Selera Hainanese Chicken Rice (Bedok Interchange Hawker)

Selera Hainanese chicken rice and roasted meat
Bedok interchange hawker
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I seriously haven’t had a good char siew rice in ages - maybe that’s because my definition of good is so unique to my taste and preferences.

But selera was an astounding find .
Totally unassuming because you don’t find Long snaking queues nor newspaper cutouts anywhere nor any certificate of achievement pasted anywhere.

At first glance , when I saw the char siew hanging at the stall , I suspected it might be overly glazed . But after taking a bite , it was nothing near to a sweet char siew , in fact - the char siew was marinated in a well balanced way and it was very tender and moist . It beats all the fanfare about the “ new age” fatty type char siew “ that people queue for hours for. The char siew was prepared so well that there was no porky smell to it and it was sliced so well along the grain of the meats that every bite was an enjoyment . You won’t get near stuck in between your teeth I assure .

The rice though most times an accompaniment , was actually quite a highlight for this meal. It was cooked to perfect consistency as had a light whiff of ginger flavour and slightly savoury - very very very addictive. A lot of roasted meat shops don’t do their rice well so this is a plus plus for me at selera.

Together with the char siew - this plate of char siew rice really brought back many memories of my younger days when my default order at any hawker would just be char siew rice .

I asked for my char siew rice to be served sans the sweet sticky sauce and instead poured a little of the black sauce available at the counter . Paired with their homemade chilli - this was to me , the best plate of char siew rice I have eaten for the year .

Maximum satisfaction .