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*Why “Fook Seng”?
Honestly, in memory of Chef Ronnie’s
father-in-law, we wanted to name it “Ah Gong Chicken
Rice” (Ah Gong is grandfather, in Cantonese). But
we didn’t want to use this term in vain and we surely
didn’t want to draw crowd by tugging their heartstrings.
We rather lure their taste buds.
Chef
Ronnie then decided to use his offspring’s name, as
his business is also
his baby.
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Fook Seng GoldenHill Chicken Rice Store |
Why
“GoldenHill”? Some might ask. Our restaurant
is situated at Jalan Rumah Tinggi and translated to English
means “Upland Mansion”.
So
folks, we present to you, Fook Seng GoldenHill Chicken Rice!
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Hainanese Chicken Rice Vs. Cantonese Chicken Rice?
Chef Ronnie, although a Hakka, grew up in a Cantonese family
environment.
And
although he mastered the authentic way of preparing Hainanese
Chicken Rice, and he already knew the Cantonese method,
being the innovative yet unconventional man, he wanted to
create a cuisine that’s authentically Singapore.
Hence,
this bunch of Hakka-Cantonese man who has tried enough of
mediocre Hainanese Chicken Rice, are unabashedly proud of
their Singapore Chicken Rice.
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Chef Ronnie did a stint in Florida.
Chef Ronnie, was invited to a Chinese restaurant in Florida
in September 2005 to share his culinary expertise to its
head chef.
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A good actor needs great supporting cast
Our chicken meat is tender, our rice fragrant, but our homemade
chilli sauce is out of this world. Are we boasting? You
be the judge. We are very stringent with our preparation
for we use only the freshest ingredients to their exact
quantities to ensure that our chilli taste, yes, out of
this world. Our soup is also prepared with the same principles,
freshest ingredients prepared daily.
…&
Factoids
Chef
Ronnie in action |
The original chef of “Singapore’s
famous yet overpriced chicken rice found in a hotel”
was once our staff. No kiddin’!
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Have
you ever bitten into a piece of cucumber and go “Yuck!
It’s bitter!” Fear not. If you cut the
end of a cucumber and rub the tip over it for about
a minute, and when you see “sap” forming,
you would have successfully extracted the “bitterness”
out of a cucumber!
What do you get when you boil chicken? You get
good ol’ chicken soup. And besides having more
fluids, chicken soup is supposedly good for colds.
Apparently, chicken soup has anti-inflammatory properties,
so that could explain why it soothes sore throats
and relieves cold symptoms. So when grandma says,
“Have some chicken soup, my little one.”
Just drink up |
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