frog porridge at balestier road




went with ida to wan lee food court at 567 balestier road for frog porridge. this stall is a branch of the one at lorong 9, geylang. the food court is located at the base of balestier hill, nearer to the balestier hill primary school, not far from the popular bak chor mee stall at jalan datoh.

i had actually cooked chap chye curry for dinner. as she had been clamouring to try the frog porridge, i decided on this place in balestier. this stall is next to the chicken rice stall operated by the cook who used to prepare the same dish at mandarin's chatter box.

there are three versions to choose from: one is non-spicy, one comes with dried chilli and the third is cooked with spring onion. we opted for the spicy version. it gets progressively cheaper if you order more: one frog costs $8, two cost $16 and three cost $22. we went for the medium portion - 2 frogs for $16.

ida liked the frog porridge so much that she was thinking of eating it again the following day. told her not to have too much of a good thing at one go. she finds the frog meat more tender and tastier than chicken meat. although the porridge is plain, when you add the sauce used for cooking the frogs to it, it tasted very good.