Geylang is perhaps regarded by most locals as the epicentre of Singapore's flesh trade - dirty spas, seedy brothels, less than legal prostitution rackets and whatnot abound. Then again initiated gluttons will have you duly educated about a supper scene thriving amidst one festering mix of sex, drugs and sleaze. On any given late evening boisterous patrons throng popular eateries and cookhouses across sin city till wee hours; ostensibly with great food and even better company folks never go gentle into that good night.
Might legitimate hawker legends hail from the red light district? We went prowling for answers, hoping to be pleasantly impressed. Presented herein are our thoughts surrounding Lorong 19's Eminent Frog Porridge (明辉田鸡粥) visited this time round.
Kermit's distant cousins harvested, skinned and dismembered, then cooked in a multitude of ways: kung pao, boiled, stir-fried, herbed up....you name it. Moist bulbs of protein laden, almost fat free exotic amphibian flesh sizzling to the nth degree within earthen pots being churned out to feed swarms of convivial diners literally from dusk till dawn (5pm-4am) each day - that's what 16-year-old Eminent Frog Porridge does best, in fact it did so well Monsieur Bibendum himself came knocking twice (Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient - 2018, 2019).
More at https://www.thefooddossier.com/2020/06/eminent-frog-porridge.html
