Definitely one of the best fishball noodles in Singapore!
This stall, located near Old Airport Road Food Center, opens at 4.30am! When I arrived at 5.10am, there were already quite a few uncles finishing off their early breakfast and sipping coffee.
I ordered mee kia dry and opted for their largest portion $5.50. The smallest portion is $3.50. When my noodles were ready, I saw that there was a lot going on in the bowl of soup. There were 5 large fishballs, 2 pieces of thick sliced boiled fish cakes, several slices of thinly sliced fried fish cakes, 1 fish dumpling and a few alices of pork.
First test of noodles must be the soup. The broth was clearly made with pork bones and had the umami from fishballs boiled in the broth. Speaking of fishballs, these were pillowy soft. What is lacking in terms of the bite and chewiness is more than made up for in terms of flavour. The intense fish taste made every bite enjoyable. Then there is the boiled fish cakes. These had Chinese celery and chilli embedded that enhanced the taste of plain fish cakes. The fried version was crunchy and umami, another joy to eat. Sadly, the fish dumplings tasted bland and the sliced pork was forgettable.
As for the noodles, the PRC National cook got it just right. Al dente and springy, it tasted heavenly with each strand coated with their hot and savoury chilli sauce. Unfortunately, the portion was a little small.
Ren though this stall is a little far from my home, I will make it a point to come again in the future! Strongly recommend to all fishball noodle lovers!