Singapore has never seen a samgyetang (Korean ginseng chicken soup) specialty restaurant till this year. Now, we have two. The first, of course, is Modu at Mandarin Gallery, which offers about six variations of the Korean summer dish. The joint commands hour-long queues even after about a year of opening. This month, a new contender enters the scene. Bomul is the latest F&B concept to join Chijmes, and it serves the largest variety of samgyetang that Singapore has seen so far, with 10 flavours on the menu.
This new Korean restaurant officially opens on November 27 on the ground floor of Chijmes. What sets these Bomul's stews apart from other samgyetang in Singapore is its choice of chicken – locally-sourced, organic free-range spring chicken, which have grazed for an optimal period of 50 to 60 days. The young chicken is stuffed with glutinous rice, ginseng, garlic and jujubes, before it's left to cook in an 18-ingredient broth.
The result is a hearty, nourishing broth – said to be as good as medicine itself – packed with more nutritious ingredients than you can name. Think dried gardenia fruit for liver health, polygonatum odoratum for moisturisation, deer antler for vitality, morus alba for antioxidants, mulberry leaves for heart health and many more.
Here are all the samgyetang flavours on the menu:
- Collagen ($29) – with aged premium ginseng and oriental herbs
- Spicy Cure ($32) – with extra-spicy chilli peppers, herbs, chives and enoki mushrooms
- Energy ($36) – a fragrant perilla leaf-based stew
- Restorative ($38) – with black tiger palm mushrooms, commonly found in traditional Korean and Chinese medicine
- Vitality ($40) – with black ginseng treated with kujeongkupo (traditional steaming and drying process)
- Healthy ($29) – with Bomul's house-made herb sachet
- Detox ($32) – a nutty mung bean-based stew
- Rejuvenation ($36) – infused with aged black garlic
- Black truffle ($38) – aromatic and perfumed with black truffles
- Anti-Ageing ($79 for two persons) – herbal chicken soup with ginseng, octopus and abalone
An alternative to samgyetang is samgyejuk (Korean ginseng chicken porridge), which features the same premium spring chicken and glutinous rice. Look out for the maesaengi abalone porridge ($29) and pumpkin porridge as well. The former uses maesaengi seaweed, a finer, thread-like seaweed rich in flavour, while the latter is subtly sweet and rich in vitamins, antioxidants and fibre.
Complete your meal with sides like duck and chicken breast ddukgalbi ($22), seafood pancakes ($25) or minari pancakes ($22). On the not-so-healthy end of the spectrum, the restaurant also offers moreish snacks like spicy chicken feet ($18) and chicken gizzard with garlic ($18) – perfect pairings enjoyed alongside a pint or glass of makgeolli (from $29 per bottle).
Guests can enjoy a limited-time 1-for-1 promotion on all samgyetang flavours except for the Anti-Ageing samgyetang, available from November 27 to December 6, while stocks last.
Bomul Samgyetang officially opens at 30 Victoria St, Chijmes, #01-11/12, Singapore 187996. Opening hours are 11am to 10pm from Mondays to Thursdays and Sundays, and 11am to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
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