Yi Liu Xiang Nasi Lemak 一流香

Yi Liu Xiang Nasi Lemak 一流香

Address: 1 530105, 105 Hougang Ave 1, 530105
Budget: SGD $ 2.5 - 5

Nasi Lemak stalls are a dime a dozen and its difficult to find a good, flavorful and actually tasty nasi lemak amidst the pool of less savory choice. Its thus quite fortunate that i was recommended to try this stall in Hougang which turned out to be really nice.

You know its special when the queue gets this long at 9am in the morning and the queue doesn't seem to get shorter the whole time i was there. People just keep adding to the queue and once i had a taste, i can understand why.

 They sell nasi lemak in different permutations at $2.50 per packet or plate. Permutations such as with kuning fish, with fish cake, with luncheon meat etc. All their nasi lemak comes with ikan bilis and a piece of egg. My order was an upsized version with mackerel Otah and luncheon meat which ballooned the price to $4.50.

The fragrance of coconut milk is immediately apparent in the rice and every mouthful will get you a jolt of taste that reminds you why you loved nasi lemak in the first place. Its served hot and so is every other item except for the otah. And this makes a big difference. I do not think the food will taste as good if their fish cake or luncheon meat was served cold. And not to forget the ikan bilis which is very crispy and not like those overdue "lao hong" (expired) type. Theirs is fried and served as soon as possible and that just complements everything else.

So what is a good plate of nasi lemak to me? This stall serves a good plate in my opinion. Everything is warm and packed with taste and every ingredient complements everything else. No doubt its all simple stuff, you can get the luncheon meat from NTUC, you can get the fish cake and fillet from the market, but the difference is the rice and how everything comes together for a nice price of $2.50.

Verdict: Very nice nasi lemak thats an open secret to everyone in hougang.