Overall enjoyed this MaLa Tang chain from China for hearty soup with customisable ingredients served in individual bowls. Could see ourselves coming back when wanting a simple, comforting bowl of warm soup.

They offer 3 soup bases - mala, tomato, and mushroom, so there’s something for everyone. The mala tang was more ma than la, but overall still tasty. We were more biased towards the non spicy bases - the thick sweet-sour tomato broth reminded us of HDL’s version (but slightly less sweet) while the mushroom was light and earthy without being overly salty/oily. Would order these two again!

There was a good selection of ingredients to choose from (allegedly more than 60!), and prices are calculated by weight at $2.88/100g. They were generally of decent quality. Would say that the meat isn’t the best, but the vegetables, seafood (esp the fish), and carb options were fine! Also liked the dipping sauce station which offers fresh coriander, spring onion, crushed peanuts, garlic, chilli etc.

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