On nights without cravings or plans, the man and I do casual dinners. After a long day, we don't exactly feel like cooking or ask the helper to whip up a meal at short notice. We head to Heng Long Teochew Porridge (興隆潮州糜・飯) in the east in Tanjong Katong. This isn't the outlet at Upper Serangoon Road since that's too far for us. The Serangoon outlet seems to be a magnet for disgruntled customers given to flipping tables. :P
Food has always been all right at this non-air-conditioned eatery. No complaints so far. It's a Teochew porridge stall offering sufficient variety of dishes; it's honest, basic sustenance done decently. Nothing gourmet about it. You could eat a not-too-oily, not-deep-fried or carb-laden meal for two under S$35, including a small fish. That's a steal in Singapore. It's cheaper than us buying groceries to cook the same dishes at home.
The other evening, we picked a steamed mullet done Teochew style. They butterfly filleted it for us and served with salted vegetables. Steaming the fish with the scales intact ensured that the meat doesn't dry out. That was delicious. Tonight, we chose an already steamed regular sea bream tail. It was over-steamed, but it tasted okay in soy sauce. That's how it is when the tail or fillet is placed out for diners' selection. We didn't select one from the tray of fresh fish. The man wanted the stir-fried pork liver with chives. Heh. He doesn't get that often, so he orders it at any chance he gets. On nights like this, bits of salt, fish, vegetables, eggs and tofu made for a fairly nutritious enough meal. The stomach was happy.
Heng Long Teochew Porridge (興隆潮州糜・飯)
240 Tanjong Katong Road Singapore 437028
(at intersection of Parkstone Road, and opposite Eng's Noodle House)
Hours: Daily, 10.30am to 3.30am
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