Fried Hokkien mee ($5 each)!

Monday hawker lunch with BB — fried Hokkien mee at $5 each. Standard Singapore Hokkien prawn mee.

We ordered:

• Fried Hokkien mee — $5 each (two plates)

Total: $10 for both plates.

Standard Singapore Hokkien mee format:

• Mix of yellow noodles + bee hoon (dual-noodle combination)
• Stir-fried with pork lard for proper Hokkien fragrance
• Prawn stock as braising liquid
• Topped with sliced sotong, prawns, sometimes pork belly
• Sambal chilli + lime wedge on side

The proper execution requires:

• Prawn stock from multi-hour shellfish + chicken bones simmering
• Wok hei smoky-charred character from high-heat wok cooking
• Lard quality for authentic Hokkien fragrance
• Noodle ratio balance
• Wet-style absorption of stock

At $5 per plate, proper upper-budget hawker Hokkien mee tier. Different from budget tier ($4) or premium destination ($6-9 at famous stalls), the $5 sits in proper standard hawker range.

Singapore Hokkien mee specialists:

• Hong Heng Fried Sotong Prawn Mee (Tiong Bahru — Bib Gourmand)
• Geylang Lor 29 Fried Hokkien Mee (Old Airport Road)
• Nam Sing Hokkien Fried Mee (Old Airport Road)
• Various neighbourhood hawker stalls

The Monday hawker Hokkien mee lunch is proper week-kickoff comfort eating.

Overall: 4.6 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Solid hawker fried Hokkien mee. Would re-order.

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