The_King Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Fresh, frozen or chilled? It seems as if Singaporeans have quite the discerning taste buds when it comes to their chicken. With recent chicken supply issues pushing hawkers to switch from fresh chicken to chilled or frozen chicken, business has dropped markedly for some stalls, Shin Min Daily News reported yesterday (June 6). The pivot away from fresh chicken was necessitated by Malaysia's chicken export ban, which kicked in on June 1. According to the Singapore Food Agency, Malaysia accounted for about 34 per cent of Singapore's chicken imports in 2021. It also said on May 23 that it would be increasing exports of chilled and frozen chicken from alternative sources. At Tai Weng Hainanese Chicken Rice in Chinatown Complex Food Centre, business has halved, owner Lee Leong Chee told Shin Min Daily News. The 63-year-old has been using chilled chicken since the export ban and maintains that there is "still a bit of a difference" in the quality as compared to fresh meat. To make matters worse, his costs have increased as he is now paying $6 for a kilogram of chicken, up from $4. With the increase in his costs, he had to stop selling the smaller $2.50 portion on his menu, he said. Now, the stall only sells $3.00 portions. Meanwhile, Poh Kee Chicken Rice at Block 206 Toa Payoh North says its business has dropped by 20 per cent. As poached chicken typically requires fresh chicken, the stall has had to stop selling it for the moment. It has also switched to using chilled chicken for its roast chicken rice dish. "Many members of the public know that chicken rice stalls are out of fresh chickens, so they will choose to eat something else. That's why we started temporarily selling wanton mee to help add to our sales," the owner said. Fortunately, its wanton noodle sales have been brisk. Over at the famous Tian Tian Chicken Rice, sales of its signature poached chicken dish will cease temporarily once its fresh chicken stocks run out, it confirmed on June 2. It will focus on selling roasted chicken rice, as well as other side dishes, as there is "no way" it can use frozen chicken for poaching. The stall's founder Foo Kui Lian, 73, explained to 8days.sg that the texture will be less than desirable. Is there really a difference in taste, though? Well, some customers Shin Min Daily News spoke to say that they can't seem to get behind chilled or frozen chicken. One said of chilled chicken: "I personally am afraid of this type of gamey taste, so I will choose to eat it roasted or add more chilli sauce to cover up the taste." However, others are just happy to have chicken on the table, fresh or not. One woman said: "Many chicken rice stalls still make it tasty, no matter if they're using fresh or frozen chicken." 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satki Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 now eat more red meat or fish soon this will be back to normal. This teaches the chicken farmers not to be greedy and purposely cause a shortage same to the durian farmers. once you lose your customers, you may not gain them back, 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 (edited) Are people avoiding eating chicken rice due to price increase or reduced portion and not due frozen or fresh chicken???? Chicken rice always spam with sauces and chili, got diff meh! I now eat more cha siew or duck instead of chicken due to stagflation! Edited June 7, 2022 by Bigbird 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satki Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 20 hours ago, Bigbird said: Are people avoiding eating chicken rice due to price increase or reduced portion and not due frozen or fresh chicken???? Chicken rice always spam with sauces and chili, got diff meh! I now eat more cha siew or duck instead of chicken due to stagflation! my meals all pork or beef now. Hard to get good fish for a reasonable price at hawkers. all of them use the el cheapo white bait 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaur4man Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 21 hours ago, Satki said: now eat more red meat or fish soon this will be back to normal. This teaches the chicken farmers not to be greedy and purposely cause a shortage same to the durian farmers. once you lose your customers, you may not gain them back, very true. quit durain a few years ago lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 On 6/8/2022 at 5:58 PM, Satki said: my meals all pork or beef now. Hard to get good fish for a reasonable price at hawkers. all of them use the el cheapo white bait White bait cheap meh? Damn .......! Looks like i'm the el Cheapo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 On 6/7/2022 at 8:34 PM, Satki said: now eat more red meat or fish soon this will be back to normal. This teaches the chicken farmers not to be greedy and purposely cause a shortage same to the durian farmers. once you lose your customers, you may not gain them back, Not True! Look at our famous 61% Dumb and dumber! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satki Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 22 hours ago, Bigbird said: White bait cheap meh? Damn .......! Looks like i'm the el Cheapo! not really cheapest is the sai seng shiat eating cat fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now