Jing Yi Vegetarian 锦憶素食

If you've eschewed going green because of the notorious prices tagged to healthy eating, then a visit to this popular Bukit Batok hawker stall may well change your mind. With prices averaging at a very pocket-friendly $4, Jing Yi Vegetarian makes going meatless affordable and more importantly, tasty. Burpple Tastemaker Wei Zhi Chiang highly recommends the Fried Dried Hor Fun ($4). The deceptively simple looking dish, which comes with just vegetables and a few slices of mock fishcake and mock meat, won her over with its smoky wok hei. The hor fun comes with eggs, so heed her advice to let the chef know if you'd like to go without. Other tasty eats include the Tom Yum Mee Soup ($5) with its punchy, tangy broth, the wet Hor Fun ($4) and the Deep Fried Mushroom in Sweet and Sour Sauce ($7). The latter sees a plateful of crunchy deep-fried oyster mushrooms, slicked in a coating of sticky sweet and sour sauce — wonderfully addictive and great to share. Pro tip: According to Wei Zhi, a 30-minute waiting time is common, especially on the first and 15th day of the lunar calendar.
Avg Price: $5 per person
Photo by Burpple Tastemaker Wei Zhi Chiang

The best Vegetarian Hor Fun i ever eat, loved the wok hei smell.

A whole plate of crunchy deep fried oyster mushrooms in a coating of sticky sweet and sour sauce - these were was soooo addictive, especially the smaller bits of fried batter hidden underneath. They use a thicker batter here but the crunch that comes along with it redeems it all! I don’t usually go for sweet and sour items but this was nicely balanced and is one of my family's must orders.

Jing Yi is a popular vegetarian zi char style stall, so be prepared to wait, (we came at 5pm for dinner but the wait was still around half an hour) especially every 1st and 15th of the lunar calendar. Most vegetarian stalls in the area close by the evening, so this here is a great choice for late lunches and dinners. Prices are kind to the wallet too!

📍锦憶素食 Jing Yi Vegetarian
铭顺发美食中心 Meng Soon Huat Food Centre
359 Bukit Batok Street 31 #01-401
Singapore 650359
🕑 2pm to 9pm Daily, Closed on Mondays

Think they use the usual vegetarian tom yum paste for the soup here but no complaints from us because they’re very generous with it! The appetising base is flavourful, a teeny bit spicy with a strong kick of sourness. Lots of ingredients in this - enoki mushrooms, cabbage, beancurd skin, mock fishcakes and mock meat. Got mine with thick bee hoon, but the kway teow they use here is super silky smooth, will definitely get that instead next time!

📍锦憶素食 Jing Yi Vegetarian
铭顺发美食中心 Meng Soon Huat Food Centre
359 Bukit Batok Street 31 #01-401
Singapore 650359
🕑 2pm to 9pm Daily, Closed on Mondays

The Fried Dried Hor Fun is one of the most popular dish here and I totally get why! It's a very simple looking dish studded with just vegetables, a few slices of mock fishcakes and mock meat, but done really well - fragrant, fried thoroughly and not greasy. What won us over was definitely the wok hei (not extremely strong but was enjoyable to have), something I don't think is as common in vegetarian dishes. Take note that they serve this with eggs so be sure to inform the chef if you don’t want any.

📍锦憶素食 Jing Yi Vegetarian
铭顺发美食中心 Meng Soon Huat Food Centre
359 Bukit Batok Street 31 #01-401
Singapore 650359
🕑 2pm to 9pm Daily, Closed on Mondays

So far, hands down the best vegetarian zichar I've had. In fact, it opened me up to a world of vegetarian dining options. Expect Long waiting times. Located at the same Kopitiam as Ah Kow Bak Chor mee. #burpple