I've been wanting to try this Hakka chain from China for a long time, but there was always a huge line in front of their Jewel Changi Airport outlet that I didn't want to wait for. They've since expanded to new outlets though, and today I was able to walk in. Yay!
The menu had quite a number of items on it that looked promising, but I was after one thing: their salt-baked chicken. And it was delicious! Not only was it moist with a mildly herbal tinge, but most importantly, it had just the right amount of salt and grease to be fun. The best part was when it all came together with the collagen in the skin to form a mildly sticky consistency that was fun to gnaw off of the bones. They arranged the carcass in anatomical order by the way, and they also labeled the dish as being an Intangible Cultural Heritage.
What's odd is that the franchise down here is run by the Putien team, and they decided to put that Spice Mum chili sauce on each table, which felt incongruent and forced. But I did go for their suggestion to pair the chicken with that light pork soup in the foreground, which was crisp and refreshing.
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