Soya chicken noodles & hor fun ($4.50 each) & Dumpling soup (6 pcs: $3)!
Cantonese soya sauce chicken two ways: over egg noodles and over hor fun, with a bowl of dumpling soup on the side. $12.
A comforting Cantonese hawker meal with BB, soya sauce chicken two ways plus dumplings: soya chicken noodles & hor fun at $4.50 each and a dumpling soup (6 pcs, $3). π
What we had ($12 total):
- Soya chicken noodles: egg noodles topped with soya sauce chicken
- Soya chicken hor fun: flat rice noodles topped with soya sauce chicken
- Dumpling soup (6 pcs): dumplings in clear broth with greens
We could not decide between noodles and hor fun, so we got both and shared. The soya sauce chicken (si yau gai) was lovely: slices with that glossy amber-mahogany skin, slow-braised in a master soy stock until the meat is tender and steeped in that sweet-savoury, faintly spiced sauce.
Over the springy egg noodles (mee kia), tossed in a bit of the dark sauce, it was the chewier, more savoury plate. Over the wide, slippery hor fun, swimming in more of that braising sauce, it was the softer, saucier one. Same chicken, two completely different textures, both very satisfying.
The dumpling soup on the side was the gentle counterpoint, plump dumplings and leafy greens in a clear, warming broth that balanced the richness of the soy chicken. A spoon of chilli on the side for a little kick.
A generous, well-rounded meal for $12 between us, protein, two kinds of noodles and a soothing soup. Comfort food done right.
Overall: 4.6 / 5. πππΌ Glossy soya sauce chicken over both noodles and hor fun, with a soothing dumpling soup. Would re-order.
