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Pu Tien
The Pu Tien restaurant chain is already somewhat like an institution back here with 10 outlets spread across the island. made famous from its original Kitchener Road outlet serving its brand of Xing Hua dishes, the restaurant has expanded quite rapidly in recent years. as its name suggests, Xing Hua dishes originated from the province of Pu Tian, China and is known for its unique style of savoury dishes..
if you ask regulars who patronise this restaurant chain, the most distinctive thing that many will recall is their signature chilli. definitely spicy with some kick, the sauce has a unique sweet and sour taste as well. in fact, it is so good that Pu Tien sells their chilli sauce by the bottle at their stores. certainly a must to accompany their food. 
another specialty that can be eaten as a meal on its own is the Pu Tien Lor Mee. probably not quite what you'd find at the hawker centres but rather a mix of seafood noodle in a very thick and aromatic pork broth. this is by far one of the better noodle soups we've tasted. 
a notable trait of the Xing Hua cuisine would be their unique range of pork dishes. from the whole pig-trotters to the little pig-trotter jelly cubes, they are all common dishes that regulars would order. We went for the sliced pork-belly with garlic this time around, a perfect dish to go with the chilli or eat on its own. 
we also ordered our regular favourites of the braised home-made beancurd and the Pu Tien oyster omelette, dishes that typically complete our Pu Tien fix. this time, we also tried the Claypot chicken in fermented red rice-wine. a little disappointing as the chicken pieces had alot of bones and lesser meat, although the red rice-wine gravy went well with our rice. i'm not sure what came over us to order the Pu Tien rice cakes for dessert, they are literally expensive kueh tu-tu, they are very good actually, just not expecting to eat that in a restaurant. In all, every Pu Tien outing always brings out the warmth of home-cooked food, the dishes are generally tasty and brings good value for the whole family. 
Pu Tien (Raffles City) 252 North Bridge Road, #02-18 Raffles City Shopping Centre Singapore 179103 Opening Hours Mondays to Fridays: 11.30 am to 3 pm; 5.30 pm to 10 pm Weekends & Public Holidays: 11.30 am to 4.30 pm; 5.30 pm to 10 pm Tasty, Simple & Heart-Warming Comfort Food.. |
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