Singapore Cheap Eats

With inflation stubbornly high and the economy showing signs of strain, many families are feeling the pinch at the grocery store. Rumours of a potential conflict between the USA and China add to the uncertainty, making it even more important to be careful with every dollar. As prices rise and futures seem uncertain, now is a wise time to cut back on meal expenses and build up savings where possible.

Instead of dining out or buying expensive ingredients, try simple, filling meals like beans and rice. Pasta with canned tomatoes and a sprinkle of cheese can feed a family without breaking the bank. Hearty vegetable soups made from leftover produce stretch your food budget further. Peanut butter sandwiches and eggs provide an affordable source of protein when meat prices rise.

Planning meals for the week, shopping sales, and sticking to a list can help you avoid impulse purchases. Cooking in bulk and freezing leftovers ensures nothing goes to waste. In these unpredictable times, learning to prepare budget-friendly meals not only saves money but also brings a sense of security to your home.

1. Traditional Singaporean Breakfast

Dish Features

• Components: Kaya toast, soft-boiled eggs, local kopi (coffee)
• Key Element: Kaya jam is made from coconut milk, eggs, and sugar
• Serving Style: Toast with cold butter, two soft-boiled eggs, coffee

Locations & Ambience

• Hap Seng Leong (near Lavender MRT)
  • Traditional vibe, minimal setup
  • Note: Slow-moving queues
• Ah Lim Coffee House (near Lavender MRT)
  • Traditional hawker setting
• Ya-Kun Kaya Toast (China Street, near Chinatown/Telok Ayer MRT)
  • Historic outlet since 1944, authentic atmosphere
• Toast Box (Multiple locations)
  • Modern convenience, where locals actually eat
• Good Morning Nanyang Cafe (Far East Plaza, near Orchard MRT)
  • Claims the best local breakfast
• Killiney Kopitiam (Killiney Road, near Somerset MRT)
  • Original location, convenient

Recipe & Ingredients

Kaya Jam:

• Coconut milk
• Eggs
• Sugar
• Pandan leaves (optional)

Soft-Boiled Eggs:

• Fresh eggs
• Boiling water
• Soy sauce
• White pepper

Cooking Instructions:

1. Make kaya jam by slow-cooking coconut milk, eggs, and sugar until thick
2. Boil eggs for exactly 3-4 minutes for a soft-boiled consistency
3. Toast the bread until golden
4. Serve with cold butter slices
5. Season eggs with soy sauce and pepper

Food Delivery Options

• Available through major delivery apps
• Toast Box has an extensive delivery network

2. Hainanese Chicken Rice

Dish Features

• National dish status
• Key Element: Fragrant rice cooked in chicken broth, ginger, and garlic
• Variations: Steamed or roasted chicken
• Accompaniments: Chilli sauce, dark soy sauce, ginger paste

Locations & Ambience

• Loy Kee Best Chicken (Whampoa)
  • Family restaurant atmosphere, excellent presentation
• Tian Tian Chicken Rice (Maxwell Food Centre, near Maxwell MRT)
  • Famous hawker stall, long queues, al dente rice speciality
• Chatter Box (Hilton Orchard, near Orchard/Somerset MRT)
  • Upscale dining, $25 vs typical $4-5 hawker price

Recipe & Ingredients

Chicken Rice:

• Jasmine rice
• Chicken broth
• Ginger
• Garlic
• Pandan leaves
• Salt

Chicken:

• Whole chicken
• Ginger
• Spring onions
• Salt

Chilli Sauce:

• Red chilies
• Ginger
• Garlic
• Lime juice
• Sugar
• Salt

Cooking Instructions:

1. Poach a whole chicken in ginger-scallion water
2. Reserve broth for rice cooking
3. Fry rice with chicken fat, ginger, and garlic
4. Cook rice in chicken broth
5. Slice the chicken when cooled
6. Prepare chilli and ginger sauces
7. Serve with cucumber slices

Food Delivery Options

• All major platforms deliver from various outlets
• Chatter Box offers a premium delivery option

3. Yong Tau Foo

Dish Features

• Healthy option with fresh vegetables and tofu
• Customizable: Choose 6+ ingredients minimum
• Broth options: Clear, laksa, tom yam
• Noodle choices: Thin/thick bee hoon, kway teow, egg noodles, rice
• Dry version: Deep-fried with meat gravy

Locations & Ambience

• Fu Lin Yong Tau Foo (near Telok Ayer MRT)
  • Popular lunch spot, crowded by noon
• 109 Yong Tau Foo (near Clarke Quay MRT)
• Jason Nian Dou Fu (Halal-certified option)

Recipe & Ingredients

Stuffed Tofu:

• Firm tofu
• Fish paste
• Water chestnuts
• Seasonings

Clear Broth:

• Pork/chicken bones
• Ikan bilis (dried anchovies)
• Salt, pepper

Vegetables:

• Kangkung, cabbage, lettuce
• Bitter gourd, okra
• Various mushrooms

Cooking Instructions:

1. Prepare a clear broth by boiling bones and anchovies
2. Stuff tofu with seasoned fish paste
3. Blanch selected ingredients in boiling broth 3-5 minutes
4. Serve with chosen carbs and broth
5. Add toppings: soybeans, fried shallots, green onions
6. Provide sweet and spicy dipping sauces

Food Delivery Options

• Available on major delivery platforms
• Some stalls offer ingredient selection through apps

4. Bak Kut Teh (Pork Ribs Soup)

Dish Features

• Teochew style: Light, garlicky, peppery broth
• Refillable broth – unlimited refills
• Traditional accompaniments: Rice, you tiao, braised peanuts, pickled vegetables

Locations & Ambience

• Ng Ah Sio Bak Kut Teh (near Farrer Park MRT)
  • Extra peppery broth specialty
• Song Fa Bak Kut Teh (near Clarke Quay MRT)
  • Tourist-accessible, central locations
• Founder’s Bak Kut Teh (Whampoa)
• Ya Hua Bak Kut Teh (Havelock Road)

Recipe & Ingredients

Broth:

• Pork ribs
• White pepper (lots)
• Garlic
• Star anise
• Cinnamon
• Cloves
• Salt

Accompaniments:

• You tiao (Chinese fried dough)
• Braised peanuts
• Braised bean curd skin
• Pickled mustard greens

Cooking Instructions:

1. Blanch pork ribs to remove impurities
2. Slow-simmer ribs with spices for 2-3 hours
3. Season with white pepper and salt
4. Serve with rice and traditional sides
5. Keep broth hot for refills

Food Delivery Options

• Available through delivery apps
• Broth travels well in thermal containers

5. Ice Cream Sandwich

Dish Features

• Unique concept: Ice cream block wrapped in white bread
• Alternative: Wafer option available
• Street food: Mobile vendor experience

Locations & Ambience

• Mobile vendors: Orchard Road, Boat Quay, Clarke Quay
• Street-side experience: Authentic local interaction

Recipe & Ingredients

• Square ice cream blocks
• White bread slices
• Optional: Wafer biscuits

Preparation:

1. Take an ice cream block from the freezer cart
2. Place between bread slices or a wafer
3. Serve immediately

Food Delivery Options

• Not suitable for delivery due to melting
• Must be consumed on-site

6. Chilli Crab

Dish Features

• Singapore’s signature dish
• Sweet and spicy sauce – a uniquely Singaporean invention
• Expensive: $140-150 for 1.2kg mud crab
• Variations: Black pepper crab, salted egg yolk crab
• Essential: Fried mantou for sauce scooping

Locations & Ambience

• No Signboard (near Aljunied MRT)
• Mellben Seafood (near Ang Mo Kio MRT)
• JUMBO Seafood (East Coast or Riverside)

Recipe & Ingredients

Chilli Crab Sauce:

• Tomato sauce
• Chili sauce
• Rice vinegar
• Sugar
• Egg (beaten)
• Ginger
• Garlic

Preparation:

• Fresh mud crabs
• Cornstarch for thickening

Cooking Instructions:

1. Clean and chop the crabs into pieces
2. Deep-fry crab pieces until shells turn red
3. Sauté ginger and garlic
4. Add tomato and chilli sauce, sugar, and vinegar
5. Return crabs to wok, toss with sauce
6. Add beaten egg for a silky texture
7. Serve with fried mantou

Food Delivery Options

• Premium restaurants offer delivery
• Best consumed fresh due to texture

7. Chai Tow Kway (Carrot Cake)

Dish Features

• Savory dish despite name
• Made from: Rice flour and white radish (white carrot)
• Two varieties: Black (with sweet soy sauce) and white
• Half-and-half option: Try both varieties

Locations & Ambience

• Grandfather Carrot Cake (East Coast)
• Wei Wei Carrot Cake (near Tanjong Pagar MRT)
• Often found with oyster omelette stalls

Recipe & Ingredients

Carrot Cake Base:

• Rice flour
• White radish (daikon)
• Water

Stir-fry ingredients:

• Eggs
• Garlic
• Fish sauce
• Sweet soy sauce (for black version)
• White pepper

Cooking Instructions:

1. Steam mixture of rice flour, grated radish, and water
2. Cool and cut into cubes
3. Heat the wok with oil
4. Stir-fry cubed carrot cake until crispy
5. Add beaten eggs
6. Season with fish sauce and pepper
7. Add sweet soy sauce for the black version

Food Delivery Options

• Available through delivery apps
• Best when freshly cooked

8. Orh Luak (Oyster Omelette)

Dish Features

• Combination: Fresh oysters, eggs, starch batter
• Signature sauce: Tangy chilli sauce
• Texture: Crispy edges, soft centre

Locations & Ambience

• Famous Old Airport Road Fried Oyster (Old Airport Road Food Center)
• 85 Bedok North Fried Oyster (Bedok 85 Market)
• Chomp Chomp Fried Oyster (Serangoon)

Recipe & Ingredients

Main ingredients:

• Fresh oysters
• Eggs
• Potato starch
• Bean sprouts
• Garlic chives

Chili sauce:

• Red chilies
• Garlic
• Vinegar
• Sugar
• Salt

Cooking Instructions:

1. Mix potato starch with water to create batter
2. Heat wok with oil
3. Pour batter into hot wok
4. Add oysters and vegetables
5. Crack eggs over mixture
6. Cook until crispy on bottom
7. Serve with chili sauce

Food Delivery Options

• Available but best consumed immediately
• Texture suffers during transport

9. Char Kway Teow (Fried Rice Noodles)

Dish Features

• Simple but flavorful: Flat rice noodles with sweet soy sauce
• Key ingredients: Prawns, eggs, bean sprouts, chives
• Wok hei: Essential smoky flavour from high-heat cooking

Locations & Ambience

• No.18 Zion Road Fried Kway Teow (Zion Food Court)
  • Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient
• Lao Fu Zi Fried Kway Teow (Old Airport Road Food Centre)
• Outram Park Fried Kway Teow (near Outram Park)

Recipe & Ingredients

Main ingredients:

• Fresh flat rice noodles (kway teow)
• Prawns
• Eggs
• Bean sprouts
• Chinese chives
• Chinese lap cheong (sausage)

Seasonings:

• Dark soy sauce
• Light soy sauce
• Fish sauce
• White pepper

Cooking Instructions:

1. Heat wok until smoking hot
2. Add oil and scramble eggs
3. Add noodles and soy sauces
4. Toss quickly to prevent sticking
5. Add prawns and sausage
6. Add bean sprouts and chives last
7. Serve immediately while hot

Food Delivery Options

• Available on delivery platforms
• Quality depends on timing – best fresh

10. Peranakan Cuisine

Dish Features

• Cultural fusion: Chinese-Malay heritage cuisine
• Famous dishes: Popiah, Kueh Pai Tee, Rendang, Ayam Buah Keluak
• Unique ingredient: Buah Keluak (contains processed cyanide)

Locations & Ambience

• National Kitchen by Violet Oon (National Gallery Museum)
  • Museum setting, “wow” factor guaranteed
• Po Restaurant
  • DIY popiah experience
• Colonial Signature Club (Halal certified)
• Candlenut (Michelin-starred)
• The Blue Ginger (Shophouse with Peranakan decor)
• Rempapa (near Paya Lebar MRT)

Recipe & Ingredients (Popiah)

Popiah skin:

• Flour
• Water
• Salt

Fillings:

• Jicama (bangkuang)
• Carrot
• Bean sprouts
• Tofu
• Prawns
• Pork
• Chinese sausage
• Lettuce
• Coriander

Sauces:

• Sweet sauce (tim cheong)
• Chili sauce
• Garlic paste

Cooking Instructions:

1. Prepare thin crepe-like skin
2. Stir-fry vegetables until tender
3. Cook proteins separately
4. Arrange fillings on table
5. Let diners roll their own popiah
6. Spread sauces on skin, add fillings, roll tightly

Food Delivery Options

• Fine dining restaurants offer delivery
• DIY popiah not suitable for delivery

11. Laksa

Dish Features

• Spicy coconut broth with seafood essence
• Thick rice noodles (bee hoon)
• Toppings: Prawns, fishcake, beancurd skin
• Comfort food status among locals

Locations & Ambience

• Laksa Labo at Wild Coco (near Lavender MRT)
• Min Ji Laksa (near Boon Keng MRT)
• 328 Katong Laksa (Katong district)

Recipe & Ingredients

Laksa paste:

• Dried chilies
• Shallots
• Garlic
• Galangal
• Lemongrass
• Candlenuts
• Shrimp paste

Broth:

• Coconut milk
• Prawns/crab shells
• Laksa paste
• Tamarind

Toppings:

• Prawns
• Fishcake
• Tau pok (fried tofu)
• Bean sprouts
• Cockles

Cooking Instructions:

1. Blend laksa paste ingredients
2. Fry the paste until fragrant
3. Add coconut milk and seafood stock
4. Simmer until flavours meld
5. Blanch noodles and vegetables
6. Serve with toppings and lime

Food Delivery Options

• Widely available on delivery platforms
• Travels well due to its soup-based nature

12. Nasi Lemak

Dish Features

• “Fatty Rice” cooked in coconut milk and pandan
• Traditional accompaniments: Ikan bilis, boiled egg, cucumber, peanuts, sambal
• Premium revival: Modern restaurants are elevating the dish

Locations & Ambience

• Market Street Nasi Lemak (near Raffles Place MRT)
  • Business district location, avoid weekday lunch
• Wild Coco (near Lavender MRT)
  • The author’s current favourite
• The Coconut Club (near Bugis MRT)
  • Michelin Bib Gourmand started the premium movement
• Dickson Nasi Lemak (Joo Chiat)
  • Takeaway only

Recipe & Ingredients

Coconut Rice:

• Jasmine rice
• Coconut milk
• Pandan leaves
• Salt

Sambal:

• Dried chilies
• Shallots
• Garlic
• Shrimp paste
• Tamarind
• Palm sugar

Accompaniments:

• Fried ikan bilis
• Hard-boiled eggs
• Roasted peanuts
• Cucumber slices
• Fried chicken (optional)

Cooking Instructions:

1. Cook rice with coconut milk and pandan
2. Blend sambal ingredients
3. Fry sambal until oil separates
4. Deep-fry ikan bilis until crispy
5. Roast peanuts
6. Serve rice with all accompaniments

Food Delivery Options

• Excellent for delivery
• Components travel well separately

13. Nasi Biryani

Dish Features

• Indian Muslim adaptation to local tastes
• Fragrant basmati rice with saffron and spices
• Separate cooking: Meat cooked separately from rice
• Accompaniments: Chicken/mutton curry, acar (pickled vegetables)

Locations & Ambience

• Bismillah Biryani Restaurant (near Rochor MRT)
• Mr Biryani (Little India)
• Golden Nur Nasi Briyani (Market Street Hawker Center)
• Zam Zam Restaurant (near Bugis MRT)
• Casuarina Curry Restaurant (Thomson)

Recipe & Ingredients

Biryani Rice:

• Basmati rice
• Saffron
• Whole spices (cardamom, cinnamon, cloves)
• Ghee
• Onions

Meat curry:

• Chicken/mutton
• Yogurt
• Biryani spice blend
• Onions
• Tomatoes

Cooking Instructions:

1. Soak basmati rice for 30 minutes
2. Fry onions until golden, reserve half
3. Cook rice with whole spices until 70% done
4. Marinate meat with yogurt and spices
5. Cook meat curry separately
6. Layer rice and meat, top with fried onions
7. Steam together until fully cooked
8. Serve with acar and curry

Food Delivery Options

• Popular delivery item
• Maintains quality well during transport

14. Hakka Lei Cha Fan (Thunder Tea Rice)

Dish Features

• Health-focused: Lowers cholesterol
• Green herbal soup: Made from green tea, basil, mint
• Vegetable-heavy: Not for everyone due to herb intensity
• Topping variety: Long beans, cabbage, peanuts, tofu, dried shrimp

Locations & Ambience

• Thunder Tea Rice (Lau Pa Sat)
• Hakka Thunder Tea Rice (Margaret Drive)

Recipe & Ingredients

Thunder Tea:

• Green tea leaves
• Fresh basil
• Fresh mint
• Peanuts
• Sesame seeds

Rice toppings:

• Long beans (diced)
• Cabbage (diced)
• Fried tofu
• Dried shrimp
• Ikan bilis
• Roasted peanuts

Cooking Instructions:

1. Pound tea leaves, herbs, peanuts, and sesame seeds
2. Add hot water to create green soup
3. Prepare individual toppings separately
4. Serve rice topped with vegetables and proteins
5. Pour thunder tea over rice or serve alongside

Food Delivery Options

• Limited delivery options
• Best consumed fresh due to the herb soup

15. Ban Mian (Handmade Noodles)

Dish Features

• Handmade flat noodles cut with the board for straightness
• Clear broth: Pork and anchovy-based
• Standard toppings: Ikan bilis, half-poached egg, spinach, mushrooms, minced meat
• Noodle alternatives: U-Mian, Mee Sua, Mee Hoon Kueh

Locations & Ambience

• Qiu Lian Ban Mian (Lau Pa Sat, multiple branches)
• Formosa Delight (Food Republic)
• Prince Noodles (near Bendemeer MRT)

Recipe & Ingredients

Handmade noodles:

• Flour
• Water
• Salt
• Egg (optional)

Broth:

• Pork bones
• Ikan bilis
• Salt
• White pepper

Toppings:

• Minced pork
• Shiitake mushrooms
• Spinach
• Half-poached egg
• Fried ikan bilis

Cooking Instructions:

1. Make noodle dough, rest, and roll flat
2. Cut noodles with a board to keep them straight
3. Simmer pork bones and ikan bilis for broth
4. Cook minced pork and mushrooms
5. Blanch spinach
6. Cook noodles until al dente
7. Assemble the bowl with toppings and hot broth

Food Delivery Options

• Available on delivery platforms
• Noodle texture may soften during transport

16. Bak Chor Mee (Minced Pork Noodles)

Dish Features

• Two versions: Soup or dry (dry is more popular)
• Dry version: Tossed with oil, chilli, and vinegar
• Toppings: Minced pork, sliced pork, meatballs, liver, wonton
• Noodle choice: Mee sua recommended for texture

Locations & Ambience

• Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodles (near Lavender MRT)
  • One Michelin star since 2016
• Seng Huat Bak Chor Mee (near Bugis MRT)
  • Smaller portions, order extra if hungry
• Macpherson Minced Meat Noodle
• Soon Heng Pork Noodles

Recipe & Ingredients

Minced pork:

• Ground pork
• Soy sauce
• Sugar
• White pepper

Sauce (dry version):

• Chili oil
• Vinegar
• Lard
• Light soy sauce

Toppings:

• Pork balls
• Fish balls
• Pork liver
• Wonton
• Fried salted fish

Cooking Instructions:

1. Season and cook the minced pork
2. Prepare various toppings
3. Cook noodles until al dente
4. For dry version: toss noodles with sauce
5. Top with meat and other ingredients
6. Serve with soup on the side

Food Delivery Options

• Widely available for delivery
• Dry version travels better than the soup version

17. Wanton Mee

Dish Features

• Cantonese noodle dish
• Components: Egg noodles, wontons (shrimp dumplings), char siu, vegetables
• Usually served dry with soup on side

Locations & Ambience

• One Ton Mee
• Wanton Fu Wanton Mee
• Eng’s Wantan Mee
• Ji Ji Wanton Noodle Specialist

Recipe & Ingredients

Wontons:

• Wonton wrappers
• Shrimp
• Pork
• Water chestnuts
• Seasonings

Egg noodles:

• Fresh thin egg noodles
• Sesame oil
• Soy sauce

Char siu:

• Pork shoulder
• Char siu sauce
• Honey

Cooking Instructions:

1. Make wontons with shrimp-pork filling
2. Marinate and roast pork for char siu
3. Cook noodles until springy
4. Boil wontons until they float
5. Blanch vegetables
6. Serve noodles topped with char siu and vegetables
7. Serve wontons in clear soup

Food Delivery Options

• Available on delivery platforms
• Quality maintained well during transport

18. Dim Sum

Dish Features

• Asian tapas: Small dishes for sharing
• Traditional: Cantonese breakfast culture
• Popular time: Sunday morning family gatherings
• Late-night option: Available until late for after-drink sessions

Locations & Ambience

• Swee Choon Tim House
  • Late-night dim sum specialist
• Sum Dim Sum
• Dim Sum Haus
• Yum Cha Chinatown

Popular Dishes & Recipes

Har Gow (Shrimp Dumplings):

• Shrimp, bamboo shoots, wheat starch wrapper
• Steam for 8-10 minutes

Siu Mai (Pork Dumplings):

• Ground pork, shrimp, mushrooms
• Top with crab roe, steam 10 minutes

Char Siew Bao (Pork Buns):

• BBQ pork filling in soft steamed bun
• Steam for 15 minutes

Cooking Instructions vary by dish:

1. Most items are steamed
2. Some are pan-fried or deep-fried
3. Serve hot with tea
4. Order multiple varieties to share

Food Delivery Options

• Many dim sum restaurants offer delivery
• Best consumed fresh but travels reasonably well

19. Min Jiang Kueh (Peanut Pancake)

Dish Features

• Traditional: Thick pancake with grated peanuts
• Modern flavors: Green tea, sesame, red beans, charcoal
• Texture contrast: Chewy pancake with crunchy peanuts
• Activated charcoal: Trendy black version with supposed cleansing properties

Locations & Ambience

• Tanglin Halt Original Peanut Pancake
• Granny’s Pancake (Hong Lim near Chinatown MRT)
• Granny’s Pancake (Bendemeer Food Center)
• Ah Lock & Co (near Tanjong Pagar MRT)
• Munchi Pancakes (Multiple branches)

Recipe & Ingredients

Pancake batter:

• Flour
• Water
• Salt
• Sugar
• Baking powder

Traditional filling:

• Roasted peanuts (crushed)
• Sugar
• Butter (optional)

Modern fillings:

• Red bean paste
• Green tea powder
• Black sesame paste
• Activated charcoal (for colour)

Cooking Instructions:

1. Mix batter until smooth
2. Heat a circular pan/griddle
3. Pour batter to form a thick pancake
4. Cook until the bottom sets
5. Add filling to one half
6. Fold the pancake over the filling
7. Cook until golden brown on both sides

Food Delivery Options

• Available for delivery
• Best consumed warm, but acceptable at room temperature

20. Hainanese Beef Noodles

Dish Features

• White rice noodles with lean beef slices
• Quick blanching: Beef slices blanched per order to prevent overcooking
• Options: Soup or dry (with thick gravy)
• Light broth: Won’t make you feel heavy

Locations & Ambience

• Hwa Heng Beef Noodles (Bendemeer Food Court)
• Zheng Yi Beef Noodles (Potong Pasir)
• Hock Lam Beef Noodles (near Raffles Place MRT)

Recipe & Ingredients

Beef broth:

• Beef bones
• Onions
• Ginger
• Star anise
• White pepper

Components:

• Fresh beef slices
• White rice noodles
• Bean sprouts
• Lettuce
• Beef balls (optional)

Cooking Instructions:

1. Simmer beef bones with aromatics for hours
2. Strain and season the broth
3. Blanch noodles and vegetables
4. Quickly blanch beef slices in boiling broth
5. Assemble the bowl with noodles, vegetables, and beef
6. Pour hot broth over ingredients

Food Delivery Options

• Available on delivery platforms
• The soup version travels well

21. Cai Png (Mixed Vegetable Rice)

Dish Features

• “Point-point rice”: Point to desired dishes
• Economy rice: Very affordable at ~$5 for complete meal
• Customizable: Choose vegetables and meat dishes
• Weekday lunch: Mainly serves office workers

Locations & Ambience

• Amoy Street Chinese Cuisine (Amoy Food Centre, Stall #01-16)
  • Famous for fresh fried chicken, long lunch queues
• Isle Cafe (Cuppage Plaza, near Somerset MRT)
  • Cash only, busy after 12 PM

Typical Offerings

Vegetable dishes:

• Stir-fried kangkung
• Braised tofu
• Steamed egg
• Mixed vegetables

Meat dishes:

• Sweet and sour pork
• Fried chicken
• Steamed fish
• Braised pork belly

Pricing structure:

• Base rice + 2 vegetables + 1 meat = ~$5
• Additional items to be charged separately

Food Delivery Options

• Limited delivery options
• Best experienced in person for selection

22. Chee Cheong Fun (Rice Noodle Rolls)

Dish Features

• Silky texture: Thin steamed rice sheets
• Simple pleasure: Just rice rolls with sauces
• Variations: Plain, with you tiao, char siu, or prawns
• Part of dim sum but available as a standalone

Locations & Ambience

• Nan Rong Chee Cheong Fun (Bendemeer Food Center)
• Chef Leung’s (Chinatown Complex Food Centre)
• Fei Chang Hao (near Kallang MRT)

Rice sheet:

• Rice flour
• Tapioca starch
• Water
• Salt
• Oil

Sauces:

• Light soy sauce
• Sesame oil
• Chili sauce
• Sweet sauce

Optional fillings:

• You tiao (Chinese cruller)
• Char siu
• Prawns

Cooking Instructions:

1. Mix rice flour batter until smooth
2. Steam a thin layer of batter on a flat pan
3. Add fillings if desired
4. Roll up while warm
5. Cut into portions
6. Serve with sauces

Food Delivery Options

• Limited delivery due to texture requirements
• Best consumed fresh and warm

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