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Mutton Mixed Bowl |
I have heard about this mutton soup stall for some time, but have not given a
thought to give it a try. This is because of its location, short operating
hours and the perpetual long queue at the stall. It was only after it got the Michelin
Bib Gourmand award that I decided to give it a try.
I
went at 12.30pm on a weekday and brave the queue with slightly more than 20
persons in front of me. Surprisingly, I queued for just 25 minutes as the
service, including ordering, cooking and cutting the parts, was quick.
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Menu |
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Using tongs instead of hand as it is hot |
Cai
Chuan Tou Mutton Soup as its name suggests specialises in mutton soup. They
sell a whole range of mutton meat/parts ranging from meat, ribs, meatballs, tendon,
stomach to even the most exotic part, the brain! Since I did not know what to
order, wanted to try as many variety as I could without feeling brave enough to
try the brains, I decided to go for the Mutton Mixed Bowl.
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Mutton Mixed Bowl |
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Mutton Mixed Bowl |
The Mutton Mixed Bowl consisted of meat, meatballs
and stomach. The Mutton Soup was lightly flavoured and had a very very mild
herbal taste. Interestingly, despite the mild flavours, there was no pungent
gamey taste of mutton in the soup. As for the mutton meat, it was tender. In
fact, I noticed that mutton ribs were also given and for the ribs, their meat
were practically folk tender! As for the mutton meatballs and stomach, there
was nothing much to shout about as I felt that there was not much taste in the
meat. In fact, everything tasted so light and was so mildly flavoured. This is
coming from a guy who does not like salty food or extremely sweet stuff.
If
you are keen to try this, be there early as I heard that they can close as
early as 1.30pm when they sell out all the parts.
(Read with a pinch of salt or two) Personally, I do not understand the
hype and why the stall has gotten the Michelin Bib Gourmand award while others
have not. The unique selling point I felt was more towards price. It is so
cheap! Mutton dishes are typically more
expensive elsewhere. For mutton soup, I prefer Ivy's Hainanese Herbal MuttonSoup version.
Cai Chuan Tou Mutton Soup 柴船头羊肉汤 (Bukit Merah View Food Centre)
#01-51
Bukit Merah View Hawker Centre
115
Bukit Merah View
Singapore
151115
Opening
Hours: Mon to Sat 11am – 2.30pm
Closed on Sun