Kway chap ($5)!
Golden Mile area kway chap for $5 — flat rice sheets in dark herbal broth, with braised pig parts, tau pok and egg done the proper way.
Sunday lunch round two — couldn’t say no when BB suggested kway chap at a Golden Mile-area hawker. One of those dishes that’s harder to find done well than it should be.
We ordered:
- Kway chap set — $5
The kway sheets were proper — wide, thin, slippery without falling apart, sitting in a bowl of dark braising liquid that tasted of five-spice, soy and slow time. Not gluey, not over-salty.
The plate of braised items was the real test of any kway chap stall, and this one passed. Soft braised pork belly with the fat rendering into the sauce, tau pok soaking up the gravy, a wedge of braised hard-boiled egg, intestines done clean (no off taste), and a few slices of fish cake. The chilli on the side had vinegar bite — exactly what you want to cut through the richness.
Five dollars feels generous for the spread; some stalls charge a lot more for less. Golden Mile area still hides some of the more honest old-school stalls in town if you know which row to hit.
Overall: 4.2 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Hearty, properly-braised kway chap — would happily revisit.
