Lau Par Sat Taiwan Porridge – Giving You a Taste of Home

Don’t you have days when you just need some home-cooked food to perk you up? Lau Par Sat Taiwan Porridge might just be what you are looking for! Similar to a typical Teochew porridge stall, Lau Par Sat Taiwan Porridge offers a selection of about 30 dishes to go with a bowl of heartwarming porridge. What I like about them is that they prepare the dishes only upon order.

Second-generation hawker Alvin took over the business when his father decided to retire. As their stall name suggests, the stall started in Lau Par Sat about 40 years ago. Back then, Alvin’s dad had a Taiwanese friend who was selling Taiwanese Porridge. However, the friend decided to leave Singapore to return home and passed on his business and family recipes to Alvin’s father. The rest is history.

Today, Alvin mans the stall with his wife at their Old Airport Road outlet which has been in operation since 20 years ago. He told us that the sauces they use are specially imported from Taiwan.

First up, we tried their signature Braised Pork ($6). Slow cooked for hours in their special sauce, the pork belly slices were very flavourful. The juicy fat layers melted in my mouth, and the meat was soft and tender. Every order comes with a complimentary portion of 梅菜 (Chinese Preserved Vegetables) which complemented the taste of the braised pork very well. If you like, you may even want to mix both of these dishes together.

The Preserved Radish Omelette ($6) came looking like a UFO on our plate. Don’t be fooled by its appearance — this omelette was an unexpected delight! Although a tad on the oily side, it was very fragrant. I really liked how it was crispy on the outside but soft and fluffy on the inside. Alvin uses sweet preserved radish instead of the usual salted version for this dish. What an interesting take!

The last dish we tried was the Bean Sprouts with Salted Fish ($6). The taste of the salted fish was very pronounced. This dish with fresh bean sprouts and crispy salted fish bits packed lots of crunch.

The dishes were mostly on the saltier side, but the porridge balanced them out. They offer either plain porridge or sweet potato porridge at $0.50 per portion.

The next time I crave for some homecooked goodness, I will come here and try the other dishes on offer! The stall owners were very friendly and hospitable, and were more than happy to recommend some of their all-time favourite dishes.

MissTamChiak.com made anonymous visit and paid its own meal at the stall featured here.