Xiao long bao ($4); Chicken wing ($1.30); Char siew ($8); Curry rice ($2.90)!
A mix-and-match hawker spread: a basket of xiao long bao, fried chicken wings, char siew with roast pork, and a curry chicken rice plate. $16.20.
A proper mix-and-match hawker spread with BB, ordering across a few stalls to share: xiao long bao ($4), chicken wings ($1.30), char siew ($8) and curry rice ($2.90), $16.20 in all. 😋
What we had:
- Xiao long bao: a steamer basket of soup dumplings
- Fried chicken wings
- Char siew with roast pork
- A curry chicken rice plate with long beans
This is the joy of a hawker centre: you don’t have to pick just one thing. The xiao long bao were the delicate opener, thin-skinned parcels holding a mouthful of hot soup, eaten with the ginger and vinegar on the side.
The char siew and roast pork platter was the treat: glossy, caramelised barbecued pork with sweet, sticky edges, alongside crispy-skinned roast pork, served with chilli. The fried chicken wings were the cheap-and-cheerful crowd-pleaser, crisp-skinned and savoury, hard to beat at $1.30 a piece.
And the curry chicken rice anchored everything: rice with chicken and a ladle of curry gravy soaking in, the comforting carb base for the table.
Four very different dishes, from dainty dumplings to sticky roast meats, all on one table. That cross-stall grazing is exactly how I love eating at a hawker centre, and great value for two.
Overall: 4.6 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Soupy xiao long bao, sticky char siew, crispy wings and curry rice, a fun spread to share. Would re-do.
