Bai Nian yong tau foo bee hoon soup (酿豆腐) ($5.90)!
A YTF bee hoon soup at Bai Nian Niang Dou Fu: bee hoon in a clear anchovy broth with fried tau pok, ngoh hiang, fishcake, fish paste and minced pork. $5.90.
A mid-week lunch at 百年酿豆腐 (Bai Nian Niang Dou Fu) for their YTF bee hoon soup, $5.90. 😋
What was in the bowl ($5.90):
- A nest of thin white bee hoon in a clear, light brown broth
- A piece of fried tau pok
- A crispy ngoh hiang roll
- A piece of fried fishcake
- Fish paste / fishballs with a good bounce
- A scoop of minced pork
- Chopped scallions, with a side of sweet sauce and dark chilli
Bai Nian is the chain that lets you pick your own, and a properly varied set like this is exactly why I like it. The broth was the quiet hero, clear and light with that gentle ikan-bilis-and-soya-bean sweetness, savoury without being salty, the kind you keep sipping.
The win was the variety of textures. The crispy ngoh hiang and fishcake against the spongy tau pok that drinks up the broth, the bouncy fish paste, the soft minced pork, every piece a little different. I dipped each one into the sweet sauce and chilli as I went, alternating with spoonfuls of soup, the proper way to eat it.
Reliable, comforting and well varied for $5.90, the sort of go-to that never disappoints.
Overall: 4.3 / 5. 😍👍🏼 A clean, light broth and a great spread of fried and stuffed pieces, every one a different texture. A reliable choice.
