Rainy day lunch: fried bee hoon ($3+)!
A rainy-day plate of fried bee hoon with fried chicken wings, an otah-style fishcake, fried tau kwa and cabbage.
A wet, grey afternoon called for something warm and filling, so BB and I went for a plate of fried bee hoon with the works. 🌧️😋
What we had:
- Fried bee hoon with fried chicken wings, a fried fishcake, fried tau kwa and cabbage, with chilli on the side
This is the build-your-own economic bee hoon plate, the reliable hawker fallback when the rain is pouring and you just want comfort food. The base was soft, lightly seasoned fried bee hoon (rice vermicelli), dark with a bit of soy and faintly smoky, the kind of thing that soaks up whatever you pile on it.
And we piled it high: crispy fried chicken wings with juicy meat under the crunch, a big slab of fried fishcake with that lovely browned, slightly spiced surface, a square of golden tau kwa (firm beancurd), and a scoop of soft stir-fried cabbage for something sweet and green. A spoon of the sweet chilli on the side ties it all together.
Cheap, hot and satisfying, exactly what you want when the sky opens up. Point at what you fancy, pay a few dollars, and ride out the storm with a full plate.
Overall: 4.4 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Smoky fried bee hoon piled with crispy wings, fishcake and tau kwa, proper rainy-day comfort. Would re-order.
