Perfect for those who don’t like their lei cha too bitter. Pang says he omitted the tea so people of all ages, including kids, can eat it. Ironically, there’s no Chinese tea in this version.
It sounds kinda weird on paper and can be polarising, but 8days.sg recently sampled Pang’s updated version and his thunder tea rice is super delicious. It comes with an herbaceous ‘pesto tea’ soup with ground coriander, mint, mugwort and basil which you’re supposed to pour over the rice (we do it in tiny increments). Why did it take so long to reintroduce what we call the original grain bowl? Well, Hakka thunder tea rice ( lei cha in Mandarin) is made with multiple wholesome ingredients like assorted and meticulously chopped veggies, tofu, kidney beans, chai poh, roasted peanuts, crispy ikan bilis and brown rice. Pang’s thunder tea rice takes six hours to prepare Back then, he sold the dish at $8 per set, but he has now lowered the price to $5.90 a bowl to make it hawker food-friendly. The chef briefly sold his thunder tea rice back in 2020 when he ran Pang’s Hakka Delicacies, a mostly online biz during the Covid period. At the upcoming Yishun branch, Chef Pang will reintroduce Pang’s Hakka Thunder Tea Rice ($5.90) - it was a cult favourite back when he used to sell it online before starting his hawker biz. He tells 8days.sg that business “has stabilised after a few months” and the stall “still has short queues during peak meal periods and on weekends”. Thankfully, he has had better luck with his newest Bukit Merah shop, which opened to long lines back in March. The first four outlets closed down due to poor footfall in quieter locales, coupled with rental issues. Technically, the Yishun outlet marks his sixth time opening a Pang's hawker stall. No part of this story or photos can be reproduced without permission from 8days.sg. He tells 8days.sg that he decided to set up shop at Yishun as he “doesn’t think there are thunder tea rice there”. Now, pastry chef-turned-hawker towkay Pang Kok Keong, founder of defunct French patisserie Antoinette and consultant for cafe chain Surrey Hills, is opening the brand's second outlet in Yishun on 20 September. Credit cards: A, C, D, M, V.8days.sg enjoyed the tasty grub at Pang’s Hakka Yong Tau Foo when we visited the Bukit Merah stall in March this year. Recommended: Szechwan snails, sesame chicken, Taiwan oyster soup, yu hsiang shrimp, governor`s chicken, one fish two flavors.
Lunch features a superb, reasonably priced buffet loaded with specialties. Everything moves smoothly as waiters race from table to table bringing course after course.
One of Chicago`s most elegant Chinese restaurants, Szechwan House serves food that surpasses even its decor. Recommended: Mongolian barbecue, sauteed dumplings, hacked chicken, ginger duck.
This restaurant merits three stars for its introduction of the Mongolian barbecue-a good, entertaining innovation at a reasonable price-with the reservation that service and some regular menu offerings still need major improvements. Recommended: pot stickers, hacked chicken, beef and scallops, pike with pine nuts, Hunan beef, spicy bean curd. Presentation of house specialties makes the beholding as important as the eating. Its menu keeps evolving and new dishes uncover new delights. The first of the great Michigan Avenue Chinese restaurants, this place taught many the pleasures of Hunan-style cooking.
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