Yan Ji Seafood Soup 炎记

Where do you buy a bowl of seafood soup that always gives you only a meagre amount of soup? Perhaps you may think the soup has run out or is tasteless.  But no, the soup is so full of flavour, so good you will be asking for more!

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The place I am referring to is Yan Ji seafood soup（炎记）.  The small amount of soup in every bowl has become a signature trademark for the past 30 years.  Of course, no one would buy seafood soup just to drink the soup.  The ingredients must be a top priority too. And you can be assured that all the food in that bowl is fresh and delicious!

Now, each bowl has a good mix of  ingredients such as prawn, fish slices, minced meat, mushroom and tomato.  The fish slices are so soft, they will literally melt in your mouth. As you savour the minced meat, you will realise it is tender, peppered with a tinge of buttery taste and BBQ fish.  For me, the downside to the meat is probably there is a little overdose of fats in the mixture and eating too much meat may seem jelak.  Luckily, there is tomato and mushroom to complement too.

Normally, I would save the best detail for last, just like how I would save the best ingredient for last. To be honest, I have never eaten prawns at a hawker stall so fresh it seems like I am having poached prawns in a Chinese restaurant.  The sweetness and savouriness clearly defines how fresh the prawns are.  They also reminds me of the times when I would go to Senoko Fishery Port during ungodly hours to buy prawns to cook for the family. 

Now, the whole package is complete with the soup that is boiled from various ingredients, including Hokkaido scallops.  Each bowl starts from a base price of $6. Every increment of price will get you more ingredients, but not necessary more soup. Try asking the boss, Ah Hui or his staff if you happen to catch them on a good day.

Alternatively, you can have the crayfish seafood soup which includes crayfish amongst the ingredients from $10.  I have not tried the premium bowl because I feel the prawns are already a winner.

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Yan Ji also sells pig trotters as a side dish from $7.  Once, I decided to try it with a colleague when I had a huge craving for it. I brought my colleague and he was just raving about the soup and not the trotters. Frankly, I shared the same sentiments and feels it isn't one of the best around.

For an awesomely excellent bowl of seafood soup, with delectable ingredients and rich tasty soup, this is the place to visit.  Avoid the lunchtime crowd if you can, don't be surprised to see many fans of Yan Ji from across the causeway too.

Yan Ji Wei Wei Food Stall 炎记威威食品

Blk 4A Woodlands Centre Road #02-11 Singapore 731004 (Woodlands Centre Road Food Centre)

Blk 19 Marsiling Lane Broadway # 01-283 Broadway Coffeeshop Singapore 730019

Tel: 97985886

Opening & closing Hours 10.30am - 11am till 8.30pm or while stocks last

Closed on Mondays

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