paid its own meal at the stall featured here.