6 Places for Awesome Cheng Tng to Beat the Heat in Singapore

In view of SG51, let’s take a walk down memory lane with a bowl of Cheng Tng, which literally means clear soup. It is a dessert that is light and refreshing, sold in the olden days to the coolies who worked at the quay. Nonetheless, most stalls that serve Cheng Tng these days cut corners in their ingredients. With that, we came up with a list of 6 places that you could visit to get a good bowl of Cheng Tng.

Four Seasons Ching Teng

Most hawker stalls tend to sell a variety of food to attract customers. Yet, Four Seasons Ching Teng only sells hot or cold Cheng Tng, priced at $2 per bowl. The Cheng Tng has a hint of longan flavor and was not too sweet. There were gingko nuts, white fungus, served along with the other usual ingredients. The candied wintermelon did turn me off as it was too hard.

Xi Le Ting

With a history of 60 over years, Xi Le Ting still sticks with only 4 traditional dessert soup: green bean, red bean, white oats and cheng tng. Light and sweet, the Cheng Tng reminds me of my childhood days where it quenches my thirst during a hot day. Even after many years have passed, I am still pleased that the Cheng Tng remains flavorful with the taste of the dried longans.

Teck Kee Hot & Cold Dessert

Located at Adam Road Food Centre, Teck Kee Hot & Cold Dessert is just a distance away from the famous nasi lemak. The least traditional amongst the rest listed, the cold Cheng Tng ($1.80) is served with shaved ice. Surprisingly, there were not only dried longans, but they’ve also added the canned longans. The light sweetness would be a great choice for people who are worried about desserts being too sweet.

Ye Lai Xiang Hot & Cold Dessert

One of those pioneer Cheng Tng stalls that lasted over the years. Ye Lai Xiang started off with a stall by the seaside. As time passes, it can now be found at Bedok Corner Food Centre. The Cheng Tng ($3) was not as sweet as No Name Cheng Tng. It has sweetness from the dried longans, dried persimmons and candied wintermelon. The sweet potatoes were cut to small cubes and were soft to eat. Personally, it was slightly overpriced for this bowl of dessert and it was also quite inaccessible.

No Name Cheng Tng

We’ve heard of No Signboard Seafood. But what about No Name Cheng Tng? As suspicious as it may sound, the Cheng Tng ($1.60) here really is a thirst-quencher. Just like others, it has the usual ingredient. The only difference is that it was the sweetest amongst the rest listed. The sweetness was just nice for me, as I have always felt that the moment I take a bite of longan or persimmon from other places, the soup just became bland.

88 San Ren Hot & Cold dessert

Brightly lit with colorful LED, 88 San Ren Hot & Cold dessert is located at Newton Food Centre. The Cheng Tng ($2.50) was full of ingredients, and there were even barley! As I have tried most cheng tng cold, I have decided to try the hot one here. Flavored with sweetness from red dates and dried longans, the soup was also well balanced with the other ingredients. You could also try out their other desserts such as Strawberry Snow Ice, Red Ruby and Mango Ice Kachang

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