Singapore Chicken Rice, Kepong
One of those lovely and cooling evening when Nee suggested to have Singapore chicken rice for dinner. I cringed myself a little when I heard the suggestion but since she was the one paying strongly recommended it, thou crossed my finger and agreed to it. I mean, Singapore is famous for its chicken rice, but better than Malaysia’s?
We fdrove ourselves to Kepong and the shop is somewhere near Jusco Kepong, Metro Prima.
Shop interior is simple and nothing fancy. As we were early, there weren’t many customers and service was rather swift. One of the workers has this very weird and funny Cantonese ascent. They not only serve chicken rice, but also BBQ pork, roasted pork, fish balls and vegetables.
Herbal tea. The glass is also transparent black, hence, all black.
While the vegetables were still reasonably crunchy and nicely done, I reckon the dish was rather oily. Fish balls were bouncy and juicy. Most importantly, it didn’t taste weird or have the fishy smell.
The roasted pork tasted average as it didn’t have the crunchiness that all roasted pork skin should have. I also like my siew yuk to have this unique saltiness in it. Heh! As for the BBQ pork, I love it to the bits. It has the right texture, hard on the outside and soft on the inside, with slight sweetness in it. Not to mention, the slight burnt edges, yummy! Damn nice as its the kind of char siew I like.
How can we eat chicken rice without chicken, right?
While the meat wasn’t too stiff and still tender enough to qualify as a good steamed chicken, the whole plate of chicken were drowned in onion oil, sesame oil and soy sauce. The sauce may go very well with the rice but it practically overpowered and covered the natural flavour and juiciness of the chicken. It’s a double edged sword and I guess, its down to personal preference. We ordered half a chicken anyway, with me clearing most of them.
The bill came up to RM35+. Cheap? Expensive? I don’t know, as I think its still pretty reasonable.
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January 16th, 2008 00:35
been there before… once… and only once! haha.. okay okay la… :) I remember i blogged about it :)
January 16th, 2008 01:59
what the heck .. kepong o.O
January 16th, 2008 02:42
Erm. Price wise, well, it’s slightly expensive.
Coming from Ipoh side, I’m biased. Our famous chicken rice is incomparable, and it’s definitely cheaper. You were being rather nice (no sarcasm here), maybe mellowed by the tasty siew yuk’s burnt edges and the fact that Ah Nee is paying, hey, who’s complaining?
Fair comment, I would say. :)
January 16th, 2008 13:39
singapore food sucks la
January 16th, 2008 15:16
looks ok ok only..hehe…i wanna try klang bak kut teh..any nice place recommend??
January 16th, 2008 17:06
ah… and I thought the best chicken rice is from Hainan? lol.
rm35 i think is ok if it can feed whole family.
January 16th, 2008 17:40
From the pics I see, it is a lil too much fried onions for chicken rice.. Maybe it is Singaporean style :P
January 16th, 2008 21:49
they have promotion previously every evening which cost RM1.50 per packet…haha…
January 17th, 2008 00:38
hey jason! good food. haha. using ur new toy, Canon EOS 40D? great photos! =)
January 17th, 2008 11:42
Cely : Haha! The chances of me going there again also pretty low.
Michy : Yes, Kepong oh!
Felicia : LOL. Ipoh is famous for its bean sprout, not the whole chicken rice dish, you know? However, the char siew was my kind of char siew and I really like it. Hehe!
Dong : Yes yes! Agree! LOL.
Kim Fei : You should be asking bloggers who are from Klang. :D
Littlepolaris : Hainanese chicken rice eh? Yeah, I think its enough to feed a family, just not my family.
Chong : Yes, too much fried onions and hence, the oiliness. :D
Babeleaner : Wah! So cheap!
Kennethwongpk : Yeap, my new toy. Hehe. Thanks!
January 17th, 2008 12:05
Dude! dem syok!!! Next weekend Melaka!! WooHOO
January 17th, 2008 13:47
haha my place :p but then again not like i hang out in kepong haha
January 18th, 2008 00:56
Blueapple : Hehe. Yes, I remember.
Michy : Oh, you stay in Kepong oh! Hehe.
January 18th, 2008 15:51
i don like this shop i don like this shop i don like this shop i don like this shop i don like this shop i don like this shop. There’s one shop named ‘红门’ in jusco kepong, varieties of food, and i think it’s good. and find lotsa melacca foods there
January 19th, 2008 17:38
y 38K never bring me sana eat kei ?? ;-(
January 20th, 2008 21:29
whoaa sedap gila!!!
January 20th, 2008 22:22
靖雯 : I get your point! :D I will check that out if I ever in Kepong again, alright?
Candy Gan : Maybe because 38K think its not nice?
Des : So-so actually, kinda oily.