Initially I thought that @linjisg only had the one stall in Albert Centre, but they have one in Chai Chee too. Great news for the eastside gang, and for me too. They don’t just offer braised pig’s trotter rice, they have quite a few other things too. However, they are all created from the same base: Lin Ji’s stunningly sapid braising broth.⠀
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The signature Pig Trotter Rice ($5.90 nett a bowl) was overflowing with pig trotters braised in that sapid broth and rice. The incredibly tender & tasty meat has assimilated the delicious umami of the soya sauce based broth into every last morsel of meat, and the jelly-like, fabulously fatty skin & fat is no less delicious. There’s also a slice of meat cake in every bowl, which looks like a slice of fishcake and is even texturally similar. Dip both the fish cake and the tasty trotters into the sour chili that Lin Ji has, and you have liftoff to food heaven.⠀
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Sometimes it’s quite ok to be basic. Lots of meat, lots of rice, and a lot of skill used to prepare both, and you have a meal that’s hot to trot.