Old Chang Kee, located in Covent Garden, offers classic Singapore food; the signature item is the "curry puff". A curry puff is Singapore's answer to Britain's Cornish pasty. It is a curried meat and potato filling encased inside a wrapped pastry. In addition to the famous curry puff, the restaurant offers classic Singapore dishes, such as the nasi lemak and Singapore laksa. The restaurant chain sell at least 1.5 million curry puffs around the world and have locations in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Australia.
I visited Old Chang Kee for a lunch special and to try the curry puff. The first visit included a lunch menu, which included a main dish, curry puff, and drink of choice. I had the dry chicken curry, which was served with rice (located in a cool partitioned container) for the main meal. I had the classic chicken curry puff. On the second visit, I bought the spicy chicken curry puff. I appreciated the spice of the spicy chicken curry puff, but the flavour and texture of the classic was superior.
Singapore was once a centre of the spice trade, and the colonialisation by the British was responsible for the creation of the pasty with Singapore flavours.
Old Chang Kee is located on New Row, which is between Covent Garden and Leicester Square (just off Charing Cross Road). The curry puff and meals are definitely worth a try, and I don't think you will be disappointed. The curry puff is also a great light snack that can be taken away on the "go", similar to the pasty.
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