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Teng Yu Chee Cheong Fun Porridge – Fun Rolls!

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Chee Cheong Fun (steamed rice rolls) is a popular breakfast item in Singapore and Malaysia. This humble dish is made by steaming a mixture of rice flour and water, and turning the resultant rice sheets into rolls. While it may be one of the simplest food items you can find, it certainly isn’t plain. I like to eat it soaked in a generous pool of dark sweet sauce and sesame oil, with a heap of chili paste (preferably cooked with fermented shrimp), and a slight sprinkle of sesame seed.

Rather than being served with just these four condiments, many hawkers have decided to put a twist on the dish. At teng yu chee cheong fun porridge, you can have it wrapped with ingredients such as turnip, egg, char siew (barbecued pork) or prawn.

Fresh Prawn Chee Cheong Fun

This Chee Cheong Fun has a filling of fresh prawn and vegetables. Before you know it, what is formerly just a simple dish of plain rice sheet rolls and sauce has transformed into something much more savory!

Fresh Prawn Chee Cheong Fun

Fresh Prawn Chee Cheong Fun
SGD3

The ideal Chee Cheong Fun should be made up of very thin rice sheets. Not only would the dish taste better, it would look more colorful too, with the filling showing through the translucent rice sheets. I visited the outlet at Tiong Bahru Market, and found the rice sheets to be rather thick (pictured above). I did like the sauce and chili paste though.

Usually I would patronise the outlet at Alexandra Village where the Chee Cheong Fun fares much better (pictured below). Compare the two pictures. Can you see the difference?

Roasted Pork Chee Cheong Fun

Roasted Pork Chee Cheong Fun
SGD2.50

Observe how the reds of the char siew and the greens of the vegetables clearly show through the rice sheet. This is the way it should be! What a stark contrast from the prawn one above!

By the way, if eating the Chee Cheong Fun alone isn’t enough to fill your tummy, just add $1 to top it up with a bowl of porridge.

Teng Yu Chee Cheong Fun Porridge

I noticed that the outlet at Tiong Bahru Market has diversified into selling Katong laksa as well. If you’re already thinking of checking out Teng Yu, I would strongly recommend the outlet at Alexandra Village just to be on the safe side. Please take note of the opening hours of the stall before you head down. There were more than a couple of times when I went there at the wrong time and they were closed.

Update: With the revamp of Alexandra Village Food Centre, the outlet has relocated to ABC Market.

Teng Yu Chee Cheong Fun Porridge
ABC Brickworks Market & Food Centre
6 Jalan Bukit Merah #01-133
Singapore 150006
(65) 9765 3921 | Menu and outlets

Bus services: 123, 14, 147, 153, 196, 197, 198, 855, 961
Nearest MRT: Redhill

While we’re on the subject, there’s another popular breakfast item in Singapore that’s also made from rice flour. Do you know what it is?

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py
July 9, 2008

I was there many months ago to eat the chee cheong fun porridge. Quite an interesting dish.

About having separate blogs…I suppose it depends on your objectives for doing so. You may wish to bear in mind that managing a few different blogs can take a bit more effort than having one single blog.
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vinsion
July 9, 2008

the prawns looks yummy. =)
wonder whether veron tried killiney road area tt chee cheong fun where theres mani types of flavour, from the normal one to fruits (bananna, durian) chee cheong fun? wonder how it taste.
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Veron
July 9, 2008

py: You’re right. Having multiple blogs would certainly multiply the time and effort required. A bigger concern of mine is that my food blog would be the one getting all the traffic, while the rest get neglected.

someone suggested that I divide sparklette.net into a few different sections instead. I like the idea because it would mean having to maintain just one blog, with each section having a different focus. Kind of what I am doing already, just need some tweaks here and there.

vinsion: Oh I heard about those fruity chee cheong fun! Nope I haven’t tried them out before. It sounds intriguing and weird at the same time. I hope they don’t use the same dark sauce and chili with the fruits because that would be waaay too weird for my liking. It’s worth checking out! And when I do I would post a review. Thanks vinsion!
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r.p
July 9, 2008

woah! this is the biggest chee cheong fun i ever seen. I just ate prawn chee cheong fun at Yum Cha Restaurant, Chinatown. Not that bad but the portion is not as big as the one in Tiong Bahru.

And the price only $2.50 ! Must give it a try one day.
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dead_cockroach
July 9, 2008

The answer to your question at the end of the post, is it chwee kuey?
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TeReNcE
July 10, 2008

they are a good combination :)

but hor, if the chee cheong fun sinks into the porridge then a bit å‘³é“æ€ªæ€ªäº† lor.. haha :D

Anyway, the pic well-taken. Yummy! :)
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X Wings
July 10, 2008

Hi Veron,

There’s 1 stall located around the Arcade building.

Check it out ?

Regards
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niko
July 10, 2008

Although it’s nice but i think it’s pretty expensive.
for $2.50 i only have 2 slices of chee cheong fun.
for $2.50, 3 or 4 slices will be nice.
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oOFooi
July 10, 2008

The Chee Cheong Fen looks delicious. I can see that the fillin of Chee Cheong Fen is so packed.
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jacki
July 10, 2008

Wow, interesting…not sure if I can duplicate it but it’s worth a shot!
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Veron
July 11, 2008

r.p: The size of the rolls is actually pretty regular, the kind you get at most kopitiam. My pictures must have made them appear bigger! lol!

dead_cockroach: Yep, you are absolutely right!

TeReNcE: I also agree that the two wouldn’t go well together. I prefer eating chee cheong fun on its own with the sauce and chili gravy. Yum!

X Wings: Is there anything extra special about that stall? I would love to know!

niko: That was the first thought that came to mind when I saw the prices. $3 for the prawn chee cheong fun is a bit much.

oOFooi: Ooh yeah. It’s a real mouthful.

jacki: Duplicate? Do you mean you’re gonna make it at home?
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X Wings
July 13, 2008

Hi Veron,

The rolls are fresh, steamed to the right temperature and it doesn’t get sloggy or overdone like what you get at some stalls when they are too crowded.

The sauce is just right for my taste, not too sweet, salty or hot.

And most important of all, it serves as some sort of comfort food when things get hectic in the office.

Enjoy !!
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Veron
July 14, 2008

My mouth just filled with saliva when I read your description. Nice!
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Sally
July 14, 2008

they have a store at commonwealth market but recently close down.

i have tried chee cheong fun yong dao fu at toa payoh. it was very special and very nice. my colleagues and me eat it almost every week but they have moved.

if you happen to know where they have move, please tell me. thanks
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Cheryl Marie Cordeiro
July 27, 2008

Hi Veron,

The food pictures in our blog are amazing!

I’m missing all the Singaporean / Asian food when here in Sweden.

Have a great week ahead!

Best wishes,
Cheryl
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