Jin Tian Seafood Stir Fried Delights

Jin Tian used to operate in Tiong Bahru, right across from the market before it got pushed out by the numerous hipster cafes, patisseries and the skyrocketing rent. When I first moved to Tiong Bahru, that was when Jin Tian shut down and I always wanted to try this place because Jin Tian is the name of a place in my hometown Hong Kong. I discovered that it reopened after a few months on Zion Road, right across from Great World City and a few mins from the Zion Riverside Food Centre. Since I am always on the lookout for good and authentic HK style bbq meat, I was keen to try the new Jin Tian.
The soy chicken was really very good and I could easily have downed 2 bowls of rice on that and the spring onion dip alone. I have yet to try their other dishes because we were distracted by the $ 20 crab dish being promoted now — it’s the usual choices: black pepper, salt egg yolk, butter, steam. We tried the salt egg yolk twice and it’s pretty good, the crab was a good size too with decent amount of meat. I noticed a number of people buying rice and bbq meat combo takeout so if you live around the area that’s another option for you. I saw that they are offering the hakka big-​bowl (pen cai) for Chinese New Year. Basically, they put a whole lot of goodies into a big basin — chicken, goose, abalone, mushroom, vegetables etc. This has become a popular dish for Chinese New Year celebration in recent years but it’s a lot of food, so I need to find a big group to try this out.