Launched in April 2017, Shun Feng Crayfish Delight is set to entice patrons with quality seafood in a hawker center. Daniel, who runs the place, started this place out of his love for food and you can certainly taste his passion in his food. Daniel tells me that he used to work as a civil servant, but after 15 years, he decided to try out something that he really has passion for.

To ensure that his customers are getting the most out of their money, Daniel only chooses the freshest of ingredients. The crystal crayfish delights (small – $6/ big – $10) is the stall’s signature dish because it’s not easy to find tasty crayfish dishes this affordable in hawker centers. After much sourcing, Daniel reckons that the crayfish that he gets from Surabaya, Indonesia, are the best quality that you can get at $6. So, every once or twice a month, he orders approximately half a ton of fresh frozen crayfish directly from Surabaya and those can be kept fresh while frozen for a couple of months. To ensure freshness in the ingredients he uses, Daniel checks the seafood personally before he accepts them from the supplier. He even showed me his stash of crayfish and told me that white-coloured flesh and firm shells are clear indicators of fresh crayfish.

Owing to his experience in Food Sciences, Daniel is adept at putting ingredients together to create new dishes. All of the dishes from Shun Feng Crayfish Delights are his very own creations and are made fresh daily. After much experimentation and constructive feedback from customers, Daniel has perfected the seafood broth by combining a rich fragrant paste made from 11 secret ingredients and a pork-based broth that he stews for 4 hours diligently every day. What hard work!

We tried the signature Crystal Crayfish Delights ($6) and their Mackerel Slices Delight ($7) with a bowl of rice, and kway teow (50 cents each). The broth offers a creamy and hearty seafood flavor that is pretty addictive. The crayfish peels off its shell super easily and boasts a sweet and succulent flesh void of the fishy smell that we all dislike. He has also added Dory fish, tofu and his very own meatballs into the soup. The meatballs are made daily with a mix of flounder fish bits to give a unique texture and fragrance. I liked that the meatballs were well marinated and juicy. He uses air flown Australian pork shoulder for the meatballs so it’s less likely to fall apart. If you really want more crayfish, you can opt for the $10 version which has 3 crayfish instead of 1, and additional pieces of meatballs! I decided to pair this with a classic bowl of white rice and it was just gratifying, to say the least.

We also liked their Mackerel Slices delight which comes in the same beloved broth with 2 grey prawns and fresh mackerel slices. Daniel is exceptionally generous with the Spanish Mackerel slices. The freshness of the fish is evident in the sweet and tender flesh. Although we were a little lazy to peel the huge prawns, the crunchy and tasty prawns made the effort worthwhile. At $6, we felt that this bowl of soup offered more value for money, unless you really want the crayfish. We also ordered a bowl of their crystal horfun which comprises kway teow dressed in dark soya sauce and garnished lavishly with crispy shallots. For 50 cents, you can’t really go wrong – its well-seasoned and delicious. Since both the crystal horfun and the rice are priced at 50 cents each, I’d go for the crystal horfun.

Although the food prices are slightly higher than usual hawker stalls, the generosity and quality of the ingredients used will make you feel that the dish was worth every penny. 

MissTamChiak.com made anonymous visit and paid its own meal at the stall featured here.

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