Chin Hock Mutton Soup (Bukit Timah Market)

Sweet was really sweet and not to my liking. The ingredients were all cooked very well though, and the portion is passable for 1.

Having served up Mutton Soup ($5) for several decades, this stall is an institution in Bukit Timah Food Market & Food Centre, and worth a visit especially on cold, dreary days. According to Burpple Tastemaker Fabian Poon, who has been patronising the stall since he was a young boy, Chin Hock uses pure Chinese herbs in the soup and licorice root for a sweet finish, unlike many places that use rock sugar. The result is a well-balanced herbal soup that's easy to drink, yet helps to tame the gaminess of the fork-tender mutton. Yum!
Avg price: $5 per person
Photo by Burpple Tastemaker Fabian Poon

For someone who doesn't go for mutton soup, this is pretty good with strong herbal fragrance. The mutton was very tender and best of all, there was no gaminess in this comforting bowl.

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i know, i know there is another famous stall around here. but how do i not support the stall that i have been patronising since childhood? must have been what, coming 40 years and standing strong? unlike places that uses rock sugar, chin hock uses pure chinese herbs in their soup and licorice root for that sweet finish. too herbal you say? wrong. this heavy concoction of herbs is surprisingly well balanced and come together harmiously to tame that gamey taste that you usually register. so it feels all comforting and easy to drink this tasty, even tonic soup if i may. their super fork tender mutton meat is also worthy of mention because they only choose young baby lambs. again, 3 decades making mutton soup, their mutton game has to be strong here! #burpplebtfc
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chin hock mutton soup, #02-156