It does seem to be quite obvious from various social media postings these days that the trend of dishes featuring eggs and rice is still going relatively strong these days; while most of such establishments seem to have focused their offerings around scrambled egg rice, we had recently come across a new concept named Running Egg that claims to be the first establishment in Singapore to be serving up running egg — something that is different from the usual scrambled egg that we had been seeing served up at various establishments all across the island. Running Egg is located in the Kopiwu coffeeshop that is situated at Blk 722 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8. Taking over the corner stall unit that was once occupied by the western cuisine stall situated there, these stalls had done some work and decked out the facade of the stall with yellow-coloured signboards they can be described as attention-grabbing to say the least. As their signages suggested, Running Egg serves up their version of the “running egg rice” dishes with traditional Thai flavours; the menu featuring dishes such as the Prawn, Chicken Basil and the Moo Ping — just to name a few.

Whilst our initial expectations of the “running egg rice” at Running Egg doesn’t really differ much from that of the scrambled egg rice bowls that we have had at the various establishments serving up scrambled egg rice that we had visited previously, it was clear how different their “running egg rice” was from the typical scrambled egg rice after we had collected our order. We went with the Basil Chicken variant, but had also went for the Moo Ping as an add-on; the Moo Ping being sold in a portion of two (2) pieces and we had went with adding one to each “running egg rice”dish that we have had since they had claimed that they aren’t able to serve it on the side. The “running egg”can perhaps be described as something in between the Creamy Basil Pork Rice that some Thai food stalls offer on their menu and that of the typical scrambled egg rice bowl — rather than serving the egg entirely scrambled with fluffy texture, the egg comes in a rather runny form where there are still scraps of fluffy egg that is in a somewhat scrambled state, though it is still runny enough to be absorbed by the bed of rice beneath for a more consistent eggy note and a moist texture that makes the rice especially easy to have. We weren’t bearing very high hopes for the Basil Chicken itself, but we were blown away by its execution that could easily match up with more notable Thai establishments around the island serving up authentic Thai fare — the notes of basil being particularly prominent, while the minced chicken was savoury and all-out spicy being stir-fried with all the chili padi; one that would definitely tickle the tastebuds even for those whom are tolerable to moderate levels of spiciness. The Moo Ping itself is rather satisfactory, being sourced from Kin Loei — evidently so considering the branding that appears on the wooden skewer; one that gave a juicy bite and a slight sweetness without carrying any undesirable porky stench.

We also managed to try the Pork Jowl version of the “running egg rice” during our visit, though our preferences would still lie towards the Basil Chicken rendition of the dish; the Pork Jowl served here was a little less than warm, and the meat itself also felt like it was a little bit on the lean and drier side. We did enjoy how this variant does come with fried garlic, which helps to ante up the flavour profile of the dish whilst being an alternative to the Basil Chicken rendition of the “running egg rice” for those whom are not too keen on going for a rendition featuring spicy elements. On first sight, it does seem to be easy to pass off Running Egg as yet another wannabe in the food scene that is attempting to jump onto the bandwagon of trendy scrambled egg rice bowl offerings — that being said, having tried out what they have had to offer, it does feel that these folks are presenting their very own twist to the typical scrambled egg rice bowls; one that somehow felt like a thoughtful touch especially considering how well and relatable it is to the Thai elements that they have injected to their offerings. Whilst there is some room for improvement for the texture of and temperature of the Pork Jowl, we did feel that these folks have managed to nail down the Thai-inspired flavours of the elements to be paired with their “running egg rice” which definitely satiated our cravings for Thai cuisine whilst not expecting it to be so when we placed our order. Prices of their “running egg rice” dishes are priced from $6.80 to $7.80 — pretty reasonable when compared against the individually-portioned rice and noodle dishes served at Thai stalls within coffeeshops, food courts and hawker centres; a stall that we actually might consider revisiting to give some of their other offerings a go, or even get our cravings for basil minced meat dishes settled when it hits us again!