Well-known 40-year-old bak chor mee stall with umami fish maw soup & tasty minced meat noodles

In a uncommon go to to the commercial a part of the Ang Mo Kio neighbourhood, I stumbled throughout Seng Kee Mushroom Minced Pork Noodle, a stall tucked away inside 5023 Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 2. The shop donned a brilliant inexperienced storefront which stood out amongst the dimmer signboards subsequent to it.

Seng Kee Mushroom Minced Pork Noodle is the second outlet of the extremely fashionable Seng Kee Mushroom Minced Meat Noodle in Serangoon Gardens. The primary stall has been working for round 40 years! What makes the stall well-known when in comparison with different bak chor mee stalls is the truth that it additionally sells fish maw soup— the truth is, its fish maw soup is very lauded by many.

Costs for a bowl of Fish Maw Noodles are just a little steep, costing both S$13 or S$16, relying on whether or not you go for the Dry or Soup selection. The common Minced Pork Noodles, alternatively, are far more inexpensive.

What I attempted at Seng Kee Mushroom Minced Pork Noodle

I ordered a bowl of their signature Minced Pork Noodles, out there in both Dry (S$5.50) or Soup (S$6.50). I opted for the dry model, which got here topped with minced pork, pork slices, pork liver, mushrooms and greens. The dish additionally got here with a small bowl of fish maw soup on the facet.

Mixing up the noodles allowed for every skinny strand to be coated properly at the hours of darkness, runny sauce beneath. The sauce had a wealthy, savoury flavour— the saltiness was well-balanced out by the portion of noodles, permitting for all the dish to be flavourful but not too overwhelming.

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The portion of meat offered was fairly enough too, with there being a very good mixture of the totally different sorts of pork. The minced pork chunks had been mushy and never too chewy or rubbery. The pork slices and pork liver tasted like your common boiled meat, although they properly complemented the saucy noodles.

There was a small quantity of braised mushrooms tossed within the combine too— every mushroom was mushy and chewy, and the braised sauce soaked deeply into them, giving them a potent savoury and salty style. The mushrooms additionally had a touch of sweetness, which labored properly in additional elevating the flavours of the noodles.

The Minced Pork Noodles from Seng Kee Mushroom Minced Pork Noodle had been satisfying and engaging, although the worth was a tad steep compared to different bak chor mee stalls. To be trustworthy, by way of style, it wasn’t all that totally different, but it surely was first rate sufficient to warrant a second go to.

Whereas ordering my Minced Pork Noodles, I requested so as to add on an Egg for $0.60— to my shock, as an alternative of including the egg to my noodles, the stall proprietor plopped it into the bowl of fish maw soup on the facet as an alternative! What resulted was a semi-poached egg with wispy egg white strands, comparable egg drop soup, and a runny, golden yolk inside.

The truth that Seng Kee Mushroom Minced Pork Noodles served fish maw soup as an alternative of the standard clear soup made it stand out from different stalls. The soup had a deep, sturdy flavour and a powerful umami-ness that permeated all through. It wasn’t too salty and was very savoury, and regardless of being fish maw soup, it was not fishy in style in any respect. I might undoubtedly perceive why the stall receives a lot reward for its soup.

The richness of the egg yolk paired fairly properly with the equally savoury soup— I might perceive why the stall proprietor selected to place it in there. Nevertheless, I nonetheless most well-liked to benefit from the soup with out the egg, and easily transferred it over to my noodles.

Remaining ideas

Seng Kee Mushroom Minced Pork Noodle presents scrumptious, hearty and comforting bowls of noodles that completely glad me. Although the worth is just a little on the upper finish, the portion and the bowl of soup on the facet justified it fairly properly for me.

Whereas I wouldn’t journey all the best way again to the commercial a part of Ang Mo Kio for this, I’d definitely advocate the stall to anybody residing or working within the space.

Anticipated injury: S$5.50 – S$16 per pax

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