Apart from the flavorful broth, the noodles themselves are a testament to No. 25's culinary expertise. They were perfectly cooked, retaining just the right amount of bite. The sauce that enveloped them was a harmonious blend of the broth's essence, vinegar for a touch of tanginess, soy sauce for depth, and lard for an indulgent richness. This combination resulted in a symphony of savory flavors that left me craving for more.
The pork slices and pork liver in the soup were quite meagre although well cooked and fresh, but the her keow was gummy and flavourful and the fish maw added variation. The noodles was good too, cooked just nice, and flavourful with nicely crispy pork lard and tee poh. Something I will come back specially for.
What sets No. 25 Minced Meat Noodles is the tantalising bowl of soup. Cooked for almost 10 hours, the soup could be a dish on its own!
The mee pok felt a little softer than expected but all is forgiven when tossed with the chili, pork lard and dose of black vinegar.
The pork liver was cooked medium well – bouncy, slightly powdery red, and seriously fresh and tasty. The soup also tasted of fresh pork liver. Very nice.
The stall was really popular, and required a 15 minute wait at 12nn. The chicken chop was crispy and charred, but a bit tough. It was paired though with a superb black pepper sauce, full of solid black pepper and meaty demi-glace flavour. Additionally, the coleslaw was fresh, crunchy and competent.
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Whenever there is a craving, there will be a fix. :) While our favourite Fried Kway Teow Stall in Clementi had dropped its standard, we decided to look around for a better one.
This plate of Fried Kway Teow $4 was delicious. It was fragrant and flavourful with a good balance of sweet and savoury. It would have been perfect if wok-hei was infused in it. The small pieces of crisp pork lard at the side provided even more flavour with each bite.
The JOFA folks have opened up a kopitiam stall serving local Western-style hawker food (165 Bukit Merah Central #01-3683).
The thick chicken chop was moist, tender, and really smoky with crispy charred skin and coming with a nice sweet brown black pepper sauce. The mash potato was really smooth and creamy, almost like the one at Joel Robuchon, and again with the nice brown black pepper sauce that tasted a bit more savoury here. Very good restaurant standard western food, by ex Burnt Ends and Joel Robuchon chefs.
this was definitely not one of those secret haunts like ST made it out be to. The first time I went during lunchtime, I beat a hasty retreat after seeing a 20-person queue. The best times to go are just before or after lunchtimes.
If travelling to Korea is not on the cards for you this year, head to Jeong’s Jjajang to curb that craving for good Korean fare!
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The Mala Kolo Mee will fare well among mala fans out there but the OG prawn noodles are definitely not to be missed, especially if you have a penchant for rich flavours!
The pork ribs was tender and savoury umami, tasting like braised pork ribs. The prawns were so so in terms of sweetness and texture though. All these made for a very nice and drinkable prawn noodle soup the next day, with nicely cooked noodles sitting in great tasty broth.
The noodles in the white Sarawak Kolo Mee were springy and quite fragrant, and the minced meat was nicely marinated and salty sweet, lifting the flavours nicely. But I thought the sauce was a bit meagre and could be a bit more punchy. The noodles were a bit dry as such, and so was the char siew.
Recommended by Johor Kaki, and one of the stalls with a consistently long queue here. The sauce was lardy, vinegary and soy sauce savoury, but the noodles were a bit soft and clumpy. The her kiao or fish dumplings were really nice, crunchy and qq with savoury sweet meat filling. The fishballs were also really bouncy. The queue was mad though on this day – a full fifty minutes.
This was the type of food that provided me with the simplest and most direct kind of happiness and comfort, without needing to interpret and dissect. 8/10.
Quite a popular store with serviceable lor mee, with a strong pork flavour in the braising sauce. The fritters were quite indistinguishable though – some soft globs, some hard chips.
Wee’s Family Seafood has carved a niche for itself by focusing on the market of wine lovers seeking to enjoy their bottle with zi char food.
Overall I felt the new branch still fell short in standard compare to the main outlet in Bedok Reservoir Road.
It really is something unique that we can share with world!
Great to see the next generation taking a heritage brand and continuing its legacy!
All in all, I think Nan Heng whips up flavourful chicken rice that’s worth queueing for. It’s no surprise that this stall has garnered a huge loyal following.
Wanton Mee by MasterChef Singapore Finalist Season 1.
Recommended by 8 Days and ieatishootipost. This was a nice tasty porridge that had distinct rice grains like a pao fan, soaked in a umami broth of pork belly, cuttlefish and fried shitake mushrooms. The ingredients were nice and flavourful too, including sliced pork belly, shitake mushrooms, cuttlefish, fried tau kee, scallop and sliced chilli etc. Comforting atufd good for rainy days.