Showing posts with label singmalay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label singmalay. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Laksa at Uncle Lim's

My first bowl of Laksa was at Katong Laksa, I have been addicted ever since even though it can be too spicy at some times to be tolerated.
If Laksa is on the menu, it has to be ordered.
Since then I have been compiling a singamalay series on my blog and openrice but after a few, you get to know what a good one is from the presentation and taste.
I got a fair share of Singaporean and Malaysian Laksa in Hong Kong even though some places may have closed for good and new ones have popped up but in the UK I have not tried many.
Before I go, I usually check their menu and photos to see if its the real deal.
The laksa at Uncle Lim's looked the part with thin rice vermicelli, tofu puffs in a strong looking broth.
On the menu they also had mee siam and prawn mee which show they serve truly Singmalay dishes.

Visited Uncle Lim's and ordered the Laksa.
When it came, it looked consistent just like the photos with that strong looking broth and lots of tofu puffs.
The rice vermicelli was not too spicy followed by an aromatic broth, taking a sip of the broth I realized it was quite spicy.
Overall, it was really good and tasted how it should be so next time I will be trying another noodle for comparison.

On a side note, as I was paying through card, I had to use the order from table thing but I didn't have the internet so it was helpful that they helped me through with ordering and then I entered my details.
The only scary thing is the card payment so hopefully their phone didn't get hacked or I'm screwed.
Anyway time will tell, so next time I will have some cash ready to pay.

















Monday, September 28, 2009

[Singmalay Part 9] Malaymama 馬拉媽媽

[Singmalay Part 9]
Came here for afternoon tea, so ordered their Laksa and Noodles in Soy sauce, the portion of the noodles in soy sauce was quite small, which was good in a way because I was still hungry, so ordered the prawn noodles as well!!!

Noodles in Soy sauce with chicken and roast pork:
The noodles tasted like the noodles I previously tried at On Lei in SKW.
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=1994966
The shredded chicken was tender and juicy, and wasn't dry, tasteless or had an overnight odour like some places.
The roast pork was ok and the soup that came with the noodles was natural, no msg was added.

Laksa:
not that spicy, the soup wasn't that strong, Katong still rates the FIRST!!!
Anyway the vermicelli was good!! they are the thread like vermicelli, same at Katong.
Also the soup didn't have MSG.

Prawn noodles:
Tasted relatively good, as good at the prawn noodle shop in wanchai, but in a different way.
The prawn noodles here tasted good, because the vermicelli was thin, so could take in the flavour of the soup, however the prawn soup at wanchai tastes stronger, but the noodles there are not good.


Malaymama 馬拉媽媽
Shop 11A, Mercer Street, Sheung Wan, Sheung Wan

Wednesday, September 09, 2009

[Singmalay Part 11] Relish Noodle 狀元麵館

[Singmalay Part 11]
As a laksa lover, I will try laksa at where ever you can find it.
Relish Noodle isn't Singaporean but the usual cha chan teng and possibly a chain of May Wong’s, but worse.

The restaurant is very cramped with tables at one side with a corridor only wide enough for one person.

Despite the setting, still decided to eat there, waited for ages for someone to come over and take the orders.
Ordered Laksa and Vietnamese noodle and added $5 for green tea with jelly drink.

The laksa just tasted like diluted laksa, not spicy and tasteless, you could only tell it was laksa by appearance and smell ONLY.

The Vietnamese noodles was Ok, nothing too bad or too good about it.

But the worst thing was, the drink was on the printed receipt, but they forgot to put the order in the kitchen.

Relish Noodle 狀元麵館
184-186 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai

Wednesday, September 02, 2009

[Singmalay Part 8] King Laksa 喇沙王

[Singmalay Part 8]
Of all laksas I have had, I am still a loyal fan of Katong and I have yet to try Malaymama.

The only thing unique with the laksa here, is that you can choose silver pin noodles.
The Laksa was not spicy at all, and the soup was thin, the oysters were added when served.

The satays with yellow ginger rice turned out to be the star of lunch.
Although slightly over on the sweet side, but it was very delicious.
The rice, known as ginger rice, was a bit bland.

The satays were ok, only the beef and chicken was good, the pork had bits of fat on it.
The octopus was chewy and tasteless, but tasted good together with the beef satay.

All their chopsticks were black, however there was a pair of light blue chopsticks on our table which I liked.

As for the environment, it was so hot and unairconditioned, a total glutton for punishment eating there on a hot day, I was wearing hot pants and vest top and I was fuming from inside out!

King Laksa 喇沙王
20 Gilmans Bazaar

Friday, July 03, 2009

[Singmalay Part 10] Ma Thai 馬泰

As mentioned in my earlier review, I would revisit this place to try either the Laksa or the Buk Ku Teh.
So this time I tried the Laksa, just to compare it with the other places that I had it.

For a bowl of Laksa, it was priced at $60, which is the average Laksa price in Hong Kong for a seafood one.
As shown in the picture, the seafood were the frozen ones as expected with no taste, boiled and placed on top of the noodles when served.

The prawns were conveniently peeled but it didn’t have any prawn taste.

Anyway the laksa tasted better than I expected, the soup was much stronger, it was thick and full bodied, creamy, but not too strong of coconut.
The noodles were the thick white ones like spaghetti, they were soft and flavoured from the soup.
The tofu was slightly harder and chewier than preferred, the soup was not spicy at all, so anyone who cannot eat spicy laksa, can try it here.
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For dessert I had coconut banana fritters, the batter was just right, light and crispy, inside with pureed banana, and topped with lots of desiccated coconut. The sweetness was acceptable.
Quite a good dessert too.


Ma thai 馬泰
Shop No.197A, East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Road, Tseung Kwan O

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

[Singmalay Part 6] Prawn Noodle Shop 蝦麵店


[Singmalay Part 6]

After the disaster I had at Pho26 which Openrice rejected my review, I decided to try the Prawn noodle restaurant next door.

Before I tried this, I compared their menu against Katong, prices here a cheaper.
However they are relatively cheaper because of their ingredients, ie seafood because Prawn noodle shop offers mussels, crabsticks, fish balls which are frozen goods and readily available.
Katong is more expensive as it contains big prawns, and cockles, where they need to be sourced.

The most expensive prawn mee offered by Katong is 70 dollars while Prawn noodle shop costs 43 dollars.

Anyway, walking in the shop, there is a strong prawn smell, which is reassuring, as they specialize in Prawn noodles.

I ordered the Prawn noodles, which I was told was spicy by the staff.
However it was not that spicy, just like the other reviewers said, so I would recommend this place for people who can't have it that spicy.
The soup base is strong in prawn, and not so sweet as the other places, and it doesn't have black pepper taste either.

Noodle wise, they have the basics, Cambodian noodles, vermicelli, and oil noodles. But I don't like the vermicelli here, as it is thicker than the ones in Katong, and sweeter.

For the main ingredients, the pork was good, not too dry and had flavour to it, prawn wise, a little less in quantity than Katong, in Katong, one prawn is sliced into two pieces, however here, the prawn is sliced into four pieces.


Prawn Noodle Shop 蝦麵店
Shop 4, G/F, Rialto Building, No. 2 Landale St, Wan Chai

Friday, July 04, 2008

[Singmalay Part 5] Pasar Singaporean Flavour 巴沙新加坡小品

[Singmalay Part 5]
I think this is my third time eating in a Singaporean restaurant.

Ordered fried quay teo, Prawn noodles (vermicelli) and pandan cake, barley water and salted lemon drink.
In my opinion I think the food here is a little over priced in comparison with the other two I've tried.

Fried quay teo: tasted ok , reasonable portion size.
Prawn noodles: the soup base didn't have much prawn taste, just peppery.
Also it didn't have a big prawn like Katong, considering it was priced more than Katong.

The drinks were ok, the barley water tastes better than kxtong, not so strong.

Although the Pandan cake didn't taste that good, it was the best, quite a big portion for $28 dollars. There was a good Pandan taste but I thought there was too much eggy taste in it.

Pasar Singaporean Flavour 巴沙新加坡小品
197 Johnston Road, Wan Chai

Friday, June 20, 2008

[Singmalay Part 4] [Katong Laksa Prawn Mee 加東叻沙蝦麵]

[Singmalay Part 4]
I still havent tried all the Singmalay food here, but according to reviewers for Katong, the Laksa is not that spicy, so I ordered the Laksa.

It tasted much better than the one in Jordan.

Firstly the broth had a very fragrant coconut aroma.
It had a really creamy coconut taste and wasn't just a sweet taste with strong prawn broth in it too.
Secondly they used "mung noodle" which went well with the broth.

The other things such as tofu puffs tasted really good as it soaked up the broth.

Will come back to try the Prawn Mee and the Spare rib tea.


[Katong Laksa Prawn Mee 加東叻沙蝦麵]
Shop D1, G/F, 155 Jaffe Road, Wan Chai

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

[Singamalay Part 3] Katong Laksa Prawn Mee 加東叻沙蝦麵

[Singamalay Part 3]
Went there on a Tuesday, after the pouring rain!!!!

A very busy restaurant located in Wanchai, seemingly more well known than the previous two.

Ordered the Traditional Mee Siam, the Beef Rendang and cold Barley water.

Beef Rendang:
Beef lumps in coconut milk which I didn't really like it, I found it very smelly as if the milk had gone off.
The rice was rather soggy.

Mee Siam:
OOOOh I really love this dish!! Thin rice vermicelli was used, and it was mixed in some sort of spices, anyway the soup base with really refreshing, and zingy, slightly sour and strong in a spicy sense.
The prawn tasted very fresh and there was orange matter in its head.

[Katong Laksa Prawn Mee 加東叻沙蝦麵]
Shop D1, G/F, 155 Jaffe Road, Wan Chai

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

[Singmalay Part 2] YEOH'S BAH KUT TEH 楊氏肉骨茶

[Singmalay Part 2]
Went here because Sing Ma Restaurant was under refurbishment.

Ordered their house special: Laksa, and the Bah Kut Teh (original).

Laksa:
The soup was strong with coconut, nicely flavoured, not too rich and not too spicy.
The noodles in the laksa was a mixture of rice vermicelli and "oil noodles".
Anyway there were lots of other standard things on the laksa, such as beancurd, prawns,etc.
Personally I liked the soup, but I disliked the noodles, because they don't really soak up the soup, so quite tasteless.

Bah Kut Teh:
There were many versions offered here which was good, especially for non pork eaters. The soup was flavoured just right, not too strong or salty.
To me there was a strong taste of chinese mushrooms (shiitake).
The ribs that came were a little dry, or maybe cos they have been in the pot for quite some time.

[Singmalay Part 1] - Sing Ma Food Restaurant 星馬軒餐廳

[Singmalay Part 1]
I can't believe it! This was supposed to be one of my first pieces for the Singmalay series.
I came all the way to try Sing Ma Food Restaurant, and it's under refurbishment!
Luckily I have done my research and there is an alternative around Jordan called Buk Keh Teh or something like that!!!

Sing Ma Food Restaurant 星馬軒餐廳
Address: Shop D, G/F, 26 Parkes St., Jordan
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