I had long wanted to complete the trilogy of prawn noodle that originated from Blanco Court.
I tried the ones at Beach Road, and East Coast Road. This is the third one at Jalan Ayer. (There is a fourth shop at Jalan Kayu, so it is actually trilogy plus one 🤭 )
They also share another trait - rather confusing location names 🤭
Blanco Court Prawn Mee is at Beach Road 🤔
Beach Road Prawn Noodle is at East Coast Road 😕
And, this Jalan Sultan Prawn Noodle is at Jalan Ayer near Kallang MRT station 😬
The shop layout, all three of them are quite similar. Rustic hyperlocal charm (I like), quite comfortable, airy, and well kept (fastidiously cleaned) premises.
All three have similar prawn and pork noodle menu. They all sport a complementary fried fritter / ngoh hiang (Chinese five spice) stall. To many people, the flavours and contrasting textures of prawn mee and Chinese five spice fried fritters pair well together.
I opted for this $10 all prawn dry noodle version.
Mound of yellow noodles and beansprout, sambal sauce with lard, croutons, fried shallot, two prawns - one big, one smaller.
The dry version is all about the sauce. This is savoury, lardy, spicy in a moderate intensity, well balanced way. They provide chili powder at the side if you need more firepower but this was good enough for me.
The yellow noodles were done slightly on the softer side than I like. Slightly drippy and wet today (perhaps needed a little more draining). But it was well sauced and full flavoured despite being slightly wet and drippy. Ideally for me, I prefer slightly firmer noodles and moist but not drippy sauce.
Fresh, meaty, crunchy, sweet crustacean.
The soup was umami crustacean savoury porcine sweet. Nice.
(On second reading, I realised I didn't use the word robust as the soup didn't cross my mind as such. On further reflection, it is well balanced but doesn't go wham hit you with uber umami. So, my initial description stays. For some folks, the milder intensity is a plus.)
They provide soup refill 👍 Just bring your soup bowl to the counter.
Comparable to their sibling shops with not too much to tell them apart. Maybe it's down to ambiance and convenience of location depending on where you are at.
Hmm.... Perhaps we should talk about prawn mee in the same breath as chicken rice, bak chor mee, as some most loved Singapore hawker staples.
I'll be back to try the atas (premium) soup version with pig tail and king prawn ($15 now in 2023).
After this, I still have unfinished business at Blanco Prawn Noodle House at Jalan Kayu 😅
Stall name: Jalan Sultan Prawn Noodle
Address: 2 Jalan Ayer, Singapore 389141
Nearest MRT: 3 minutes walk from Kallang station (across the road and intersection)
Hours: 8am - 3pm (Tues off)
Written by Tony Boey on 16 Nov 2023
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I still prefer Blanco court prawn noodle at hajilane and the east Coast ( 2 brothers). This kallang MRT one is their relative.
ReplyDeleteone of my fav prawn noodles nearer to town. I like the "milder" soup, it has a certain sweetness to it.
ReplyDeletePossible to do a cover story about Blanco court and its history. Seems like a lot of good food originated from there.
ReplyDeleteWorld best! I eat there 2 to 3 times a month 😋😋 best thing u can ask for free refill of soup!
ReplyDeleteold location was at Jalan Pisang road.
ReplyDeleteI stayed 30+ years at pre-war house opp Blanco Court. There was a prawn mee stall in a coffee facing North Bridge Road at junction of Blance Lane, and shifed to Beach Road, as whole area give way to Blance Court.
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