Selera Rasa Nasi Lemak - The plate of Nasi Lemak that Prime Minister served

• Operating Hours: 7 AM - 5 PM
• Operating Days: Closed on Fridays
• Address: Adam Road Food Centre, 2 Adam Road, #01-02, S 289876
• Webpage
• Facebook Page

Having been to some of the famous Nasi Lemak like Mount Faber Nasi Lemak, Bali Nasi Lemak and Ponggol Nasi Lemak, I went to Adam Road Hawker Centre to try out Selera Rasa Nasi Lemak with no expectations. Adam Road Food Centre itself is a great hawker in Singapore where you can find variety of Malay, Indian, and Chinese stalls to choose from. Nasi lemak fans should be familiar with Adam Road Nasi Lemak. Selera Rasa has been visited by lots of top food reviewers, and our very own Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong also served this Nasi Lemak to Indonesian President.

All sets come with ikan bilis, cucumber slices and rice with sambal chili sauce.

You will have ample time to look at their menu displayed on the signboard while you are queuing. The price of your nasi lemak set ranging from $2.90 with just egg, ikan bilis, cucumber and sambal chili. This, to me, is considered expensive this plate of nasi lemak. 

At Adam Road Food Centre, you can easily spot this Nasi Lemak stall. Just look for a stall with long queue. After about 30 minutes of queuing, it is finally my turn to order. Their queue is long as many of their customers were seen ordering many packets of Nasi Lemak; with some even ordered like a good 10 or 20 packets, which the serving took about 5 minutes for 1 customer.

The fried chicken, the egg, and the ikan bilis are all nothing special in my opinion. Chicken wing was fresh, and though the batter was heavy, it was surprisingly crispy with juicy tender meat. The sambal chili was not spicy, it was more on the sweet side. I prefer the chilli to be towards the spicier version.

The rice I believe was basmati rice, a type of rice used commonly in Briyani. The rice grain is long, fluffy and gives a lighter texture. You could taste a mild coconut milk with each mouthful of the rice. One of the most soft, cottony coconut rice I have had. But I would preferred shorter and harder rice. 

Overall, I would probably not wait in line again to get a plate of nasi lemak here or even go all the way to Adam Road Food Centre to satisfy my Nasi Lemak craving, probably due to the fact that we have had eaten better Nasi Lemak elsewhere.

Leong Kee (Klang) Bak Kut Teh 梁記(巴生)肉骨茶 - Claypot herbal soup in Geylang

• Operating Hours: 11 AM - 1 AM
• Operating Days: Closed on Wednesdays
• Address: 251 Geylang Lor 11, S 389309
• Delivery Hotline: 93801718

Leong Kee 梁記 is one of the very few Bak Kut Teh places in Singapore that serve Klang style Bak Kut Teh in Singapore.

Unlike any other Bak Kut Teh stalls, this is the place to come whenever you feel like having something less spicy or less peppery Bak Kut Teh.

Not a lot of choices for side dishes, they only have the egg, salted vegetable, stewed peanuts, tau pok and you tiao. The prices are quite cheap, most of the side dishes cost less than one dollar. We ordered a bowl of Bak Kut Teh, fried prawn paste chicken wing with 2 bowls of rice, it cost a total of $14.

After you have ordered and paid, you can find seats either outdoor or indoor seats just next door.

All the orders came in under 5 minutes of waiting.

The crispy batter gave that crunchy bite into the fried chicken wing, and the fermented prawn paste flavour was a bit bland to me. I had better ones but at a dollar a piece, this was really good value considering the quality! 

The Bak Kut Teh was served on a steaming hot claypot. There is a large portion of beancurd skin inside the soup along with a generous portion of pork ribs. 

The soup has the herbally taste, but I felt that the broth was a bit thin and light, not as strong as what I had in Malaysia. 

The pork ribs in the claypot portions are fairly satisfying. They were also quite generous with the meat and they are tender and soft that you can tear it off the bones easily.

Of course, there are better Klang Bak Kut Teh in Malaysia, but this is one of the few Klang style Bak Kut Teh in Singapore, it was affordable and filling. If you are craving Malaysian style Hawker food without crossing the custom, this is one of the places to visit.

Ri Ri Hong Mala Xiang Guo 日日紅麻辣香鍋 - Charged by Item, not weight!

• Operating Hours: 11 AM - 9 PM
• Operating Days: Daily
• Address: People's Park Food Centre, 32 New Market Road, #01-1042, #01-1052, S 050032

The popularity in China selling Mala Xiang Guo has also started its popularity in Singapore as we see many simlar stalls start popping out at the food court and hawker centre almost everywhere! Ri Ri Hong Mala Xiang Guo 日日红麻辣香锅 is one of the first Mala Xiang Guo shops in Singapore and has been booming with business because of their generous portions and low prices. 

As we walked around we can see many customers at the hawker centre sitting down with a big bowl written 日日麻辣香锅 on the table. Joined the long (but quite efficient) fast queue, and within 5 mins, it is my turn to order.

Some of us may have seen food court selling Mala Hot Pot and they are priced according to the weight of the item, and normally, just a few pieces of vegetable can already cost you two to three dollars! Usually, we will get bill shock when we see the prices that other mala shops charge elsewhere.

What sets this stall apart from others is they charge by the types of ingredients you choose instead of weight. A dollar for a portion of a non-meat ingredient, two dollars for meat and three dollars for seafood and so on. This really helped us to better estimate the amount we will be paying.

You can choose from a wide variety of ingredients very much like Yong Tau Fu. 

You start by picking from all of the vegetables first, then move towards the next staff waiting to choose the meats like prawns, squid, pork, and chicken

You will then decide the spiciness level, from not spicy, mild, moderate, spicy to extra spicy. For people who can take spicy stuff, the moderate is bearable. You can choose to have a non-spicy version too if you really not a fan of spicy food.

We were worried that we overspent, but it came up to only $12 for 2 people. Thought it's going to be about $30+. So once you paid, you will be given a tag where you will then proceed to the back of the stall and wait for your orders.

The hot pot is mixed with lots of ingredients, such as garlic, red chilli, dried chilli flakes, sugar, spring onion, pepper, sesame, chilli oil and their secret Mala spicy sauce.

$12 for this huge bowl of items! This bowl can be easily shared by 2 people. The whole dish is a little oily so it’s not really the best dish if you are looking to have a healthy meal. 

The fragrant sauce had a strong taste of garlic, chilli powder, ginger, and their own spices.

The chicken was tender and marinated well but sliced rather thin. Each of the ingredients was fresh! The vegetables were all crunchy and had absorbed the essence of the mala sauce.

One of the most tongue spiking herbs used was Sichuan peppercorns. Normally we can't see them when we are eating, but definitely, we could feel the sensation when taking the first bite! 

Good quality ingredients and pretty affordable for the portion served! The mala hot pot was addictive to me, I kept going back for the kick! Definitely won't be the last time visiting this place!