Soup Kambing Haji M. Abdul Razak – Best Mutton Soup in Singapore

The best & Famous Mutton Soup in Singapore (Since 1955)

Really?

Haji M. Abdul Razak is located in Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre. And there’s only one item on its menu – Sup Kambing (Mutton Soup).

One cannot walk past the shop without noticing the gigantic pot of soup that’s constantly being stirred and tended to. They offer a variety of parts such as meat cubes, shank, ribs(most popular), tongue, and brains that you might like in your bowl.

Should I just order the delicious-looking ribs and be happy with my lunch, or should I try brain in kambing soup for the first time in my life?

I decided to be a little adventurous today. I ordered a bowl with all the parts in it ($18). I also ordered a normal bowl with just meat cubes ($6). Both bowls were accompanied with a side order of bread ($0.50 each).

I started with the regular bowl first.

The soup was medium-bodied and slightly gelatinous. It was incredibly flavourful and spiced, but not overpowering in any way. Most kambing soups I’ve had are rather light-bodied and usually drenched in pepper. This bowl was impressively balanced. There wasn’t a kick of spice at the end of every spoonful, but there’s a rich mutton taste that just warmed my soul.

The mutton cubes were tender and retained a natural gaminess that will delight any mutton-lover. Usually, these morsels are handled in a way where they lose most of their flavour, almost becoming like mere vehicles just to soak up the soup. My experience so far has been enlightening — so this is what kambing soup is supposed to taste like.

As good as the regular bowl was, it wasn’t as life-changing as the next bowl.

Even though both bowls shared the same soup, just a couple of minutes with different ingredients in them made the soups’ textures different. The Mixed Bowl ($18) was more gelatinous than the first one. The shank came with a generous amount of collagen, and the ribs were fall-off-the-bone tender. Everything was just so yummy!

The tongue was surprisingly rather normal in terms of flavour profile. One could mistake this for another slightly chewy piece of meat.

I enjoyed the tripe, and moved on to the final ingredient that I haven’t tried yet. I got a good chunk of brain, along with a spoonful of soup, and put it in my mouth decisively.

The first thing that I noticed was that the brain was creamy and smooth. Well, and immediately, my palate was attacked by a foul taste.

You either love or hate the brain, there is no way one could be sitting on the fence. I was not used to it at first, but as I slowly worked my way through the bowl, I found myself liking it!

If you love the comforting and addictive mutton soup, you’ll be happy to know that you can top it up for free! And this won’t be some watered down version they will be refilling for you, it will be the same quality soup from the gigantic pot.

I didn’t wake up that morning thinking that I would be having sheep’s brain for lunch, but I’m glad I tried it. No matter how adventurous you are, the hearty mutton soup can be enjoyed by everyone.

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

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