Chicken Head 雞頭 (Clementi 448 Market & Food Centre)

Juicy and Tender Poached Chicken with Fragrant Rice

Location: 雞頭 Chicken Head, Clementi 448 Market & Food Centre, Blk 448 Clementi Ave 3, #01-18, Singapore 120448

Their ckn was superbly tender and there's a nice chicken umami in the skin as well. What sets them apart is definitely the sauces tho

The soya sauce was alr unique, there's this sweetness and a surprising amount of complexity to it

The ginger sauce was very bright, extremely different from most

The chili sauce has this distinct taste, barely tastes anything like normal ckn rice chili sauce. I suspect they use a different kind of chili. It's got a significant heat to it too

The best way to enjoy it is to put equal ratios of chili sauce and soy sauce(if you can take some heat), and a tiny splash of the bright ginger sauce (I actl experimented w various ratios)

Used to eat this weekly back when I was staying at clementi. The queue is still as long as 4 years back during dinner time.

Chicken is soft and tender and sauce is flavourful.

No wonder still as popular.

$9.40 for the entire chicken leg+ egg + rice.

Big Portion, good food, affordable price ($3.60 if I'm not wrong)

I get my chicken rice with 鸡尾 chicken drumstick and at Chicken Head 雞頭 #01-18, the chunks of meat sit in a shallow metal dish. They're super tender and are served with gravy that has a touch of sesame oil that the chicken takes in. The mound of rice is fragrant with enough chicken stock for flavour and the meal is good even without chilli but I must have their freshly chopped ginger which is watery. But before all that, what’s a super appetising start to the meal is a sip of their savoury soup that's highlighted by chopped spring onions. Finish this meal with a drink from Whompoa Soya Bean. I tried their Rose Soya Bean ($1.2/$1.40) which was like bandung with a strong hit of soya bean goodness.

$3 near #clementi mrt #sunday #lunch