Basil King — basil pork with dual egg ($7.90)!
Basil King Thai stall — pad krapow basil pork minced meat with rice, topped with a fried egg with twin yolks (dual yolk). $7.90.
Lunch — Basil King Thai stall, basil pork (pad krapow) with dual-yolk egg for $7.90. Twin-yolk lottery. 😋
What was on the plate ($7.90):
- A round white plate branded Basil King — NO SPICY NO KICK LA! (the tagline) with Thai script + chilli mascot illustrations:
- Pad krapow minced pork — stir-fried minced pork in dark soya + chilli + holy basil sauce, scattered with basil leaves + minced garlic.
- White rice at the base.
- Sunny-side-up fried egg on top — but the twin-yolk version showing two bright orange yolks side-by-side in the same egg white.
Basil King is the SG Thai stall chain specialising in pad krapow (Thai basil minced meat over rice) — the brand’s tagline “NO SPICY NO KICK LA!” signals they go heavy on chilli for the authentic Thai-style. Single-dish focus = better execution.
Pad krapow (ผัดกะเพรา) = the Thai national stir-fry — minced meat (pork/chicken/beef) wok-fried with holy basil + Thai chillies + garlic + fish sauce + soya + oyster sauce. The holy basil (ka prao / กะเพรา) is the key herb — NOT regular Italian basil. Distinctive clove-pepper-grassy aroma.
The Thai test for pad krapow:
- Chillies present + visible (Basil King delivers on this with their no-kick-la tagline)
- Holy basil aroma (clove-pepper notes, not the sweet anise of Italian basil)
- Fried egg on top (mandatory accompaniment — typically called “kai dao” / runny egg)
- Fish sauce + chilli mix on the side (table condiment for self-adjustment)
The dual-yolk egg is the chicken farming lottery — when a hen has a yolk-release timing issue, two yolks come out in the same white. Happens randomly in commercial chicken farms (~1 in 1000). Spotting a double-yolk = small life win. Visually impressive on photos.
The dual-yolk makes the egg richer + more eggy — double the yolk per white. Break + mix into the rice = the eggy comfort win.
At $7.90 for the basil pork rice + fried egg = standard hawker-Thai pricing. The double-yolk = the bonus surprise, no extra charge.
Total: $7.90.
Overall: 4.1 / 5. Basil pork had proper Thai chilli + holy basil profile, dual-yolk egg was the visual win + extra richness, plate branding was fun. Basil King reliable Thai pick. Plus the double-yolk luck. 😋👍🏼
