Fried Hokkien mee ($5 each)!
Two plates of pale-style fried Hokkien mee: yellow noodles and bee hoon with prawn, squid, egg and bean sprouts. $5 each.
A Monday plate each of fried Hokkien mee, $5 each, to start the week right. π¦π
What we had ($10 total):
- Two plates of fried Hokkien mee: yellow noodles and bee hoon with prawn, squid, egg and bean sprouts
This was the paler, drier style of Hokkien mee rather than the dark, wet version, and it was lovely in its own way. The mix of yellow noodles and bee hoon came glistening rather than soupy, having soaked up a light prawn stock so each strand carries that shellfish savouriness without drowning in gravy.
Tossed through were sweet prawns, tender rings of squid, ribbons of egg and crunchy bean sprouts, with a good whiff of wok hei from the high-heat frying. The seafood is what makes a Hokkien mee, and there was a generous amount here.
A squeeze of the lime and a spoon of sambal on the side bring it all together, lifting the noodles with a hit of citrus and chilli heat. At $5 a plate it is a notch above the basic bowl, but the prawns and squid made it worth it. A satisfying Monday lunch.
Overall: 4.6 / 5. πππΌ Pale, fragrant Hokkien mee with sweet prawns and tender squid, lifted by lime and sambal. Would re-order.
