Kway chap (2 pax: $9.20)!
A Teochew kway chap for two: a platter of braised pig offal, pork and braised egg, with bowls of flat rice noodle sheets in master-stock broth. $9.20.
A classic Teochew kway chap lunch to share with BB: $9.20 for two. π
What we had:
- A braised platter: braised pig intestine, sliced pork, pig skin and a braised egg
- Two bowls of kway (wide flat rice noodle sheets) in a dark master-stock broth
Kway chap is Teochew nose-to-tail eating, and ordering it for two means a generous shared platter of all the braised goodies plus a bowl of noodles each. The braising is everything: all those pork parts go into a dark soy master stock simmered with five-spice and rock sugar until they turn glossy, tender and deeply savoury-sweet.
The intestine is the tell of a good stall, cleaned properly so there is no off note, just soft, springy pieces that have soaked up all that flavour. The sliced pork and pig skin were silky, and the braised egg took on the colour and savour right to the yolk. A dip in the chilli and tangy garlic sauce cuts the richness.
The kway sheets come in their own bowls of the braising broth, wide, slippery and soothing, somewhere between a noodle and a soup. Alternating between the rich braised platter and the gentle noodle bowls is exactly how it should be eaten.
A hearty, old-school Teochew meal, and good value at $9.20 for two.
Overall: 4.5 / 5. πππΌ Tender braised offal in a rich master stock with silky kway sheets, proper Teochew comfort. Would re-order.
