One MICHELIN STAR Japanese Ramen & BEST EATS at Maxwell Food Centre in Singapore

Hey guys, Mike Chen. So this is sometimes what I do when I'm in Singapore. Just go to a new food center I've never been before and just see what's available because a lot of food stuff sometimes don't show up on search apps and also Exploring is just fun. And here today. I am at the Great World Shopping Center I'm gonna run into this. Hoto Tokisu Ramen. And right now they have a Michelin star. Let's go check it out I've never tried this ramen place before So they have a super value set which for about five dollars you get Appetizer and a drink. That's pretty good deal. And the ramen ranges around 13 to 15 Singapore dollars When you get a ramen set, I think I'll do that This is so exciting as soon as they brought the ramen over. Oh my goodness. The aroma is just I'm still dizzy From the knockout punch it through me. So I got two. This is the oyster ramen. Oh my gosh It looks so pretty. This is a oyster shio. So it's a very light broth Roasted peppers some arugula on top chopped onions Scallions chashu and they make their own noodles in-house. I think these are buckwheat noodles Wow, this is way different than Any ramen broth I ever had before so much depth as soon as the broth goes down your throat you get hit by that awesome Oyster flavor Wow, it's so present You know, it's very chewy it has a subtle sweetness on its own as well It's a very very light Interesting broth. I think if you really like oysters, this will definitely be your thing I gotta try this other ball. This one is the quad meat. So there's four different types of meat in here. So there's meatballs there is wonton Iberico pork wonton Chashu and duck in here. So this is definitely the more aggressively seasoned bowl of noodles Same type of noodle in here. I Love this. Oh I think the last ramen the oyster broth. I think it's good. It's good. This is sensational This ramen has much more of a seafood flavor again Very aggressively seasoned but you taste so much of that nice shrimp and seafood. The broth is thick It's rich packed full of umami. Let's try out this Iberico pork wonton This is delicious Mmm, really thin skin pack full of meat and the meat itself is do such amazing flavor The flavor just drips out more as you chew Mmm all that great seafood flavor went into these noodles as well. This is a duck Duck is smoky. It's tender Oh, I think it's chicken meatball, that's delicious and the chashu That's okay. It's a bit lean. I think my favorite thing here is the wonton and the duck Actually, my favorite thing here is the broth This thing is spicy also has that nice seafoody sweetness. This is a really good bowl of ramen Also, I got their fried tofu with bonito flakes on top Hmm this thing is really tender inside almost like a tofu pudding the outside very crispy. I like this and the dumplings That's okay. Light skin little crunchy. My favorite thing though, that kua meat ramen, that seafood ramen Wow, that's definitely worth coming for a taste And I also read the story of the chef and he started with just a tiny little restaurant like a five-seater and for the first Few years you're only selling about five bowls of ramen a day almost going bankrupt Sold all his stuff started living in his side his ramen shop trying to perfect his ramen But now it's got a Michelin star wonderful story. He loves his ramen. That's hard work. You can taste Back in Chinatown haven't been to this food center in such a long time Maxwell Food Center I think this is the first place I ever went to when I first came to Singapore. There's a couple of places I really want to visit And if you've never been to hawker centers before pretty easy to spot which stalls are the best Just look for the long lines this one right here. I don't think I've ever been here before That's a pretty long line. Also today after a rain such a breezy cool day This might be the coolest day I've experienced here in Singapore. This feels borderline like autumn Is this so nice? Look at this that line right there tian tian chicken rice I haven't had tian tian chicken rice yet. I won't be able to have it today It's such a long line got a bowl of shrimp and fish Rice noodle soup. Oh, they left the best part of the shrimp in here the shrimp head white flaky fillets of fish They give you quite a bit of shrimp in here rings Some delicious looking rice noodles So they serve two different types of fish and the better tasting one was sold out right before I got there Soup is so good. It's light pretty clear and definitely you should get the version with the shrimp It's got that delicious fish taste in Chinese. We call it xian. It basically is a word to describe seafood like shrimp and fish Meaning they got this nice fresh flavor and this thing it's got all that great subtle flavor of the fish We can definitely taste the shrimp in here Oh That fish meat is so good Delicate and flaky and it's got such great flavor even on its own Wow, it's so clean with a natural hint of sweetness. This is awesome Look how beautiful that is. I'm just gonna dip it in some sauce too just to try it out Really you don't need it. I think it's better just tasting the natural flavor of this fish cooked in this broth That's just so good That's amazing. Besides that nice texture the flavor is so profound and this is where most of that flavor comes from the shrimp head It's like getting a sip of that elixir from the source Rice noodles extremely flavorful after swimming in this delicious broth all day This is just a very light but flavorful meal. This is really healthy for you too. This is definitely a place. I will highly recommend My fish is so good so good like what I'm tasting it I didn't think it was gonna have that much flavor because this looks like a white fillet piece of fish soaking a clear broth It's got so much flavor. It's not like explosive aggressive flavor It's just a nice subtle clean flavor, but with definite hints of umami inside. This is awesome I'm gonna eat this and see what else we can find There's another place with a huge line roast meat noodles Finally got my food this took about an hour If you want to go to some of the most popular food stalls in Singapore You're gonna have to wait and check out what I got I waited an hour so I got two dishes instead of one and I asked for the duck drumstick He didn't have it because he sold out. They told me he got me to the meat. That's really really fatty. Look at that Oh, that's pretty. Look at this roast duck beautiful color on the outside You can see all that nice fat that's in here as well Also, I got the mixed meat noodles, which is char siu and Roast pig and of course, they're all sitting on a bed of thin Wavy noodles is some kind of dark sauce. Then I saw that the stall next to them It wasn't a lot of people, but they were selling tutu cakes. So I got some tutu cakes support the local hawker community That is freaking delicious. Actually, I just wanted a bite of the noodles, but then a piece of the char siu got Mixed up in that bite. I'm still trying to get over how good that tastes. This thing is beautifully tender little fatty So tender, so tender. With that nice caramelized sweetness Chase it with some of the chewy noodles Wow, I just got a really fatty piece right there Each piece is perfectly cooked especially the outside where you get that nice caramelized flavor from that burnt honey And this is the roast pig That skin still retains that nice little crunch. Dip it in that chili sauce a little bit The reason why I love this three different distinct textures the lean meat, the fat, the crispy skin. Put that in your mouth That crispy skin wakes your taste buds up The fatty part just dissolves and disappears and then you're left with that tender Roasted pork that just gets better with every single chew. I can't wait to try this duck. This piece looks so good That's freaking incredible. A couple bites in, my mouth is just covered with that yummy duck fat Mmm, I love these pieces right here where it's not a lot of meat. It's mainly skin and fat Chew it a few times and just feel that fat render on your tongue. It makes everything so much better Ah, so good. Like in afterwards, this is about 20 seconds later All I'm left with it's just a sense of craving for another bite of this Oh, that duck is just so fatty and nice. The skin is seasoned perfectly, the texture is wonderful This is where it pays off. You forget all about standing in line for an hour after taking a bite of this Oh, I also want to get to the tutu cakes before it gets cold so you can do a mix of flavors So I got coconut and I got chocolate And this is a very traditional little steamed cake Mmm, so the outside is really fine rice powder, inside melty chocolate Mmm, I forgot how good that was. I'll just change that with some iced tea This is my favorite part of being in Singapore. Going to hawker centers and just trying out some of their best Well, you get so much for the value too Mixed meat is $3.50, the duck rice is $4, Singapore dollars So this whole meal comes to about five US dollars and it's a lot of food. There's a lot of good food After this, there's more stuff in Chinatown I really crave. I'm gonna need something spicy I've been to think about the soup dumpling wonton place ever since getting back in Singapore and of course long line But this is worth it for sure Oh, I missed this. Spicy chili oil wontons and right underneath soup dumplings Two baskets, five in each I remember looking at this when I first had this several years ago, and I'm like, okay, it seems deflated It doesn't seem to be much juice in here. How good could this be? And then I took a bite Of some of the thinnest skin dumplings I've ever been into. Grab some chilies. I spilled my vinegar, so I walked really far. I don't want these to get cold. So I'm not gonna have any vinegar this time. Put some chilies in here It's so good. It really doesn't look like it would have that much juice in here But just take one and put in your mouth It just feels like the juice has been played hide-and-seek. It all just comes oozing out What I really love about this is just how thin The skin is. This dumpling would not be taking speech class in school because it's skin is that thin. So thin, so delicate The filling is plump, like I said. Juicy, super flavorful Some of the best soup dumplings you'll find in Singapore. I also have to get this 红油炒瘦. They're wontons. Look at that. The skin is equally thin. It's almost translucent I almost see the filling inside the wonton. Covered in chilies, scallions, some soy sauce in here, vinegar The way they make their dough that's present to the skin that makes their dumplings and wontons, it's borderline magical The stuff pretty much dissolves in your mouth Huge plump filling and also the sauce is perfect. It's spicy. You taste the vinegary element You just want to dip the entire wonton. Make sure it swims in there and picks up all that great flavor Mmm, this is a must-try hawker stall in Singapore. If you're into dumplings or wontons or both It's so good. And every time I'm in Singapore, this place always pops into my mind Some of the best hot oil wontons you can find, not just in Singapore, some of the best you can find anywhere Back at this area of Chinatown We're just all stalls of mala food and noodles and buns and dumplings and a McDonald's Last meal of the day While in Chinatown, you gotta stop by the most famous mala xiang guo place here at home for a big bowl of mala xiang guo and Since it's gonna be spicy Chase it with a coconut This giant coconut, it's about $2.50 Singapore dollars. So much juice inside, some fried tofu tofu skin sprouts, beef, wood ear, enoki, mushrooms, all this giant bowl for about $20 Singapore dollars I like the flavor of this place. I don't like the fact that I asked for fatty beef And this is pretty much the leanest beef I've ever tasted in my life. That's all borderline unchewable Other than that, it's spicy, it's nummy, it's garlicky. I'm eating burning hot volcanic mala xiang guo while sitting in the Singaporean heat This is how I like to enjoy Singapore. Also earlier today With a nice cooling breeze, that lasted for like 10 minutes and every time that happens, it's not the first time it happens, every time that happens I think in my head, oh today's gonna be a rather cool day Never the case. So one of the good ways to beat the heat is to make yourself feel just as hot on the inside That's probably not true. As always all the places I went to listed down below for you guys Thank you all so much for watching until we eat again See you later