Sliced fish ee mian soup + fried egg ($9.80)!
Clarke Quay hawker — sliced fish ee mian (Chinese yellow flat noodle) soup with lacy fried egg, sliced fish, scallions, chilli paste side. $9.80.
Lunch — sliced fish ee mian soup + fried egg at Clarke Quay hawker for $9.80. 😋
What was in the bowl ($9.80):
- Ee mian (伊面) — flat yellow Chinese noodle, soaked in fish broth.
- Sliced fish chunks scattered through.
- Lacy fried egg with crispy edges floating on top.
- Chopped scallions + chinese parsley garnish.
- Small dish of chilli paste (top right).
Ee mian (伊面) = flat yellow wheat noodle, pre-deep-fried into a brick, then rehydrated in soup. The deep-frying gives it the absorbent porous texture (soaks broth like a sponge). Different from regular wheat noodles. Often the longevity noodle at SG-Chinese birthdays.
Lacy fried egg = the upgrade — fried in hot oil with crispy spread-out edges, layered on top of the soup. Breaks open for extra richness.
Overall: 4.2 / 5. Ee mian held broth well, fish slices were tender, lacy egg was the textural bonus. Solid hawker fish soup variant. 😋👍🏼
