Zhu Jiao Shu Shi (Tekka Centre)

Fried bee hoon

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Zhu Jiao Shu Shi (竹脚熟食) at Tekka Market & Food Centre is managed by a pair of elderly couple with a younger man whom I assumed to be their son.
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The stall offers simple breakfast options such as white bee hoon ($1.70), fried bee hoon ($1.20), chee cheong fun ($1), glutinous rice ($1.50) and peanut porridge ($1). There are also some ala carte side dishes which you can add-on to complement your meal.
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I ordered a plate of fried bee hoon and added a slice of luncheon meat and cabbage. I also had a bowl of peanut porridge.
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The total cost of my meal came up to just $3.30.
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The bee hoon is nicely seasoned and just one mouthful with some sweet sauce sent me spiraling down a slick slide back to my younger days. Memories of Mum holding my hand as we make our way to the bee hoon stall began flashing in my mind.
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The luncheon meat was snipped with a pair of scissors in such a way that resembled spam fries. It still had some warmth to it with a crisp exterior while the cabbage provided some sweet crunch.
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The peanut porridge came with slivers of fish cake, peanuts, spring onions, fried shallots and a dash of pepper.
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Consistency is not the smooth and velvety type. On the contrary, it is a bit more on the runnier side where the rice grains are still distinguishable. I supposed this is to cater to the regulars which are mostly the elderlies.
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The lightly flavored porridge does not contain a lot of ingredients but it is as comforting as it gets and I have nothing to complain for $1.
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Zhu Jiao Shu Shi's breakfast selection might not be fancy, but it more than satisfies.
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Strangely, a stall that offers such good value have hardly any presence on social media. Hungrygowhere even stated them as closed? At the point of writing this post, I have feedback to them twice but no action was taken.
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