Hong Sheng Fish Soup (鴻升魚湯) @ Ghim Moh Food Centre - Just Go For The Sliced Fish Soup

Hong Sheng Fish Soup (鴻升魚湯) is a common brand that can be spotted in a number of hawker centres around the island. Even so, I have not tried it until my recent visit to Ghim Moh Food Centre. The stall sells about 10 different dishes on the menu and I ordered a couple to try.

Sliced Fish Soup 4/5

I have the Sliced Fish Soup with Rice ($4.50). You can also choose to have it with bee hoon or porridge too. The clear soup itself is sweet and it comes with fresh, thick batang fish slices. I also like the fact that it comes with bitter gourd.

Fried Fish 2.8/5

I decided to order some extra Fried Fish slices to go with the rice. Unfortunately they are pre-fried, cold and not crispy.

Pork Trotters in Black Vinegar 3/5

It was a pity that the Pork Trotters in Black Vinegar ($8) is not as tender as I would have expected. Although the sweet tangy black vinegar was gorgeous, it was let down by the dry and tough meat.

I can't say this is the best fish soup but it is decent enough to satisfy one's hunger. I would go for the slice fish soup and skip the rest.


Hong Sheng Fish Soup (鴻升魚湯)
Ghim Moh Food Centre
Blk 20 Ghim Moh Road
#01-08
Singapore 270020
Nearest MRT: Buona Vista (CC Line, EW Line)

Opening Hours:
Daily: 10am - 8pm

Direction: 
1) Alight at Buona Vista MRT station. Walk to bus stop along Buona Vista Road (Stop ID 11361). Take bus no. 92. Alight 1 stops later. Journey time about 3 mins. [Map]

2) Alight at Buona Vista MRT station. Cross the underpass towards Ghim Moh Estate Blk 12A. Cut across the open air carpark towards Ghim Moh Road. Cross the road and walk towards Blk 20. Journey time about 8 mins. [Map]

Hock Soon Carrot Cake @ Ghim Moh Food Centre - Pretty Good Black Carrot Cake But Where Is My Spring Onions

Do you like it black or white? I used to like my carrot cake white but as I get older, I prefer my carrot cake in black sauce. Recently I went to Ghim Moh Food Centre for lunch and tried Hock Soon Carrot Cake which I find it pretty good. Besides selling the black and white carrot cake, the stall also sells rojak and satay. The queuing system is rather confusing as there is a separate queue for carrot cake and rojak/satay.

Black Carrot Cake 3.8/5

The Black Carrot Cake ($2.50) is diced into small pieces and coated with a sweet and savoury black sauce which is well balanced. Freshly cooked in batches that probably serves up to 10 plates at any one time. The radish cake is rather moist but not watery, still retaining a subtle bite to it. What I enjoyed most is the crunchy bites of chye poh within, which provides an element of surprises and additional texture of enjoyment.

While the plate of black carrot is pretty good, there is still areas for improvement. I think it can be fried a slight a bit longer for more of that crispy char. I personally prefer my egg to radish cake ratio but I can understand the stall is running a business and it has to watch its cost. Lastly, where is my spring onions, can't be stingy on that too right?

Hock Soon Carrot Cake
Ghim Moh Food Centre
Blk 20 Ghim Moh Road
#01-29
Singapore 270020
Nearest MRT: Buona Vista (CC Line, EW Line)

Direction: 
1) Alight at Buona Vista MRT station. Walk to bus stop along Buona Vista Road (Stop ID 11361). Take bus no. 92. Alight 1 stops later. Journey time about 3 mins. [Map]

2) Alight at Buona Vista MRT station. Cross the underpass towards Ghim Moh Estate Blk 12A. Cut across the open air carpark towards Ghim Moh Road. Cross the road and walk towards Blk 20. Journey time about 8 mins. [Map]