Yio Chu Kang western food stall sells S$25 grilled rabbit leg

A western food stall in the Ang Mo Kio Street 62 industrial estate has been selling a grilled rabbit leg dish for a while now.

However, the relatively exotic dish has come under the spotlight, following a piece on it by Shin Min Daily News.

The stall, Mad Charcoal, is located at the Link@AMK industrial estate coffee shop in the Yio Chu Kang area.

Shin Min reported that the grilled rabbit dish was included in the menu two years ago.

It is served with mustard rosemary thyme cream sauce.

The stall also serves a wide variety of grilled meats.

Stall owner tried rabbit in France

Kelvin Low, owner and chef of Mad Charcoal, said he went to France to study after his national service stint and tried rabbit meat there.

He said he liked it very much and had been "considering adding rabbit leg to the menu" after opening his stall.

According to the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) list of approved countries for the importation of various types of meat, frozen rabbit meat can be brought into Singapore from Hungary.

High in protein

Low told Shin Min the rabbit meat he imports is legal.

He also said rabbit meat is high in protein, low in fat and cholesterol, and is a very healthy meat option.

At present, diners who would give rabbit meat a try are generally older, Low said.

As a result, sales are not high, and he only restocks the meat every one to two weeks, with eight rabbit legs each time.

Low also said he believes that people should be given the opportunity to try such a dish.

He said: "Although many people think rabbits are cute and dare not eat them, and some people told me that I should take it off the menu, but when doing business, you should not listen to everything that others say, and you still need to have your own say."

He revealed that he hopes to open another store in the future to sell more exotic meats, if he can overcome the manpower constraints.

"We have previously sold seasonal meats, such as fowl and venison, and the response has been good," he said.

One patron of the stall, who is in his 60s, said he ate rabbit when he was young and was surprised to find it sold in this day and age.

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