Many people have fond memories of the famous food centre at the old Woodlands Central next to the causeway linking Singapore and Malaysia. Although demolished, quite a number of tenants, including the popular Yan Ji Seafood Soup, have since taken residence at the above Marsiling Mall which is straddled in the middle of Woodlands and Marsiling MRT stations.
I happened to be in Marsiling one morning but as i was too early for my appointment, my sister and i decided to check out the breakfast fare at Marsiling Mall instead; the one surrounded with the most customers was the above porridge stall known as 新興記粥品.
Of course i had to have a bowl! Ordering was quick but the waiting time was almost 20 minutes before i got my bowl of piping hot meat ball porridge, topped with a raw egg! At S$3.50 a bowl (add S$0.50 for the egg), the portion was generous!
As you can probably see from the above, it didn't have the gruel, smooth-like consistency signature of Cantonese style porridge. Nonetheless, i do enjoy the grain texture kind of porridge too.
Meat balls had a tender bite although a little heavy on the salt. Taste wise, the porridge was relatively bland and i had to thank the fried shallots for upping the palatability. This bowl of porridge, unfortunately, wouldn't be something i would wantonly crave for unless i am sick and unwilling to cook.
The stall's Chinese name, i.e 新興記粥品, rang a bell in my head and it appeared to have the same signboard as the Sin Heng Kee Porridge at Chong Pang although it wasn't listed as a branch. If i recall correctly, the one at Chong Pang appealed to me way better.
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Address
4 Woodlands Street 12,
#01-10, Marsiling Mall,
Singapore 738620
Operating Hours
6.15 am to 8.30 pm
Closed on Friday (except when it's public holiday)
Menu
As above.
Pricing
Meat Ball Porridge - S$3.50
Egg - S$0.50
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