Woodlands Fried Fish Soup

By Yong Fang

How's everyone doing on this cool Sunday afternoon?

In this post, we will be sharing more about last weekend, when The Five Spoons went to Changi Airport!

Remember the Fried Hokkien Mee which can be found in the staff food court of Changi Airport? Not far away from that stall, there is another stall selling fried fish soup and porridge- 'Woodlands Fried Fish Soup'. Our guess is that the stall owner might have moved from Woodlands to Changi, hence the choice of stall name.

Anyway, it was around 9am and we were hungry. We agreed on a light meal, and after looking around, ended up trying this stall's shredded chicken porridge.

Usually, porridge is served extremely hot and we would have have to wait for a short while for it to cool a little. Surprisingly, this stall's porridge was served neither too hot nor too cold- warm and just right for immediate consumption. The consistency was also not too watery and the shredded chicken tasted rather chewy. This combination left a pleasant aftertaste.

However, we were quite disappointed by how the fried dough fritters had lost its crisp texture; they were extremely soft and soggy. It would probably have been better if the stall owner served the fried dough fritters separately from the porridge e.g. on a plate or in a paper bag (absorbs excess oil too- killing two birds with one stone!). In addition, the portion of ingredients given were very small too.

Overall, we felt that the stall's shredded chicken porridge would be a fairly good choice if you're simply looking for a light meal that is also cheap- only $2.80.

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Woodlands Fried Fish Soup

Changi Airport T2 Staff Canteen

Stall 6, Staff Canteen Level 3M

Airport Boulevard, Changi Airport Terminal 2 - Public Area

Opening Hours:

Mon to Fri; 8am - 8pm

Sat, Sun & PH; 7am - 9pm

Ngee Kee Fried Hokkien Mee

By Daryl Ang

When you think of the words 'Singapore Airport', what are the first things that come to mind? Probably planes, SIA stewardesses, the airport control tower and etc, yes? Expand 'Singapore Airport' into 'Singapore Airport Food' and you might think of things like 'restaurants, fast-food, overcharging'. The words 'great food' probably won't come to most people's minds.

On a trip to the airport last Saturday, we decided to check out the food there on a whim. It was then that we stumbled upon the Staff Canteen at Terminal 2, a place not noticed by many who visit Changi Airport.

The first thing that stood out to us was the affordability of the food. As this is a staff canteen, it is understandable that the prices are much lower than those of other places selling food in the airport. Many stores here sell a variety of food at reasonable prices, so if you're in the airport and don't want to splurge on food, you know where to go!

Anyway, since we were craving something hot and oily (guilty pleasure, we know), a plate of fried Hokkien prawn mee from Ngee Kee Fried Hokkien Mee store seemed perfect.

There is a free flow of pork lard which you can add, to your liking. The sambal chilli was disappointing- spicy but way too salty. The yellow noodles were also a little dry. Overall, the Hokkien Mee here seemed to be average at most. It was a pity that the pork lard was not fried together with the noodles, or the dish might just have tasted much better than it did.

However, it only costs $3 for a large plate of fried Hokkien mee- good value for money! In addition, this is the first time we've ever seen Hokkien mee with clams added, which is something that's quite uncommon for this dish.

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Ngee Kee Fried Hokkien Mee (Changi Airport T2 Staff Canteen)

Stall 10, Staff Canteen Level 3M

Airport Boulevard, Changi Airport Terminal 2 - Public Area

Opening Hours:

Mon to Fri; 7am - 8pm

Sat, Sun & PH; 7am - 9pm

Ming Kee Chicken Rice

By Walter Ng

Situated right next to the Bishan Mrt/bus interchange is where Kim San Leng is located at. Just a 2 minute walk from either the bus/mrt interchange and you'll reach your destination! 

Kim San Leng is home to the popular Bugis St Ming Kee chicken rice and several popular stalls such as Char Grill bar, Yu Kee duck rice and Koo Kee Yong tau foo. It is very crowded during meal times and opens 24 hours daily.

Ming Kee's trick is to keep the chicken submerged in ice water up till the time they serve the chicken. This is because it gives the meat a more tender texture- so you notice that there aren't any chickens hanging.

I joined the queue at about 6:40pm and i wanna see how long it takes to reach the end of the queue

(since this is my first time timing it)

People are flocking down from all areas of Singapore just to patronize the store.

Every 5 minutes the queue gets longer on a consistent basis.

Ah! I finally reached the end of the queue and it's my turn!

This queue took about 25mins (6:40-7:05pm)

The chicken rice cost about $3.50 but I bought an extra bowl of rice at 50cents to add on to the meal although

they had a generous portion of rice. P.S. I was too hungry after the long wait!

Chilli tasted slightly diluted and felt as if it was prepared heartedly, there is this old saying, "If the chilli is really good, one will finish the entire bowl of rice even without the chicken"

The Hainanese chicken on the other hand, stands out. It is not tough, but chicken was soft, tender, moist and slightly cold.(In a good way) Each piece of chicken was thick and meaty!! (definitely worth the money as compared to the other stores.)

In conclusion, the chicken was excellent with it's own unique taste.

 In my point of view, this stall is definitely well worth trying and is probably one of the best in Singapore.

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Ming Kee Chicken Rice & Porridge (Bugis Street)

明记鸡饭粥 (Bishan)

Blk 511 Bishan Street 13 #01- 522 Kim San Leng Food Centre

Opening Hours: Daily 10am to 930pm Closed on alternate Tuesday