Seng Heng Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice

Last Monday, I was at Bukit Timah Market & Food Centre for lunch, wondering which stall to try out when I spotted a respectable queue at this chicken rice stall. Of course I had to check it out. Would any foodie would miss out on a good find?

Boiled & roast chicken rice, S$4.50.

Don’t be misled by that generous-looking mound of meat. The stall owner has artfully plumped up a single layer of meat with sliced cucumber and lettuce. Oh well, he’s not the only one; this is “industry practice”.

Wanting to sample both “white” and roast chicken at one go, I order the twin meats, which came up to quite a pricey S$4.00. Rice is charged separately at 50 cents. While twin meat plates usually cost more, I’m surprised at the relatively high price here uncharacteristic of a hawker centre.

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Tian Shui Chicken Rice & Chicken Porridge

Chicken rice, S$3.00.

The original plan was lunch at Tanglin Halt / Commonwealth Crescent food center. On the way there, I walked past a scruffy-looking old coffee shop at the road junction. There was a familiar fragrance in the air; every table occupied was tucking into chicken rice with gusto.

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Hainanese Delicacy

Chicken rice, S$4.00.

Sandwiched among a row of salons, this dinky shop pulls in the crowds with its specialty, Hainanese boneless chicken rice. They also have roast chicken as option 2.

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