Sliced Pork Fried Porridge from Old World Bakuteh (老世界肉骨茶) @ Yishun Block 747 [Singapore] #oldworldbakuteh

[moved to 732 Yishun Ave 5, #01-380, Singapore 760732]

Like many people, i seldom give a second chance when it comes to food establishments that fail to meet out expectations the first time we visit. It would have been the same case for Old World Bakuteh (老世界肉骨茶) but something happened a few days ago.

For the past four days, Alex had been buying the fried porridge from Old World Bakuteh and eventually, curiosity got to me and i asked to sample a bite. The result was that i decided to revisit the stall.

The original fried porridge was mixed pig's organs but i am not into internal organs. Thankfully, there's a sliced pork alternative. Pricing of S$5 was on the high side for porridge in a non-air-conditioned setting; trust me, it's worth a try to determine if you like or dislike the unusual porridge. 

To be honest, i was peering to see if the porridge was indeed fried as it could well be a marketing gimmick to intrigue diners. Turned out it was true; literally fried with huge, dangerous-looking flames surrounding the wok! 

Alex wasn't willing to share; so one large bowl for each of us! Yes, if you have been following, it's the 4th continuous day that Alex had been eating the fried porridge! Even i find it a tad obsessive.

Only one word can describe the fried porridge; extraordinary 

As you can see from the above two photographs, the sliced pork were fried together with the porridge, resulting in parts that were lightly burnt although the meat remained tender and nice. 

Key highlight was the porridge; a strong dose of pepper coupled with a caramelized charred flavour enhanced by the desirable wok-hei that i found terribly irresistible! It's so unlike the common Chinese porridge i have been having all these years and i can understand why Alex was so hooked.

Even i am contemplating if i should have the fried porridge again tomorrow even though i just had a bowl today! 

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Address 

747 Yishun Street 72, 

Within Hiap Hoe Eating House, 

Singapore 760747 

Map

As above.

Pricing 

Sliced Pork Fried Porridge - S$5.00