Tian Tian Porridge @ Chinatown Complex Market & Food Centre

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Update: Tian Tian Porridge has permanently closed.

After having my chee cheong fun at Duo Ji, I walked past Tian Tian Porridge which is managed by a couple of old folks. I find myself unable to walk away without having a bowl because I have the tendency to patronize a stall if the stall owner is an elderly. It does not matter if the food is good or not as my main reason is to support them.

As its name implies, Tian Tian Porridge serves porridge and they only have two options available so you can have either fish or pork.

I ordered a $4 bowl of pork porridge and the auntie told me to take a seat. I sat at the table nearest to the stall so she did not have to walk too far to deliver my order. I collected my bowl and moved to another table out of sight from the stall to take my photos in peace as I feel stressed out with people watching me taking photos of my food.

The perks of visiting the food centre early is that there is virtually no crowd at all.

In the bowl, there are pinches of minced pork, pork slices, pig's liver, pig's intestines and pieces of youtiao. It skipped my mind to request to crack an egg in, for an additional 30¢. Anywhere else would have asked for at least 50¢!

The consistency is a little runny. Perhaps, adding an egg would make the texture creamier. Taste wise, the seasoning is on the lighter side but there is nothing that a little soy sauce and pepper cannot fix.

This is a heartwarming bowl of porridge for a chilly morning.