What actually makes a chicken rice stall worth queueing for?
Grew up eating chicken rice almost daily, my uncle ran a stall. It is all in the details most people don't notice. First the rice, must be c…
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Grew up eating chicken rice almost daily, my uncle ran a stall. It is all in the details most people don't notice. First the rice, must be c…
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My method is to look at the details. A good stall usually specialises in just one or two dishes rather than a huge menu, because focus means…
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Cat owner in an HDB flat, and yes the landscape changed, so here is the practical picture. HDB moved towards allowing cats under a proper ca…
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