The woman and I love congee in the morning since we had been to Hong Kong. With a nice tea or coffee it gets you started quite nicely but does not fill you up in a way that makes you want to take a nap again.
We only had congee once in SG so we decided to get some more and since we had a cooking course later on, we decided to scour a very nearby Food Centre for a congee stand. We had researched but to our dismay, the one we were hoping for was closed, so we looked on and were lucky…just a few stalls away was another one, apparently some chain (one that does not bother writing anything in English on their sign…). I am sure the things on the apron of the figure are chinese…for me they read like “FATE” 😉
Unknown Congee Stall in Maxwell Food Centre
Unfortunately, the nice lady who cooked and delivered the food did not speak english very well. So ordering “Mixed Pork Congee” and “Minced Pork Congee” was not the best idea I ever had, but it worked in the end. She pointed to a heated box beside the counter and showed me a helping of chicken feet and one of some pork…she tried to explain it to me but i simply ordered both since they looked nice. The congee was cooked on a large gas flame and each helping had its own aluminum pot. I haven’t seen such things since I watched my grandmother cook stuff that “should not mix”. It took a bit of time but then the piping hot congee was served, topped with spring oninons, some presevered vegetables and a raw egg.
Mixed Pork/Minced Pork Congee, Chicken Feet and Undefined Pork
The second congee in Singapore was just a good as the first, this time we had to stir it real well to get the egg mixed with the congee. It had a real nice texture and the pork helpings were generous, well cooked and had their own, fine taste even without the staple soy sauce which another patron used. I used a bit of chili in mine and it went well with the taste of the different pork meats in my bowl. The woman was equally satisified with the taste.
The chicken feet and the pork “stuff” have to be judged seperately. I am a fan of chicken feet and had them in HK, Frankfurt and now in Singapore…whenever I can get them, I try to have them in all variations. These were ok, well seasoned and well cooked but not as good as those in HK or Frankfurt. The Pork meat (on bones) was an entirely different matter. The liquid in which they swam gave the meat a very nice pork taste, the meat was tender and tasted so good, I would have ordered another helping if I had not been quite full from the congee.
The two congees cost us S$8 and the sides S$3 each, which is more than fair for the amount and the quality. We surely will try to visit that one once more.
