Saigon Food Street (Bukit Panjang Hawker Centre & Market)

Love this bowl of humble flat rice noodle soup with loads of tender beef slices, beansprouts, onions 🧅 , spring onions, coriander🌿 and mint leaves in rich, flavourful broth.

P.S. There were so much greens in this bowl, I actually took an approx. 5 minutes to pick out all of it. 😮‍💨

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Sliced beef pho.

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Two options at Saigon Food Street (stall 17) for Beef Phở: Normal ($2.50) & Large ($5.00). The prices for Normal potions are the first thing you see when you look up at the menu, so you think the food here is super affordable. But step up to the counter & see the menu inside, just above the kitchen-- those are the prices for the Large bowls.

Don't get me wrong, though, the Large bowls are still very affordable-- & I'm pleased to report that the proportion of beef slices to noodles was just right in the Large bowl. Does it taste like a certain Vietnamese restaurant's Beef Phở? Yes, & it costs about half the price. I am mighty pleased & I will return.

The friendly uncle serving me said I should try the Premium Beef Phở ($8.00) next time... We shall see. I was quite happy with my ordinary bowl of phở. The noodles were silky smooth, thin beef slices nicely cooked (only a few pieces that required more chewing than I would've liked). The soup was light yet tasty; I drank it all to the last drop. I do miss the herbs that come with traditional phởs in Vietnam, but I don't think that's very common to serve here in Singapore so I won't fault them for that.

I actually thought this stall was in a coffeeshop with but a few stalls. Pleasant surprise to find that there are 28 stalls in total in this hawker centre managed by NTUC Foodfare. With so much variety, it's worth a re-visit. I will be back ☺

💷 Cash only
☀️ Sheltered, non-airconditioned seats
(I mean, it's a hawker centre...)

Tangy and refreshing. I like! 👍

Thank you @ntuc_foodfare and Happy Table Productions for the invite! (Date: 23 April 2016 Saturday)

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From the Saigon Food Sreet stall at the abovementioned food centre. A dish rarely found in Vietnamese eateries in Singapore (we are all too into Pho, Banh Mi and rice with grilled meats), it's indeed quite surprising to find this stall that sells quite a large variety of Vietnamese fare unfamiliar to the local palate (Viet Porridge with Bird Nest, Viet Pancakes, Viet Rice Roll with Pork etc.). This comes with just the pancake at $5.00; the vegetables on the sides are optional as an add on for $0.50. The stall owner told me to wrap the pancakes and cucumbers with the vegetables, and top then with the mint leaves and dip them into the spicy fish sauce to enjoy. Not sure if they have used turmeric for the egg pancake, but imagine a crusty, crisp egg pancake filled with sliced pork that might be seem bland at first, plump and fresh prawn and loads of crunchy bean sprouts soaking in the umami goodness of the fish sauce topped with a refreshing minty flavour. Wonder if there is anywhere else I could go to try this rarely found Vietnamese dish in Singapore ... ...

PRICE: $5

WAITING TIME: 5-10 min on Sun late evening

TASTE: Crispy layer of pancake, with flavorful bits of lean meats and fresh prawns inside. Accompanied by a sweet chili dip. Good side dish for sharing.