Bak Chor Noodles

Some hungry (I presume... haha) folks have been asking me "why no new posts"... well, rather than excuses, I thought I'll give what the "customer" wants yah? (^_^)


Following the post on the disappointing cod fish, here's the stuff me frens and I ate at Nam's noodle. Famous for their abalone bak chor noodle. I felt that the noodle was a little...well,... little in portion. It is nice and springy and for those who like the vinegar taste in Teochew styled noodles, this does not disappoint. Personally, I like sourish stuff so the sauce in the noodle was quite tasty. The other surprise was a small piece of GREEN APPLE in the soup. It doesn't look like they cooked the soup with the apple. It was put in upon serving. Perhaps it helps to kill the pork taste, perhaps it's just to decorate or both, I don't know. But it's not something I'd be too bothered with. Overall, I felt that the noodles were a bit over-hyped. Some might feel more "dignified" eating abalone with their noodles but really it's no big deal. The other dishes? Just see the pictures above lah...



After the episode at Nam's, my wifey and I had to go back to Tai Hwa noodles (previously in Marina Food Court). This stall has tradition. Got website some more (with Jap description)... www.taihwa.com.sg but it doesn't serve much purpose except giving you the address if you forget lah. The noodle is not as springy, but the pork is generous. Bak-chor (minced pork), sliced pork, pork ball, liver and the all important crispy dried fish (not sure what it's called in English). Business is very good and therefore the soup is very tasty (having cooked the large quantities of meat). This tip can apply to Prawn noodles and Bak-kut-teh as well. When the stall is popular, the soup will be cooked with large quantities of meat or prawns thereby making it very flavourful and tasty. If you don't know whether a stall is good or not, just check out the queues...

Anyway, the conclusion is, I'll rather go without the abalone and go for Tai Hwa's noodle. PLUS, if you go, do order at least $5 version so that you can have the dumplings in your noodles as well. They contain the dried fish as well, making it very sedap... and the skin is smooth... We usually have the noodles dry (with chilli... shiok) and an extra $5 bowl of soup with dumplings... yummy!