Momma's Pizza & Rice Meal

Pizza, Filipino AND Korean food from the same hawker stall? And in the weirdest of locations too? Well, that’s the story of @mommaspizza_sg, which is in a coffeeshop close to Aljunied MRT, and decided to be the Mr Worldwide of cuisine. While their pizzas were mighty tempting, Filipino food is much rarer and I settled on a plate of Toci-Silog at seven dollars.⠀
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Toci-Silog is a portmanteau of Pork Tocino, a sweet cured pork, and Silog, which is garlic fried rice and a sunny side up egg. I’ve never had pork tocino before, so it was a surprise to find out that this dish was sweet and savoury with emphasis on the sweet. Despite what you may think, the sweetness & saltiness were strong yet never forceful, and they made the pork incredibly scrumptious. It was rather oily from the stir frying though, so this is definitely not a diet dish.⠀
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Unfortunately the silog, which I was eagerly anticipating, was quite disheartening. The garlic flavours were mild and muted, and the rice was a touch too wet and cold. I have no idea how fried rice could be served cold, but it happened. As for the random corn kernels & diced tomatoes on the side, I reckon they could’ve tossed that and fried it up with the silog for a more cohesive dish.⠀
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Honestly I like how unique Momma’s Pizza & Rice Meal is, but unless they improve quickly, I’ll be getting my Filipino fix elsewhere.