Sliced fish crispy noodles — Cantonese sang mein ($6)!
Chinatown hawker — Cantonese-style crispy fried noodles (sang mein) topped with sliced fish in dark egg gravy, choy sum. $6.
Lunch — sliced fish crispy noodles at $6, Chinatown. The Cantonese sang mein style. 😋
What was on the plate ($6):
- Crispy fried noodles (sang mein / 生面) — deep-fried egg noodle nest, golden + crunchy.
- Sliced fish chunks in dark gravy on top.
- Choy sum greens on the right.
Sang mein (生面) / “raw noodle” = Cantonese deep-fried egg noodle nest. Different texture: starts crispy, softens partially under the gravy. The crunchy-then-soggy transformation is the dish’s signature.
Wat tan hor’s noodle cousin — same dark egg gravy + sliced protein technique, but with crispy fried noodle base instead of flat hor fun.
$6 = standard Chinatown hawker pricing.
Overall: 4.1 / 5. Crispy noodles held some crunch through the meal, fish slices were tender, gravy had proper depth. Cantonese hawker classic. 😋👍🏼
