Hong Kong kailan, braised pork belly, curry pork ribs. Rice damn little. Very fat pork belly. I hate this veggie hahaha.
Had I known that each bowl came with a slice of ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ, I wouldnโt have ordered one portion ($4.90) to try. Texture and taste-wise they were like fish cakes and I thought they werenโt particularly noteworthy.
Still, @shiniansg is a great place for affordable Pig Trotter Rice and Iโd recommend trying it if you havenโt had this dish before.
I was also impressed with the ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ด ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ($5.90), which the staff warned contained more bones than meat. Scraping the meat and tendon off the bones was surprisingly enjoyable. I felt like a lion on National Geographic.
We started with the ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ($5.90). The tender lean meat and the fatty skin, which wasnโt overly oily, provided great textural contrast, while the sour preserved vegetables were delightful. The sapid gravy elevated the flavours of every component in the bowl. An excellent dish!
Pig Trotter Rice is not a dish commonly seen in Singapore, so Shi Nian must be doing something right with its rapid expansion. I have no idea how many outlets they have, but I went to the one at Kovan 209 Market.
Saw these old couple selling Lor Mee and I decided to give it a try. Wowwwโฆ Very nice & delicious Shredded Chicken Lor Mee. Try it yourself. The dried shredded chicken egg noodles looks good as well! #supportlocalhawker #singaporefood๐๐
Throwback post - Wah so long no eat liao. Popiah yum yum, sweet sauce and peanuts juz nice ๐๐๐
๐ Support Fortune Popiah at 209 Hougang Street 21, Kovan 209 Market & Food Centre, #01-52, Singapore 530209
Throwback post - Take another shot to show the portion of egg in the congee.
Uncle too generous liao ๐ ๐ ๐ . I cannot finish salted egg white since there is not much congee left.
๐ Support Yuan Ting Gourmet at 209 Hougang Street 21, Kovan 209 Market & Food Centre, #01-28, Singapore 530209
Throwback post - Craving for porridge and that bring me to this stall. Not sure if it has changed hands but kinda remember it having a different signboard and was helmed by an aunt.
Nevertheless, I ordered Duo Egg Congee. Subtle flavor, not to the extent of being bland. Like the chunky you tiao being added as well along with the shallots and spring onion further elevate it.
Unassuming yet enjoyed every mouthful of it ๐๐๐
๐ Support Yuan Ting Gourmet at 209 Hougang Street 21, Kovan 209 Market & Food Centre, #01-28, Singapore 530209
Anthony Indonesian cuisine sells an affordable and satisfying plate of nasi padang here at kovan 209.
The have many varieties of chicken leg, from curry to green chilli to Ayam merah to rendang.
Today decided to have the Rendang and they are very generous with the sauce as u can see.
Despite passing by Chinatown Beef King multiple times, I've never once tried it. I finally decided to give it a go.
The ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐ก๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ๐ ($7 for Medium) came with abundant slices of tender beef, while the thick bee hoon was smooth and slippery. Unlike other beef noodle stalls, the gravy here was peppery. It's definitely something new, but personally I prefer the traditional taste.
Anyway there's a wildly popular beef noodle stall in a kopi tiam less than five minutes' walk away. That is still one of my favourites in Singapore.
Typically I don't post about ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ ๐ค๐ฉ๐บ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฏ๐จ (literally "mixed vegetables rice") because these stalls are everywhere and they offer more or less the same dishes. But Creative Home Dishes deserves special mention.
Not because my 1 meat + 3 vegetables cost $6 -- the market rate is $4 to $5 for four dishes -- but the ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐๐บ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ was humongous. Its length was nearly 3/4 that of my fork and its width about 3 times of said fork (swipe to 3rd photo)!
Now, economic rice is rarely mind-blowing (this one isn't), but the food at this stall is good, bordering on excellent. And $6 for a fat ass chicken drumstick + 3 vegetables is like the ๐จ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ giving you two years' worth of GST vouchers all at one go!
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Kovan 209 Market & Food Centre
209 Hougang Street 21
Singapore 530209
New year, new resolutions, same old comfort food. There are two wildly popular bak chor mee stalls (that also offer curry chicken noodles, btw) at Kovan 209 Market & Food Centre. The one in the middle aisle seems to be doing better as it occupies two adjacent stalls, but I always find myself gravitating towards Fa Ji.
The handmade bouncy fishballs were a joy to chew on, while the noodles tossed in the spicy and vinegary sauce were alluringly ambrosial. The other components -- sliced pork, minced pork, pig's liver and a single meatball -- were deftly executed as well.
Over the years, the price of a bowl of ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ๐ has slowly increased from under $3 to $4, but the queue hasn't gotten any shorter, which is a testament to its enduring quality.
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209 Hougang Street 21
Singapore 530209
This has been here for years and it is still as good as what I remembered.ย The fish is fresh andย tender in textureย and the soup has aย clean sweetย andย savoury flavour. A very comforting bowl especially on cold and chilly dayย ใ$4 +ย $3ย Fish Curd
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I donโt know the price & stall name as my mom dabaos them back but this is the only min jiang kueh stall at Kovan 209 Market :D Only discovered this stall recently and now itโs my Saturday breakfast staple. The mjk batter is squishy and chewy, and thereโs just something addictive about that texture. Itโs like Grannyโs Pancakes but thinner. The red bean paste is mildly sweet, smooth and has a sweet and savoury flavour which I really like as thereโs a variety of flavours going on there which makes eating exciting. The peanut one is not as fragrant, and the peanuts were soggy. It doesnโt have the roasted peanut fragrance but it wasnโt bad either if you love peanuts. I alternate between these two flavours one bite at a time and I felt like I was in mjk heaven.
Relatively new stall here. You pick the style for your chicken, including grill, curry and sambal. A good concept in the hands of a not-so-good cook. The cabbage and the rice especially weren't done well.
I had been wanting to try this. Quite shiok, although a bit dried up. The pork slices especially were excellent.
๐ธ: $3
๐ฌ: Woah their picture on the signboard is really a bog fucking lie because there was but the smallest portion of duck meat and instead of century egg, i was given 1/8 of a braised egg (oh how i wish i was kidding about the 1/8) &&&& fucking rude China lady who served me & got irritated when i said the wrong number while ordering
but ok all in all, if you just want smthg to slurp down, i'd say this could be an option, because the braised sauce was flavourful and tasted v comforting with warm porridge
