Traditional Shanghai Chee Cheong Fun Chinatown Complex Temporary Market Part 1 of 5
This is the first in a five part series on Chinatown Complex Temporary Market which will only relocate back to its original spot in 2 years time. There was another very famous Niu Cher Sui glutinous rice stall which I did not managed to take pictures because they open at 6am and are sold out before lunch time.
There are 2 chee cheong fun stalls there which are quite famous. I tried the Shanghai Zhu Chang Fen stall and quite liked it. The Chee Cheong Fun comes in 6 different fillings, ranging from Char Siew and Turnip to Mushroom. Actually I found that the fillings make little difference because it is the sweet sauce that your really go for.
The Chee Cheong Fun skin is factory made and does not have the soft consistency of freshly made Chee Cheong Fun. It is still very good. The sweet sauce is made from Hoi Sin sauce, ground sesame and sugar is is slowly stirred in a huge wok so that it caramalises nicely. Phwa, I really love the sauce!
Conclusion
Great for a side dish! Quite different in that you get a thick sweet sauce instead of the usual light soy sauce with Char Siew Cheong Fun. 4/5
Shanghai Zhu Cheong Fun
Chinatown Food Centre
Blk 335 Smith Street
#02-174
6am - 8.30pm
81957396
6 comments:
The stall has closed down... anyone knows where it is?
it's there.
Anyway, I am surprised that the famous claypot rice is not reviewed in this 'Chinatown Complex Hawker center' review edition .. go try it!
i went there on 3 feb it was not there too.
Go in the mornings and try Chinatown Glutinous Rice. I have a rare craving for white glutinous rice (cantonese?) and this stall does it the best! The usual Hokkien versions are just so .... like eating bak chang u know...
Anyway, go try it if u haven't. Start with the savoury first, then next visit try the mixed (with sweet) which is just amazing.
Sweet glutinous rice is a Teochew dish. It's very hard to find sweet glutinous rice anymore (my mom told me) as it takes a lot more effort to make than the usual savory ones. This store is also Teochew owned.
It's still at the temp market beside outram MRT (EW line). I just had it this morning. The stall should be moving soon I guess, since the renovation of chinatown complex is already done and quite a few of the stalls have already been relocated back.
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