Sin Heng Claypot Bak Koot Teh
La vaccination, c'est un sujet dont mes amis et moi, même mes collègues, parlons actuellement. Le prendrait-on, quel vaccin on prendrait si on avait le choix, et surtout, le fait qu'on soit citoyen d'un pays riche donne à chacun le privilège d'avoir un choix en premier lieu. Gratuitement encore!
Même si je ne vais pas juger si on choisit de se faire vacciner, j'aimerais que chacun fasse les recherches nécessaires avant de décider de prendre le vaccin. Il y a tellement de désinformation sur les réseaux sociaux ces jours-ci, que je suis très en colère lorsque certaines de mes connaissances partagent manifestement de fausses nouvelles. Des gens diplômés, généralement gentils et normaux, tous partageant des mensonges non soutenu par la science, c'est incroyable!
S'il vous plaît, j'implore chacun de ne faire confiance qu'aux informations diffusées par des médecins certifiés.
Si vous souhaitez connaître les prévisions météorologiques, vous demanderiez à un météorologue, et non à un chef, non? Si vous vouliez prendre un avion, vous demanderiez à un pilote de le piloter, et non à un avocat, non? Et si votre bébé soit malade, vous verriez un pédiatre, et non un ingénieur, non?
C'est généralement accepté que pour chaque problème de la vie, vous devez tenir compte des conseils des meilleurs experts dans ce domaine pour le résoudre, non? Alors pourquoi les gens refusent-ils maintenant de suivre les conseils d'experts médicaux pour décider de se faire vacciner?
Une amie l'a dit succinctement: la capacité humaine de s'autodétruire ne connaît pas de limites, c'est dommage!
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Another must-try was the Vermicelli Prawn Claypot ($14 for small) saucy and umami, and the prawns were plump and sweet.
Herbal bah koot teh usually gives me a pounding headache (the TCM doc says the combination of herbs is probably "too heaty" for my constitution) but Sin Heng's Bak Kut Teh ($12 for medium) was surprisingly balanced. I could manage a small portion all on my own, without a resultant headache. A tip if you pick up takeout from Sin Heng, add shredded lettuce on your own when you get home, to lend texture and a crisp freshness.
Another superb dish was the Cereal Chicken ($8 for small), crispy nuggets of chicken tenders fried in butter and blanketed with lashings of cereal bits and enlivened with curry leaves.
A typically simple stir-fry of Baby Kailan ($12 for small) was jazzed up with dried sole fish. Fantastic stuff.
Sin Heng Claypot Bak Koot Teh
439 Joo Chiat Road
Tel: 6345 8754
Open Tuesdays to Sundays from 10am to 12midnight; Closed on Mondays
It is common knowledge that the East-side of Singapore is flush with great food (though I wouldn't go so far as to say that "the East has the best food" or that "only the East has good food" because that'll just spark an interminable debate). Apart from the central shopping belt of Singapore, the East is where we very often find ourselves, in search of good food.
So....the recent spate of day-long showers and consequential cool(er) weather got me craving soupy comfort food, and I thought we'd hit up Sin Heng, a claypot Malaysia-style bak kut teh joint at Joo Chiat. We'd passed it by whenever we've picked up cheeses at our go-to cheesemonger further down the road, noticing its perpetual snaking queues.
Although I stand with Teochew-style bah kut teh (more commonly found in our little red dot), in the forever debate of the better pork rib soup, contra the Hokkien version of bah kut teh (more ubiquitous across the Causeway), I would, on occasion, crave the latter's herbal overtones over the former's overt peppery notes.
A bonus at Sin Heng, which menu is sufficiently varied that it could count as a cze char eatery: there's a myriad of other dishes so you could have a substantive multi-course meal, without having any bak kut teh, should you so choose. We've eaten at Sin Heng a couple times now, and we adore its bold, unabashed flavours and the down home appeal of the food. Food so sumptuously gravied you'd request a second bowl of steamed rice to soak up all the deliciousness.
A must-try, the Claypot Sesame Oil Chicken ($8 for small) was hearty, aromatic, and unctuous. Excellent when slathered over rice.
Another must-try was the Vermicelli Prawn Claypot ($14 for small) saucy and umami, and the prawns were plump and sweet.
Herbal bah koot teh usually gives me a pounding headache (the TCM doc says the combination of herbs is probably "too heaty" for my constitution) but Sin Heng's Bak Kut Teh ($12 for medium) was surprisingly balanced. I could manage a small portion all on my own, without a resultant headache. A tip if you pick up takeout from Sin Heng, add shredded lettuce on your own when you get home, to lend texture and a crisp freshness.
Another superb dish was the Cereal Chicken ($8 for small), crispy nuggets of chicken tenders fried in butter and blanketed with lashings of cereal bits and enlivened with curry leaves.
A typically simple stir-fry of Baby Kailan ($12 for small) was jazzed up with dried sole fish. Fantastic stuff.
Sin Heng Claypot Bak Koot Teh
439 Joo Chiat Road
Tel: 6345 8754
Open Tuesdays to Sundays from 10am to 12midnight; Closed on Mondays
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