Lau Goh Teochew Chye Thow Kway

Stall photo

A plate of $4 carrot cake with black sweet sauce

Lau Goh Teochew Chye Thow Kway

Address: 

70 Zion Road

Stall 26 Zion Riverside Food Centre

Review:

What caught my attention when i first saw this stall was the old newspaper cuttings that were displayed on a side panel. The former owner of this stall, Lau Goh, was one of the earliest pioneers of teochew style "Chye Thow Kway". He started selling carrot cake from a pushcart along Merchant Road in the 60s and the food served was hailed as "The Legendary Lau Goh Carrot Cake".

With that much history to this stall, I couldnt wait to order from Peter Goh, the late Lau Goh's third son, and current owner of the stall. After pointing at the menu and some simple handsigns were done (Peter Goh is hearing impaired), and a few minutes of waiting, a plate of carrot cake with black sweet sauce was served. You can also order the white carrot cake with eggs or if you cant decide, you can get the dual black and white carrot cake with eggs.

The carrot cake pieces had an irregular shape but this served to allow the egg, chye poh and fish sauce to stick easily so that each bite taken will be filled with flavours. The irregular shape is actually due to Peter mashing the carrot cake by hand, instead of using a wire mesh. Another plus point is that the carrot cake was fried with vegetable oil instead of lard, making it a slightly healthier choice. In conclusion, i will definitely have a plate of this again!

Verdict:

9/10