The Dead Cockroach: Zhu Jiao Shu Shi - Affordable Old School Breakfast Offerings @ Tekka Market & Food Centre

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Zhu Jiao Shu Shi (竹脚熟食) at Tekka Market & Food Centre is managed by a pair of elderly couple with a younger man whom I assumed to be their son.

The stall offers simple breakfast options such as white bee hoon ($1.70), fried bee hoon ($1.20), chee cheong fun ($1), glutinous rice ($1.50) and peanut porridge ($1). There are also some ala carte side dishes which you can add-on to complement your meal.

I ordered a plate of fried bee hoon and added a slice of luncheon meat and cabbage. I also had a bowl of peanut porridge.

The total cost of my meal came up to just $3.30.

Since they offer chee cheong fun as well, a container of sweet sauce was placed in front of the stall. I love fried bee hoon with sweet sauce as this is how I had it during my childhood but not many stalls offer it nowadays.

I asked if I could have some on my bee hoon and was told to help myself.

The bee hoon is nicely seasoned and just one mouthful with some sweet sauce sent me spiraling down a slick slide back to my younger days. Memories of Mum holding my hand as we make our way to the bee hoon stall began flashing in my mind.

The luncheon meat was snipped with a pair of scissors in such a way that resembled spam fries. It still had some warmth to it with a crisp exterior while the cabbage provided some sweet crunch.

I tend to choke on my bee hoon when they are too dry but not this. The texture is soft, moist and shorter in strands so it is easier to swallow.

The peanut porridge came with slivers of fish cake, peanuts, spring onions, fried shallots and a dash of pepper.

Consistency is not the smooth and velvety type. On the contrary, it is a bit more on the runnier side where the rice grains are still distinguishable. I supposed this is to cater to the regulars which are mostly the elderlies.

The lightly flavored porridge does not contain a lot of ingredients but it is as comforting as it gets and I have nothing to complain for $1.

Zhu Jiao Shu Shi's breakfast selection might not be fancy, but it more than satisfies.

Strangely, a stall that offers such good value have hardly any presence on social media. Hungrygowhere even stated them as closed? At the point of writing this post, I have feedback to them twice but no action was taken.