Salted egg fried rice + Battered enoki at a modern hawker ($6 + $3)!
Modern hawker bowl — salted egg fried rice with pork floss and onsen egg, plus a side of battered enoki. $6 + $3.
Modern hawker lunch — salted egg fried rice + battered enoki combo. $9 total. The salted egg trend, still going strong. 😋
What was on the table ($6 + $3):
- A bowl of salted egg fried rice — wok-fired rice with bits of carrot, scallions and a salted-egg-yolk-tinted sheen across the grains. Topped with a generous mound of pork floss (rou song) for the sweet-savoury fluff and a soft poached onsen egg sitting at the centre.
- A paper basket of battered crispy enoki mushrooms — same crispy tempura enoki you’ve seen at the har cheong gai stall. Shatter-crisp golden strands.
Salted egg fried rice has become the modern hawker baseline — instead of plain egg fried rice, the salted egg yolk gets crumbled and incorporated, giving each grain that golden creamy mouthfeel. Pork floss on top is the dessert-shop touch (sweet-savoury floss carries umami well).
Onsen egg = the silken glaze. Break the yolk, mix into the rice, watch the whole thing turn silky and richer than before.
Battered enoki is the texture contrast — the rice gets soft + creamy + savoury, the enoki gives you shatter-crisp + salty. Eat alternating.
Total: $9 for the upgraded combo.
Overall: 4.3 / 5. Salted egg ratio was right — present without overwhelming. Pork floss + onsen egg combo was the comfort win. Battered enoki was the addictive side. Solid modern hawker pick. 😍👍🏼
