[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

[Singmalay Part 7] Malaysia (Port Klang) Cuisine Limited 馬拉盞星馬美食

[Singmalay Part 7]
Usually I satisfy my Laksa cravings on the Hong Kong side, but after finding out there is one in MK, I decided to give it a try.

Looking at the menu, I felt like I had seen it before, one of the staff looked familiar too, then after asking him about it, it turns out that he was the guy from "YEOH'S BAH KUT TEH" in Jordan.

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Ordered the Pork rib tea and seafood laksa, price wise, it is all cheaper than the ones in Wanchai, ie Pasar and Katong.

The laksa soup here is rather bland, nothing like the strong ones in Wanchai, just like the previous review by Kwokmauyan.

The Bak Kut Teh (pork rib tea), tasted ok, not strong in herbs, and contained a lot of fatty meats.

Also the barley water I ordered way MEGA sweet, I even poured a third of it into a glass of warm water, and still it was so sweet.

Malaysia (Port Klang) Cuisine Limited 馬拉盞星馬美食
G/F, 143 Sai Yee Street, Mong Kok

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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.