'Shiok' Breakfast - Tiong Shian Claypot Frog Porridge

Tiong  Shian Claypot Porridge along New Bridge Road 

        Situated in Chinatown, opposite the old Pearl's Hill Center and along New Bridge road in a coffeeshop sits a lovely stall selling, yes, Frog Porridge. In Chinese it is called 'bao tian ju' or literally field chicken. Back in the day, some 50 years ago, the frogs were still being caught in the ponds near the open fields and cooked for their protein. Nowadays they are all farmed probably in Malaysia or Indonesia.

        I had this 'shiok' breakfast this morning (20th May 2017) after running an errand at approximately 10.45 am. Situated along the roadside at the corner of New Bridge Road and Keong Saik Road, there is this coffeeshop with dull green awnings to accommodate the overflowing customers I hear the place is packed late into the evening and early morning. 

                         

                                          

     The bowl of porridge and the claypot came together as did my 'you tiao' or dough fritters. The 'you tiao'  was hot and crispy. This meant that it was recently deep friend, just the way I like it. 

     I ordered the frog in black sauce with ginger and spring onion (small) for $8.00 and porride for $0.60. The verdict ? The sauce texture was just nice, not too thick or watery and very flavourful. It had a slight hint of oyster sauce and pepper inside it and it is best mixed with the porridge. The frog (don't be squeamish you guys from the Western Hemisphere) was very tender, and the legs do resemble that of a miniature chicken, minus the fat. There was some skin again which was tender, and resembled chicken skin only smoother. 

Looks like chicken, its very tender and 'springy'  (LOL)

    There were also other body parts, such as the back bone and 2 flaps of skin, which was also very nice to chew. The entire meal was in my opinion, 'shiok'  - very tasty in Singlish

but it is a heaty  ('heats' up the body) dish, so I suggest drinking some lime juice or herb tea which is sold by the coffeeshop in cans to wash down the 'heatiness'

     Rating  (out of 5)  

a) Food :  4.8 out of 5  (really 'shiok')

b) Service:  4.0 out of 5(prompt and polite, this is hawker stall by the way)

c) Ambience :  3 out of 5 (it can get really busy and noisy later in the day I am sure)

d) Satisfaction :  5 out of 5 (how many people can say they ate frogs and actually 

                           liked it ??? )

   Name  : Tiong Shian Claypot Porridge Stall

Address :  265 New Bridge Road SGP 088745 

                 corner or New Bridge and Keong Saik Street

 Cuisine : Chinese and Singaporean

 Speciality : Frog Legs (either with Black Sauce or Garlic and Chili)