Malay Family at the Shipyards Night Market

Tried two appetizers from the Malay Family food cart at the Shipyards Night Market. Before I go into my review, it bears reminding that every restaurant (and food cart) probably has gems and duds. And yes, sometimes you get two duds in a row. That does not mean the whole establishment needs to be slammed with 1/5 stars on Yelp or what not. It just means someone (like me) has saved you from ordering the wrong thing.

Spring Rolls (5 for $6.30)

These were almost as narrow as an El Monterey Taquito, and shorter. The result is a fairly thick layer of spring roll skin (over 2 mm?) and therefore only a narrow amount of vegetarian filling. Basically all you taste is cabbage.
The provided sauce is sweet and barely has any spicy kick to it. Nevertheless you will want some so as to have some flavour other than cabbage.
Nicely fried -- not oily on the outside.

Curry Puffs (5 for $6.30)

A bit smallish. Maybe two = 1 cup in volume.
Vegetarian potato curry filling was really decent. No sauce needed.
Skin a bit thicker than my mom makes, but OK.
Nicely fried -- not oily on the outside.
Price for portion is okay.

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