Taiwanese eateries have grown in popularity over the last year, but one that stood out was Abundance in Redhill, which has earned a following for their Din Tai Fung-style fried rice, dumplings, Taiwanese gua bao and more. If you’ve never ventured to Redhill to give them a shot, here’s your chance—they’ve just opened a second location in Jalan Besar, right around the corner from Bendemeer MRT Station!
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Unlike at their Redhill outlet, this new Jalan Besar shop will predominantly feature indoor seating in the long, narrow space. Running down the length of the cafe is a bar counter with high seats, where it’s hoped that you’ll also find craft beers on tap.
With ex-Din Tai Fung chefs heading this cafe, you can be sure that the fried rice here is legit. Their signature take on it is Niu Yolk ($19++), where short-grained rice is fried with beef fat, and topped with slices of 24h-slow-cooked beef short rib. These are torched to finish, and it’s all accompanied by a wobbly onsen egg. Of course, they’ve also got Pork Chop Fried Rice ($12.90++) and Prawn Fried Rice ($10.90++), alongside Mentaiko Fish Fried Rice ($13.90++), where house-made mentaiko mayo tops a fillet of tilapia.
For a smaller, but no less filling bite, they’ve got Gua Bao ($7.90++), a popular Taiwanese snack that sees a thick slice of braised pork belly, house-roasted, coarsely ground peanuts, pickles, and coriander in a steamed lotus bun.
Equally well-loved by diners is CCB, short for Crispy Chicken Bun ($7.90++), where a whole deep-fried chicken thigh is paired with spicy mango slaw and Thai-style peanut sauce—also in a steamed lotus bun.
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Apart from rice and buns, Abundance also has three noodle dishes on the menu, including Dark-Plings Noodles ($9.90++) and Red Hot Chilli Dumplings Noodles ($9.90++), both of which come with three house-made pork and shrimp dumplings. The first is tossed in scallion oil and dark sauce, while the latter is a noodle version of the popular 红油抄手 (hóng yóu chǎo shǒu)—AKA tossed in Sichuan spicy sauce and house-made chilli oil.
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Last on the noodle list is Beef Noodles Soup ($16.90++), starring premium beef golden coin that undergoes a three-hour braise in beef oil and more than 20 spices, and a beef bone collagen broth that is simmered for more than 10 hours.
For dessert, consider the Peanut Ice Cream Roll ($6.90++), yet another quintessentially Taiwanese snack. Here, you’ll get the surprising mix of vanilla ice cream, ground peanuts, and coriander, all rolled up in a thin popiah-like skin.
For more Taiwanese eats around town, check out Want Food Taiwanese Delights Food in Chinatown, with legit lu rou fan and oyster mee sua. Otherwise, we’ve got a guide to Taiwanese food in Singapore!
Address: 399 Jalan Besar, Singapore 209008
Opening hours: Wed-Sun 11am to 3pm, 4pm to 10pm
Website
Abundance is not a halal-certified eatery
Feature image adapted from @tamagosushiiiii
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