You really can’t go wrong with mutton soup — it’s a solid, hearty broth that pleasurably warms up your insides with chunks of meat simmering in a harmony of aromatic herbs and spices.
But all that flavour still won’t mask the taste of rat.
Quek Yong Pheng took to Facebook to express his disgust after finding a wee mouse allegedly floating inside his savoury brew during a recent trip to Kong Kee Mutton Soup. The veracity of his story is unclear, but he did put up pictures of the unwelcome protein addition, where a shrivelled up mouse was laid beside his bowl.
It’s pretty surprising, considering the Jalan Besar eatery is one of the best places to get your fix of Chinese-style mutton soup in the country. Famed for their melt-in-the-mouth meat and smooth, balanced flavours, we doubt that their secret recipe includes mouse.
Kong Kee Mutton Soup hasn’t responded to the ratty find, but Quek looks to be making a report to the National Environment Agency (NEA).
Despite a similar incident of rodent-flavoured broth last year, we must remind unaware readers that rat is NOT a Singaporean delicacy.
