Every country has its own food trend, but did you know that a recent fad in Southeast Asia from 2016 is the use of salted egg yolk? In Singapore, we trawled a list of famous restaurants whose menus featured a special salted egg product, but those were just the beginning. Here, we take a look into salted egg products that we found in Singapore and Malaysia but did not have time to cover in its own video.

Below, listed in alphabetical order:
BreadTalk (MY)
Hokkaido Bake (SG & MY)
Hou Sek (MY)
Myeongdong Topokki (MY)
New Station Snack Bar (SG)
Oyu (SG & MY)
Pezzo (SG & MY)

BREADTALK – Salted Egg Mini Croissants (MY)

Jumping the bandwagon much like many of the other fresh bread chains around Southeast Asia, the very popular BreadTalk released a molten salted egg custard-filled mini croissant. This we sampled as a snack as we passed by one of many branches in a mall in Malaysia. Perhaps a little sparse with the filling but if you pick out the larger ones it’s admittedly a pretty satisfying snack.

Salted Egg Mini Croissants RM4
MY http://breadtalk.my/

HOKKAIDO BAKE – Salted Egg Cheese Tart (SG & MY)

As the name suggests, the famous molten cheese tart chain from Japan releases limited edition flavours, and salted egg is one available in both Singapore and Malaysia. Much like the lack of photo, there is also an unfortunate gap in flavour where the salted yolk claims to be. Though there is a visible tube in the centre down where the alleged salted yolk paste runs, it is basically indistinguishable from the remaining cheese tart.

Delicious? Yes. It’s Hokkaido Bake after all. But it’s really not salted egg flavoured.

SG https://sg.cheesetart.com/
MY http://www.hbct.com.my/

HOU SEK – Salted Egg Fish Skin

Though salted egg fish skin has many versions in Singapore, it is surprisingly more difficult to find in Malaysia, especially not the famed Irvins brand. Hou Sek jumped the bandwagon, taking a better part of four months developing a recipe for its own rendition of the popular snack.

Though not as sugary as Irvins, it has a sweetness which tastes of the chilli with which it was cooked, lending a delightful flavour of paprika and a gentle spiciness that accompanied the savoury snack well. Is it better than Irvins? That’s arguable. But it sure is a fantastic alternative that you can find in Malaysia

Hou Sek Salted Egg Fish Skin (125g) RM24
https://www.housek.co/

MYEONGDONG TOPOKKI – Salted Egg Buttermilk Chicken

A Malaysian chain selling Korean street food, a branch of this chain caught our eye when it advertised for salted egg fried chicken. Like the easily-influenced people we are, we took a break from walking around an air-conditioned mall to try it.

The verdict? Not amazing. The fried chicken has nothing to rave about, and the sauce is predominantly creamy in flavour, with salted egg on only the first bite. Definitely not worth the detour, and with only 6 bite-sized pieces dished up, perhaps not even worth the money we paid.

Salted Egg Buttermilk Chicken RM10.90 (RM11.55 with tax)
MY http://myeongdongtopokki.com/

NEW STATION SNACK BAR – Salted Egg Chicken (SG)

A long-standing snack bar in the Far East Plaza in Singapore, this was a common recommendation for savoury salted egg dishes cooked in a more classic Malaysian style. It was a surprisingly generous portion for its price, served with an abundance of fragrant curry leaves and a few gratuitous pieces of lettuce. We must admit, it’s a good dish. The sauce is creamy, tinged with a heat from the chilli that pairs with so well with rice it’s moreish. The salted egg flavour is there, but only for the first mouthful. We acclimatised to the flavour pretty rapidly, and while we were left with an amazing dish, it certainly did not scream salted egg.

We expect that before the rise of the trend, they may have been more generous with the salted egg. But when every table orders at least a portion and they enjoy it enough to keep coming back for more, it’s possible that skimping saved a fair bit of time and money. Still, we were far from disappointed. Salted egg or not, this was one of our favourites in the list.

Salted Egg Chicken SG$6 (ala carte SG$11)
Far East Plaza 14 Scotts Road #05-95 Singapore, Singapore 228213
Sun-Fri 11.30am-9.00pm; Sat 11.30am-9.30pm

OYU – Salted Egg Fish Skin

Yet another Malaysian brand jumping in with the trend of salted egg fish skin, Oyu also claims to be the leading brand in its respective category. However, its flavour is very basic, tasting predominantly of saltiness with a vague fish flavour from the skin. Lacking sweetness or the flavour of salted egg, it’s hardly as satisfying as some of the other versions we’ve tasted. Though it’s not bad, we think it’s best to fork up a little more for a better product.

Oyu Salted Egg Fish Skin (180g) RM28
MY https://www.oyufish.com/

PEZZO – Golden Egg Pizza

This we only found in the basement of Sogo in Kuala Lumpur, and none of the websites indicate its existence. And yet, we have evidence, though we’re sure are ashamed of it. A strange combination of ham, pineapple, and salted egg powder, this whimsical mess was not much egg but very, very salty. Even for those with aversions for pineappled pizzas may appreciate the sweetness it lends to an otherwise parching, kidney-busting concoction that we forked up far too much money for. We almost favoured the processed flavour of the ham.

The crust is solid, however. We give it that much.

Salted Egg Pizza RM8.90 (RM9.45 after tax)
SG http://pezzo.com.sg/
MY https://pezzo.com.my/