Lixin opened in the takashimaya food court & there’s a promo offer! Can’t help but think the noodle doesn’t taste as good as before but the crispy lard is still awesome
The original owner has been quietly selling since 1968, but thanks to his son, this brand can now be found across Singapore, and serves a reliable and consistent rendition.
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Their gravy is a winning combination of fresh pork lard, black vinegar, tomato ketchup, and chili paste, resulting in addictive sweet salty sour savoury flavours, coating each noodle strand.
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Their fish cake and fish balls are made with fresh yellowtail amberjack fish, no fillers, meaning a smaller size but more springy chew, with light sweet savoury flavour.
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The succulent her giao / fish dumpling is slippery with sweet savoury notes, while the unique fish roll stuffed with carrot and cucumber has a visual appeal.
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A garnish of crisp spring onions with vegetal sweet flavour completes this addictive dish.
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Fish Ball Noodles
Li Xin Chao Zhou Fishball Noodle
@ ION Orchard, 2 Orchard Turn #B4-03
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More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/02/best-of-singapore-hawkers-fishball-noodles.html
...I felt like I was eating pasta bolognese.
A good fishball noodles shouldn’t have to hide underneath excessive and heavily coated sauce.
Unfortunately, this fishball Meekia noodles ($5.50) was.
6 fishballs were nice and bouncy, but no to the over-sauced, clumpy mee kia noodles.
We noticed a snake queue at this food stall (Food Opera Ion orchard) Friday lunch. 🐍 We suspect that it might be so tasty that people are willing to queue so we come at early lunch (11 am) Wednesday for a takeaway.
We tried their mee pok fishball noodle and it’s so delish! Mee pok is proportionately coated with the chili sauce and lard. The 6 yellowtail fishballs are so bouncy. We can’t say this is a hidden gem but we learn that they have been around since ‘60s and used to be in Toa Payoh.
We are quite curious for their fish dumpling and fish cake. Hope to try them next time!! 🤩
Signature mee pok ($6.80)
Comes with a mix of fishballs, fish cake and fish dumpling. Noodles were abit dry I had to add a spoon of soup in. Requested for no ketchup as I found it too sweet previously. This is better. Chilli is very red but not as potent as it looks. Overall a good eat
At Changi City Point outlet. Quite the standard taste of bcm. The fishballs were too soft and soup was tasteless thou.
One of the better Li Xin outlet that has a nice balance of ketchup and chilli
For $5.50, I got a satisfying bowl of fishball noodles with 6 big bouncy fishballs! The clear soup was tasty while the noodles were drenched with a blend of ketchup, chilli and spring onion. The noodles were quite oily but still delicious. Not as cheap as hawker centres but for a place like Ion, no complaints.
Easily my favourite fishball noodles around. Soft and bouncy, these are the best textured fish balls I’ve ever had. The soup is clean and light, but still packed with flavour. My go-to when I’m not feeling picky in Orchard.
Located at Food Opera @ ION Orchard, #B4-03/04, Singapore 238801. Fish Ball Noodles (Dry), $5.50 additional $1 top-up for Minced Meat. We missed this so much so we travel all the way here for this! A mouth-watering bowl of ketchup fishball noodles that smells so fragrant while we toss the noodles evenly. Noodles texture is perfect, springy and gravy is well-mixed! Fishball is very freshly made, soft, bouncy and tasty.. Definitely one of our favourite fishball noodles when we have our crave! @lixinfishball @foodrepublicsg @ion_orchard #hungryunicornsg #lixinteochewfishballnoodle #IONOrchard #fishballnoodles #lixinteochewfishballnoodles
Located at ION Orchard Food Opera, 2 Orchard Turn #B4-03/04. 1 of our favourite Fishball noodle stall! We love their freshly made huge fishballs! It is so fresh and Q! Ketchup and Chilli sauce combination is da bomb!! There’s also pork lard in it making it even more shiok!! With the combinations, it just tastes so good! @ion_orchard @foodrepublicsg @lixinfishball #hungryunicornsg #lixinteochewfishballnoodle #lixinteochewfishballnoodles #ionorchard #foodrepublic
The big bouncy fishballs were definitely the star of their Teochew fishball noodles at Food Opera of Ion Orchard. Noodles were flavourful with the blend of chilli and vinegar and those crispy pork lard. A humble and satisfying dish amongst the many other choices in the heart of Orchard.
Orchard is full of great food options, but this simple bowl of fishball noodles from their food court is always a contender for my meal slot!
Their fishballs are huuuge and just so springy, you could cast them in a mattress commercial! But the soup here plays a huge role too – simple but full of flavour without leaving you feeling thirsty the whole day. 😛
Do you know you now can flash your @GVMovieClub eCard to get $1 off with min. spend of $5 of grub? *Valid at City Square, I12 Katong, Suntec City & VivoCity Food Republic outlets till 30th June 2017 only.
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Thanks @Cptslowyeo for feeding us all hungry squad at @FoodRepublicSG! Check out #Cptslowyeoxfoodrepublicsg for the rest of the food marathon yay.
My favorite fishball noodle!
I always request for more chilli sauce and no vinegar.
Shredded by hand to retain its tender bite, and tossed with sesame oil for that extra-alluring fragrance.
Finally satisfied my craving for Hokkien Mee. Food Opera @ ION remains one of my fave places to eat, with many good stalls, atmosphere of a casual restaurant but at food court prices.
This Hokkien Mee is just the way I like it - super wet, good mix of yellow noodles & bee hoon, with pretty fresh prawns of a good size (i.e. not tiny). #burp 😁
Noodles are the penultimate comfort for me and this humble bowl crosses off all the checkboxes; mee pok tossed in an expert blend of chilli sauce, ketchup and pork lard makes every slurp a simultaneously sweet, spicy and gratifyingly slightly greasy explosion of flavours in your mouth.
Add to the fact that their signature yellowtail fishballs are not frozen but kept chilled in cold water before a quick spell in boiling water prior to being served - ensuring they come out soft, bouncy and fresh - and you've got a true winner on your hands.
Thanks to @sixthsensepr for hosting and @geekyelephant for the invite!
Taste: 4/5
What intrigued me was how the chef mixes the noodles expertly, ensuring each strand of noodles is evenly coated with chilli sauce and tomato ketchup. The spicy and sweet taste profile was further perfumed with the crispy pork lard. The other highlight was their signature yellowtail fishballs that has been kept chilled in cold water, without ever freezing them, before it goes into the hot water for serving. At $5.50, this is one comforting bowl of noodles.
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Thanks @foodrepublicsg for the hosting and @sixthsensepr @rachelxie for the invite.
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Li Xin Teochew Fishball Noodles
Address: 2, Orchard Turn, Ion Orchard, Food Opera, Unit B4-03, Singapore 238801
But seems these days they're really cutting back on the noodles portion. Even for someone like me who doesn't eat much the noodles this time around wasn't enough. Is that why there isn't much of a queue any more? 😐
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#FishballNoodles… it's a noodle kinda day today…
