![]() We were shocked as we did not expect a superstar to dine with us,” Ng said. “Alan Tam visited us eight years ago, when we were still a small shop. The Lobster Fried Rice Vermicelli is the favourite dish of Hong Kong actor Alan Tam, one of Ju Xing Home’s loyal celebrity regulars. Tiger Prawn with Fried Vermicelli (Photo: Ju Xing Home) I am always happy whenever my customers, especially celebrities and chefs, come back specifically for this dish.” “The main highlight of the dish is the crispiness of the deep-fried vermicelli, which takes a lot of time and precision to master. “I spent a very long time perfecting this dish, to create the exact quality I had in mind,” he said. Topping his personal list of must-order dishes at Ju Xing Home is the Lobster or Prawn Fried Rice Vermicelli. While most of the menu items will be the same as in Hong Kong, including popular favourites like the Poached Chilli Beef and Sichuan Spicy Fried Chicken, “We are definitely looking to create some Singapore-exclusive dishes soon, as well”. “I also intend to make regular visits to Singapore to ensure the consistency of the dishes.” When it comes to ensuring quality at the Singapore outlet, “My sous chef and I will be in Singapore in the days leading up to the opening and throughout the opening period, to ensure that the team and everything is in place,” he said. ![]() Ju Xing Home's founder and executive chef Ng Kong Kiu (Photo: Ju Xing Home) On top of that, “I also enter culinary competitions to keep challenging and improving myself.” He added: “I believe in determination and consistent hard work.” Founder and executive chef Ng Kong Kiu told CNA Lifestyle that to stay on top of his game in a city full of good food like Hong Kong, “I cook at the restaurant every day and always check in and listen to my customers' feedback, to ensure I consistently maintain my quality and improve”. The Michelin Bib Gourmand-awarded Ju Xing Home on Portland Road in Hong Kong, which opened in 2011, exists in popular consciousness as the hole-in-the-wall restaurant that opens late and serves quality home-style cooking, and for this reason, is a favourite hangout of top chefs like Tim Ho Wan’s Mak Kwai Pui, Lung King Heen’s Chan Yan Tak and Ming Court’s Mango Tsang. Hong Kong’s Ju Xing Home restaurant, popular with Jay Chou, Nicholas Tse and more, opening in Singapore
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