The true test of good Italian cooking is always a simple tomato based pasta or plain ole aglio olio.

Just a simple arrabbiata that was absolutely beautiful in flavour .

It hit all the right notes , spicy , tomato-ey, slight sweet, slight savoury with a good undertone of herbs. The sauce had a good texture with both puréed tomatoes and some chopped tomatoes.

Pretty surprised to get standards like this from a stall in a Hawker - I would say even better than some cafes or some Italian restaurants.

The price point adds a bonus too 🤩