Famous Singapore Chicken Rice - Roasted Chicken VS. Boiled Chicken!?

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The dish of chicken rice, is really just that - chicken that’s cooked in a certain way, served with rice that’s often cooked in chicken broth and some light seasoning, paired together, and served with both a sauce and soup on the side. It’s not typically an overly flavorful dish, but it’s one of the ultimate comfort food combinations.
In this video I met up with Daniel who is a Singaporean who loves chicken rice. We started off at Yuhua Village Market & Food Centre to go to a place called Hup Hong to specifically eat their version of roasted chicken rice. The roasted chicken, I’m not sure if it was deep fried? was sliced up on top of a plate of rice and served with a red chili garlic sauce. Overall, it was quite a tasty plate, the chicken was smooth but not mushy, and it was salted perfectly. I also liked the sauce at Hup Hong, which was heavy on the chilies and garlic, with a faint taste of ginger, and nicely salted.
After Hup Hong we took a drive across Singapore to a legendary boiled chicken rice restaurant, and a place that serves an original pretty old fashioned Hainanese boiled chicken style. The restaurant itself was pretty cool, very authentic and looked like it had remained pretty much the same since it was open the last 60 years. We had a plate of boiled chicken and each had our own bowl of rice. What I really liked about Yet Con was that the chicken really tasted like chicken, it was a natural tasting boiled chicken with a very firm texture. I also enjoyed how they had two different sauces, one just pureed ginger, and the other a chili vinegar sauce.
I thought the roasted chicken was really going to win for me, but after testing both, I was pretty pleased and impressed how good the boiled chicken also was. Overall, I think I’d prefer roasted chicken on a whole, as I’m not a big fan of boiled chicken skin. But that being said, I highly enjoyed the Yet Con atmosphere and shop. Both were good. Which version of Singapore chicken rice would you prefer? Roasted or boiled?
Hup Hong Chicken Rice
Address: Yuhua Village Market & Food Centre, 254 Jurong East Street 24
Open hours: Morning
Prices: $3 SGD per plate of chicken rice with extra gizzard
How to get there: It’s about a 10 minute walk from Chinese Garden MRT station
Yet Con Chicken Rice
Address: 25 Purvis Street, Singapore
Open hours: 11 am - 9:30 pm daily
Prices: $18 SGD for ½ a chicken
How to get there: You can easily walk from either City Hall or Bugis MRT station
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[@Sweetysalado]

I agree with you, I'm also not a big fan of chicken skin when it's boiled but fried or roasted is absolutely delicious. They sell a similar chicken in Colombia but you always get salted boiled potatoes and our famous arepa as side dishes.

[@MarkWiens]

+Sweet y Salado That sounds delicious, would love to try the Colombian version.

[@rsrdevelopment]

Roasted is the way to go, great video Mark, as always.

[@MarkWiens]

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[@GreenGG_RBLX]

I like boiled is there something Wrong with my taste buds

[@carolynharris6853]

Mark, awesome of you & Ying to include your peers, fans, etc. You are my favorite Vlogger/Blogger. I'm not sure what to call it. Just for being in my life, on nights I can't sleep. God bless you'll & Happy New Year from Texaa

[@notatallheng]

My personal rule of thumb: when eating at a fancy or famous chicken rice place, go for the boiled chicken. When eating at an ordinary one, go for the roast. The quality of roast chicken doesn't vary a lot between different outlets, but good boiled chicken and ordinary boiled chicken are worlds apart in terms of flavour, aroma and texture.

[@timh5962]

Oh man, that video got my salivary glands fired up. Looks like Daniel steered you right.

[@vitocorleone5519]

son I seriously think u need 2 eat. But I am sure that you werent priviledged much.

[@TheBoligga]

The chicken & rice looks very yummy ! Nice video.

[@khamsi]

you should try the chicken rice at bukit timah market next time, it's my favourite and they are usually sold out in the evening..i love roasted chicken and gizzard!

[@lnwon8836]

It's my fave too!!!!!

[@warlokkk]

I was there a couple of months ago and had their boiled chicken. Delicious - confirmed!

[@dianabeets5854]

i think i would like the first chicken plate you ate.awesome video

[@albertwong1261]

Mark is super food lover

[@Seirryu-heart8]

i wish i can see you eat laksa or cook laksa.. i really want to know how to cook that one...

[@atinahtinah9525]

Singapore ayam panggang ..nasi ayam bumbunya rasa pokoknya sedap

[@COMMANDMENTSGALAXY]

GREAT Vids, Mark ! Avoid, the Consuming, of, pepper Seeds, they Digest, not easily ! REGARDS,

[@KLTechVideos]

You are so polite even when your not into the food. Unless mark is eating at a 90* angle you know he's not into it. Also the fact he loved that ginger so much tells me that chicken needed reviving. Love your videos mark!

[@Euphist15]

Im hungry every time i see one of mark's videos

[@kungangela1657]

Dear Mark, I cannot watch your videos at night because I will dream about food, that is so cruel.

[@xPhalanxed_]

The Eat More Tom Yum shirt I ordered from you looked very good on me. Thanks man!

[@MarkWiens]

+RleePlaysMC Awesome, thank you!

[@mikegeorgius7589]

I always think about Tom Thumb from Dickens, ain't it...

[@psoon04286]

Here's a challenge to all Chicken Rice lovers - try one where the chef expertly de-bone the chicken parts before chopping it into bite sizes. Its not commonly done nowadays either due to time constraints or simply lack of skill, but chicken thigh bones are notoriously brittle and tend to shatter causing little shards of bone in the meat. The de-boned version, in my humble opinion is an experience in itself.

[@riptide101]

so uncle, recommend one place where one may try such an expertly deboned chicken leh. mai gong lampa song

[@2030chinna]

Block 153, Serangoon North Ave 1 Coffee Shop (looks old but the chicken and rice is good)

[@Cyn205]

Damn Daniel, back at it again with the cameo in Mark Wiens video.

[@thuyluu7724]

+cynthia damn i see i was too late for this comment lmao

[@joyjoyoo]

Dang it. You said it first

[@kvdlr3419]

+cynthia lmaoo I was about to say this.

[@donaldjudexgungadoo5923]

Wickesor

[@joyjoyoo]

Damn Daniel back at it again. ( ok I will stop. X D)

[@cussia-8315]

back at it again with the chicken rice

[@odyssey8908]

1:50 Take a bite of the soup

[@ryannofuente2747]

Dk Jairenz Mark is correct, because he is using spoon. He will sip if he used bottle, straw and cup

[@skinnylegend-7330]

this taught me pain

[@nikolasgunadi765]

All that condiment in one piece 👀 mark must be the one to consume all the condiments in a restaurant in one meal 😂

[@iamingrid6469]

All similar expressions Shd ask him to give points 7,8,9,10

[@GarthLovesTRAVEL]

7:39 that's one of the best looking piece of chicken i have ever seen in my life!.

[@plummet3860]

You must of not seen alot of chicken then

[@princeharry9127]

Plummet thanks buddy

[@Stan_sprinkle]

Yeah that place is so good. I lived just upstairs and behind that restaurant for 2 years

[@imkayfull]

damn in my opinion, overloading all that spice and ginger onto the chicken really kills the real purpose and taste of Hainanese Chicken. Hainanese Chicken Rice is really about the pure fragrant chicken taste. Dipping it was really all it needed.

[@Mareyes2525]

Yeah, he ruins the food. Atleast first try it without all those spices, then follow-up with them if he prefers. His reviews are pretty bad. I come to look at the food.

[@KissTheR1an]

I don't think he's enjoying Singapore very much...

[@imkayfull]

+s1221ljc "In eastern cooking, spices add to the flavour of food not ruin it." You're wrong because you are generalizing. Especially in Chinese dishes and Japanese dishes, only certain foods go well with spices. Many don't actually need spice at all. And Hainanese Chicken Rice is one of them.

[@imkayfull]

+s1221ljc I never said anything wrong with ginger, as ginger really compliments well with chicken, however just don't overload it. But chilli is definitely not a good condiment with Hainanese Chicken Rice, since it overpowers the fragrance. My opinion anyway.

[@omelettecrap]

+KissTheR1an Exactly my thoughts, the food looks too simple for him. And I always thought Singapore food was amazing since I lived there, I guess food from other SEA countries is just better.

[@shaileshchilwal9650]

His face after taking the first bite and seeing his head going up and down is same always in every single video😂😂 that's funny as well as mouth watering too......do like if it's true.....

[@marcuss237]

always the same reaction to the food. eyes get big, g lean to the right and then point. Lol. my girl hates when I do it. watch you everyday.

[@raymondmyers6899]

Definitely a one-trick pony in that regard.

[@grangermigel8543]

Actually, you dont really eat boiled chicken for the strong taste. you eat it for the juiciness and the classic fragrance of chinese herbs.

[@acevictory3587]

01:49 lemme take a bite of the soup-Mark Weins 2016

[@ikynomics]

best quote ever man

[@renukaakkangari4513]

Yummy yummy i

[@kikirizki4318]

mark wiens logic

[@davidthiam]

Damnnn!!!! I wanna give credit to Ying for her amazing camera shots!! makes my mouth drool all the time. My wife and I are a huge fane of you guys. We will be going to bangkok in april for the new years. Hopefully we can meet you guys. Love, Canada!!

[@MarkWiens]

+David Li Thank you very much David, will let her know. Glad you'll be coming to Bangkok!

[@kim7990]

I never seen you with glasses on before, you look cool 😎

[@towerguarder]

This guy is like the Asian version of your friend Joel

[@rozitarahman]

Great video. I enjoy watching your expeditions to find great restaurants around the world. I have a suggestion. Maybe you could develop an app where you track and log all the restaurants you have been so that travellers can find the pinpointed spot via gps and. This would be specially great if you want to see how nearby you are. Especially now that we live in a day and age of portability and adaptability. Just a suggestion but I would definitely download it if you did do one!

[@MarkWiens]

+Rozita Rahman Thank you Rozita, and I appreciate the suggestion. An app is something I've been thinking about, will definitely think about something like that. Thanks!

[@bobjanggotselayang3936]

Bhuvanesh Phadnis 😀

[@azanandwaffles]

Hawker foods are always the best! And cheap!

[@vitocorleone5519]

Enjoy your life cheapskate

[@SparkleanUk]

You've got some hardcore fans in Singapore Mark.

[@alliemollie]

I'm so jealous. Looks like two great meals but definitely boiled chicken all the way. LOL.

[@Scott515850]

HE SAID IT AGAIN LET ME TAKE À BITE OF THE SOUP U DRINK SOUP MARK DRINK still luv ur vids though man keep it up

[@criskity]

+Kevin Echiverri In English we eat soup.

[@MarkWiens]

+Kevin Echiverri Thanks Kevin, haha ok next time I will drink the soup!

[@Scott515850]

+Mark Wiens lol luv the vids man hope u réach one mill subs soon

[@justinmogol3291]

Whenever I watch your videos I'm like man, it seem like I'm also eating. Great videos mark, you always make me hungry! Lol. Keep it up!!! Hoping for more videos to come!!!

[@APedestrianChannel]

Best eating show at all time! Walk with us! 👆

[@TrevorParkJones]

It's amazing how something so simple like that can be so good!! Awesome video once again, thank you Mark and Ying and Daniel and his father for sharing this delicious looking dish!!

[@MarkWiens]

+Trevor Jones Thank you Trevor!

[@0SweetRice0]

Dame it I watched this video at the wrong time 😟 it's past midnight here and I'm getting very very hungry

[@MarkWiens]

+0SweetRice0 Ha, thanks!

[@shalomps8027]

I just love d food u show ... and especially your facial expressions after every bite u take .... even d video quality is awesome..... ur doing great ..... God bless ..... from India.. shalom and soniya

[@kuraila]

you should compared to the one in maxwell, a lot of people thinks that is the best LOL

[@ponpon95y]

+kuraila he already went to try maxwell chicken rice store. he said it was too oily with the overload of sesame sauce

[@mcgreater]

Brendan Chan overrated lmfaooo

[@zephanish]

Ate at Yet Con sometime last year, overall the meal was good and the ambiance is fantastic. Makes you feel like you entered a time capsule. But a simple chicken rice meal for two cost me somewhere around 18SGD which to me, as a local is incredibly overpriced for chicken rice. Furthermore it wasnt the best plate of chicken rice i have eaten. Great experience overall but it gonna be hard for me to visit them again

[@junng7]

You haven't tried soy chicken rice! Different from the 2 presented here. You should go to chew kee at Chinatown the next time you come here!

[@Reshamsunuwar]

Singapore is best food place

[@dickvarga6908]

nice touch, comparing cooking styles for the chicken and thanks for describing the sauces so well, young ginger vs old ginger, learning a lot from this vlog, thanks.

[@sairavitejvuppalapati7719]

Awesome video mark. I love the chicken rice in Singapore. No words for that chilli sauce 😍😍...I really enjoyed the background music at the end of the video . Who's the artist? Any one please reply

[@nijokongapally4791]

Singapore food ride very nice👍💯💖😍😋

[@fisharefriends598]

You use a LOAD a sauce!! Mind you after the chillis you eat, you have a palette which needs more spice !!

[@hungersolutions5506]

Great 👏 stay connect 😊 keep sharing....by . ..Hunger Solutions 👩‍🍳

[@floraespudo2970]

I LOVE CHICKEN. MMMM GOOD OH!!!YES

[@ericamary6778]

There wasn't enough chilli with the dish for you, Mark! I knew it as soon as I saw the first bite.

[@MarkWiens]

+erica mary Hi Erica, could always do with more chili!

[@videocollection564]

dear mark please try to visit the northeastern part of india (i.e manipur) just near myanmar. you ll rely feel the true taste and true nature of all kind of manipuri cousine.you wound regreat it ..tnx

[@sheikhasef7753]

DAMN DANIEL

[@TheTaherTube]

Can you make a video on how to use chopsticks? Thanks

[@RamaKrishna_Kancherla]

You are taking lot of cholesterol but you r SLIM, HOW ?

[@rachelloh4869]

Ikr

[@TrailTriumph]

kayata! lamia ani na manok ui .. humok kaayo tan awon ..samot kalami pajud kay ang nawong ni mark kung mokaon kay murag na gawasan sa kalami sa pag kaon :)

[@arthurtwoshedsjackson4336]

Mark eats the way I would . Plenty of sauce and garnish . Great videos thanks .

[@linzeymolina5045]

GOOD FOOD REVIEW OF SINGAPORE ONCE AGAIN MARK THANKS!WITH RESPECT ALWAYS MR MOLINA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA

[@chefmike9945]

Mark! Excellent video. Many thanks to your friend Daniel for guidance. Singapore Chicken Rice is a favorite of mine that I often prepare at home. I always worry that your wife Ying doesn't get to eat. LOL. Blessings ChefMike

[@MarkWiens]

+chef mike Thanks Mike!

[@HotPepperLala]

that chicken looks like BBQ duck lo

[@marthaliasusilo8847]

I prefer roasted one..so reminds me of college life in KL...love to watch your videos,Mark...stay safe & healthy 😊😊

[@Ryuoinsomnia]

U can always ask the owner to help u cut off the bone...

[@MsLemons12]

I always enjoy seeing you with locals :)

[@MarkWiens]

+MsLemons12 Thank you!

[@polychronio]

i tasted this one month ago...i was like hmmm this is just a plain boiled chicken....after eating it, wew its so good...!!! they must have a special method to boil chicken delicious...

[@simplyme3306]

for those comments about too much sauce, hey that's the way I eat my chicken rice and chili sauce too. Cos the sauce is great and i'm a chili lover. Just a matter of personal preference, sauce/no sauce/more or less sauce...

[@honeypiesweet03]

I don't like broil but roast! Sounds good and looks very delicious!

[@AStarVlogs]

This is really cool! There is so much to explore in Singapore. What is one of the most unique places you have visited in Singapore? Subscribing! Do travel along with us too!

[@daffayuza]

mark,hope you will upload your travel at indonesia soon

[@sandysandy158]

I really Enjoy your videos 😍

[@brendatanwl]

Try Lao fu zi fried kway teow from Old Airport Road Food Centre! It's amazing :)

[@Velostergdi]

Yeah! Chicken Rice is a national treasure; an icon! I am flying home today just for the weekend to eat! Then later this month permanently back for good. Thanks Mark.

[@MarkWiens]

+Veloster 1337 Have a great weekend!

[@fokinsonny669]

I love those Malaysian chicken rice. Awesome meal.

[@vole12]

People think I'm crazy when I try to explain chicken rice and how good simple food is when cooked by experts . I too load up on the sauces . Wonderful videos .

[@qinghui30]

OMG you went to Yuhua village for chicken rice Mark? There's another food centre nearer to Chinese Garden MRT who serves a much more tasty boiled oily chicken rice!! And it's very popular with long queues, selling out of stock in the afternoon.. Yuhua Village is much more famous for it's Wanton Mee called 'Fei Fei wanton mee' and the Hokkien mee stall nearby is super tasty with a lot of gravy! So sad Daniel brought you to the wrong place:(

[@michaelsoerat533]

i have no words for you mark all your video are amazing

[@jacobabraham4568]

Howdie Mark you are like a Phoenix rising from the Flames after Eating Chicken Rice with Hot Red Chili Garlic Ginger Sauce! Burn Baby Burn ! Sizzling Hot KZbin VLOG Mark !!

[@mrek2068]

Dear Mark and Yin. I really enjoy and appreciate your videos. I love the positivity that comes across, and I thank you both for all your efforts. We lost our son, Jordan, aged 20, five years ago from suicide, and your videos really help me remain positive. It's difficult, but people travelling and expericing wonderful food is incredibly healing. Thank you so, so much. Errol.

[@ERSCAUS]

Errol, so many years after your son Jordan taking his own life, I hope that you have achieved some way of dealing after such a tragic loss. No matter how long ago. Power to you, and LOTS of continuing healing energy.

[@NYC.2019]

Mark, both dishes look so great for being simple dishes. Thank you for sharing!!

[@MarkWiens]

+N YC (Nkaujhmoob81) Thanks for watching!

[@seecanon5840]

Roasted every time. Poaching breasts is good for chicken salad. Roasted.

[@mikegeorgius7589]

Sounds good...

[@vjamie69]

Not boiled steamed get it right ..lol

[@ubbgn]

hes a poser!

[@Sonny0276]

Great Video.....Thank you for posting...

[@g5magic]

Pls. Try and review this roasted duck. Zhen Zhu Fang Roasted Delights : 32 New Market Rd, #01-1098, Singapore 050032. Thx

[@arthurtwoshedsjackson4336]

I wish we could get this simple honest wonderful food here . We get crappy sugary pappy overpriced 1970s Asian food still in the UK . The few who try to sell Asian food charge way too much for sub standard food . Manchester's Trafford centre food hall is the worst take away on earth . People from overseas expect better than Trafford Centre food hall rubbish . Australia does it better even . You get a decent Laksa soup in any Aussie shopping mall . Manchester's got Tampopo and Waggamamma . Questionable quality at high prices . £10 bowl of soup . We've travelled and know the difference .

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[@tmnprlsaicntr]

I'm guessing it's galangal combined with young ginger,sesame oil,salt,sugar and some spices...which explains why the ginger didn't burn. The ratio of galangal to ginger may be 2:1 or even 3:1...

[@danielong9870]

SUPERB, out of the world! Thanks Mark for the dear honor to indulge in my best :)

[@MarkWiens]

+ong daniel Thanks Daniel!

[@arthurtwoshedsjackson4336]

This simple cheap nutritious dish can't be reproduced in the UK . Because the chicken has no flavour here . So the broth has no flavour . And because the UK market charges too much . 50p breakfast in Malaysia . £10 UK I bet . No wonder we live off freezer fodder . Working class people don't have access to good food here .

[@BAdventures]

The roasted looked really good, had a similar dish recently, very tasty. My family often makes the boiled chicken with ginger sauce =)

[@oneileo66]

How to make the ginger purée sauce

[@christinaholguin1109]

I love when you sound out "mmmm hmmmm". Love it.

[@andromedagodit2492]

Mark, you ain't seen nothin yet. Just chicken rice alone, we've got tons of beautiful chicken n rice here. Combinations that you couldn't even think of! Chilies of all sorts! Next time in Singapore. Let's go on a Chicken Rice hunt! ;)

[@stephielynn]

This might sound ridiculous but seriously how do you stay so fit Mark and Jing!? I know you walk a lit...but dang!:) I love your videos Mark and Ying. :)

[@myu8303]

Roasted and Hainanese Chicken are different but both equally delicious. The chicken meat doesn't even need any chili or dip at all. Just pair with a bowl of steaming white rice and that's already a winner.

[@eddiekhoo5539]

Daniel you are the tru gem to the world of Chicken rice. I just love chicken rice. But Daniel we must not forget the best Chicken Rice comes from Ipoh with the Towgay. I have to make a detour to Ipoh just to have my fix of Cowan Street Chicken Rice. Now the owner tells me he closes from Monday to Wednesday

[@sajeebmudi2874]

Please come to my home,India, nd taste our authentic recipe(spicy nd savory)...I'm sure you'll forget this recipes...

[@MindOfFoolio]

Damn Daniel! Back at it again with the chicken!

[@javiahferris2117]

That is some awesome chicken rice (screw the soup)

[@lindasaetern1916]

Mouth watering!!! 👅💦💦

[@MarkWiens]

+Linda Saetern Thanks Linda

[@bonedoc4556]

I lived in Singapore for a year. IMO chicken rice is basic and bland. Steamed/boiledchicken and plain white rice with chili to add flavor. If you go there do yourself a favor and get the chili crab and a beer (my favorite) or beef and onion with ikan bilis with kimchi on a sizzling skillet. The fried dori with fries and chili sauce (basically a spicy katchup) is also a great lunch.