Rainy mid week lunch: fried bee hoon & chocolate cake!
A desk lunch on a rainy day: economical fried bee hoon with shredded omelette, sausage and ngoh hiang, plus a slice of chocolate cake.
A rainy mid-week lunch eaten in at the desk, the cosy kind of meal you want when it is pouring outside. ๐
What I had:
- A takeaway box of fried bee hoon topped with shredded omelette, a red sausage and a fried ngoh hiang (meat roll)
- A slice of chocolate cake with a pink macaron on top, for after
The fried bee hoon is the trusty economical-rice-stall staple: thin rice vermicelli fried with a little chilli and soy until savoury and a touch smoky, then piled with toppings. The strips of shredded omelette added softness, the red sausage that nostalgic sweet-savoury bite, and the ngoh hiang a crisp, peppery crunch. Cheap, filling and comforting, exactly the no-fuss plate for a grey afternoon at the desk.
Then the little treat: a wedge of chocolate cake, dense and fudgy with layers of chocolate cream, crowned with a pink macaron. A small reward to brighten up a wet, mid-week workday.
Not fancy, but it did the job perfectly: something warm and savoury, something sweet to follow, and no need to step out into the rain.
Overall: 4.6 / 5. ๐๐๐ผ Savoury fried bee hoon with all the toppings and a fudgy chocolate cake chaser, comforting rainy-day desk eating. Would re-do.
