Hakka Yong Tou Foo

I dont often like to eat at crowded places, even if the place serves very famous food, simply because a noisy environment disturb my perception of taste. This hawker centre at Magaret Drive is between Redhill and Commonwealth mrt. If you enjoy a short walk, walk down along the mrt tracks at either one of the stations. It is especially peaceful in the evening.



Many foodies usually recommend Hai Kee Char Kway Teow, which is located on the 1st floor. I tried it a few weeks before and it wasn't up to my taste and i waited for like one hour for a plate of ckt that i didn't like. So today, I decided to walk around and just try something else that hasn't been rated before.




As i walked towards the centre, i found that there is actually a 2nd floor to this food centre. So i walked around and found this hakka yong tou fu stall. Since I havent tried buying hakka yong tou fu before, i decided to try it out.

Hakka yong tou fu is not the type of food you eat to convince yourself that you are eating healthily. Look at that! Almost everything is fried! I ordered the set ($4) and changed the rice to more liao4(The lady promised). Luckily, the soup looks a bit healthier. Consists of carrots,celery(celery has negative calories i heard),soya beans and bits of chicken.

The set is an upgrade from a plate of liao4 to a set consisting of soup,rice and a plate of watermelon. I think you can just order the liao4 to try out the food.

The fried food is placed in a plate of soya sauce which tastes like those that you get in japanese food. And i liked the way she mixed her sweet sauce and chilli sauce in such an attractive manner. She used the type of chilli sauce that you get in chicken rice. I especially liked her brinjal. I am not exactly a brinjal lover. In fact, I really hated brinjals. But this one tasted quite nice. Very soft and you won't get reminded of brinjals if you close your eyes and eat the brinjal dipped in her sauce.

I kind of liked the mushroom as well. She put a lot of pepper on the meat. Peppery and can taste the fragrance of the mushroom.

Err.. did i mention anything about the soup? The soup just tasted like soup. Maybe this explains why its free flow.

All in all, this place is a nice place for peaceful eating, unlike the oily one below where the queue never seems to end and you wonder whether uncle works like 24 hours a day. There are really very few people on the 2nd storey. Sit near the auntie and you get restaurant style service. One to one! A bit stuffy though. 3/5

Now i shall explain why i didn't want the rice. I saved some room for dessert:)
Read on to find out more.

Po's hakka recipe
Margaret Drive Food Centre #02-556