Holland Village Market & Food Centre

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Really enjoyed the claypot chicken rice which was a generous portion, with more chicken than expected. The rice was freshly made on the spot after ordering and was so fresh and fragrant and piping hot when I received it. It had strong wokhey and toasted flavor, and was flavorful from the dark soy sauce and the ingredients. There were pieces of soft tender chicken pieces, lapcheong sausage and salted fish in the rice that all complemented the rice. The satay bee hoon was average as the sauce was a little diluted and watery with not enough peanuts.

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[ Food Week: Hawker Food ] Moving a little outside my usual sphere of travel by dining at Holland Road this time! (It’s Holland Village Market & Food Centre, not to be conflated with Holland D r i v e Market & Food Centre in the Buona Vista/Ghim Moh area btw.) In terms of sheer variety, accessibility, and affordability, I still find this enclave unmatched when it comes to cheap and quick eats in the estate.

Despite the popularity of other stalls, I always found myself gravitating towards the seafood soup from Li Ji Xiao Chi (李记小吃), a place that serves a medley of unrelated homemade-styled local delights.

While we didn’t get that today, there was an old regular who was recovering from an accident who hobbled to a table near ours. It was only after a brimming bowl of seafood soup appeared in front of him did he visibly relax. In that moment, I felt the comfort of my childhood nostalgia. Amazing what a simple bowl of noodles can do to you, eh!

Forgoing the siren’s call of the beautiful prawns-fish-cabbage combo (darn you, medical diet!), we ended up with a plate of her fried rice instead. Here’s the thing: I’m no fan of fried rice. Don’t like rice, don’t like oil (and thus most fried stuff), but I was fine sampling her variant because throughout the years, she has always been meticulous in her preparation, and consistent in keeping her dishes healthier than the usual bar.

This was no different. Each scoop revealed studs of shrimp, egg, and meat (either char siew or lap cheong, alas, my memory fails me) squirreled within the mound of rice. The rice wasn’t too salty nor oily, relying on the pairing of basic condiments like salt and pepper to accentuate the toppings to impart flavour to the dish. The rice was a lot more moist than I’d prefer, but the glistening, sunny egg was stirred in, the yolk trickled between the grains and masked (complemented?) the wetness, turning it into a much more satisfying lurid affair.

This dish isn’t meant for the ravenous. Think of it as a scoop from the chef’s home kitchen instead — a measured taste of her experience and history that satiates the weary, but not enough for one to surfeit on for an extended day.

From 荷兰村炒米粉
Always an awesome choice to get this plate of fried rice vermicelli (beehoon), choose sides of your preference.
Yummy!

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🍴Black pepper chicken chop
💰 $6.50
🌟 3.5/5

Affordable and came in a huge portion - huge piece of chicken chop along with fries, coleslaw and baked beans. Taste was average but definitely worth it for $6.50 in Holland V!

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New found favourite at the hawker centre. To be honest, not the best chicken rice but for the price, portion and fuss free, it’s good enough. It’s run by elderly women whom are friends so please support!
Chicken breast wasn’t too dry and was surprisingly tender enough. Char siew was towards the lean side as not much fats were present.

When you asked for extra meat it’s truly extra meat. Breast meat was tender and weren’t too dry. Mo qua was well stir fry with eggs.

When you asked for extra meat it’s truly extra meat. Breast meat was tender and weren’t too dry. Vegetable was fuss free with just some oyster sauce on top yet tasted really good.

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New found favourite at the hawker centre. To be honest, not the best chicken rice but for the price, portion and fuss free, it’s good enough. It’s run by elderly women whom are friends so please support!
Chicken breast wasn’t too dry and was surprisingly tender enough. Char siew was towards the lean side as not much fats were present.

New found favourite at the hawker centre. To be honest, not the best chicken rice but for the price, portion and fuss free, it’s good enough. It’s run by elderly women whom are friends so please support!
Chicken breast wasn’t too dry and was surprisingly tender enough. Char siew was towards the lean side as not much fats were present.

Noodles were springy and i loved the soup! Sauce was ok and not too salty. Generous portion of noodles and meat and definitely worth the $3.50!

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Fried beehoon mee with Taiwanese sausage, cabbage and egg. Taste was pretty bland without the chilli sauce. Always a queue when I’m there though.

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Taste wise, it’s quite decent for the price. Portion was slightly little though as salmon was really thin. Rice was an average amount but of course the good thing about this is it’s a pretty balanced meal as it comes with 2 slices of watermelon.

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Additional 1 egg for $0.50. Chicken cutlet was crispy and meaty. Their sauce is really different from other kinds of lemon cutlet sauce which is good.

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I love their noodle sweet sauce which made me feel like having more of it. It comes with crispy wanton with char siew.

Initially settled for spring onion and ginger beef rice but suddenly had an urge to eat sweet and sour pork as well hence I decided to add sweet and sour pork.
It’s quite interesting to have 2 different taste come together.

From Claypot & Stewed Soups (01-29). Ginger infused sesame oil chicken garnished with spring onions. Portion was very filling, chicken was tender and savory. Cheap and well worth the price ($5.50)

Fried beehoon is a popular breakfast meal. This corner stall at Holland Village market it's one of the best we have tasted. I been eating here for 20 years.

This set us $2.40

The URA carpark still operational

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leongvicThe sambal chilli with green chilli is great

I haven’t as yet delisted any recommendation since I started “ burppling”.

However - this will be my first and hopefully my last . The standards have fallen so much since their “ central kitchen” closed I was told .

Rice was hard and tasteless and I found unidentified grey slimy substance in my rice today .

The long beans were stale , tasteless .

The Ikan billis and peanuts were about a third of their previous servings .

I couldn’t bear to even post a photo so the photo you see here is of their former glory .

No fuss nasi lemak

Granted that they may not have the best and most fragrant nasi lemak rice, this stall within Holland village Hawker remains my to go to place for my quick nasi lemak fix because they do the dishes and the condiments the way I like them .

The sambal Long bean is crisp and piquant and the sautéed cabbage is incredibly sweet and cooked to perfection. The serving of tasty ikan billis and peanuts are generous 😊

Service is brisk , friendly and fast :)
Just be sure to move over to the wall after ordering to make your payment 😋

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$4 portion black sauce wanton noodle from chen ji. Springy egg noodles, three fried wanton, handful of slice char siew and green vegetables. Two boiled wanton in the clear soup on the side.

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$4.50 medium portion seafood bowl. Thick fish meat, two prawns and handful of mee suah. Near Table #5.