Happy mid week: fried Hokkien mee ($4)!
A mid-week hawker plate of fried Hokkien prawn mee: yellow noodles and bee hoon in prawn stock with pork lard and sambal. $4.
Happy mid-week! 😋 A satisfying hump-day hawker plate to get over the Wednesday hump: fried Hokkien mee, $4.
What I had:
- Fried Hokkien prawn mee: yellow noodles and bee hoon with prawn, squid and pork lard, with sambal chilli and a calamansi on the side
Hokkien mee is one of those dishes that lives or dies on the stock, and this plate had it. The mix of springy yellow noodles and thin bee hoon is wok-fried and then braised in a savoury prawn-and-pork stock until the noodles drink it all up, so every strand tastes deeply of the sea. Little nuggets of crispy pork lard scattered through add that irresistible crunch and richness.
The two things that finish it are the sambal and the calamansi: a smear of the spicy, shrimpy chilli and a good squeeze of the lime brighten and lift the whole plate, cutting through the richness so it never feels heavy. There were bits of squid in there too for a bit of chew.
It is humble, a little messy, and exactly the comforting, full-flavoured plate that makes a mid-week lunch feel like a small treat. Great value at $4.
Overall: 4.5 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Savoury, prawn-stock-soaked Hokkien mee with crispy lard, sambal and lime, proper comfort. Would re-order.
