Toh Thye San Farm and Anxin (安心) Chicken

In support of the Ultimate Hawker Fest 2014 happening on 22 November 2014 at Suntec Convention and Exhibition Hall 401 & 402 from 11am to 5pm, Tian Tian Chicken Rice will be back again dishing our their fragrant and delicious Anxin (安心) Chicken Rice in support of the fund raising event for the beneficiaries under the care of Touch Community Services.



You maybe wondering what is so special about these chicken? To know the answer, we have to make a trip down to Simpang Renggam Johor Bahru in Malaysia to visit Toh Thye San Farm that is breeding these special Anxin chicken and supplying it to Tian Tian Chicken Rice for the Ultimate Hawker Fest 2014.

Commercial broiler chicken are usually breed for around 28-30 days before being slaughtered and served on the table. Unlike the commercial broiler, Anxin chicken came all the way from France. The chicken is breed in a free roaming environment and corn fed for 100 days.

This is the batch of Anxin chicken that Tian Tian Chicken Rice will be using for the Ultimate Hawker Fest.These beautiful birds actually have a common characteristic. Their neck are featherless hence they are also known as Naked Neck Chicken.

Even Miss Loi, the 2nd generation of Tian Tian Chicken Rice joined us in the trip to inspect her ultimate ingredients for the upcoming Ultimate Hawker Fest 2014 on 22 November 2014 at Suntec Convention and Exhibition Hall 401 & 402, 11am to 5pm.

Here is a short video of our visit to Toh Thye San Farm.

Toh Thye San Farm is established in 1979 in Singapore. Due to circumstances, the farms have been relocated to Simpang Renggam in Johor Bahru. Toh Thye San Farm not only supply their chickens to Tian Tian Chicken Rice. Their chicken are also used by upscale restaurants such as Gunther's Modern French Cuisine, Corner House, Bincho etc.

We will be putting the commercial broiler and Anxin chicken into a taste test in my next post. If you are interested to check out for yourself how is the taste of Anxin chicken compared to commercial broiler, then do drop my Tian Tian Chicken Rice at Ultimate Hawker Fest 2014 on 22 November 2014 at Suntec Convention and Exhibition Hall 401 & 402 from 11am to 5pm.


Toh Thye San Farm
Blk 684 Hougang Ave 8
#02-967
Singapore 530684
Tel: +65 63869300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TohThyeSanFarm
Website: http://www.oeo.com.sg

Papparich Plus @ Plaza Singapura

The popular Malaysia restaurant, PappaRich has opened its latest outlet at Plaza Singapura. Unlike the other outlets, PappaRich Plus offers additional items on their menu which will delight the taste buds.

Kampung Fried Rice 4/5

Sweet & Sour Crab Meat with Fried Rice 3/5

In the new meal at PappaRich Plus, is two fried rice dishes. This is suitable for people on a rush and still wanting to have something substantial. I tried both the Kampung Fried Rice ($10.90) and Sweet & Sour Crab Meat with Fried Rice ($11.90). I preferred the kampung fried rice because of the aromatic wok hei coated in each grain. It may look rather plain and ordinary but this is one good yummy dish.

Ayam Masak Merah 4.5/5

The Ayam Masak Merah ($12.90) is one dish that I enjoyed a lot. The succulent chicken was cooked in a special paste and topped with onion, red and green pepper. The highlight has to be the yummy sauce that accentuated the poultry.

Four Heavenly Kings in Sambal Belacan 4.2/5

Sounds like a dish that is fit for the king but the Four Heavenly Kings in Sambal Belacan ($11.90) basically is just aubergine, lady fingers, long beans and four angled beans cooked with hot and spicy sambal concoction and fragrant dried shrimp paste. If you can take spicy you will enjoyed this crunchiness greens.

Sambal Aubergine 3.5/5

Another sambal dish on the menu is the Sambal Aubergine ($9.90) that is first roasted before being cooked in a hot and spicy sambal concoction. If egg plants are not cooked probably they can be mushy, however this still comes with a nice crunch with a thin crisp on the skin.

Curry Fish Head 4.8/5

Among all the new dishes, my favourite goes to the Curry Fish Head ($34.90) using red snapper fish. The curry fish head is served with lady fingers, tomato wedges and egg plants infused with a very aromatic curry spices of and fragrant coconut milk. I would say the curry is quite similar to the Indian version using over 20 different types of spices. If you are a curry fish hed lover, this is one dish that is not to be missed.

Pappa Chendol 4/5

PappaRich also offers a selection of desserts on the menu too. For the dinner tonight, I had the Chendol ($3.90) which was perfect for all the spicy food I had.

Mentioned in my previous post when I visited PappaRich at Suntec, I like the quality consistency in the different outlets as well as the reasonable pricing. I am glad that they have added the new items. In fact I hope that it will be introduced across the different outlets too.


PappaRich
Plaza Singapura
68 Orchard Road
#01-35
Singapore 238839
Tel: +65 67359323
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PappaRichSg
Website: http://www.papparich.com.sg/
Nearest MRT: Dhoby Ghaut (CC Line, NE Line, NS Line)

Opening Hours:
Daily: 10am - 10pm

Direction: 
1) Alight at Dhoby Ghaut MRT station. Take Exit B, C, D E or F. Walk to destination. Journey time about 5 minutes. [Map]