If you were a regular at the now-defunct Longhouse hawker centre, you’d probably remember the well-loved Soon Kee Boneless Duck Rice stall, run by four genial brothers. The brand has a 34-year-old history — their first shop was in Jalan Besar before the siblings relocated to Longhouse at Thomson. Since the hawker centre was torn down, the brothers have split up — two of them set up shop at Balestier Market (under the moniker Longhouse Soon Kee Boneless Lor Duck Rice), the third has retired, while the fourth brother, Ong Soon Hwa, 58, has been running his own stall, Soon Kee Boneless Braised Duck, in Ang Mo Kio for almost two years. Yes, it's all rather confusing.
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1/121/12Who’s that boy? -
2/122/12He used to run a French bistro -
3/123/12His now-closed bistro -
4/124/12From cooking angmoh food to Teochew duck rice -
5/125/12Jun Ru at his former bistro, Pardon My French -
6/126/12Millennial hawker -
7/127/12No girlfriend, but no regrets... so far -
8/128/12Has he mastered the art of making braised duck rice yet? -
9/129/12Like father, like son -
10/1210/12Duck rice, from $4 a single serving with egg; $13.50 for two pax -
11/1211/12The rice, soup and chilli -
12/1212/12Bottom line