I went to Yishun to try a food stall residents recommended highly. It was alright but since I came all the way here, I needed one more thing (hopefully mind blowing) to make my trip worth it.
Then, I remembered KF Seetoh just shared a TiK Tok about One Mouth Noodle wanton mee at Yishun Park Hawker Centre. So, I walked over here to give it a try.
It's a quiet Thursday morning. One Mouth is a one man show, so it was nearly 9:30am before everything was ready. The boss makes everything himself here - from noodles to wanton to char siew. Yes, one of the rare true blue, definitive hawkers of Singapore 2023.
Already three quarter tank full, I just ordered the small $5.50 portion to try.
Sauce is mildly savoury lardy, has shallot oil, but no chili, no ketchup. A bit like the Malaysian black type wanton mee sauce but more flat as it is less intense in savoury-saltiness and lardiness.
The noodles here is the hero, champ in Singapore in my opinion. The noodles are made daily fresh at the stall with wheat flour and 100% chicken eggs only.
A bit skinny, light weight but packs an airy crunch like the punch of a tai chi master (I imagine lah). You know, seems soft but got kick. Seems light but can feel the punch. Master level lah.
Love it.
The char siew was good too. Freshly made hot from the oven, the meat was lean, moist, soft tender, tasted savoury porcine though not sweet. Not the top KL char siew standard but in the very good band of Singapore and Johor char siew.
The wanton was a surprise. Looks a bit doughy and relatively small i.e. underwhelming but it hides a fresh tasty shrimp inside. Very delicious.
The soup has layers of umami savouriness from dried seafood and possibly dried vegetables inside.
The suburban hawker centre environment, the harried one man operation, the tiny crowded stall, but this is one fine wanton mee as good as any in air conditioned restaurants in Singapore.
I will be back whenever I crave that sifu's airy punch which only One Mouth has in Singapore.
Yishun turned out to be a wanton mee haven with this, plus Chef Kin and 630 wanton mee. Help me add more to make this list better 🙏
Written by Tony Boey on 19 Oct 2023
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