Everything I Ate At Chinatown Food Centre in Singapore 🇸🇬
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2024
- We found Foodie Paradise in the heart of Singapore ❤️ We visited the most famous Hawker Centre in Singapore - Chinatown Food Complex - and spent the entire day there indulging into the best foods that people have been preparing using the same recipe for generations!!! What a DAY! 🙏
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Chinatown Food Complex
0:12 Famous Hawker Chan
7:06 Xiao Long Bao & Fried Buns
15:55 Soy Milk
16:40 The 1950's Coffee “五十年代”
20:12 Hainanese Chicken Rice
24:30 Shredded Chicken Porridge & Nyonya Dumplings
30:11 Peanut Rice Balls
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What was your favourite thing from the video??? 👀
go to palastine buddy
Just happy u found that market. Hawker Chan is famous for soya sauce noodles not roast pork. I find it too sweet. The pork dumpling is wrapped in bamboo leaves n d nyonya one uses pandan leaves.
@@maocat6606 Maybe bamboo leaves are expensive there. I have no idea why either. I only know that it's a bit sweet in Indonesia bc ppl put sweet soy sauce with the pork stuffing. If I have to be honest, that one is a bit unfortunate that it looks as dark as soy sauce. Usually it looks more into light shoyu color or a bit brighter in color but idk how it became that deep dark brown color on that hawker. It caught me off guard tbh.
Xiao long bao is always my favorite on rainy days and will always be. Cheer to you guys. Maybe next time try those mochi with banana milk and I'm sure you're down with me, Jay.😆
@@GideonicGamingI think it's a hokkien dumpling. Other dialects slightly different. Most use beans.
Your girlfriend knows more about Chinese food ❤❤
You should take a spoon to scoop your rice to eat. Those are soy beans braised in the soy sauce. Thanks to the uncle to remind you in mixing the noodles with the sauce. I was about to tell you over the screen LOL! I wonder why so many western bloggers don't mix before tasting. Same for your drinks. Mix them up first before drinking as the sugar/milk is at the bottom! Stir your chicken porridge to mix the pepper etc.
Dip both types of xiao long baos in the black vinegar (it's no soy sauce, soy sauce has a salty base) and ginger strips. In chinese the fried version is called shen jian bao.
That's just ginger puree with the chicken rice. No garlic in it. The chili sauce would have garlic in it. Yes, you are right. I tried Heng Ji chicken rice and find it quite plain. I prefer the other stall next to the glutinous rice dumpling stall you were queuing LOL.
Don't put the cutleries directly on the trays as it is not hygienic. Actually you guys don't have to keep changing your seats. Leave a couple of tissue packets on your tables and go and order your food.
I guess we are just used to having our different parts of the meals separate 🥲 Thank god that gentleman told us how to eat the Char Siew Noodle properly!
Thank you for all the little hints! For you as a local it might all seem obvious but we really try to do our research first before entering a particular place/food area, and even if we had done that, there's always going to be something that we would never known of unless someone tells it to us 🤪
@@JayeshChhaya Singaporeans are generally friendly, you can ask the hawker on the proper way to eat the food 😊 or even the people in the queue
No worries, there's always a next time :D It's also for your viewers who happened to watch your video and read the comments and tips :) Oh ya sometimes as locals we would even encounter getting asked or asking the other person sharing the table to help keep the spot as we step away briefly to get a drink or something. Though usually we just use tissue packets or umbrellas even bags and employer's pass. Some places you would even see people use their mobile phone or wallets (not encouraged). This way of reserving seats we call it "chope". It's especially helpful for individuals having a meal as otherwise it would be difficult to search for a table while holding a tray of hot food.@@JayeshChhaya
@JayeshChhaya Aye, some of us don’t like to mix food together. And We want to have control over how much sauce to be added. You are fine eating the noodles like that, I would too lol. I don’t like too much sauce, especially if I am not familiar with the dish…One you mixed them you can’t reduce the saltiness level.
Brilliant as always, Karolina looking gorgeous as she always does.
Thank you! Karolina smiled at this comment 😍
Hey guys, welcome back.
For chinese food with rice, if it's on a plate (chicken rice that you ordered), use fork and spoon.
If rice is served on a bowl, eat with chopsticks.
That's the "rule" is general.
I think all foreigners assume that Asian food should be eaten with chopsticks lol. We Southeast Asians eat our food with spoons and fork
This is so helpful and makes a lot of sense! Thank you so much!!!
If noodles, plate or bowl, I still prefer the chopsticks.
@palmtree_ definitely it's just a general rule for RICE.
Noodles are another set of rules which is often eaten with chopsticks. E.g, Plate of hor fun, wan tan mee, hokkien mee.
@@azureliteyahoo
Actually my personal preference is, if easier with chopsticks, I use chopsticks 😄
I usually find a seat at the edge of this Hawker Centre because I sweat a lot while eating hot food. It is way cooler on the edges because it is very stuffy inside, the edges got better air flow. There are more than 250 stalls, it is like a maze inside, very easily to get lost. Those going there, do take note.
This is such a great advice 🙏 Thanks!
Welcome back to Singapore! Singapore basically is a food paradise with all our culture and foods! I'm very sure both of you will be back again!
Omg yes! We loved all the foods and can’t wait to explore even more of the rural Hawker Centres next time!!! 🫠
if u still in singapore go kampung glam or geylang serai there have night market [we call bazaar ramadan] have nice malay food at there... btw welcome back to singapore
The sticky rice dumplings can be eaten without the sauces. And for the nonya version would probably suit your palettes better as the flavour isn't as strong and a mix of sweet and savoury.
This is true! We still enjoyed that dish but definitely would ask for the sauce on the side for next time 😇
About the coffee and tea, hot water is added to dilute the coffee and tea by default. If you want your drink to be more dilute (more hot water added), add on the word 'Poh' to your order. If you want your drink to be more concentrated (less hot water added), add on the word 'Gao' to your order. A special level that I recommend but at your own discretion is full-on strength (no hot water added). For this level, add on the word 'Ti Loh' to your order.
Even if they diluted the drinks, they were still kind of strong - what we really like drinks in SG for ❤️ Thank you for all the little hints!
For congee or porridge, you can actually just scope the top layer just on the inside edge of the bowl in a circular motion to get a spoonful that is lukewarm.
I wish we had known that back then 🥲😍 Cheers mate!
Chinatown hawker is where a place my family and I have Sunday breakfast. Since my sisters and I was little girl. Some stalls still remain, some no longer there. The congee and stir fried Bee Hoon stall is one of the stall my family and I once a while will get breakfast. Usually we go to the stall just mainly selling difference type of congee. The stall located right at the corner as look over could see the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple.
Maxwell food centre opposite Chinatown it another hawker tourist will go too. The Tian Tian Hainanese chicken rice is must try.
Chiew Kee Noodle House at upper cross St that a place my family and I often go to have lunch or dinner.
It's great to hear that we visited the places beloved by the locals (for generations) ❤️
You can try out the Claypot Rice at Chinatown Complex Food Centre when their stall is open. It is a famous stall at the Food Centre.
Excellent content as always!
Thank you so much 😍 Little hint for you: we did a shoutout for you for the BuyMeACoffee donation in one of our upcoming 🇵🇱 video series!!!
@@JayeshChhaya lol now I have to watch all you Singapore 🇸🇬 contents 😂 ❤️
That char siew looks soooo good. 🤤 Love the caramelized bits!
Yes it was! I would even risk it and say it was the best one I've EVER had 😍😋
Personally I prefer their char siew to their soy chicken which is supposed to be their signature item haha
Would recommend you to try soy milk without ice. Ice has a tendency to dilute the drink, which can be undesirable. If you don't want the soy milk to be too hot to drink, you can request for warm soy milk, some stalls are able to do it upon request.
Great suggestion 👍 Thanks!
Best thing about Singapore nowadays is that almost all hawkers speaks conversational English 😊
That’s so true! It’s very helpful and makes us feel even more welcomed 😍🙏
Yes, yes, yes, now you can have very tasty 8:15 Shanghai Fried Xiao Long Bao or 生煎包 in Sg, from Hawker outlets to Chinese Restaurant. You two, chopstick skill is pretty good. ✌
You are free to ask for more sauce/ vinegar etc
We loved both types of the dumplings/buns 😍 And the sauces were quite strong for our palates so didn't even need to ask for more!
Hope you guys are the claypot rice too. Super delicious
The Heng Ji Chicken Rice is very authentic and nice. Eaten once. Love the chilli sauce and Ginger sauce.
Thank you for sharing this video with us ❤Brilliant 🤝
Our pleasure 😍
Jay thank you so much for the video you made 😄
Karolina you are a living map 😘
Welcome back 😃
谢谢！
Thank you so much ❤️
Welcome to be Singapore 🎉
Welcome to Singapore 🇸🇬 and great job always ❤🎉😮
Thank you 😍 It's Singapore that gives us extra positive energy!
Your char siew made me want to go there but argh the stall is closed right now. ^^ Welcome to Singapore!
Oh no! Make sure to visit it soon then - it's really WORTH IT 😍
Bit of a friendly tip, you need to move faster at the hawkers! Get your sauce and chopsticks whilst they prep the food then when it arrives move on quickly, otherwise you're slowing down their service and stopping the person after you to be able to get their tray prepared
😮💨🙌 Also during vlogging probably we do slow down the queue a bit but always try to be fast! It’s a matter of practice I guess haha
You did some research before you zeroed in on my favorite stalls. Indeed.
We are definitely the foodie type of people so looking for the best recognisable foods was a pleasure for us! Not even talking about the tasting 😜
Oh….Jayesh & Karolina didn’t know about ‘choping’? Important to do so.
Hmmm. Not really… what’s that?! 😬
@JayeshChhaya u place some objects (e.g. tissue ) on empty table to let others know that the empty seat was taken and u can than order your food and return to the "choped" seat😅
Hawker Chan..good that you went to the original stall rather than the restaurant at a nearby street. I always get indecisive at this hawker center....too many choices........ There are a total of 3 hawker centers in that area.....
Yeah we've done some research and even if Hawker Chan opened a nice restaurant people seem to prefer the stall better 😇🙌 We actually loved the food and need to admit that it was the best Char Siew I've ever had!
welcome!
Wow cool bro his journey you both on video❤️👍
Thanks for coming! We have couple of more videos form Singapore to publish 😍
@@JayeshChhaya oke you're welcome bro👍
Better try to innovate mochi with banana milk soon, Jay. I definitely will enjoy it as much as you do.😆
It has to be the cold one this time. My tounge got burnt easily as well that's why.😅
Sounds good! It would be the best drink for curing the spice in you mouth! Challenge accepted 😎
@@JayeshChhaya I definitely would love to try it as well ngl.😄
Appreciate tourists coming to Singapore but sometimes i wished they explore the malay culture here as well. It’s always being overlooked.
We haven't still published all our videos where we covered Malay/Indian food too 👍👍
It’s food paradise in Singapore!
Yaaasssss 😍
Currently in the UK, been missing food back in Singapore. Your videos are surely making me miss it more 😂
Glad you like them! We can totally feel you as we had also come back to the UK after Singapore and are already missing the food so much 😅🙌
Not many foreigners know that chicken rice will taste much better with premium chicken parts other than the breast meat which is quite bland. It will cost more though.
Karolina likes her chicken breast and I prefer more parts with the bones like chicken legs/wings since there's more flavour to them 👍
Guys, I cannot stress this enough even though someone has already commented on this - Please be mindful that all the trays and tables are full of bacteria. So, please do not place your spoons & forks on them (or your arms or mobile phones)
🙏🙏🙏 We were solely focused on filming that these basic hygienic things got forgotten… Next time will need to be more careful! Thanks!
@6:20 those are braised peanuts
That’s right,that’s how chicken rice is eaten ❤
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If you enjoyed Chinatown, why not try a more local area like the residential areas "town centrals" like Ang Mo Kio (literally a circle) or Toa Payoh Centrals (literally a square) via the MRT (red line or north-south line) ? Or maybe Kovan food center (Purple line), next to the old bus Interchange (which have been relocated only 2 MRT stops away, Hougang).
Each of these 4 "town centrals" easily have at least 2 food courts and at least 5 coffeeshops & many other places to eat & shop.
Hint : try not to cross any major roads (except for 2 lane carpark roads) as to stay within the centrals...
Thank you so much for such amazing recommendations 😍 You see, we filmed some of the Hawker Centres in our upcoming videos like Margaret Drive / Holland Drive simply because we did more research and heard from locals to go there but it's way more difficult for us to find such hidden gems you proposed without being a local 😇 We noted them all now!
@@JayeshChhaya Actually I made several recommendations to other youtubers (some invited me along but I declined to be in the vids). The more common feedback was they had more "adventures" trying out the "walkabouts" in these towns with "non-English" names.
Maybe the thing note is that most MRT stations outside the main Central Business District area stops at most town Centrals or nearby one. But most of the buses stops or end at a Bus Interchange in the town Centrals (except for Kampong Bahru which is near/after Chinatown). So if you have like 1 or 2 hours and want a seat, try taking a bus to the "ends" as all bus stops in Singapore have a bus route chart that shows all the buses at the bus stop and names of each stop. Most bus routes take approx 45 minutes to 90 minutes from end to end. So like if you just had lunch and it is drizziling, why not take a bus to one of these towns (takes max 1 hour unless bad traffic)
Look out for buses that end at these town Interchanges
- Yishun, Pungol (north)
- Jurong, Clementi & Boon Lay (west)
- Pasar Ris, Bedok, Changi (East) Changi Point (Furthest East)
- Ang Mo Kio, Bishan, Toa Payoh (central)
you guys sure ate a lot in one go 😮
Little hint: we filmed everying there in 2 goes 🤪 Otherwise we would be rolling 👀
Good foods
Thank you so much 😍
I like my glutinous rice dumpling (Bak Zhang) without chili or any sauce. When I try a new food, I eat it on its own first, then I would try to dip it into the sauce and see which one I prefer. That stall's chili sauce is too overpowering for me. 😬 Good energy and vibe videos. I subed
Thank you so much! Glad you've been enjoyed the videos 😇 Sometimes if the food is good, the sauce is not even necessary! We find it best to always try the dish on its won and then season it or out some of the sauces!
You can request lean meat at any roast stall in the country
That’s amazing! It’s literally personalising your meals according to your preferences 🙌
Check out the cinemas in Singapore 🎉
We love going to the movies so definitely need to do that in SG too 😎😎
why tho? theres nothing rlly special abt cinemas in SG
They mentioned about cinemas in a few of their videos when they were visiting different countries so I was merely giving a suggestion. To each their own😊
@@fionana95 ohhh i see, they like cinemas, didnt know haha
Hawker Chan is famous for soy sauce chicken and not char siew.
Great to know!
You should go to hong Lim market and food centre at Chinatown . Much better
We've been to that one too! It's smaller but you can find amazing food options too! However, we found the Chinatown Food Complex super delicious 😋
@@JayeshChhaya Great. Your girlfriend did not like the pork dumpling . You should have ordered the Nonya dumpling and Hong Lim market second floor selling the Nonya dumpling is my favourite . She will like that one .
@@JayeshChhaya you went to golden mile food centre before in your past video . The chicken rice b1-35 golden mile food centre is one of the best .
I much prefer the nyonya dumpling, its more to the sweeter side
True! It's quite sweet itself which we liked but we found the sauce a bit overpowering 😝
Those balls are glutinous rice balls 😊
Yes they are! The best dessert 😍👍
for the chicken rice, you have to order chicken thigh.. you probably ate chicken breast which is why it was bland
Karolina loves her lean meat but I would also prefer to eat the thigh 😋 the fattier, the better haha
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Did you guys eat all these food in 1 sitting? Amazing appetite! 😂
Little hint: we did have a break 😂 Otherwise we would be rollllliiiiinnnnngggg haha
coulda told u that heng ji chicken rice was mid AF n i havent been to singapore YET.. if u need those sauces its not a good place...
I think you really like LG twins jersey haha
That’s true 😬😎 It’s been my favourite top recently!
Went to Chinatown for foot message. SGD25 per hour. Dunno why no YTber go there.
We had no idea there's services like that there too haha but would join you definitely 😂
If you are still in Singapore, don't miss the golden opportunity to visit bazaar Ramadan @Gelang Serai.. Lots of food in one concentrated area. You will get to experience the Malay and Muslim culture there.
We've heard that all the Singaporeans head to Geylang Serai Market and Food Centre for the BEST MALAY FOOD 👀🇲🇾 100% it must be delicious!
8 Singapore dollars for each dish is so expensive. U can get cheaper ones else where
We paid $8 SGD for BOTH of them dishes 😎🔥
Your girlfriend knows more about Chinese food ❤
We both love Chinese food 😋
Wow how do u eat so much in 1 seating? 😂
UA-cam is a hard job sometimes you know 😂😅
Rice on plate, use fork and spoon to eat together.observe how Singaporean eats it🍀 Dube making life difficult with chopsticks on rice on a plate
Thanks for the tips! That's what we usually do when we don't know how to eat best a dish 😂 The last thing would be eating in a way which is none close to the local customs...
whats your favorite dish so far? 😁
We both agreed that Char Siew was just the best on that day 🥹❤️ But being completely honest we enjoyed everything very much!
Your girlfriend will eat xiao long bao because she will eat it with ginger shreds ❤❤
We both tried it that way 🧐
W can we get vlogs in europe/middle east palastine etc..
😬 You’ll see our new series soon!
Your girlfriend is smarter
I love it when somebody judges us after seeing just one video haha. It's not nice man.
really do not fancy the way he is treating her. please help her out when you can, she’s your partner
I’m under pressure to film a video in a very difficult place to film and Karolina is helping me to carry the food as I’m holding a camera and so it’s not easy for me to hold the trays one handed and film with the other hand in such an environment. We are partners as you have said and we are both helping each other at all times. I’ve created a situation where Karolina doesn’t have to work her soul sucking 9-5 office job and can now travel the world with me - so it’s a little unfair to say that I’m treating her poorly don’t you think?
Don't understand why foreigners just eat any food without mixing it first, just like the satay gravy. When eating chicken rice, you should eat it with a fork & spoon, not chopsticks, because it is served on a plate not a bowl.
Useful remark 🫡 Thanks!