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I'm going to use my own plate today. It's pretty much the same as yours. What's so special about this Cai Peng store? This Cai Peng store operates a buffet. There is a $7 buffet. I looked them up a bit after my team sent me the details. I realized something that is very frightening to me. The Google review is 3.2 stars. It's very hard to get 3.2 stars on a Google review. Unless your food is complete garbage. Or unless you're extremely rude. Or unless you're... I don't know. But it's just extremely difficult. Henan So we're here to figure out why it's a 3.2-star rating. That's one. To find out the reason. Because I've eaten at restaurants that are under 4 stars. And the food is still very good. The second thing is to try a $7 Cai Peng buffet. I don't think I've ever eaten at a Cai Peng buffet before. So I'm really curious to see the spread and everything. And find out a little about their backstory. We're here at Woodlands. Not a very central part of Woodlands. It's not near any MRT station or anywhere else. It's near an office and industrial building area. Polaris Polaris Woodlands I looked them up on Google right away. The pin is like nowhere else. Okay. Anyway, we're here. Let's go see what's going on with this place. Let's go. Okay, we're here. This is the place. $7. Wow, they put up a very large sign. $7 Cai Peng. I use a smaller plate, ah. Guys, now I've got three sizes, ah. You all already know. I got three sizes. This is the smallest one. The largest one is in the car. I don't want to destroy them. I bring the... I use the smallest one. Hello, boss. Hello, how are you? Hey, how do people order here? How to order ah? He just took one plate. Pay for it and take it yourself. Take it yourself. If people don't want to eat rice, Can they just take all the vegetables? Yes, you can. Oh. I've had customers who took the entire plate. That's really messed up. Okay, let me tell you. I'm using my own plate today. It's similar to yours. What's the backstory here? Why did you start this stall? Okay, because There are many vegetables priced at $2.50 in the market. But it's just two vegetables and one meat. A lot of times, when you go to get five or six dishes, people think... It's only $7 or $8. Why don't we talk to the supplier? and see if we can work together? Because they have some extra stock. And they also think We can lower the price. So, you're kind of giving back to the community Who are the customers here? They're all from the factory and the HDB crowd. Oh. Okay, okay. I don't know how you work. I know you're giving back to the community, right? One person is $7, right? $7. I pay $700. If you have leftovers, You can treat them. You can treat whoever you want. Okay. Thank you. I'll start now. Okay. Thank you. I'll take it. Okay. I feel bad. They have two types of rice. One is white rice, And one is fried rice. Okay? We'll take both. If you guys come to eat at Chai Beng Buffet, and you don't just take rice and spam meat, It's a bit messed up. At the very least, take it that way. No, I'm joking. I'm going to mix fried rice and white rice. A bit of both. As far as I understand, When you eat at Chai Beng Buffet, There is always a curry dish. and a braised dish. Because when you order, They have these two. Do you want curry or braised? Their curry chicken never has any. Large chunks. Look at that. Massive spread. They do... Okay. Not very big. Let me say. About... About 12 dishes, I would say. Excluding the curry and the... The thing. Okay. Hold on to me. Okay. This one. Vegetable wing bean This one. Some of my favorite vegetables to eat. I'm not that kind of person who, You know, When you eat Chai Beng, Then you must abuse. Just aim for the meats. And nothing else. I only eat up to halfway. My plate is almost full. This is like... It's more of a mushroom thing. Like Di San Xian, like that. Yeah. It does remind me of China. It goes very well with rice. This one. Okay. Then, These are the more expensive items. Okay. They got the squid. They got the clams. They got the main point. Chai Beng got chilli crab. Chai Beng got this kind right. That's pretty sick. Yeah. I think I'm already pretty good. Take a look at my plate. Look at that. Good enough. Let's not go crazy. Eh. I forgot this dish. The pork. Yeah. You can only take one plate. If you miss anything, Then you're Daiji. Okay, guys. So, we've got a... Such a lovely plate here. Modest-looking plate. I don't think it's too fancy. The fittings are right. look like your typical Chai Beng fixings. I'm hoping to have some liver. You know, When I eat chai beng, I like to eat liver. and all that kind of stuff. Not a huge spread at all. But proper stuff. Okay. Proper stuff. Start with the fried chicken first. Wow. I can hear the crunch. Mmm. Eh. That chicken is good, huh. Mmm. Oh boy. Wait. Okay. That, That fried chicken is properly done, eh. Oh boy. The fried chicken, right? It has a hint of spiciness. Undertone A slight hint of spiciness. Which makes it Much better than regular chai beng. And, if you were to get this at a typical chai beng stall two pieces right, Your chai beng will be 7 bucks, eh. I want to give you guys a bit of the tasting notes for this vegetable But I realize that It's soaked in my curry. All I taste is curry now. That's the beauty of drinking chai beng, what. You're supposed to let everything go. like, kind of like cross-contaminated together. Oh. I am a happy man. Like, This is good chai beng. This plate, ah, would have cost me, I don't know. Well over a hundred bucks, ah, If I were to order outside. Because we got this, eh, Got freaking crab here. I'm not an expert when it comes to crabs. But this is substantial. This is substantial, there's a lot of substance in there. Again, I don't know what a good crab is. What is a bad crab? But if they were to spam this kind of crab right, They will go bankrupt. I'm never a fan of taking this kind of broccoli At Chai Beng, right. I mean, if you want to eat healthily, you want to pretend or think that you're eating healthily at a chai beng stall You take broccoli, leh. Those pretentious ones, you know. But okay, credit where credit is due The broccoli is perfectly cooked. Why is it well done? It's got crunch. You know, sometimes the broccoli like, like, eating baby food This is not. It has a very nice crunch to it. It's really proper food, lah. Alright, let's try the curry chicken. This is the limit test, ah, Whether the chai beng is good or bad. Curry chicken is quintessential. at every chai beng stall. Moist. The curry has depth. I think it's good. It's just that the chicken parts that they serve it with the curry chicken, right, It's not the main components, you know. You don't get a lot of drumstick, You don't get much breast meat. Guys, usually ah, As far as I understand, It's quite a packed one, huh. We arrived early, okay. to sort of get ahead of the crowd a bit, ah. Ah yeah, look at that. Curried chicken. I don't know which part this is. for the curry chicken I already tried to scrape off all the meat. The bone is pretty big, though. As I said, lah, not the prime cuts, but still, Good enough. So it's actually quite beautiful, Pretty much like, Quite heartwarming to see, really. Alright, if what you say is correct then. Okay, they actually arrange with the suppliers to sort of like, get parts that, I'm not sure. I don't think they are unwanted parts. at a lower price so that he can kind of, like, Give back to the community. This one is good, ah. But it has no flavor. It needs a bit of tomato sauce. Pork chop, ah, Eh, You go to the regular Sai Peng stall, They cut, cut, cut, cut, ah, Give you half. So you take free flow. Yeah, $2.50 right, yeah. Hey, chef. Hello. Come, sit down. I think this with a bit of tomato sauce is better. Oh, so you want my special sauce? Oh, yes, yes, yes. I think it's good. Huh? It's good, it's good. Can I ask you something? Chef, you, you, I want to ask you something. Just, You used to work in F&B, right? Yes. You used to work in F&B? So because I know, I saw that online. so you used to be former convict and then came out to do this. I don't know if I can ask. You used to be... Oh, I was a drug dealer. Oh, drug dealer Okay. But you, you were in there, How long were you in there? Oh. Okay, so he, He was convicted back then. Okay, he's a former convict, which I feel very proud of him. Like, being able to do What he is doing now. The last sentence was eight years Hey, did you learn how to cook? In there? I did learn it there. You learned it outside? Because I don't think You can learn it so well there. This, this honesty, This is really good. Actually, actually, I wasn't in there. The first time I went to jail, I was one of the officers. Oh. Then I want to ask you, officer and inmates What do inmates usually eat? There's meat? Yes, there is meat. And what about the officers? What do officers eat? Then I think Singapore's inmates are not bad. You can eat. Very close to the officers. I think it's not bad. Oh, okay. So many F&Bs, Why do you want to sell food? It's not expensive. We thought of this. You eat a dish now, You just take a shrimp, a fish It's definitely $8 or $9. Yes. So why do we Sell this? It's because, because we have a lot of suppliers and suppliers Working together. So they also have some Better things, cheaper things They will buy. This is our first day. Next year, You will see R&B food in every corner of Singapore. Yes. Now it makes sense. Why did you open? Industrial? To feed the workers? He is the one. Cooking at the back one. It's not like He's the boss. and then a lot of workers. He is the one who is cooking. Both the boss I'm chopping carrots Just now. We're more than Halfway done Guys. More than halfway. I'm telling you guys, in my honest opinion, Wow! You still took a lot. Not bad. That's a lot. What are the hits? And some of the misses? Don't bother with the hash browns The hash browns is like the frozen NTUC ones You buy and fry at home. So is the luncheon meat I do it only for fun. Fried chicken is delicious. Curried chicken is good. Cereal prawns are delicious. This green chili with pork Not bad. But you cannot compare to the Chinese restaurant where they cook one For you only. This one is cooked in large quantities. So it's not that great but it's not inedible I've never eaten. Cereal prawns in Taipei. But a benchmark of a good cereal prawn is You can eat it with the shell. This one, you can just Eat it with the shell. Even with the head. I've already eaten a few heads. Wow! Wow, this is love. Whatever that I say it is devoid of from this piece of pork right It's all here. Okay. This is like Hainanese pork chop. Mmm. Wow. They are also piling one up. That's the way to go, man. That's the way to go. So you came here and eat frequently Every week, 3 to 4 times. Wow. You see, they really cater to it. to the workers here. This guy is from I see his shirt. I can tell. Hey! Eh, this one. Oh. This one is too salty. I didn't put anything. All the gravy is here. This one, I actually Eat a lot of this already but I didn't really Talk about it. I wouldn't say it's particularly special. I have been to China. I've been to like so many places And I value this one greatly. Okay, so I expect Very high quality. But again, I'm not trying to like split heads here or something because It's a That freaking $7 buffet. Not bad. Not inedible. It's good. But don't expect such some restaurant-quality Pork feet, of course. Okay, but it's good. Can take one. This one, the chef Very proud of this. His Ayam Masak Merah or something It's fried chicken. coated with some sort of like a sweet curry paste. That's the best way I can describe. It's honestly one of the better things here. It's a bit like Like he said, rendang. A touch Peranakan a kind of style I don't know if I'm weird or something. I sometimes like pork chops. that are a bit lean We're not young anymore. What do I want to say About this buffet? In terms of value, It's like Up there. Why? Because it's just you cannot beat this kind of value. If you want to treat yourself, And you only have $10, This is the best place to come. You can eat until you are full. Just be tactical. when you're Ploughing your food. The people who are working for or whatever the workers here, They told me they come here. four times a week That says a lot. Shows that The food here It's really good. 3.2-star review. Their food is definitely Not 3.2 stars. I think it's like People come here. and then they come At the wrong time. Or they come here and then the spread is gone or something Again, it's a buffet. And it's just getting started. So there are these kinds of hiccups. Be a bit more understanding Just now the chef said He wants to open more outlets and all. I wish him all the best. because the thing is Honestly, this It is not a bad idea. And if he is able to Open a few more stalls in all the industrial zone that would really benefit A lot. When I first started working I try not to go past $5 or $6 But this one You pay $7. you get to really indulge and just pull out whatever You feel like eating. At first, I really thought The food was going to be garbage. But no, the food is solid. Again, I'm at I think their name I think It's called R&B Chai Pong. Put down their Google link. In the description. You can go and try. Would I drive out How did you get here? No, I would not. This means nothing to me. I don't know how they're going to do it. to distribute the $700 that I gave to them. Hopefully it just Distribute to the community and people in need. You can come and support. If you guys are in the area Live in the woodlands or work nearby You can come down and support. this kind of small businesses Yeah. But I feel when it comes to huge volume If they really got swarmed It might be Hard to keep up. Obviously It might be a good problem. For them. Okay. That's it. That's it for this one. I hope you all enjoyed it This quick Chai Pong episode See you all in the next one.