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Codfish Village – Fishy Business

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By Veron Ang

Fish lovers would be spoilt for choice at codfish village. This neighbourhood stall in Toa Payoh, tucked at the first level of a HDB block, serves up more than 30 codfish dishes! With a name like this, you can certainly expect nothing less.

Dinner at Codfish Village

Despite its humble location, the prices here aren’t exactly cheap. The elderly lady who works at the stall tried to hard sell some of the dishes rather than giving us the chance to look over the menu. Personally, I really dislike it when salespeople try too hard to push their products. It’s kinda… Fishy.

Crispy Codfish Tofu

Crispy Codfish Dou Fu (Tofu)
S$12
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Nonetheless, the crispy codfish tofu was a good recommendation. The nice rectangular strips are codfish blended with tofu which are deep-fried. It wasn’t a greasy dish like I expected. Bits of water chestnut in the tofu gave it a very nice and crunchy feel. Of course, the mayonnaise dip that came along was marvellous too.

Baby Kai Lan

Baby Kai Lan
S$6
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The second side dish we had was the baby kai lan (what’s kai lan in English?). As with most vegetable dishes, this was sort of plain and nothing spectacular.

Curry Codfish

Curry Codfish
S$28
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Finally, we got what we came for — the curry codfish! Well, most people actually come here for the curry fish head, which is also the house specialty. But I simply cannot stomach fish heads!

Upon my first sip of the simmering hot curry, I was wowed! I even turned to my dinner partner and exclaimed, “i can drink the whole pot!” it was really, really good! The curry taste was sinfully rich, yet not too spicy. Most people would be able to take it comfortably. A variety of ingredients went into the pot, such as pineapple and lady’s finger (aka okra), lending much flavour to the gravy.

Deep-fried Buns

Deep-fried Buns
S$1 for 3
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At a dollar for three, these cute little buns are impossible to resist! They go extremely well with the curry too! Look, how shiny!

Well, well, so the meal didn’t start off on a good note. But I’m glad the food turned out to be excellent! We didn’t have to wait long for the food to be ready too.

Now, if only the prices were a tad lower. The meal for two cost came up to almost 50 bucks, which isn’t exactly the kind of price you are expecting at a neighbourhood stall, codfish or otherwise.

Codfish Village
83 Toa Payoh Lorong 2
#01-461 Singapore 310083
Tel: +65 6251 6008

Tags: casual, Chinese, curry, dinner, lunch, seafood, Toa Payoh

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Veron Ang is the Founder and Chief Editor of Sparklette, a Singapore restaurants guide, lifestyle and travel blog. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and runs a web design firm at Sparklette Studio. To get in touch, head on over to the contact page or follow @Sparklette and @VeronSG on Twitter.

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nicole
15 comments

wow, thats kinda pricy for a meal for 2. but i think cod fish themselves are expensive, and perhaps the overheads to be accounted for too…
The picts look so yummylicious! cod fish are one of my faves! :D
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Posted May 14, 2007 at 7:52 pm
Veron
3438 comments

I know! Codfish is one of the few fish I eat.
Even though codfish is costly by itself, I still feel that the food here is way overpriced!
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Posted May 14, 2007 at 7:56 pm
Rondal
1 comment

Happened to pass-by this place, I must say SHOCKED,AMAZED haha so proud to be a singaporean ==” anyway do you do skins for like free =D ok nvm…
Anyway, I would say I would feel totally ripped off man, that 小芥兰 costs a bomb “BOOM”
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Posted May 14, 2007 at 8:28 pm
Veron
3438 comments

*lol* loved the first paragraph! It’s been a long while since I received such high compliments!
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Posted May 14, 2007 at 8:41 pm
Miccheng
5 comments

Heh heh… We had food enuff for 3-4 pple really. But yeah… come to think of it, this is really pricey. Food’s quite tasty and worth the price… but not the ambiance.
Hmm… logic seems to go out the window when u’re out to impress a beautiful lady. :)
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Posted May 14, 2007 at 9:00 pm
Veron
3438 comments

Thanks dude! Now you’re making it sound like a date :P Wrong date place though. But heck, I was the one whose chose it.
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Posted May 14, 2007 at 9:13 pm
Miccheng
5 comments

ha ha… ok.
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Posted May 14, 2007 at 10:14 pm
Longestflight
1 comment

Codfish curry sounds divine!
BTW, kailan is kale in English. :)
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Posted May 14, 2007 at 10:27 pm
Veron
3438 comments

Thanks!
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Posted May 14, 2007 at 10:49 pm
Jacelyn
29 comments

That’s kinda overpriced.. good recommendation though. Yummy! I’ve always been a fan of codfish, since my mum loved to cook em! Hehe… shall try it out if I ever get there :)
Hope you do have recommendations for vegetarian food! The best one I had so far is somewhere near Bugis :)
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Posted May 14, 2007 at 11:34 pm
Veron
3438 comments

Aww… vegetarian food? I don’t really eat much of those. Sorry babe!
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Posted May 14, 2007 at 11:50 pm
hucks
15 comments

wah very expensive. but the curry cod looks damn good. how’s the curry like? is it sour/tangy?
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Posted May 15, 2007 at 11:05 am
Huimei
11 comments

Ahhh, it had been quite a while since I had any asam curry fish! Just reminded me that I should pester my mum to cook that one of these days! Hehe. Gahh, I kept staring at that pot of curry codfish. :(
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Posted May 15, 2007 at 10:10 pm
Gan
1 comment

Look delicious!
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Posted May 16, 2007 at 10:43 pm
Haley
1 comment

The curry codfish looks good. *yummy* Another new place to try out good food but the price is a bit over the budget.50$ for two people, if I were to go with my family that’s gonna cost me a bomb. :P $6 for a normal plate of Kai lan? Gosh cooking it at home cost way cheaper. *haha*
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Posted May 16, 2007 at 10:52 pm
Jacelyn
29 comments

Sure! Just a suggestion :)
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Posted May 17, 2007 at 4:30 pm
icz
1 comment

hi!
i think they have a stall over at the kopitiam food court opposite smu. the kopitiam is by the side of the road and is near the singapore museum.
the food over there is cheaper. have tried the cripsy codfish tofu over there before and it tastes wonderful! costs just around $5. still ex, but still from the pics above, it seems that the servings are slightly lesser at the kopitiam. and more convenient since its in the central area also.
go try it out ya! ^_^
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Posted May 17, 2007 at 8:50 pm
Veron
3438 comments

Thanks for the tip!
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Posted May 18, 2007 at 11:39 am
mxnix
1 comment

thanks so much…i was looking for a place to spend with my gal pal and this was good, thanks for the tip
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Posted July 21, 2007 at 11:26 am
Rei
1 comment

HI it has shifted.. Don’t know where it has shifted to .. or maybe it has closed down?
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Posted April 17, 2008 at 3:59 pm