老中中五香虾饼



Chiak Ba Boh?

If you have not noticed by now, 我终于走出了 Bukit Panjang. The last one probably marks the last one from Bukit Panjang. You see, Bukit Panjang is a relatively small estate smack right in the middle of Singapore. Blame it on Tony Tan, Bukit Panjang has not grown much in size for the last few years cos the MRT he promised to build is still nowhere in sight...now that he has retired...死无对证 liao lor...so to have 3 reviews dedicated to food in Bukit Panjang is quite a feat by itself.

Dropped by the famous food place called Jackson at Macpherson for supper recently (Health warning: Supper is bad for you and your family). It has got my favourite "ngoh hiong" of all time. I don't know whether this stall has any connections with the Chinatown 中中五香 that can be found all over the island, but this one certainly beat the rest pants down. Mebbe it has just been around longer, that's why its called 老中中. Well you can probably see the usual fare I would order from the posted picture: Tau Kwah, Ngoh Hiong, 虾饼 and fishballs - all for only $2.80. Cheap ah! My favourite would be the Tau Kwah and the fishball. The Tau Kwah is fried to crispy goodness on the outside but smooth and creamy inside. The fishballs are big, bouncy and crunchy. Dip these into the tangy chilli sauce...赞! You can probably tell how good this is by the number of recommendations stuck all over the stall front. This place doesn't sell fried bee hoon and i think is also quite famous for the "Guan Chang". I have never liked "Guan Chang" so normally I would give it the skip.

FatPapa rating: 4 stars out of 5



Remarks: This place is like God's gift to the supper crowd with several nice stalls that operate late into the night. I heard there is a stall that sells great porridge, I will review that the next time i drop by for supper. I wanted to order the porridge the last time I went, but the queue was a little intimidating so I had ngoh hiong instead...and of course many others :P