Lor mee ($4)!
A bowl of lor mee: yellow noodles in thick dark gravy with braised meat, fishcake, ngoh hiang and a dollop of garlic chilli. $4.
A gravy-noodle fix in Bedok: a bowl of lor mee for $4. π
What we had:
- Lor mee: yellow noodles in thick dark gravy with braised meat, fishcake, ngoh hiang, coriander and egg ribbons, with a dollop of garlic chilli
Lor mee is all about that signature gravy (the βlorβ), and this bowl had it thick and dark, glossy and starchy, with wispy egg ribbons run through it like a Hokkien take on egg-drop soup. Deep and savoury with a hint of five-spice sweetness, the kind of sauce that coats every strand of the yellow noodles.
Piled on top were slices of soft braised meat, fishcake, a few pieces of ngoh hiang (five-spice roll) and a scatter of coriander. The real magic is the bright red garlic chilli dolloped on the side: stir it in with the vinegar and minced garlic and the whole bowl wakes up, that sharp, pungent, tangy hit cutting straight through the heavy gravy.
Without the chilli and garlic, lor mee can read one-note; with them, every spoonful pops. A hearty, comforting, only-four-dollars bowl.
Overall: 4.4 / 5. πππΌ Thick dark gravy noodles lifted by a sharp hit of garlic chilli and vinegar. Would re-order.
