Son in Law, Collingwood

Story has it the Son In Law Eggs is a dish served by mothers-in-law as a warning to treat their daughters well. If not, well... then their nuts will be deep fried and served with chilli jam, just like the way the eggs are cooked in the dish! 

How true this story is, I am not sure. But, I am sure that this dish tastes delicious! In Malaysia there is a similar dish - deep fried hard boiled eggs, topped with sweet and spicy sambal. They are sometimes part of the 'nasi campur' (mixed rice) repertoire in mamak stalls and I would almost always go for the eggs. They're good enough to have a whole plate of rice with. 

So when I saw this dish on the menu in a restaurant with its namesake, I knew I had to order it. The Thai version is a little different to the Malaysian version, without the sambal and the egg yolks are still a little runny but it was still good. I prefer the eggs to be deep fried a bit longer and the yolks hard though.

The restaurant also serves steamed kaya and custard cute shaped baos. They're almost too cute to eat! If you have a restless kid who you want to bribe while enjoying a peaceful meal in a restaurant, then this is a must order. Also good for those young at heart :) 

The restaurant is directly across the street from the Collingwood Yards. It used to be the Collingwood Technical College now converted into a community housing artists and their studios and galleries. This is where the famous Keith Haring mural is. Some remnants of the technical college are still left in the building like blackboards with class schedules which surely brought back many memories for those who attended the college back in those days. On our visit there when it first opened to the public as Collingwood Yards, we met a few students, now elderly men who reminisced about their school days. 

There is also the opportunity to meet with the artists as they work in their spaces and buy art directly from them. As we know, artists have been struggling during Covid19 and it is wonderful to be able to support them. Without art, the world would be a lot less beautiful.