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Showing posts with label Prawn Mee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prawn Mee. Show all posts
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Like most good things in life, you need some patience to get it. This similarly applies to River South prawn noodles facing Jackson Centre. Nevertheless, the wait was well worth it considering that we were treated to a sumptuous bowl of prawn noodles. I would recommend that it is ordered in its dried form, mixed with chilli, fried unions and pork lard. The interplay of the natural sweetness of the noodles, the spiciness of the chilli, crunchiness of the pork lard and the fragrance of the fried union produces an unique taste that lingers in your mouth.
The soup, while tasty on its own, can be enhanced with the chilli powder provided. The sweetness of the prawns mingles well with the chilli powder to tantalize your taste buds. Definitely worth the calories intake for it!
Do rinse your mouth with mouth wash though as the smell of prawn will linger on in your mouth.
Alternatively, you can choose to have the noodles with pork ribs, pork intestines instead. Do drop by to have a look at the different variations.
Address:
River South (Hoe Nam) Prawn Noodles 河南肉骨大虾面
Sennett Estate, 31 Tai Thong Crescent (Facing Jackson Centre)
Singapore 347859
Mood Uplifting Determinant (MUD): 8
Thursday, June 18, 2009
A trip to the the United Kingdoms made me appreciate acutely the richness of the food culture in Singapore. Chinese, Malay, Indian, Italian, French ... You name it, you have it in Singapore. After a good rest, it was down to Old Airport Road food centre for a humble plate of Chay Kway Teow from the Lao Fu Zi stall. But alas!, it was closed by the time we reached. With a hungry stomach begging to be satisfied, it was straight for a another simple but humble dish we have in Singapore. The prawn noodles.
The prawn noodles contains elements from the Malay and Chinese food culture. Malay chilli spices mixed with Chinese noodles and a spicy based soup, it is another classic example of how food in Singapore is created from an amalgamation of two or more different cultures. Just like other local dishes like Chay Kway Teow and Fried Hokkien Mee, prawn noodles in Singapore is a food defined by its cultural hybridity.
The prawn noodle at Old Airport Road... What can I say? I would think that it leaves much to be desired. The chilli they used was not sweet enough and as a result, did not manage to create a good blend with the noodles, fried unions and pork lards. The flavor of the soup was not deep enough and can be improved as well.
However, the prawns were fresh and crunchy making up for the not as tasty noodles. Overall I would not say that it was bad. Just not good enough to leave me chirpy for the rest of the night. After a long journey home, this bowl of prawn noodle definitely raised my mood.
Mood Uplifting Determinant (MUD): 7 (not bad, raised my mood but it did not last for long)
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