Xiang Wei Hunan Cuisine is a Chinese restaurant specialising in the food of Hunan province at 593 Geylang Rd, Singapore, holding a 4.4 rating on Google.
Hunan cooking is one of China's fiercest regional cuisines: the heat comes from fresh and chopped pickled chillies rather than Sichuan's numbing peppercorns, so dishes are hot and savoury rather than tingly. Typical plates include steamed fish head under a blanket of chopped chilli, smoked and cured pork, and cumin-tossed beef, most arriving glossy with chilli oil and best eaten with plenty of plain rice. Regulars ask how fierce a dish is before committing, and balance the burn with cool greens, egg or tofu.
On this stretch of Geylang Rd, a part of Singapore known for its eating, it makes a fitting home for anyone chasing proper Hunan heat.