[CLOSED] Asia Western Food

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116 Lorong 2 Toa Payoh
#01-04
Singapore 310116

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The Fish & Chips - The fish was soft but firm, and was covered in a crispy, light batter that had just the right amount of crunch.

Read more: https://www.misstamchiak.com/asia-western-food/

Eating at Asia Western Food is a nostalgia trip from anyone born before the 00s, as the food is straight out of the past. For the RIDICULOUSLY low price of FOUR DOLLARS, yes that’s right, a pair of two dollar notes, you get the classic Hainanese Western rendition of fish and chips.⠀
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It’s the quintessential fish & chips that has been tweaked for Singaporeans, from the slightly too thick but decently airy batter to the simply seasoned but firm, flaky fish encased in the batter. There isn’t much to say about this dish, but the taste & textures awaken blissful memories long buried, and that in itself is an experience to savour.⠀
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That’s why Singapore’s hawker heritage is more than just great flavours & perfect cooking techniques, our hawker heritage is also about bringing back memories of the good old days. And that is something that can never be quantified adequately.

Eight dollars at Asia Western Food will get you a big chungus chicken, deep fried to golden, greasy supremacy. Sure, eight bucks will only get you a fried spring chicken without a side of fries or coleslaw, but there’s no denying the incredible value you’re getting here.⠀
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A larger than normal chicken is coated in a simple flour mix and then deep fried till it’s cooked just right. Deep frying a whole chicken ain’t easy, but the elderly gent running the shop has been dishing out spring chicken for more than forty years. Needless to say, the cook was perfect. The thighs & drumsticks retained all of their moisture, which leads to a cascade of juices dripping all over with every bite. Even the normally dry & stringy breast meat was surprisingly moist and it was easily edible.⠀
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The meat is great, but the battered skin is utterly breathtaking. The skin has morphed into a tremendously thin & crispy cocoon around the moist meat, and it definitely makes for one of the most splendid fried chickens in town. The seasoning may be simple, but salt, white pepper & perhaps a hit of five spice is all this sterling spring chicken needed. Yes, it might just beat out several of the famous fried chicken merchants in town, that’s how incredible this spring chicken was.⠀
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There’s really no way to sugarcoat this, but you have to try it for yourselves as soon as possible because we never know when the elderly uncle will cease operations, and another piece of Singapore’s hawker heritage is gone forever. Go soon, don’t have regrets this new year.

Recently, some of you may have heard of Asia Western Food, a humble Hainanese western food stall that’s run solo by an elderly gentleman with a hunchback. It really does sound & seem incredibly pitiful, but he still silently toils on. Asia Western Food is known for affordable & appetising fried food, which is possibly the closest thing Singapore will get to a chippy.⠀
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The chicken wings ($1.20 apiece) were suitably sized, and they were deep fried expertly. Crispy, gloriously golden brown on the outside, the meat within was moist & satisfyingly salty. Sure, these ain’t the best tasting chicken wings in town, but they are the cheapest, and they’re a throwback to a bygone era. An era when the future was rosy, the world wasn’t too shabby, and we still had some hopes & dreams.

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