Minced pork ban mian dry ($5.50) @ DMQ Ban Mian, Ubi!
Minced pork ban mian dry, $5.50, at DMQ Ban Mian in Ubi: handmade flat noodles with minced pork, sliced pork, crispy ikan bilis and an egg drop soup on the side.
Minced pork ban mian, done dry, from DMQ Ban Mian, $5.50. 🍜😋
What we had ($5.50):
- Minced pork ban mian dry, $5.50
DMQ Ban Mian is the noodle stall in DMQ Eating House at 304 Ubi Ave 1, a short walk from Ubi MRT. They have been in that coffee shop for over a decade, and they make their ban mian, you mian and mee hoon kueh by hand daily, which is the reason to come out here rather than eat ban mian closer to home.
Ordered dry, the ban mian came as wide flat ribbons with the wavy, slightly uneven edges of noodles rolled and cut rather than extruded. They had a real springy chew to them, and because they had not been sitting in soup they stayed that way to the end of the bowl.
The dressing is light, just enough seasoning to coat rather than a heavy sauce, so the noodles themselves do most of the work.
On top went a spoon of loose minced pork, a few slices of tender lean pork, leafy greens, and the two things that make a dry ban mian: a thick tangle of fried shallots and a big handful of crispy ikan bilis. There were enough anchovies here to get some in every mouthful, which is not always the case.
The soup on the side is not the usual plain broth either. It came as an egg drop soup, cloudy with ribbons of egg through it, a bit richer than expected and good on its own. Tip some over the noodles if the toss dries out.
Five fifty for handmade noodles this springy is a fair deal, even before the egg soup.
Overall: 4.2 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Bouncy hand-cut noodles, generous ikan bilis and an egg drop soup that beats the usual clear broth. Worth the trip to Ubi.
