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Pu Tien restaurant is synonymous with good quality Chinese Fujian style dish and is now celebrating its 16th anniversary. It has expanded into 10 restaurants in Singapore and I got the chance to suss out what is on offer.

Porridge is one of the most comforting food for us Asians and a good pot of porridge can evoke the feeling of nostalgia to let us reminisce about the times when our mother or grandmother preparing a wholesome pot of porridge when we are unwell. At A-one claypot, they have a good selection of porridge and more with other dishes to go along.

Porridge, the type of food that can be enjoyed throughout the day be it breakfast, lunch, dinner or even supper. One will expect a wholesome bowl of white starchy rice cooked to a soft soupy like consistency when you hear about porridge. Upon hearing the new novelty of fired porridge, missus and I decided to give it a try. Being 90s kids, we cannot resist anything fried.

Located at Blk 456 Macpherson Rd, the journey was not the most convenient if one was not driving. We had to take a mixture of MRT and Bus to head for our dinner. Directly opposite the VW showroom, it was easy enough to find.

We ordered 3 dishes, the signature fried porridge and fried vermicelli and also fried fishcakes to go with our main courses.

The porridge was more of the Cantonese variant with the grains still visible. Porridge was serve in a clay pot with bits of squid, pork, yam and pork lard garnished by spring onions. Despite being fried, there was nothing crispy about this dish. It however give it some wok hey flavor. Porridge appeared brown attributed to the dark soy sauce and had a nice pleasant taste. Personally, I enjoyed the dish but the missus think otherwise as she preferred her porridge to be congee style with the grains broken down.

Rating 7/10

This was another thumbs one which resembles sheng mian aka crispy noodles. The style is exactly the same and I believe the vermicelli was lightly pan fried before having the gravy poured over it. Usual suspects of squid, meat and vegetables came along with the dish which were nice and fresh. Good job on the chef to use the fresh ingredients. The only disappointment came from the lack of gravy at the end of the meal after being absorbed by the noodles.

Rating 6.5/10

Dish was marketed to us that it will go well with the fried porridge and i decided to give it a go since the missus enjoys fish related dishes. I find the fish cakes to be sorely lacking in taste and quantity. Much of it was just fried flour and the chilli sauce was the only redeeming factor to give that little bit of punch which was sorely lacking.

Rating 4/10

Fried Porridge (炒粥)
Delicious Coffee Shop
456 Macpherson Road
Singapore 368174