Huge rooster portion saves this dish

My ears pricked up after I heard ‘Geylang Bahru Market & Food Centre’. I don’t reside very close to it however go to each time I hear somebody talking nicely of a stall there. All chameleon-like, I eavesdropped on a dialogue a few stall named Sheng Ji Soya Sauce Chicken Rice/Noodle final week.

Two of the aunties had been praising the meals and the opposite was critically towards it. Hmm, that makes for essentially the most attention-grabbing stall visits. After the trio went on their approach, I made a decision to learn up on Sheng Ji Soya Sauce Chicken Rice/Noodle earlier than going there myself.

What I learn was promising. The stall had even been described as a “hidden gem”, which meant that I merely had to attempt it.

Also, there isn’t a doubt that the crew at Sheng Ji Soya Sauce Chicken Rice/Noodle works exhausting. Operating 12 hours a day, 5 days every week, they’re within the minority of stalls that stay open for half a day at a stretch.

The very subsequent day, I made my strategy to Geylang Bahru Market & Food Centre. It was a wet day, so I wasn’t shocked that there was no queue in entrance of this apparently hotly-discussed stall.

I used to be shocked, although, when the particular person consuming cup noodles at a close-by desk turned out to be one of many workers. I suppose you may get sick of consuming the very best meals should you eat it every single day!

What I attempted at Sheng Ji Soya Sauce Chicken Rice/Noodle

I requested the two girls working there what the gang favorite was. The fast reply was the Soya Sauce Chicken Rice or Noodle (S$3.50/S$4/S$5). (The stall has the identical worth construction for just about every little thing on the menu, from the Chicken Breast Noodles to the Wanton Soup to the Fried Chicken Rice)

I selected the medium S$4 bowl.

Service was affordable— I received my bowl of noodles and bowl of soup in about 5 minutes. The presentation was fairly good. Almost masking the mattress of yellow noodles, white rooster meat was drizzled with black soya sauce, giving it a white-brown color that contrasted with the deep brown rooster pores and skin.

Some of the rooster in addition to the aspect of the bowl had been marked pink with the selfmade chilli. To the opposite aspect was a mass of boiled inexperienced greens. In the small window that also revealed the noodles, the springy curls had been darkish with the stain of soya sauce.

My mouth watered on the sight as my thoughts conjured up a mixture of remembered tastes of every ingredient. Lengths of shallots dressed up yellow-brown the soup in its bowl.

The portion of rooster served for S$4 was beneficiant. Oh, and the meat was tender, too. Unfortunately, I got here throughout too many stray bits of bone as I ate. 1 or 2 are acceptable, I suppose. When you chew on 6 in a single serving, it does appear to be a little bit of over-carelessness.

That shouldn’t detract from the style, although, and I agree that the mix of rooster, soya sauce and the selfmade chilli was lovely.

The noodles, alternatively, had been simply common on condition that the strands clumped collectively excessively. I had been wanting ahead to the soup, on condition that the rain had begun pouring down however was let down by the tepid bowl. Flavour-wise, it was acceptable, I suppose, however it’s a bit tough to precisely assess lukewarm soup.

Final ideas

Although I don’t know anyo­­ne personally who’s a fan of this stall, I’ve seen a few folks proclaim Sheng Ji Soya Sauce Chicken Rice/Noodle is a “hidden gem”. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case in my expertise.

With such a powerful benefit from the portion of meat and the way nicely it goes with the soya sauce and chilli, I used to be anticipating my bowl of Soya Sauce Chicken Noodle to hit it out of the park. In the top, the bits of bone, temperature of the soup and really common noodle preparation dragged it down.

Yet, after I suppose again to the two aunties who sounded as in the event that they had been nice followers of this stall, I really feel that there could possibly be one thing that I could have missed. Perhaps, I’ll come on a day when it’s not raining, ask for a unique meal and check out among the add-ons (rooster toes appear to be in style right here).

That revisit shall be someday quickly, for positive. I may also decrease my expectations based mostly on my first go to. I hope they wow me.

Expected harm: $3.50 – $6 per pax

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