If you’re a Hokkien mee aficionado and you’ve been wondering where the fairly famous You Fu Hokkien mee has disappeared to, wonder no more, for they have rebranded as @fuzaienterprise . They have introduced a few other dishes that aren’t Hokkien mee onto the menu, but fret not, for they still fry up their claim to fame.⠀
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At six bucks flat for the Fried Hokkien Mee, you’re getting a hearty helping of pork & squid bits and fairly fresh prawns along with a generous pile of thin vermicelli & thicker yellow egg noodles. Fu Zai’s Hokkien mee is of the drier variety so don’t expect much in the way of sauciness, but it is still pretty piquant. The noodles have absorbed most of the umami prawn broth that they have been wok fried in, and most of the savouriness is in the noodles.⠀
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Two crucial components of a good Hokkien mee are the chili and the fried pork lard, and Fu Zai pass both checks easily. The chili is intensely incendiary, and just like that one song, one kiss is all it takes to set your mouth ablaze. As for the pork lard, it was fried expertly, rendering out most of the grease and leaving behind a crispy cube of pure deliciousness. The lard would’ve been much more satisfying if they cut it into larger cubes though, as the tiny bits didn’t produce the crunch & satisfaction desired.⠀