Stalking Jurong West 505 Market & Food Centre, I stumbled upon Soh
Kee Cooked Food which serve an old school chicken porridge, with
porridge and poached chicken as the side dish. It's nice, not going to rock you, but if you grew up with this type of
chicken porridge, it will warm the cockles of your heart to no end.
Stalking Jurong West 505 Market & Food Centre, I stumbled upon Soh Kee Cooked Food which has a constant queue, not a long line but the stall obviously has its fans.
I was delighted that they serve chicken porridge, the old school kind which I
grew up with. They also have a yee sang (salad) but use canned abalone
instead of raw fish (which is no longer allowed in Singapore due to
salmonella risks).
They have several options of different cuts for the side dish. I chose the
cheapest option which costs $3.50. (The other options are thigh and
drumstick.)
The porridge came piping hot. It was smooth, moderately watery, and the
grains were not completely dissolved. Auntie dribbled in some soy sauce
and aromatic sesame oil, dash of pepper and scattered a few pieces of
spring onion stalk.
Not going to blow anyone's mind but it was nice and tasty.
For $3.50, we get odd nondescript cuts of poached chicken but they were
tender and juicy. The meat had little flavour but the sweet savoury sauce
with aromatic oil was nice.
The chicken and porridge were perfect together.
I scooped in some of the sauce to make the nice porridge even tastier.
It doesn't take much to feel blissful and blessed. The morning papers, coffee and
chicken porridge for the soul.
For me, Soh Kee's chicken porridge is comfort food at its best.
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| 1960s Bugis Street courtesy of National Archives of Singapore |
A long time customer told me that the stall is decades old and
originally from the real Bugis Street. The current owners are second
generation. Sadly, I don't have enough charm to get enough rapport to
chat with uncle or auntie ๐ฅ The mask we have to wear because of Covid
19 makes it harder. Hopefully, I get to speak with them next time.
For kopi, get it from Pearl Coffee Hot & Cold Drink, same row and
a few stalls from Soh Kee. Their kopi is gao
(full bodied), bitter (easily solved with milk) and packs a solid
caffeine kick.
Soh Kee's chicken porridge made the Singapore Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand list in Aug 2021. Congratulations.
Written by Tony Boey on 25 Mar 2021 | Updated 13 Aug 2021
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