Mian Wang 面王 1971 (Br Batok)

Ordered the $6.50 Fried Hokkien Mee with Salted Egg Calamari. The portion for this price is fairly big. Noodles did not have enough wok heat but overcame with good amount of eggs and the bee hoon they used was springy and al dente. Bit stingy with only half a lime given and a sprinkle of pork lard, although the latter was fried just right and crispy. The chilli sauce did not accentuate the flavour of the noodles and neither was there sufficient heat. Perhaps, with less piquant taste from half a lime, a tangy chilli sauce would have worked better. Two “tails on” prawns were there in the mix. These were good and fresh; they were almost crunchy in their freshness. Also in the mix was some sliced pork belly meat and calamari.

Speaking of calamari, the Salted Egg Calamari was more of a distraction than anything else. It did nothing for the noodles except to contrast slurpiness with crunchiness. I am not sure if this is a generational gap thing. Certainly I failed to appreciate it with the noodles.

Perhaps I should come back and try other combinations but the noodles itself is not so strong a motivator for me.

Salted Egg Calamari Hokkien Mee ($5.50/$7.50)

This store offers an unconventional take on one of our favourite local dishes - Fried Hokkien Mee. Expect a plate of wet, slightly sticky Fried Hokkien Mee that has gravy stock well-seeped into, the portion was reasonable, with the usual Hokkien Mee ingredients and a whole spoonful of deep-fried pork lard served on the side (!!). Having the salted egg calamari doesn’t interfere with the Hokkien Mee’s original flavour, instead, it was a piquant addition! The calamari rings were deliciously coated with a thin batter of salted egg - flavourful but not overpowering.

📸 & ✍🏻 by Tastemaker Miss Ha ~

I had been very intrigued by this stall's hipster hawker food. The Hokkien mee itself was very good, including flawless lard, addictive chilli and generous portion. But the addition was merely some Hokkien mee ingredients stir-fried spicy. Not to mention it used the same chilli. Not to mention calling it pork belly is a misnomer.

I had been very intrigued by this stall's hipster hawker food. This is one of their popular dishes and it's easy to understand why - salted egg and calamari. But here's the interesting thing: the add-ons are superficial compared to a very good Hokkien mee. Plus the lard was flawless, the chilli addictive and the portion generous.

$5.50 for this plate of hokkien mee. The highlight of this stall is the addition of side dish such as salted egg calamari or belacan pork.

The noodle was flavourful and you can catch some wok hei taste. The calamari was crispy and delicious. Ingredients like prawn, sotong and pork are fresh. Good plate, but wont be my top 5 hokkien mee

I finally tried the stall that went viral years ago for its salted egg hokkien mee. The sambal version in which the pork strips and seafood were stir fried with the sweet chilli was glorious for every chilli and spice lovers. The wok hei from the noodles was splendid as well.