The next time you go to Maxwell Hawker Centre, you could give 和记粥 a try if it’s not too warm a day and you feel like having some porridge*.


They serve chicken, fish, cuttlefish, and frog legs clayout porridge. I decided to try the frog legs porridge since not many places have it. This one costs $8 and is a good portion for two. The porridge was thick and quite smooth, but my mum found it a tad too thick. The seasoning was not bad though.


What I liked most, however, was the 鱼生. It comes in either a $3 or $5 portion. I love the thin, raw fish slices with the sesame oil, lime and spring onion seasoning. Yummy!


Their fried tofu is also good. It’s fresh, crisp on the outside and smooth and soft on the inside. It has a slight egg flavour and the seasoning adds just the right amount of saltiness to make it really tasty.
*I still like calling it porridge even though it’s more commonly known as congee in other countries. I think Singaporeans associate the word “porridge” with this dish rather than the English oats (which I dislike eating).