{"id":253,"date":"2006-12-22T23:17:30","date_gmt":"2006-12-22T23:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chekyang.com\/musings\/2006\/12\/pig-spinning-in-his-grave\/"},"modified":"2006-12-22T23:17:30","modified_gmt":"2006-12-22T23:17:30","slug":"pig-spinning-in-his-grave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2006\/12\/22\/pig-spinning-in-his-grave\/","title":{"rendered":"Pig spinning in his grave"},"content":{"rendered":"

Char siew and roast pork rice @ Kopitiam<\/a> (Compass Point<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"dining-119.jpg\"And that would be what the poor pig would be doing if he knew his flesh had been sacrificed for what really was average fare on the dinner table. After failing to find very many foodcourts offering my perfect plate of fried rice – with the exceptions of the United Square<\/a> foodcourt – I\u2019ve decided to try my luck at char siew \/ roast pork rice instead. The benchmark I\u2019ll be using is the extremely yummy plate of roast pork and duck rice at A*A*Star<\/a> at Ang Mo Kio Central<\/a> which I\u2019ve reviewed here before, and a plate of gravy-ly magnificence I could finish two plates of without caring less for my rising blood pressure.<\/p>\n

Basically, what you get for $3 to $4 at most places is a plate of rice, char siew and roast pork slices, some cucumber, and a bowl of soup. In this case, the offering at Kopitiam<\/a> cost $4.50; quite a bit higher, though there\u2019s the usual 10% discount with the Kopitiam<\/a> privilege card. That said, the rice felt soggy, the meat bland, the gravy plain, and the soup too salty. Rather disappointing, especially since we\u2019d just finished the same fare at A*A*Star<\/a> again the day before. Still, there were quite a few people lining up to buy from this stall. So, maybe the preparation just wasn\u2019t agreeable with my very personal taste-buds.<\/p>\n