Piao Ji Fish Porridge (標記魚粥) - Their Fish and Prawn Soup @ Amoy Street Food Centre [Singapore] #amoystreethawker

A plate of char kway teow wouldn't be sufficient to placate my raging hunger but i had already planned my strategy; proceeding to level two of Amoy Street Food Hawker Centre where a long queue had earlier attracted my attention! 

I happily joined the line which was about 15-person long while my mom went to secure a table; plenty though as many stalls at the food centre were closed on weekends. 

Finally about to reach the end of the queue for the chosen stall; Piao Ji Fish Porridge (標記魚粥). At this point, i had queued for at least 35 minutes! Thankfully i had chosen to eat earlier at the no-brand char kway teow on level one; if not, a hungry man is an angry man. 

The simple menu; fish soup, fish and prawn soup, and rice. Wait, where is the porridge? Well, in our local context, porridge can also mean rice thrown into soup. Whatever the case, online reviews favour the fish and prawn soup and since i have waited for so long; i shall go for the large portion to be shared between my mom and i.

Fish and Prawn Soup - on our table after almost 45 minutes of time! 

As usual, i started by taking a sip of the broth; light, simple yet with a refreshing, unami flavour that has a unique taste, and it's not due to the use of dried flatfish . On one hand, it wasn't rich and flavourful but on the other hand, fish soup lovers would likely prefer a less sinful tasting soup anyway. 

Meat is important to me and both mom and i were delighted with the fresh prawns and slices of Batang fish (also known as Spanish mackerel / 马鲛鱼). My mom, especially, is a fish-meat lover and absolutely couldn't stand eateries serving not so fresh fish to their customers. 

The holy grail; known one of the world's top ten most nutritious food, i guess the pieces of crispy pork lard (yes, they were still crunchy after a long soak in the soup) contributed to that unique taste and i am so not complaining given my love for pork greaves.

Interestingly, unlike some fish soups from other stalls, my tummy didn't feel that this was a heavy, burp-inducive meal. It was satisfying and i can imagine craving for the fish and prawn soup from Piao Ji Fish Porridge on a rainy day.

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Address 

7 Maxwell Road,

#02-100, Amoy Street Food Centre

Singapore 069111

Operating Hours

11.00 am to 3.30 pm

(Closed on Mondays and Thursdays)

Pricing

Fish and Prawn Soup (Large) - S$15.00

Rice - S$0.50