Hong Mei Western Food: Hainanese Biscuit Crumb Pork Chops!
With iwatch_ueat and liverpool
I have decided to create a special label for our very unique style of "Hawker" Western Food which I think should be considered a very special style of hawker food rather than simply "Western" food. You know what I mean? "Hawker" Western Food has Hainanese roots and is typically served with Baked Beans and Chips. In addition, the meats are marinated with a mix of local as well as western sauces.
There are many Western Food Stalls around and sometimes it is hard to differentiate between them. But I have found this little stall in the HDB heartland that serves up quality stuff that is cheap and they have a few special points that really makes them special.
Firstly, the batter here is your traditional Hainaese style batter which is made from biscuit rather then bread crumbs. This results in a very light, yet crispy batter which has just that extra crunch to it. The fish and chips here at $4.50 is probably one of the cheapest around, and you don't get the usual Cream Dory which can sometimes taste a little muddy. The owner Jeffrey tells us that there are 3 categories of Dory: Cream, Pacific and White Dory of which he uses the best one which is White Dory. Now I can't get any info about White Dory, so if any readers out there know anything, please share with us.
Anyway the Fish is perfectly fried. The batter is super crisp and light and the fish is juicy. The only complain I have is that it is served with mayonnaise rather than tartare sauce. But at $4.50 for White Dory Fish and Chips, I won't complain too much. 4.25/5
The second thing that differentiates this stall apart is their 40 year old BBQ sauce which is made from 13 ingredients. This sauce has been passed down from his father-in-law who started selling Western Food in Geylang Bahru. The little "bits" that you see in the sauce is fried garlic and onions, then there is Leas and Perrin, HP sauce, Bay leaves and Maggi Seasoning. The rest of the ingredients are kept secret. I must say that I really enjoyed this very unique sauce. Its sweet and a little bit tangy and it has that Asian taste about it. Quite unlike any BBQ sauce that I have tasted.
Pork Chops $4.50
If you enjoy Hainanese Style Pork Chops then you should really pay this little stall a visit. For $4.50, you gett 2 slices or "proper" Pork Chops with the bones still attached. A lot of places give Pork Loin that do not have the bit of bone with which all the nice tender and juicy flesh is attached. The same biscuit batter is used and it is served with the BBQ sauce. This is the cheapest Hainanese Pork Chops in Town and its pretty darn good too! 4.25/5
Conclusion
Good and cheap Hainanese style western food. It is not easy to find this type of biscuit crumb batter anymore, so this is a real gem of a find! 
Hong Mei Western Delight
Blk 515 Bedok North Ave 2
#01-181
Jeffrey 90275437
1.30pm to 11pm daily
Recommended by Steven Wong
11 comments:
you should try the fish and chips at Jurong West Western Food, which is located in the Geylang East Central Hawker centre. Best fish and chips at hawker prices. it has a fantastically light batter and is coated with herbs. very very light and yummy.
Liked the Hainanese Pork Chops...real value for money at $4.50!
Been there before, the BBQ Sauce Perfect 10/10.....
Try the Chicken Chop with Rice, It all goes well with The BBQ Sauce...
BIG serving With SUPER CHEAP price.... Value for the $$$$
Hi guys, what time is this stall open? is it open for lunch too??
Sorry, forgot to put the time. It's 1.30pm to 11pm
I dun wish to reveal this kept secret, but for the sake of seeing the stall to expand, there is this sleepy western food stall at tanglin halt hawker center called No.1 Western Food. Try only the chicken chop. the bread crumbs are crumbiness, chicken meat is tender not frozen, then again hope no one notice this, dun want a long queue
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thanks ieat!
I recently went to check out Hong Mei Western Delight. I must say, for a coffee shop stall, this one takes the cake. The Pork Chop, Fish N Chips, Chicken Chop are Awesome. Don’t miss the Spring Chicken as it is SUPER YUMMY and value for $$; the Spring Chicken is soft and juicy inside but very Crispy outside.
They have another western food shop at Geylang Bahru also that is ran by another sibling. Same good food! Address is Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Hawker Center, #01-2821, next to NTUC and the now-defunct Mandarin theatre. Yes,it's also named Hong Mei Western Food.
I love the food at Hong Mei Western Food. Big portion and value for $$. I used to have it at least once a week but now i have moved. Missing the food there. :(
By the way, the boss also sells food for BBQ and Party. You can order marinated chicken meat, chicken wings, fish and even beef for BBQ. The boss will prepare the meat such that it will be easily cooked when BBQ. You can also order a tray of fried chicken wings, chicken cutlet or fish or hotdog for small buffet party. I just ordred that for my friends gathering chalet.
Cheap price too.
This is not on the menu so got to call the uncle to check with him.
Just call the uncle and he will arrange everything for you to be collected at your convenient time.
Sauces are included too.
$5 - $6 per person can get a variety of food more than enough for everyone!!
Did went there a couple of time to try out different dishes for the past few weeks.
The fish & chip is great, like wat the doctor said, the fish that they used are white dory(which my mum often use to cook as well),are excellent. Soft and nice.
The chicken cutlet is fine, and I find it nicer than the porkchop actually. I'm a fan of porkchop, but maybe not from this store. You guys can try ordering an egg together with the cutlet, and splashing the egg yolk onto the cutlet, together with the special bbq sauce, it taste wonderful.
Overall a great place to enjoy cheap western food, and oh ya, the price went up.
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