Hi I'm Thomas and I'm Sheena and we're Chasing a Plate
today we're in Singapore and have come to Changi Village Hawker Centre to try
some famous nasi lemak and some other Malay dishes we're excited. Let's eat!
we are completely addicted to Malaysian food and Malay food in general we've
filmed a ton of videos in Malaysia recently and we're heading back there
next week but in the meantime we have been craving nasi lemak and a lot of our
subscribers in Singapore actually told us that the best nasi lemak was out here
at Changi Village food centre so we've come here this morning to get our fix
we've ordered nasi lemak with ayam goreng or fried chicken
and we've also ordered a dish that a ton of our Malaysian subscribers have said that we
need to try and that is lontong and it looks spectacular I cannot wait to
get into it but first the nasi lemak so nasi lemak is Malaysia's national
dish and it's usually eaten for breakfast but in reality it's actually eaten all
hours of the day.
It's made up of coconut rice which is also cooked with pandan
leaf so it gives it a beautiful fragrance, there's sambal which is like a
chilli sauce or condiment, ikan bilis which are fried anchovies so there's a slice
of cucumber here there's a fried egg which is a little bit different we
usually have it with a boiled egg but I'm eager to try it with a fried egg and then we've also got this
side of fried chicken which I am addicted to let's just give this nasi
lemak a go. So I'm gonna get a bit of this Sambal it's quite um rich and thick
and I'll be really interested to see whether it's a it's sweet Sambal or a
spicier sambal, the rice looks really good the grains are quite separate
and it looks place springy so I'm gonna get a bit of that and chuck a few
of those ikan bilis or fried anchovies on there and get a little bit
of this egg, the yolk is actually quite set I probably prefer a runnier yolk but
that's alright we'll make do
that rice is really good, it's really fragrant with that coconut, that sambal is
definitely on the sweet side, it almost has no spice which is super interesting this
chicken though is calling out my name it's a wing I'm just going to grab it
and give it an ole bite
the batter or the skin is really crispy, really crispy and the meat of
the chicken is still very moist so, a little bit oily but still tasty.
I'm starving so I've got to dive in and try some of this there is one more nasi
lemak stall here called international nasi lemak which we really wanted to try
cos we got recommended that by a lot of people sadly it's closed but this one
got recommended to us as well so let's see oh and remember directions down
below for where we're eating, what stalls we're at, all that we always put the directions
down there so you can keep track of where we are if you want to visit them and
don't forget to subscribe while you're down there so you can keep following
this journey. I'm gonna go with eggs, ikan bilis, or egg, ikan bilis sambal
get me going and rice of course
the sambal's quite tangy, it's got a good fish flavour when you mix it with
the anchovies, the rice, I'm just going to try some rice by itself because it's not
the finest quality it's very loose like Sheena said but if you have a look at this
spoon it's full of pretty much like solid coconut milk or coconut cream so
it's really like turned into almost a rice pudding which is must be something
to do with they're not mixing it properly or something that's that's not
ideal although the burst of coconut
has quite a nice flavour let's try a bit more. I'm gonna have to grab some, some chicken
Wow the batter is so crunchy, it's just skin oh yeah it is too, it's
just skin, that's why it's so crunchy so this skin is super crunchy the chicken was
really moist it's not full of flavour though
I'm just gonna have to grab another big bite with egg yolk, anchovies
whole lot of rice and sambal
the sambal is quite vinegary almost it's really good but it's not
mind-blowing though at this point I'm looking forward to just continuing to
eat to see if it evolves and gets better but at the moment the flavours
aren't that bold. It's nice but it's not incredible.
Time to try the lontong
so I don't know too much about this dish other than that it has nasi impit or
compressed rice cubes in it, I can also see boiled egg, some tofu there's vegetables
so there's cabbage, there's carrot, there's some green beans
there's sambal on the top so the chilli condiment and I think there's some fried
coconut and it's all wallowing in this coconut broth or gravy which looks like it's
got a bit of a kick with chilli it looks like a real sort of comforting type of dish
and I hear that it's eaten for breakfast as well as lunch and it just looks
really interesting I don't know whether you're supposed to
order nasi or rice to go with it to you know soak up that gravy
although I suppose there's that nasi impit in there
already it's lets just give it a taste
the coconut milk soup almost, is very watery it's quite sweet, it's got like a
beautiful kick of chilli to it. The nasi impit just really doesn't have
much flavour it's just compressed rice but it's a good vessel because it soaks
up a little bit of that gravy and then you've got those really tender
vegetables I'm gonna add a bit of that coconut you see if it gives it a bit of
crunch and then there's that whole boiled egg in here, add a bit of that as well
that coconut it's got such a vibrant flavour
that's quite spicy as well because there's a bit of chilli mixed in with it, quite sweet it's a really unusual but
really tasty dish I can see why it would become quite addictive, that broth, that soup
that is yum.
Time to try the lontong, it's packed with stuff look how big
this nasi impit or rice cake is it's huge, huge huge bit of tofu hanging out in
there like Sheena said it is a very soupy broth so I'm just going to try the broth
yeah it's quite um it's taken on a lot of flavour from these vegetables because there's
cabbage and beans and carrots it's almost like a coconut vegetable soup
it's quite interesting. I'm going to get some rice cake so I'm just I'm just going to get a
bunch of everything lets just get it all on my spoon trying
to get that egg, there we go
I agree with Sheena it's quite unusual because it's nice but it's not that flavoursome,
it's got a tiny spice, the coconut flavour's not that strong it just kind of works
as a as a dish but it doesn't blow you away.
We're still hungry so we're just going to get one more dish
time to try another dish that a lot of our subscribers have recommended- mee rebus which
is a noodle dish so mee means noodles and it's made up of yellow noodles
I can see bean sprouts, there's fresh green chilli, coriander, fried shallots, a boiled
egg and it's just wallowing again in this really thick gravy this time the
gravy is... I think there's some peanuts in here I can spot some bits in the gravy so I'm just going to
give it a go it looks just really saucy and really delicious
so lets hope it is. I'll get a little bit of that egg as well and maybe a little
bit of that green chilli
the gravy is almost like a really, really toned down satay sauce it has
quite creamy notes but there's that definite peanut flavour that's
really really good. The noodles are quite soft so they don't
really have much bite anymore but I really like the hit of that green chilli
and then the bean sprouts are really fresh and crunchy that again like the
lontong, it's really simple so really simple flavors but just really
comforting I suppose that might be the right word to use they're just like fill
a space and you feel satisfied after you've had a few bites that's
well worth eating.
And that's the meal done we're both completely full. Stuffed!
It was really good it wasn't as good as other things we've had in Singapore for
sure like we've had some amazing hawker centre food here we'll link
playlists or check the playlist down below incredible stuff to eat in
Singapore that was good but it wasn't great we've travelled quite a long way
to get to this one on the bus and the train out beyond the airport and I don't
feel it was totally worth the trip all the way out here for the particular
dishes we had but still a really cool experience to see more of Singapore and
enjoy some different food here really cool. And if you have eaten at the
different nasi lemak stalls here at this Changi Village hawker centre can you
let us know what they're like the one that we had was from Mizzy Corner so I
just want to know how they're different. We hope we've inspired you to eat and
explore like a traveler not a tourist. if you enjoyed this video please give it
a thumbs up and we'll see you next time. Bye!