Part 2 Background - Soup Master at Food Junction, Sembawang Shopping Centre

Managed to conduct a phone interview with Moses Chong, one of the 3 shareholders of 牛车水老火汤 (Chinatown Lao Huo Tang )

Moses loves to cook at a very young age. When he was as little as Primary Three he had already learnt to cook for himself and his 3 brothers as his parents were busy working. Being the number three in a family of four boys, Moses is the only one to venture into the F&B Business.

At age 31, he started a food business selling desserts & Chinese Snacks ( Chinese Buns, Chee Cheong Fun, etc)  at a Toa Payoh Industrial Estate Canteen which eventually closed after the tenants moved out due to slowdown in business.

Moses then ventured into Interior Design Contractor business for about 10 years.  During this period his penchant for cooking did not wane but instead grew. He participated actively in cooking classes organised by the Community Centres  and picked up tips on cooking Western Cuisine & Chinese Cuisine particularly dishes like 一品锅 (Yi Ping Guo = a claypot dish with superior grade ingredients), 三杯鸡 (San Bei Ji = Chicken cooked in three different types of wine).

Elegant, Brilliant, Industrious & Amicable Amy (Mrs Chong) with Enterprising, Business-minded, Humble & Magnanimous Moses Chong seen here at their fifth outlet opening at Food Junction, , Level 2, Sembawang Shopping Centre. 

  

Part 1 Background - Soup Master at Food Junction, Sembawang Shopping Centre

The Food Junction at Sembawang Shopping Centre finally opened after have closed for a while whilst undergoing renovation. Food Junction & Kopitiam sort of did a musical chair to each other, with Kopitiam ending their lease at Sembawang Shopping Centre and moving over to North Point, and Food Junction ending theirs at North Point and moving on to Sembawang Shopping Centre.  

With the nearby Canberra Condo Development and One Nautical Condo Units coming up in the near future, Food Junction looks set to welcome these new residents to a tasteful meal at Sembawang Shopping Centre. 

Bob & I went to explore Food Junction @ Sembawang Shopping Centre Level 2 this past week and come upon SOUP MASTER that serves up really great soup ! Will explore about its humble beginnings in my future postings. 

Meanwhile check out SOUP MASTER's soup fare ...................

Old Cucumber Pork Rib Soup 

老黄瓜八爪鱼西施骨

Ten Tonic Ginseng Chicken Soup 
十全大補人參雞湯

Buddha Jumps Over The Wall  佛跳墙

Generous servings of Superior Quality Fish Maw, Red Dates, giant size dried Mushroom of Super Grade,  Wolfberries, large dried Scallops, Dried Oysters, Abalone are the key ingredients to making this <<Buddha Jumps Over the Wall>> a Signature Best Seller at SOUP MASTER !

Soon Kee Teochew Porridge at 33 Sembawang Road Part 3

The Star of the day : Steamed Fish 

Notice that Mr Tan adds Onion Leek, Onions, Ginger, Carrot, Tomato slices into the tray to add sweetness to the steam fish gravy.

And if this is not enough, you can stir in the Salted duck egg into your porridge. 

Soon Kee Teochew Porridge at 33 Sembawang Road Part 2

Below are some of the staples at Soon Kee Teochew Porridge :

Tau Gua & Tau Pok 

Lor Bak (Pork in Braised Dark Sauce ) 

Fried Egg With Silver Fish 

Tau Kee  (Soya Bean Curd) with Braised Peanuts 

Onion Leeks Stir fry 

Deep Fried Crispy Silver Fish that goes well with your porridge

Stir Fry Tau Gay 

La La in spicy curry  

Stir Fry Cabbage with Carrots 

Fish Cake & Ngoh Hiang 

All time favourite Tau Pok stir fry with onions, onion leek &  carrot 

Chicken Chop at NUS Science Canteen "Salad Bar"

Chicken Chop 

Onion Soup

NUS Science Canteen's "Salad Bar" Chef cooks a commendable Chicken Chop for only S$3.00, served with 3 sides, choice of : poached carrots & long beans, mashed potatoes, baked beans, french fries, coleslaw, hash brown, butter corn. 

You can also add soup of the day : beef with onions, pumpkin, minestrone, water crest, etc for S$1.20 or S$1.00.

Soon Kee (Boneless) Lor Duck Rice Stall at Longhouse Food Court

The Soon Kee (Boneless) Lor Duck Rice stall we patronised at Longhouse Food Court served a good respectable fragrant braised duck rice. They use a light soya sauce to make the gravy for the rice and it tastes really fragrant. The braised duck meat is cooked to the right consistency and texture, not too hard, and the meat is tender to the taste.

When you dipped the meat into the two types of chilli served at the stall, it gives a sweet vinegary taste to the meat.

The duck meat are  sliced into small  bite size pieces so the patrons have no difficulty devouring them. The stall has been operated by the Ong brothers. 

Address : 

Soon Kee (Boneless) Lor Duck Rice

Longhouse Food Court

183 Upper Thomson Road, S(574332) 

Chilli Crab from S99 at Chong Pang

S99 is one Makan place that Bob & I, together with Grouch Two, & Stanley, & sometimes Dad frequent for our weekend evening dinners.

The chef doles out really great tasting chilli crabs, three cups chicken, oats prawn that goes

really well with their special chilli sauce.

Bugis Street Chuen Chuen Chicken Rice at Longhouse Food Court at Upper Thomson Road

Bob ordered the Bugis Street Chuen Chuen Stall's chicken rice set for S$5.50. It comes with chicken, rice, Tau Gay, with ginger and their special chilli sauce as condiments. The chicken meat is tender & succulent, drizzled with soya sauce.

Dory Fish fillet at NUS Science Canteen

I started my love affair with the NUS Science Canteen Western Stall called :"SALAD BAR" just a couple of weeks ago. I especially like it's chicken chop with mash potato,sweet corn, with it's soup of the day : pumpkin soup or beef onion soup.

All this for S$3 for the chicken chop & S$1 for the soup.

Shami Banana Leaf Restaurant at Northpoint Shopping Centre Food Court

This Indian briyani stall sells a uniquely flavored chicken briyani rice for S$6.50. The sauce is sweet savoury and tastes like a mixture of yoghurt and tandoori sauce.

Apart from serving Chicken, Shami also boasts of crab & prawn cooked in well flavoured seasoning of curry spices ready to titillate your palate. 

Shami also sells delectable begedel, which boasts of  quality & freshness, and tastes absolutely like Mum's cooking.   

The Basmati Rice are of good quality & grade. 

Briyani Chicken

Mouth watering Fish

Here is menu - everything at affordable rates !

Here is Sarah, the Supervisor in charge at this Northpoint Branch. Shami has achieved Halal Certification.