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There are a lot of hawker foods centers in Singapore. One of the most effectively identified in the middle of the town is Maxwell Food stuff Centre, property to a range of legendary meals stalls. A food items court that draws in both equally neighbourhood Singaporeans and lots of vacationers. When I requested exactly where to take in Singapore hen rice in Singapore, a person of the several strategies was Tian Tian Hen Rice, the most nicely acknowledged stall at Maxwell. Probably a person of the busiest stalls in all of Singapore. The stall has been publicized by lots of tv set reveals and superstars.
Ying and I arrived to Maxwell fairly early, about 11 am, in an work to beat the main lunchtime hurry. Luckily for us we arrived so it wasn't too occupied. But Tian Tian hen rice even now had a line, with about 20 people in front of us. The good news is, the line didn't consider prolonged and we purchased ½ a chicken and a plate of rice and introduced it back again to a table. In addition, I was also interested in hoping the fish bee hoon from a stall called Jing Hua Sliced Fish Bee Hoon, which oftentimes has an equally long line of hungry buyers.
Let us commence with the hen rice. The rice was quite sticky and fragrant with garlic and shallots. The rooster for me was a small on the delicate side, a minimal too smooth. It was drenched in an oily gravy sauce. The chicken overall wasn’t my favourite… I imagine it was also tender and it lacked that very good rooster texture. The sauce, which bundled a combination of chillies, garlic. Ginger, was rather great –. Drinkable good. General, I like the rice and the sauce. Undoubtedly I attempted greater boiled Hainanese rooster I assume. A nicely recognised Singapore foods blogger, Dr. Leslie Tay ( done a survey about the most effective chicken rice in Singapore and Tian Tian Rooster Rice was the distinct winner. It’s even now a most loved in Singapore. It seems that absolutely everyone has their personal most loved in the town.
The fish bee hoon from Jing Hua Sliced Fish Bee Hoon I believed was rather excellent. It was plain and comforting, with a milky broth and fresh new slices of fish. It created a fantastic tasting, healthy. Light-weight dish to accompany my chicken rice. There are a tonne much more dishes to test at Maxwell Food Centre as well. It’s a terrific location to browse all-around and try to eat when you’re in Singapore.
Frequently there are comments about how much Mark has enjoyed a meal based on a perceived scale of reactions running from a nod, or "Oh yeh", to head tilting and eyes closed. There is probably some validity to that scale, but it must also depend on his mood. He's not a robot.
Anthony Bourdin does not like spicy foods like you (and I…) so I will not take his opinion in food rating… I know how people who does not eat spicy food like… totally different than us… They like bland foods..
the taste of singapore local food is so so, from the spices and ingredient is too general. i never found the special taste of singapore local food especially when i tried the famous chicken rice in maxwell food center but the taste is disappointing.
Mark is right that the chiken indeed looks too oily. I can imagine a full face of grease after eating it
Love this hawker centre!!!!! Would so go back to Singapore just for all the cheap yummy food!!! Hi from Australia!
malaysia may lay claim to "inventing" most of the dishes in singapore, but god knows, and probably everyone in the world too, that singapore does it 10x better
Hey Mark ! I was in Singapore last month and I visited Maxwell food centre and ate at Tian Tian as you had recommended it !! And it was delicious!! The rice was fragrant and juicy chicken !
They used to be really good before getting famous…after that somehow the wow factor was gone especially the sauce they pour over the chicken…
To tell the truth,The boiled chicken like this is no market in GuangDong China!Have you never been to Guangdong before?
I wonder what the brown sauce/gravy was that the chicken was sitting on. I want to try to duplicate this recipe.
it was 24 hour crowded by visitor in 2005-2007 because some venues around, but the venues are missing now
Mark was just honest when he tasted the food and it's not that good. You really know Mark when he likes the food, his head will sway to the right and close his eyes smiling. I watched so many food blogger but Mark is unique! Hope you can visit Vancouver too with Ying and Micah. All the best!
Recently we have chance to visit Singapore, and we have tried Tian Tian Chicken Rice at Maxwell Food Center. The Q was very long waited about 10 mins to get our order done. We ordered half chicken, and 4 rice for 5 people, and the casher asked we should order extra chicken drumstick, so we agreed with to purchase the extra order. When it was our turn to receive our food, we asked for extra source. The lady stuff was not happy, and was scolding us for extra source. When we eat the food, the rice smell and taste good, but the chicken was not well cooked, blood still can be found on the fresh. Personally, I feel Tian Tian Chicken Rice is over rated. Will not visit again.
it is not even as nice as u put it, you are only describing it as very nice to prove that your intial food recommendations are correct
Sorry to say this but this Tian Tian Chicken Rice stall is grossly overrated. Too much hype. There are so many way better chicken rice stalls all over Spore even in the heartlands coffee shops. The more well known are Boon Tong Kee, Wee Nam Kee, Loy Kee, Sin Kee incl the one in the coffee house in Mandarin hotel …. different style of preparations, textures and tastes for different tastebuds.
I'm sorry but I'm gonna have a trip to Singapore next month and I would like to ask where can we put our trays after we finish our meals at food courts? Do we have to return to the stalls or are there places for dirty trays? Thanks very much!