Kway chap ($4)!
A Teochew kway chap: flat rice sheets in a dark braising broth, with a plate of braised pork belly, pig skin, intestines and egg. $4.
A comforting Teochew brunch with BB: kway chap for $4. 😋
What we had:
- Kway chap: flat rice sheets in a dark braising broth, with a plate of braised pork belly, pig skin, intestines and egg, plus chilli
Kway chap is one of those dishes that is harder to find done well than it should be. The kway sheets came wide, thin and slippery, sitting in a bowl of that dark braising broth that tastes of five-spice, soy and hours of slow cooking, not gluey, not over-salty.
The plate of braised bits is the real test, and this one delivered. Soft pork belly with the fat rendered into the sauce, springy pig skin, a wedge of braised egg stained dark right through, and intestines done clean with no off taste. A dish of vinegary chilli on the side cuts through all the richness, exactly what you want.
You eat it by dipping the meats in the chilli, spooning up the kway and broth, and alternating between the two. Hearty, savoury, deeply comforting eating for four dollars, the kind of slow-braised dish that is worth seeking out.
Overall: 4.3 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Silky kway sheets in a dark, spiced broth with tender braised pork and egg. Would re-order.
