Chicken Rice

It is common to see chicken rice stalls selling both broiled chicken (or "white" chicken) and roast chicken or just broiled chicken. But Tong Kee Chicken Rice at Margaret Drive hawker centre sells ONLY roast chicken. Specialisation enabled them to master the art of cooking really good chicken...

Only thing is, it's not really roast chicken. You see, everyone calls the "brown" chicken roast chicken (or "shao ji") but it's not roasted at all! Roast chicken is like those sold by Kenny Rogers. The ones sold in all chicken rice stalls are actually FRIED. Deep-fried. So I give Tong Kee full marks for "honesty" as they are called "Tong Kee Fried Chicken Rice". (^_^)

Anyway, the rice is nice and fragrant having been cooked with pandan leaves in chicken broth. The chicken? Tender and juicy. For $3 (instead of the $2 version) they even give you a lime to help counter the oilyness. Oh yes, it is a little on the oily side. But nevertheless, it is definitely worth 4-stars to me. (^_^)

There are lots more delicious stuff at Margaret Drive Hawker Centre which I blog on in later posts. The place is going to be demolished soon so do check out the place before you have to wait for "Makan Places Lost and Found2" to help you locate them...

Anyone interested in an extended lunch one of these days?... (^_^)