Take one bite of this chicken dish and you'll be left longing for more

The Lowdown:

Though the specialty of this restaurant is the various types of double boiled soups that they serve, we feel that the actual star of this restaurant is the samsui chicken. This is the staple dish that appears on practically every table when you step into the restaurant. And it's sometimes sold out at the busier Seah Street outlet.

This is a dish that the samsui women would whip up in the olden days to celebrate special occasions, as chicken was an expensive food item during those times.

Taste:

The chicken is broiled and every piece is tender and retains the essence, even the breast meat. The chicken is usually not fatty with just thin layers of skin on it. It is served with the most fragrant minced ginger we have ever tasted. Just dip the chicken pieces into the ginger sauce and wrap each piece with fresh lettuce leaves. It is an interesting way of eating broiled chicken -- a taste combination of tender chicken meat, fragrant ginger bits with crunchy lettuce. Take one bite and you'll be left longing for more.

Dish:	Samsui Chicken
Where:	Soup Restaurant 25 Smith Street Soup Restaurant 39 Seah Street
When:	11.30am-3pm, 5.30pm-9.30pm (Restaurant at Smith Street) 12pm-2.30pm, 6pm-10pm (Restaurant at Seah Street)
Test date:	September 2000
Rating:	Die, die, must try...