The noodles were extremely qq, springy, wiry and tasty. The chilli was really spicy, and the dumplings full of various ingredients like prawn, water chestnut and wood fungus, and nicely textured and flavoured and slightly peppery.
I don't think this changfen stall was around last time I was at Toa Payoh West Market, so I gave it a try today (127 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh #02-22). It turns out that it's from a guy who learned his techniques in Guangzhou, so the sheets of rice noodles were scrunched up rather than folded, making for a nice texture to catch that salty sauce. But the white bee hoon to the left of it wasn't very savory, so I won't bother with it again.
The shredded chicken is cooked until it's very soft and then shredded and has a slightly stringy or fibrous texture. Though the star is the fish dumplings with their firm and slightly chewy texture. Everything is handmade from scratch with love from mincing the fish, making the skin, and putting them together.
I enjoyed the chee cheong fun. The sauce was tasty and fragrant, and the rice sheet was smooth with a custardy texture and fragrance from the egg, and a crunch and freshness from the lettuce. The chilli was umami and sandy, and was a great addition too.
This is mainly because of the peppery and aromatic broth, as well as the use of proper quality garnishes and thin slices of beef. The noodles were wider than I prefer, but at least they didn't overcook them.
Folks on the lookout for Vietnamese cuisine in the Toa Payoh should give newcomer 2612 Little Vietnam Cuisine’s noodles a go! Read more.
Grandpa Homemade Cheung Fun opens daily from as early as 6.30am. With traditional stone-milled Cheung Fun being a rarity these days, I’ll for sure be back for more!
Come Daily Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee 天天来炒福建虾面 review and Joo Heng wanton mee at Block 127 Toa Payoh West Singapore
This stall was in Toa Payoh (127 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh #02-39), and it turns out that this is actually a small chain from Boon Lay that I only now realize that I'd eaten at before. I'm not quite sure how it stands up to SunnyChoice (I'll need to go back there to do a proper shootout), but I was very happy with this.
There were 14 muffins in my box (buy 10 get 2 free) and the boss actually passed me another one in a separate plastic bag; flavour was olive which i guess might not sound too palatable for many people.