We all know biryani is a tricky dish to master, considering the amount of work that goes into making a decent authentic biryani. Daringly enough though, there’s one guy who’s willing to take up the challenge. And while this may not seem particularly newsworthy at first, here's the intriguing twist: the owner is Chinese.
Newly opened at Amoy Food Centre is Spicelios, the newest biryani stall in the two-storey hawker heaven. Under the ownership of Lau Wei Yong, a former major in the Singapore Armed Forces, the stall was born out of his personal aspiration to venture into hawker culture. His motivation for this endeavour is also rooted in his experiences of having assisted his parents at Amoy Food Centre during his childhood.
Priced at $6.50, Spicelios' chicken biryani stands out with a whole chicken thigh, accompanied by marinated cucumbers, a hard-boiled egg, and curry potatoes, all delicately arranged atop basmati rice where each grain is evenly coated with flavour. If you’re not feeling the rice dish, then you’ll be happy to know that he also serves a variety of wraps with your desired protein (grilled chicken, tuna, and biryani chicken), topping and sauce (from $6). Other sides include the three-piece chicken wing set ($4), a selection of naans (from $2) and a single serving of papadum for $1.
