Hawker food is evolving, gentlemen, and we get to be here to witness it. Yes, we still get the beloved staples of chicken rice, char kway teow & satay, but we now have Korean classics like bibimbap reimagined in a food court.⠀
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@kimchixpress.sg has a stall in the food court on level 4 of PLQ Mall. Their party trick is that they do bibimbap, but in the familiar format of the now ubiquitous grain/salad bowl. A base of either regular short grain white rice or brown rice can be topped with a choice of protein and up to three veggies for $8.90.
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The stewed kimchi pork shabu shabu is my flavour of choice, and even though they’re rather miserly with the proteins, they are more than charitable with the vegetables. Top hits includes the mouthwatering sliced ‘shrooms, the scintillating kimchi, the gochujang powered chives, and the beansprouts. Combine all that with a bed of rice in a hellishly hot stone bowl, and oh yeah, it’s all coming together.⠀
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Korean food as hawker food? The future is now, old man.