Din Tai Fung 鼎泰豊 (MBS)

We always get this bc we like this sort of dish with lighter flavours. The noodles are the same as the rest of their noodle dishes, chicken soup is natural and flavourful and clean. Meat can be more tender but overall it’s something my parents like so it’s always on the order sheet!

I love this so much!! The noodles have a nice bite and the bean sauce is so flavourful. There’s minced pork, firm tofu (taukwa), edamame and scallions. There’s an appropriate ratio of sauce / noodles / ingredients so the noodles are not dry and u don’t finish the ingredients before the noodles are done.

Skin is thin and delicate, meat filling and soup are tasty as usual. Just that when it came it wasn’t rly hot, so it wasn’t v shiok this time.

It’s $6 at MBS but $5.50 at other outlets. The price of this has gone up over the years, but it’s still a must-order for me each time. The sauce is savoury, sweet, with just a hint of spice heat. The seaweed, dongfen, firm tofu, beansprouts and chili/pepper (?) is tossed in that sauce and it’s super satisfying - love the flavours and textures of this appetiser 🥰

I haven’t had dintaifung in so long. Glad that it’s still p good - I love the edges of the pork chop, those pieces have that crisp edge. It’s impressive how such a seemingly lean piece of pork can be so tender and not dry at all. The rice was also satisfying, the short grain rice is moist but not wet, with good flavour. Haven’t tried any of the dintaifung fried rice-inspired coffeeshop spots, so if any can match up it’ll be great.

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