Smoked Duck Roll It does seem that the phase for Hong Kong-style Chee Cheong Fun hadn’t quite ended all these while; with multiple of such establishments having been set-up in the last couple of years from the hype first generated by Chef Wei HK Cheung Fun, we had pretty much been thought that the market for Hong Kong-style Chee Cheong Fun had become really saturated in recent times. There has been some mention of a particularly new stall serving up Hong Kong-style Chee Cheong Fun which had opened around in recent months at Bukit Merah Central Food Centre named Dong Heng Chee Cheong Fun — the stall having its operation hours from Mondays to Saturdays, and operating exclusively in the day till mid-afternoon. The stall is located in one of the middle rows of the Bukit Merah Central Food Centre that is located closer towards the HDB blocks within the same neighbourhood. Being a stall that specialises in Hong Kong-style Chee Cheong Fun, the stall only serves the said item — there are five (5) different variants of Chee Cheong Fun being offered here; a Plain Roll, Vegetable Roll, Char Siew Roll, Fresh Prawn Roll and the Smoked Duck Roll. All Hong Kong-style Chee Cheong Fun on the menu are priced below $5.
After skimming through the menu board to have a look on what they have to offer, we found ourselves going for the Smoked Duck Roll. As with all stalls that specialises n serving up Hong Kong-style Chee Cheong Fun, the Smoked Duck Roll is prepared upon-order; the rice slurry being poured into the tray and going into the steamer as one places their order. Having tried a number of variants of Hong Kong-style Chee Cheong Fun that is served up by other establishments, Dong Heng Chee Cheong Fun’s variant of the dish can be said as a little bit forgettable. Whilst the entire package can be said as pretty decent, one thing which we did not particularly like about the Smoked Duck Roll that we have had is how easily the roll seems to unravel as one picks them up using the chopstick. The Smoked Duck Roll was otherwise decent; the Chee Cheong Fun being smooth and silken — there was also a prominent note of savouriness from the light soya sauce as well. The smoked duck is pretty much similar to what is typically sold commercially in supermarkets; adds a savouriness to the dish that veers towards being umami. Overall, a decent attempt on the trendy Hong Kong-style Chee Cheong Fun, though one that is probably worth considering if one is around then neighbourhood.