Boon Tong Kee

One of my life secrets is that I eat hainanese chicken rice alot! I can't even afford to name the exact figure how many times it actually is per week because i really feel guilty for the chicken, but yes, it's so often that i need to cut it. I eat it on weekdays, during lunch time at work or dinner somewhere (even take it away sometimes) and i eat it too sometimes in the weekend. So yea, it's that often and that unhealthy. =(

It was so quick when i felt in love with it, i was 6 and fed by my grandma in one of my trips to Singapore and that's how it began! So yea, I have to admit that the chicken rice in my home country is a different version and less delicious.

Introduced to Boon Tong Kee Chicken Rice about 5 years ago at its Upper Bukit Timah outlet and went there afterward like every now and then as if it's a very important weekend ritual, traveling from PGP (NUS' student residence) to my brother's place at Upper Bt Timah and asked him to accompany me for lunch and the conversation pretty much went on like this

Bro: "So what would you like to eat?"
Me:"Hmmmm.... anything" (pretending)
Bro:"Hm, let's go to orchard then..."
Me:"Hm.. but I am quite hungry now.. oh, why dont we go nearby to grab something first?"
Bro:"Okay i dont mind"
Me:" Let's go to Boon Tong Kee then, it's very near.."
Bro: "Ok" (trapped)
So, that's how I did it...

Steamed chicken -- I always prefer the steamed ones than the roasted ones!

Deep fried tofu with mayonaisse
The flour coating the silken tofu is fantastic, yes that's the word. My friends would always make sure they buy the flour before leaving Singapore every time they're here for holiday.

Spinach with 3 Egg combination, normal egg, salted egg and century egg
Well, not everyone is a fan of century egg. My grandma for instance, feels that it's disgusting. Read this and you'll know why.

Seafood seeweed soup -- this is just ok

www.boontongkee.com.sg

Enjoy the street snack of Taiwan

Handmade Oyster Mee Sua

XXL Crispy Chicken

I am actually not the type who snacks but when I first tried the crispy chicken of Shihlin Taiwan Street Snack at their Far East Plaza outlet years ago, I was totally into it. This is probably not the healthiest snack but I would miss it once in a while (even though I quite get sick of it now honestly). I love oyster, i eat it cooked or raw so, definitely the oyster meesua is a must-try too!

I seriously think the business idea is brilliant. A product of two young singaporeans who paid a five-figure to a Taiwanese chef to learn how to make the snacks in the entire 2 months. Today, the franchise has expanded to neighboring countries like Malaysia and Indonesia. My friend's brother tried to bring the franchise to my hometown in Medan, (Indonesia) and it probably will be opened soon if everything works. I hope so! this probably can bring new excitement to the town!

Ananas Cafe Chicken Rice

I wonder, what is better than lazing on a comfortable sofa, with the tv on, accompanied by a pack of delicious Singapore Hainanese chicken rice, after a long-day at work?

Was looking for food at Tiong Bahru Plaza after work and saw the newly opened Ananas Cafe. The posters and food display looked pretty tempting. I was just curious how would a $2 chicken rice be like? I mean, isn't that extremely cheap? and it surprisingly turned out to be better than expected. [Eggs, vegetables and chicken organs added at additional prices]

Check it out, I am sure you'll be curious too.

Fyi, Ananas Cafe also serves Halal food such as Nasi Lemak, Fried Bee Hoon, etc.