Claypot Rice - The Biggest Hawker Centre in Singapore

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Rating: 4.0; Vote: 1

Chinatown Complex Food Centre is one of the biggest and I think one of the best hawker centers in Singapore. Get more details here: If youre looking for a hawker centre in Singapore that has everything (mostly on the Chinese side) of Singaporean food you can think of, youve got to check out Chinatown Complex Food Centre. Its one of the biggest and busiest hawker food courts in all of Singapore, and when you arrive there youll be in a food paradise. The main reason I went there when I was in Singapore was to eat at Lian He Ben Ji Claypot Rice, a legendary hawker stall that specializes in rice and chicken cooked in a claypot. It took me about 15 minutes to find the stall, and when I found it, I tried to order, only to find out there was a 1 hour long wait to get the food. So I decided to wait it out. I happen to come on a very busy evening, so it was extremely busy, probably much busier than if you were to come on an off peak time. While I was waiting for my claypot rice to cook, my wife and I samples a few other things in the hawker centre, including some Singapore style fresh poh pia. The poh pia included a thin crepe that was filled with an assortment of vegetables and seasonings, then wrapped up into an egg roll shape, but it wasnt deep fried. Poh pia is one of those snacks that falls somewhere in between a savory snack and a dessert - its both sweet and salty all at the same time. I enjoyed it, but it was a little on the sweet side for me to eat often. Next, we decided to get a plate of chicken wings, which in Singapore are often available at food courts, and they make a delicious pre-meal snack. These chicken wings were excellent. Finally, we also got a bowl of ice kacang, the Singapore version of a shaved ice. The ice kacang was also very sweet, but very refreshing. Finally, after an hour and a half, our claypot chicken rice from Lian He Ben Ji Claypot Rice was ready. The claypot arrived to our table, steaming hot, and right off the fire. I really enjoyed watching them make the claypot rice. One of the reasons it took so long to make was because they cook it from start to finish, including the rice, as you order it. A mixture of raw rice and water are added to the claypot, then after cooking for sometime, a mixture of chicken, vegetables, Chinese sausage, and some seasonings gets added to the rice, then cooked for a precise amount of time until everything melts together in a harmony of flavors and a crust of rice on the bottom that has a smoky charred flavor. It was excellent, pure comfort food for me. Chinatown Complex Food Centre was one of my favorite Chinese food courts in Singapore for the variety of food available and for the crazy hectic atmosphere. When you go, definitely try out Lian He Ben Ji Claypot Rice, but also, there are a few hundred other things to choose from. Lian He Ben Ji Claypot Rice Address: 335 Smith St, Chinatown Complex Food Centre Open hours: 4 pm 11 pm (closed on Thursday) Prices: Depending on the size of claypot you get, I had the 12 pot How get there: Just a short walk from Chinatown MRT
Date: 2019-08-19

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Comments and reviews: 10

Zombified Scarified
Hey Mark, below is the list of the places you should go for really good food in this tiny island. Haron's Satay (East Coast Lagoon Food Village)Deen Tulang Specialist. Try the Tulang Merah. ( Beach Rd, Golden Mile Food Centre)Rumah Makan Minang ( 18 Kandahar St, near Sultan Mosque)For awesome, local desserts, head over to 'Chendol Melaka' at Changi Village. Quite a few number of variations of 'Chendol' there to choose from. Trust me, worth the travel. Hope you are liking Singapore so far: )
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D T
I think I screamed a little when he didn't mix the rice thoroughly with the sauce. It is dark sauce with oil, some stalls will have bottles of this placed on the counter, you can just take them to your table and bring it back after you've poured them into the claypot. You're supposed to pour the oil and sauce into the claypot and mix thoroughly until the rice and ingredients are all coated with it. It's like frying the rice in the claypot once more and you'll get a much nicer burnt bottom on the claypot.
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det choi
Hi Mark, I watched your videos eating clay pot rice in Singapore and Hong Kong and just wanted to share a bit of experience. People in Hong Kong usually poured in the seasoned soy sauce when the rice comes, mixed everything inside well and covered the lid for a minute before eating. As all ingredients are either marinated or have favors, the soy sauce is mainly for the rice and the soaking allowed the favor gets into the rice. Hope you'll try and enjoy eating the clay pot rice this way
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smutpow
For me, Mark sorta missed one of the keypoint of a claypot rice - The 'burnt bits' at the bottom of the claypot. I know its one of those one man's meat's another man's poison thingy, but he should at least try a little bit of it. Also this hawker center has a number of famous stall, all of which were not shown. I love this place for the food but hate it cos its always so crowded. Even off peak hours, some of the famous stalls have got queues that last at least 30 mins.
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pramod nambiar
Hey Mark. wow. feeling so hungry, Do you think, indonesia, china, singapore, are count\riees. \exising. in this world. INDIA. INDIA. INDIA. WHEN ARE YOU COMING TO INDIA. WORLD BIGGEST MULTI CULTURAL. MULTI FOODIES. MOST DIVERSE. COUNTRY IN THIS PLANET. YOU CAN TAKE BACK HOME. MOST EXOTIC. HERSB. FROM KASHIM TO KANYAKUMARI. LIST IS ENDLESS. PLAN A MIN 6 MONTH TRIP.
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sherwitme26
Hey Mark Jakarta, Indonesia is just 1. 5 hours flight from Singapore. Please come by Try nasi padang, empek-empek (fish cake, satay, chicken noodle (we have plenty different versions of it, oxtail soup, various kinds of super spicy sambal, seafood, soto, street style chicken porridge, and many more. Don't forget to add kecap manis whenever you want to: )
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Jean Gian
Thank you very much for your recommendations with the joy you have while trying out the dishes. Your videos are awesomely done and makes one desire to eat at the outlets. Appreciate all the information you have added in for easy location as well as your comments. Thanks again Hope to see more of your productions
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Sarah Mohan
The way we typically eat Claypot Rice in Singapore is by mixing the sauce, rice and ingredients together until evenly distributed so that you get a nice combination of flavours in every bite. All the same, I'm glad you enjoyed your meal Your genuine passion for food is always such a pleasure to watch
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Andy Woo
Hey Mark So this claypot dish has been made by my parents quite often because of its simplicity. The easiest way to eat this dish is to scoop out all the rice into a bowl and then use the spoon to slowly etch out all the crunchy rice. The best part is the crunchy rice and is TOTALLY worth the effort.
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Samu Philip
Mark can you try out some more expressions? its the same everywhere. Please also do a series on the food I didn't like. I want to see what your reaction is when people recommend & you order & eat & don't like it or like it less. It feels like you like everything with red chili Sambal.
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