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Foodclique and Happy Hawker are two longtime coffee shops at blk 132 Jurong Gateway Road. Located sided by side, both have been there for as long as I can remember.
A week ago, after having my Hakka yong tau foo at Foodclique, I went over next door to check out Happy Hawker which has changed hands earlier this year. It is currently known as 咖啡仔来了.
Other than the popular braised duck stall at the corner, the remaining stalls at this coffee shop are all new.
Among them is this stall named Keow Teow Kia which specializes in Malaysian-style noodles.
I am sure keow teow refers to kway teow but I wonder why is it spelled as such instead of koay teow like they usually do in Malaysia?
Anyway, on the menu are:
- keow teow soup ($4.50),
- dry noodle soup ($4.50),
- wine fragrance noodle soup ($4.80),
- bitter gourd minced meat soup with rice/noodle ($5.50),
- signature soup with rice/noodle ($5.50),
- salted fish mee tai mak soup ($5), and
- fish ball soup ($3.80)
Among the options available, the notable ones that caught my eye is the wine fragrance noodle soup and salted fish mee tai mak soup. I settled for the former.
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As its name implies, the wine fragrance noodle soup is basically a bowl of noodle soup with the addition of Shaoxing cooking wine.
Ingredients included minced pork, sliced pork, fried fish fritters, fish cake, fish balls and a leaf of lettuce.
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The wine is served separately in a spoon-like saucer which you can add according to your preference. I poured everything into the bowl of soup.
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There are already three pieces of fried fish fritters in the bowl but I topped up a dollar for additional eight pieces which is served separately in another bowl.
These flavor bombs are crispy, saltish and chewy.
I find the fish fritters in the dry bowl tastier than the ones soaking in the soup.
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How about the soul of this dish - the soup?
It is light yet flavorsome with a faint umaminess. Well, not too strong but just enough to give the soup some body. Perhaps this is what people meant by "less is more".
And this is even before the addition of the Shaoxing wine which gives off a nice aroma.
The portion of the keow teow kia is surprisingly generous. For the price point, this bowl of keow teow kia th'ng is good value for money.
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KEOW TEOW KIA 粿条仔
咖啡仔来了
Blk 132 Jurong Gateway Road
Blk 132 Jurong Gateway Road
Singapore 600132
Business Hours
Mon - Sun: 7.30am-8.30pm
Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/DiCCRtHY6zLJvZuEA
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