Chong Pang Chinese style Satay stall at Changi Village

[Cecil Lee]

Chong Pang: Soon Lee Heng (stall name), Chinese-style satay stall.

I happened to walk past the first satay stall at Block 2 Changi Village and ordered their chicken satay. Pleasantly surprised, I found the chunks of meat moist and chewy. 

Later, I realised that they have four or five photos of our current PM and his wife enjoying satay at this same stall. Looks like there are two Chinese satay stalls and, wow, about four more Malay satay stalls here!

[Cecil Lee]

Satay Surabaya, or Indonesian-style satay. At this stall in a coffee shop at Block 19A HDB Dover Ville.

Frankly, I have not tried this stall’s satay. But I do love Indonesian-style ones: usually no dipping into peanut sauce, as the spices or “dry” sauce are already locked into each stick of fragrant satay.

[Cecil Lee]

Malaysian style Chinese satay is similar to Singapore’s. Just that many Singapore satay sellers nowadays find it both costly and troublesome to mince pineapple.

Here, this Malaysian Satay stall adds the definitive minced pineapple that can be seen in that small peanut sauce: The yellowish item.

Photo: 10 sticks of mutton satay

[Cecil Lee]

Old Airport Food Centre: Kim Chinese Style Satay

Consistent standards. Peanut sauce with pineapple added, although there is too little pineapple. My favourite is their chicken satay, tender and moist, melts in the mouth. However, somehow, I find their satay gravy a tad too sweet for me.

Their side dish Muah Chee is equally good and popular. Usually opens around 3.30 p.m. You can order over the phone. Closed on Wednesdays.

Although there are at least four other satay stalls, this is my first choice. Once upon a time, Fatman Malay halal satay was also sold at this food centre. Somehow, their minced chicken is drier and not tender at all.

[Cecil Lee]

I regret ordering from this stall at the 2nd storey of Bukit Timah Market. 

I thought most mutton satays were always tender. Not from this stall. The mutton pieces were not only sweet, but also hard and took a good set of teeth to chew and wrestle off the satay stick.

A plus is that the owner provides some minced pineapple to go with its bite-sized peanuts. Also not my favourite, as I prefer a more refined and smoother mixed sauce.

Overall, what a disappointment. If I had found the correct satay bee hoon stall, I would rather have eaten that.

Earlier, I walked past a prawn noodles stall that has a side dish of satay bee hoon. This put me off, as I didn’t see many people eating from this stall.