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One of the most surprising dish for me is the ๐—ข๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ข๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ ($๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ/๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ/๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ). This is nothing like the orh luak commonly found in hawker centres- the plump oysters are stewed in a savoury sauce and served on top of a golden omelette. This is soooo tasty and goes really well with rice - so glad we decided to try this!

Iโ€™m not a big fan of fish but the ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ (๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ) is absolutely delicious. The broth is not too sour and the sweetness of the fish really comes through. Along with salted vegetables, tomatoes and shiitake mushroom, this is one comforting dish not to be missed.

The ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐——๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ ($๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ/๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ/๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ) is another star of the show - the braised duck is very soft and flavourful. A truly classic Teochew dish.

The ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ็Œช่„šๅ†ป ($๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ/๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ/๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ) is amazing. This is light, tasty and refreshing and I love the bouncy texture - goes so well with the citrusy chilli sauce!

The rice and chilli sauce are not the best, but they have a long menu and everything is good, including the chicken. One of our favs for chicken rice in Singapore

The rice and chilli sauce are not the best, but they have a long menu and everything is good, including the chicken. One of our favs for chicken rice in Singapore

[Paya Lebar, Singapore ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ]

Claypot Dual Style Lala Hor Fun ็ ‚้”…้ธณ้ธฏๆฒณ็ฒ‰ (S$9.90++)
Served with Honey Winter Melon with Lemon
Available from 11am - 2pm
Cannot use Grab discount.

Wok Master
Address ๐Ÿ›– : 60 Paya Lebar Road, # 01-57 Paya Lebar Square, Singapore ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ 409051
Open โฐ : 8am - 10pm
MRT ๐Ÿš‡ : Paya Lebar (EW8/ CC9)

[BUKIT MERAH, SINGAPORE] I thought @kengengkee is for tourists, little did I know that my colleagues were raving about their food and we made an impromptu trip over to eat and we NEVER LOOKED BACK.

The Moonlight Hor Fun ๐Ÿœ ($23.80 for L) is a must get. The noodles were silky smooth, even silkier due to the raw egg, and the wok hei in this is INTENSE. Very flavourful, this was really easy to eat and slurp down!

The Coffee Pork Ribs ๐Ÿท ($29.80 for M) is also another must get. Light and crispy on the outside, and soft and tender within, it had the right mix of sweet and savoury flavours, with a fragrant coffee aftertaste. I think this might be the best rendition I've had.

An alternative protein can be the Marmite Chicken ๐Ÿ” ($16.80 for S), as it was delicious too with its sweet savoury mix! This was tender and crispy on the outside too.

The Hotplate Beancurd ๐Ÿณ ($16.80 for S) and 3 Egg Spinach ๐Ÿฅฌ ($23.80 for M) were great as well, thought nothing too much to shout out about.

Despite it being slightly pricey, all dishes were hits and we were a team of 5 that was very well fed. It was about $22.50 per pax, not too bad! Can't wait to be back to try other dishes ๐Ÿ˜

Their signature. Most unique is they deep-fry the meat before drenching in sauce. Decent.

Popular joint. This dish is normally mainly chye poh and greens, but the one here has a bit more ingredients. A bit bland.