Hopped over to Hong Lim Complex and found several stalls opened for the day. Hong Xing Handmade Fishball was enjoying a healthy line of waiting customers, so I picked this stall for breakfast.
My $5 breakfast - a bowl of "dry" mee pok noodles with a bowl of fishball & pork ball soup.
Actually, this was my second time having Hong Xing fishballs but the last time I had it, it was with a whole bunch of food from other stalls. I like the Hong Xing fishballs then, and today was a good opportunity to taste them with closer attention.
The mee pok noodles come with a lardy savoury spicy sauce. Nothing sharp, no vinegar, but lots of lard (as I asked for more). Next time, I shall ask for some vinegar.
The noodles were done a notch firmer than soft al dente which I like.
$5 got me five fishballs and three pork balls in a soup.
The clear, watery soup tasted savoury-salty with prominent taste of tong chai (preserved cabbage).
The fishballs were light, not dense, soft springy to the bite. When popped, they released a mild savoury salty flavour. Fish taste was not prominent (hardly discernible).
The pork ball was also light though slightly denser than the fishball (but only slightly). It was lightly springy-soft spongy to the bite and definitely not chewy. It tasted savoury with a slight sweetness from pork. I enjoyed both the fish and pork balls, but like the pork ball a bit more.
A simple, comforting, quite enjoyable meal when you need breakfast in Chinatown.
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Written by Tony Boey on 12 Apr 2021
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