Tony Johor Kaki Travels for Food · Heritage · Culture · History

Adventurous Culinary Traveler's Blog with 65 million+ reads 📧 johorkaki@gmail.com

Kheng Fatt Hainanese Beef Noodles @ Golden Mile Food Centre 瓊发海南牛肉粉

Kheng_Fatt_Hainanese_Beef_Noodles_Golden_Mile

Went to Golden Mile Food Centre for lunch after my medical appointment. Famous, old school 
Kheng Fatt Hainanese Beef Noodles (established 1978) just opened for the day, so I settled for it.

Stall name: Kheng Fatt Hainanese Beef Noodles 瓊发海南牛肉粉


Address: Golden Mile Food Centre, 505 Beach Road, stall #01-89, Singapore 199583


Hours: 11:30am - 7:30pm (Weds off)



Kheng_Fatt_Hainanese_Beef_Noodles_Golden_Mile

Kheng Fatt Hainanese Beef Noodles is located at a corner on level 2 just beside (and partly hidden by) the centre staircase.

The day was off to a slow start this Monday morning. The whole Golden Mile Food Centre had quietened under the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Kheng_Fatt_Hainanese_Beef_Noodles_Golden_Mile

I was a little dreamy and was about to be served the default(?) soup version when I told uncle that I wanted a "dry" one. Uncle nonchalantly patiently drained the soup back into the pot and served me the "dry" version. Uncle is nice but don't be like Tony 😂

This is the $7 serving that comes with meat, tripe and tendon smothered in a thick gooey tacky brown sauce. There's a $8 serving that comes with beef balls as well but they are generic factory made, so I opted for the $7 (sans beef ball) one instead.

Kheng_Fatt_Hainanese_Beef_Noodles_Golden_Mile

I opted for kway teow. A quick toss enveloped each snowy white strand with a gleaming brown sheen making the soft tender rice noodles taste mildly savoury beefy sweet. There's also a bit of nuttiness from crushed toasted peanuts.

Kheng_Fatt_Hainanese_Beef_Noodles_Golden_Mile

Besides the sauce (more about that later), my favourite thing in the bowl was the beef tendons. Silky smooth, soft tender with a subtle delicate crunch to the bite. Not much if any flavour in itself but it took on the mild savoury beefy sweet taste of the sauce clinging to it.

Kheng_Fatt_Hainanese_Beef_Noodles_Golden_Mile

The tripe had a different kind of soft texture and a slight sweet taste which was complemented by the taste of the thick gooey sauce. Yeah, I love the savoury beefy sweet sauce of Kheng Fatt Hainanese Beef Noodles. It was mild tasting and would be even better for me, if it was a little more robust.

Kheng_Fatt_Hainanese_Beef_Noodles_Golden_Mile

Small pieces of lean beef cooked through but still tender, juicy with a slight squeaky bite. Tasted savoury beefy with complementary flavours from the smothering sauce.

Kheng_Fatt_Hainanese_Beef_Noodles_Golden_Mile

The soup was light coloured, almost clear. It tasted mildly savoury beefy with hints of preserved vegetable and flavour of cilantro dropped into it.

Kheng_Fatt_Hainanese_Beef_Noodles_Golden_Mile

I don't usually use sauces much. This perky chili sauce is robustly savoury spicy sourish. Most people use this chili sauce as a dip and some mix this into the noodles to spice up the whole dish. To each, his own 😊

Kheng_Fatt_Hainanese_Beef_Noodles_Golden_Mile

An authentic old school Hainanese beef noodle but the flavours lack depth and was on the mild, somewhat flat side. If you are looking for a comfort dish that may grow on you, give Kheng Fatt Hainanese Beef Noodles try.

Stall by stall guide to my favourites at Golden Mile Food Centre 👈 click


       
                     
             
             
               
               
             
           
           
           
                                                                                                                                                                         
           
             
                View this post on Instagram              
           
           
           
             
               
               
               
             
             
               
               
             
             
               
               
               
             
           
           
             
             
         

            A post shared by Tony Boey Johor Kaki (@johorkaki)          

       
     
         
  
Written by Tony Boey on 20 Sep 2021

No comments:

Post a Comment

All comments submitted with genuine identities are published