This lor mee is one of top four food stalls in Clementi 448 Market & Food Centre, judging by the queues everyday. It's a hearty bowl of tradition for $3.50.
This morning it took me about 20 minutes to reach this point in the queue.
My $3.50 serving. You won't see much of the noodles, handmade pork balls, braised egg, braised pork slices, and fish cake slices under the dark gooey sticky sauce, minced garlic, fried shallot, scallion and sambal.
The signature thick, globby lor or sauce. It was sticky but smooth.
The tender thick fat noodles made slurpy, smooth, and tasty by the clingy savoury, spicy, tangy lor.
The couple of minced pork balls seasoned with Chinese 5 spice and deep fried till golden brown with a slight crisp outside.
This is a simple and nice lor mee. No bells and whistles, not mind blowing. But, it felt comforting and heartwarming - then, I realised that for many people, the hawker centre is like their second home. "吃习惯了了 Used to it already" is often the response I get to my question "Why do you like this"?
The old hawkers' food is like mum / dad or the family's cooking. Yeah, that's how I'll explain the long queue everyday for such humble food.
Written by Tony Boey on 8 Dec 2021
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