My first visit to Jiaocai Seafood (蕉财海鲜) was before they secured a placing on the Michelin Food Guide for Singapore in 2011; I enjoyed the food but other food stalls in the same hawker centre, like Smokin' Joe, appealed to me more.
The Signature Noodles had a strong Japanese soy sauce and miso flavour, with some sweetness. The egg and sauce made the noodles smooth, rich and satisfying. The meatballs were fresh and bouncy, and there was also fishballs and Japanese cha shu. Not a bad one.
The saving grace would be the mee pok and minced pork in the tasty tossing sauce. Now, if only there are chee yau char (crispy pork lard) to complement the noodle. Chee yau char is crucial to bak chor mee but I failed to find any in my bowl.
I find the chicken cutlet extremely oily and jelak that I only managed to stomach one piece. It did not help that there is only half a wedge of lemon to cut through all the grease.
The signature noodle is served with a sous vide egg and their signature braised pork roulade, on top of the usual minced meat, pig's liver, meat ball and fish ball found in a traditional bowl of bak chor mee (okay, maybe not the fish ball).
The nasi lemak ayam cabe ijo ($5.90) is quite decently priced for the large chicken leg given. I am interested to give their signature dish, the nasi lemak ayam taliwang a try on my next visit!
One Mouth Noodle offers a small menu of four noodle dishes: Hong Kong-style wanton noodle ($4.50), char siew wanton noodle ($4.50), Hong Kong-style dumpling noodle ($4.50) and Hong Kong-style beef brisket noodle ($5.50).
The curry seafood & roasted pork noodle ($6.50) came with two large prawns, a handful of clams, roasted pork, tau pok, tau geh and egg noodle. You can opt for thin bee hoon and thick bee hoon as well.
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