Hong Lim Food Centre
On the edge of Chinatown and a stones throw away from Raffles Place (Downtown Core and central area of Singapore), there lies a place where many hungry office workers rush to, during their lunch break to eat. This place is called Hong Lim Food Centre.
This place was built in 1978 and many of the hawker in the area, especially from Hokien St moved here. Some of them or their decedents are still around, running the stalls.
For this first Part of my review, I will be introducing 2 popular foods here.
Suggestion : Most of the stores here are open for lunch. Avoid coming for dinner since most of the stall here will be closed. And do come for an early lunch to avoid the lunch crowd and many stores will be sold out by late afternoon.
How to get here : -
Address :
Blk 531A, Upper Cross St
Hong Lim Food Centre
Getting there is abit complicated. The nearest landmark is Chinatown Point. Hong Lim FC is behind this shopping centre. For detailed instruction, please click on my YouTube link below to watch the video on how to get there.
If you are at the Chinatown MRT station, please head towards Exit E. Along the way to the Exit, there is an underground connection to the downtown line MRT station. Do not go thru the MRT gantry, but there is an underground passage that connects to Chinatown Point. Keep going and take the escalator up until you reached the 2nd floor. From the 2nd floor of Chinatown Point, there is an overhead connection to Hong Lim FC.
First dish that I am going to talk about here is Curry Chicken Noodles. This curry chicken noodle dish in Singapore is different from other of it kind, in that, the chicken is not cooked in the curry. It is actually Hainanese Chicken that is placed in the dish when the dish is ready to serve.
On the 2nd floor, near one of the staircase, there is this stall selling Curry Chicken Bee Hoon Noodles. There is another store selling the same type of noodles, directly below this stall on the first floor. For this review, we will start with Ah Heng Curry Chicken Bee Hoon Mee.
Address
Hong Lim Food Centre #02-58
Timing
Mon - Fri : 10am - 9pm
Sat, Sun & PH : 8am - 9pm
How to Order :-
1) Go to the end of the queue
2) Once you reach the front of the line, place your order
3) Choose the size/price ($4.50 / $5.50 / $6.50)
4) Choose type of noodle
- Thick Bee Hoon (Thick rice vermicelli noodle)
- Yellow Mee (Egg Noodle)
- Bee Hoon (Thin rice vermicelli noodle)
5) Go to your left and place a food tray infront of the small window
6) Take your disposable chopsticks, chinese spoon and small container of sambal chili
7) Once your noodle are prepared, they will place it on the tray and you can head to your table to eat.
The curry is light and flavourful from the chicken stock but not to thick with coconut milk. I chose the thick bee hoon noodles which I feel goes well with the stock and even absord it well. There are beans sprouts, bean curd (tau pok), fish cake and pieces of hainanese chicken breast. The only thing, for those health conscience, there is a noticeable layer of chili oil floating above the curry soup.
This little container of chili oil that you took from the stall, please dump the whole contents into your soup. It will increase the redness of the soup but adds tonnes of flavour into the soup.
Overall, the combinations of the ingredients, meld well together and it is good to the last drop. I have been known to drain all the soup and leave an empty bowl. When the spiciness of the chili oil and curry, together with the heat from freshly prepared dish, it gives you the comforting hug from the inside that I always look for in my food. Rating 4/6 (This is because you need to add the chili oil sauce to boost up the flavour. With the chili oil sauce Rating 5/6)
Next is a favourite of many Singaporeans. Fried Kway Teow. And the popularity of this stall can be seen in the long queue that form from eager patrons and regular customers of this stall. The Singaporean Fried Kway Teow version is also uniquely from Singapore. There is the Malaysian and thai version that is drier and uses the wok to almost burnt the noodles. Where as the Singaporean version, is wetter and the noodles are cooked until they are softer. But no less flavourful.
Address
Hong Lim Food Centre #02-17
Timing
Mon - Sat : 6am - 4pm
Sun & PH : Closed
How to Order :-
1) Head to the end of the queue and join the queue
2) A lady will eventually come over with a book and take your order
3) Price $3
4) Extra cockles $1 or extra egg $0.50
5) Make payment
6) Wait until you are at the front of the line and collect your dish. Then take it to your seat and enjoy.
There are kway teow noodles (flat egg noodles) together with mee (egg noodles). It is all stir fry in a hot wok, with egg, fish cake, pork lard (this is where alot of the tasty-iness comes from) and cockles (lightly cooked and still slightly raw). All held together with a dark soy sauce. They actually use more egg in their dish and this gives it a creamy, rich and savoury taste.
Overall, this is a very good and it hit the spot every time I have a craving for Fried Kway Teow. It is rich, creamy, savoury and egg-y noodles that only cost $3 per plate. Rating 4.5/6
Share this Video: https://youtu.be/S7AHSWquxLo
Watch videos and visit my website for more details https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWtR_eMqz1sL1kZqsrNDFMw
Getting Loss is a YouTube channel and blog about food and places of interest in Singapore. It is about not being too distracted by life and learn to take some time for getting loss and explore new things. Learn about yourself and others.
Ask me a question/email at :- gettingloss@gmail.com
Follow me :-
Instagram gettingloss
Twitter
@gettingloss
WordPress
gettingloss@wordpress.com
Blogger gettinglossfood.blogspot.sg
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Getting-Loss-1551199291859288
No comments:
Post a Comment