I find it hard to resist whenever i see a stall offering seafood soup featuring that milky broth that reminds me so much of the epic one from Yan Ji at the now-defunct Old Woodlands Town Centre.
Twice i rejected the temptations but i finally threw in the towel and ordered a bowl of seafood soup from Meixi's Kitchen at Clementi Central. I have since patronized three times and thought it's time for me to blog about it.
Like most seafood soup of this particular richer genre, you need to exercise patience as it takes slightly longer for the chef to prepare the broth as compared to the common seafood soup you found at stalls selling sliced fish / fried fish soup.
At S$7.00 a bowl, it's a dollar more than OAR Seafood Soup at Old Airport Road Hawker Centre but you cannot deny the fact that you get the pricier Batang fish, a lot more soup and generous ingredients like minced meat!
Cheapo me would usually get the dory fish seafood soup that costs S$2.00 lesser but my friend commented that it's a small price to pay for Batang which is of a better quality with tastier meat; never looked back since then.
As far as the flavour of the soup is concerned, the one at Meixi's Kitchen feels more like a watered down version of OAR and Yan Ji seafood soups; still good, just not as spectacular. I enjoyed the freshness of the Batang fish and the singular prawn and the fatty tenderness of the minced meat.
Despite the misgiving about the soup (which was still tasty; just not as good compared to the other two i had before), it's still worth it as a satisfying meal for me! Now, i should really make an effort to Marsiling Mall Hawker Centre where Yan Ji is now located and check if the standard is still as amazing.
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Address
442 Clementi Ave 3,
Bgain 442 Eating House,
Singapore 120442
Map
As above.
Menu
As above.
Pricing
Batang Seafood Soup - S$7.00
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