Yue Lai Xiang Cuttle Fish KangKong: Grandma's recipe since 1939: Bedok Corner FC Part 3 of 3
With holydrummer and iwatch_ueat
So many people were afraid that I would miss out on this stall! Well, I don't like to dissappoint people, so here it is!
The enterprising Granny of Yue Lai Xiang actually started off selling Jiu Her Eng Chye (Cuttlefish KangKong) before diversifying to Cheng Tng (See previous blog). Stall owner Mr Jason Lim claims that his Grandma is probably the first to come up with the dish if not one of the first. In the past, the dish was much more popular, but nowadays it is something not commonly found in any food centre. This begs the question why?
Economic theory tells us that in a free market economy, if there is market for the product, then there will be entry of competitors until equilibrium is achieved. So if there are not many stalls around selling Cuttlefish Kangkong, it must mean that the dish is not that popular amongst the average Singaporean. But then, this stall still pulls quite a crowd and is often sold out by 8pm everyday. So why are there no new competitors in the market? This dish, afterall seems simple enough. Or is it?
For the uninitiated (like myself), this dish is very much like rojak. The cuttlefish is first soaked and boiled and cut into pieces, mixed with cucumber, tau pok, lettuce, pineapple and doused with a sweet sauce and chilli sauce.
Jason stressed that it is important that the cuttlefish is of good quality. Here they only use Korean Cuttlefish which is supposed to be the best. The texture of the cuttlefish is springy and non fibrous. If you like sweet stuff, the chilli and sweet sauce will not dissappoint. It is still made from the same recipe handed down by Grandma. I found this to be a refreshing dish good more for an appetizer or side dish rather than a main meal. 4/5
Conclusion
Don't eat much Cuttlefish Kangkong, so my opinion may not be the most trustworthy. If you are a fan of this place, do write in and share with us how to appreciate this dish!
Yue Lai Xiang CuttleFish Kangkong
Stall 32 Bedok Corner Food Centre
Open 12pm to 8pm
Closed Mondays
8 comments:
Eh?...where is the kang kong in this dish when it is replace by lettuce?
Shouldn't it be Jiu Her Pang Chye instead?
Its all at the bottom. You can spot the kangkong at the 5 o clock position
try the cuttlefish kangkong at bedok south food centre(blk 16). The $2 serving is probably bigger than the $4 serving you get back at bedok camp food centre. Most importantly, very yummy too. :)
The jiu her eng chye stall at Bedok South had a very very long queue the last time I was there. I couldn't be bothered to wait and had something else instead.
i tried hoover rojak at whampoa, ok ok but bloody expensive. $10 per packet, u got 2 b joking.....
in addition to my ye lai xiang cheng tng, bf n i tried tis cuttlefish kangkong too.. n boy.. did we fully regretted it.. =(
there's only 2 pricing: $5 n $10.. i went to e store n asked abt e portion, e uncle told me $10 is for 3-4 person, so i'm thinking: "hmmm.. tat huge ah?" so i told uncle only 2 person eating n he told me e $5 portion is sufficient..
when e dish came, both of us were once again disappointed (by ye lai xiang??) e portion is so small tat my bf can finish e thing by himself!!! (i can say me cos between my bf n i - i have a humongous appetite!! SCS butter n Happi_Mummi can vouch for tat!! wahahaha =p)
but nonetheless, i told my bf tat i wanted to try e bbq cuttlefish n tau pok. e bbq cuttlefish again comes in 2 prices: $5 n $10 only.. n tau pok cost $1 each..
so i ordered e $5 bbq cuttlefish n 2 tau pok..
when e item came, i'm telling u e truth: both of jaws dropped n eyes nearly popped out!!!!! e bbq cuttlefish is about e size of my palm only n they actually dared to charge such an exorbitant price of $5??!! i wun even bother to say how tiny e tau pok is lor!! haiz..
then after paying, i kept complaining to my bf how freaking expensive they are charging n how i'm never going back for such small-portion, expensive n 3.5/5 food (imho)
really very disappointing lei... kena disappointed by ylx 3 times in a row in one single day!! =(
it really made me wonder: r cuttlefish really tat expensive??
sorry.. correction to my previous comment. instead of "i can say me cos between my bf n i - i have a humongous appetite!! SCS butter n Happi_Mummi can vouch for tat!! wahahaha =p"
it should be "i CAN"T say me cos between my bf n i - i have a humongous appetite!! SCS butter n Happi_Mummi can vouch for tat!! wahahaha =p"
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