SINGAPORE: A foreigner has come underneath fireplace on-line after saying a rooster rice dish she tried in Singapore was nowhere close to pretty much as good because the model she recurrently eats in the US.
In a publish shared within the Grievance Singapore Fb group on Thursday (Oct 1), she uploaded a photograph of her meal, which consisted of rooster rice served with a number of slices of cucumber and chilli sauce.
Calling it a “very disappointing meal,” she stated the rooster rice she eats again within the US was “100 occasions higher and extra flavorful.”
“This was bland, and there was barely any rooster and largely rice,” she wrote. “I believed this may be so significantly better in Singapore, however I used to be mistaken.”
‘Attempt evaluating rooster rice from established manufacturers’
With rooster rice being such a staple in Singapore, her publish rapidly drew criticism from some locals.
A number of commenters questioned why she had chosen to match the dish so harshly with the model she was accustomed to within the US.
“Then return to the US and eat your rooster rice. Cease complaining right here,” one particular person wrote.
One other insisted that Singapore’s rooster rice was superior, including that the poster could merely have “went to the improper stall.”
A 3rd commenter was extra sceptical of her declare that the American model was “100 occasions higher,” writing: “I consider it appears like a disappointing meal, however I do not consider USA rooster rice is 100 occasions higher.”
A fourth added, “In my complete complete hood of rising up in Singapore… NEVER have I heard of Hainanese rooster rice served with a chilli padi, until you personal your individual sort of stall — sabo, saying it is Singapore-style rooster rice.”
Some additionally speculated that she could have been evaluating the hawker-style rooster rice she purchased in Singapore with a costlier model from a restaurant within the US.
They argued that the comparability was hardly honest.
“To begin with, you are evaluating a plate of USD11 or greater within the US to a plate of SGD5 or greater in Singapore, and also you anticipate it to be tastier? Why not examine it to a SGD25++ rooster rice at Chatterbox Singapore?” one wrote.
“Pricey ragebaiter, attempt evaluating rooster rice from established manufacturers as an alternative of this economical model from a bus interchange,” one other stated.
A 3rd, in the meantime, supplied ideas for bettering the dish reasonably than airing complaints on-line: “Purchase, take dwelling, and complement with condiments you want. One other concept is to salt the rooster flippantly, add a touch of sesame oil, and add a aspect of candy or darkish soy sauce.”/TISG
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