Claypot Lice

This is a backdated entry from just before Chinese New Year this year when I was in Chinatownto take pictures with my new camera when I decided to have a quick bite at the hawker centre at Chinatown Complex. This used to be an old luchtime haunt when I was in National Service. My quick bite turned into a full heavy meal when I decided to have somthing that I never really got a chance to have during my NS days... claypot rice from a particular stall that only opened during dinner.

20 minutes later, my single portion claypot rice arrived, topped with chicken, lap cheong and some mysterious yummy black bits of meat that I suspect was some kind of preserved meat... almost had the texture of jerky. So after drizzling sesame oil and dary soya sauce followed by a quick toss, I tucked into the piping hot rice and chicken. It was quite perfect. The chicken and rice were not over and under cooked. The best part of having this, I was told, is the bottom of the clay pot where you scrape off the crispy bits of rice...i never really was a fan of this, cos they just stick to my teeth.


All the preserved meats hanging on display in some of the CNY stalls downstairs, I cannot help but feel a bit squeamish, especially just after eating stuff like that in my claypot rice. Sure was tasty though.



Lian He Ben Ji Claypot Rice
Blk 335, Smith St, #02-128, Chinatown Complex.
Open from 4pm-10pm, Closed on Thurs.

Weird ass bolognese

Of all the strange concoctions that my father and brother capable of coming up with, this is by far the strangest. Who would have though of adding yong tau fu pieces to bolognese sauce? I must say that it was quite good.