@fangkocoffee is not your ordinary café, as they are an Indonesian café in a sea of Australian/European cafe’s in Singapore. Headlining their proudly Indonesian Chimken (yes, that is NOT a typo) mains menu is the Indomie Chimken, going at a super low price of ten bucks flat for this XL bowl.⠀
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This Indomie Chimken is (in)famous for having twenty one (!!!) spice levels, and I took the sage advice of one of my friends who tried the level five and experienced Dante’s Nine Circles of Hell. Yes, I went with level one, and it’s already incendiary enough to provoke a light sheen of sweat. The slow creeping spice is mercifully tempered by the sweetness of what I assume is kecap manis tossed into the sauce mix, as well as the fabulously flowing soft boiled egg.⠀
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The Chimken was definitely the main attraction here, as Fangko’s signature smashed chicken was possibly the moistest, most supple deep fried chicken I’ve had in recent memory. It’s simply but sufficiently salted, and relies on that fiery but flavourful chili sauce mix to give it that memorable feistiness. Seriously, ten bucks for fantastic fried chicken and a big bowl of spicy noodles? That’s a bargain and a half!⠀
Thanks for the invite @fangkocoffee!