肉脞面 ($6 each)!
Two bowls of bak chor mee: springy noodles in chilli-vinegar sauce with minced pork, sliced pork, pork liver, meatballs and a wonton, with soup on the side. $6 each.
A weekend hawker lunch with BB, a bowl of 肉脞面 (bak chor mee) each at $6, the premium-sized portion. 😋
What we had ($12 total):
- Two bowls of bak chor mee: thin egg noodles in chilli-vinegar sauce with minced pork, sliced pork, pork liver, meatballs and a wonton, with clear soup on the side
Bak chor mee lives or dies on the sauce, and these bowls had it right. The thin mee kia noodles were tossed in that dark, tangy chilli-and-vinegar dressing, savoury with a sharp sourness and a bit of heat, the kind that makes you keep going back for the next mouthful.
The toppings were generous for the price: tender sliced pork, savoury minced pork through the noodles, slices of pork liver cooked just past pink so they stay soft, bouncy meatballs and a plump wonton. A clear pork soup on the side, topped with chopped spring onion, gives you something to sip between bites and rinse the chilli.
At $6 a bowl it sits above the usual neighbourhood price, but the bigger portion and the well-balanced sauce earn it. A proper tangy, savoury, satisfying bowl that hits the spot every time.
Overall: 4.6 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Springy noodles in a sharp chilli-vinegar sauce with all the pork trimmings and a clear soup. Would re-order.
