Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Xiang Jiang Soya Sauce Chicken (香江豉油鸡), Alexandra Village Food Centre

Xiang Jiang Soya Sauce Chicken (香江豉油鸡), Alexandra Village Food Centre

Was recommended this stall (#01-77 Alexandra Village Food Centre, 120 Bukit Merah Lane 1) by my dad for their soya sauce chicken and sui kao (水饺). The last time we were here, it was slightly past noon and they had already closed for the day. I came earlier this time round.

Xiang Jiang Soya Sauce Chicken (香江豉油鸡), soya sauce chicken mee pok

And got myself a chicken thigh/drumstick/leg (that's their 鸡腿) mee pok. Pretty good. The sauce was nice and I thought I detected some herbal notes in the skin of the soya sauce chicken which were really tender. Noticed that there was a light roasted flavour from their chilli paste.

Xiang Jiang Soya Sauce Chicken (香江豉油鸡), sui gao
Xiang Jiang Soya Sauce Chicken (香江豉油鸡), sui gao

What left me a deeper impression were their sui gao. These were huge - three mouthfuls by my measure. Enfolded within the smooth skin were minced pork, bits of black fungus and little chunks of water chestnut. The type of sui gao I had been searching for. Packed yet not densely stuffed that they were still tender to the bite. I'll be back for these.

Xiang Jiang Soya Sauce Chicken (香江豉油鸡), Alexandra Village Food Centre

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