Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre

Tender pork belly char siew with a sweet caramelised crust. The char siew strikes a balance between lean and fatty cuts.

The rice base isn’t exactly prefect but it absorbs the caramelised sauce well enough while the sous vide egg unfortunately lacks the expected runny yolk, slightly missing the mark on delivering that creamy richness.

I also ordered the fried king oyster mushroom but unfortunately, it doesn't quite hit the mark. While the mushroom are naturally juicy and earthy, the batter overwhelms the dish. The coating is excessively thick, muting the delicate, meaty texture and flavour of the mushrooms.

Caramelised Char Siew Don 》$7
Grilled Chicken Don 》$6
Fried King Oyster Mushroom 》$4.50

From Pura Vida Cocina. Cheap and simple.

Theirs was more shiok than elsewhere probably because the individual parts were good.

From Pura Vida Cocina. Uncommon Mexican food stall in a hawker centre. Their servings have always looked strange because the rice quite little. But it's good food. The slab of meat was tender and fleshy, and the taste was unique.

Encik Tan's hawker branch. I was previously turned off by the stallholder, but stupidly returned. Every component of this meal was mediocre. It's not a responsible replica of Encik Tan. And I didn't want the fully cooked sunny side up but she didn't allow changing to sambal hard-boiled egg zzz.

The youtiao stall redeemed themselves with these. They previously caught my eye but they're not available every day. I loved the orh nee version. The crispy and creamy contrast was the magic, while the yam wasn't diluted. The other version is more like the savoury version. It was good too.