Hokkien style Fried prawn noodles

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Last night I had the chance to eat one of my favourite Chinese cuisine dish - the Hokkien style fried prawn noodles. And a few reasons why I love this dish is that there are few types of seafood in it, these are fish cake, squid, and of course a generous serving of prawns.

In addition, among all of the "dry" noodle dishes that I know of, the Hokkien style is the one with a lot of sauce on it. So with this dish, the slurping of noodles is allowed :D

Before I start with the dish, let me show you the place first. It's in the Serangoon area, inside the NEX shopping mall, and the name of the food centre is Food Republic. The Food Republic is basically a modernized version of a "Kopitiam", a traditional "open food center style", it's modernized because it's already air conditioned. It's also said that the quality is better that's why the price is higher than what you can find from its traditional version.

The noodle dish is cooked fresh, in a matter of 5-7 minutes, it will be done in front of you and will be served on the counter while you wait. So you'll have the assurance that the food is still steaming hot as you sat down to your table.

As you can see, I was provided with 3 slightly big pieces of prawns. The only turn-off is that the shells or skin isn't removed yet and so I had to use the spoon and fork. I can't really use chopsticks to peel off the skin :(

When it comes to the overall quantity & quality of the dish, I'm satisfied with it. I ordered for smallest portion and it's already generous enough for my standard. The prawn flavour is also satisfying. I learned that they are using the broth from the prawn and stir-fry it with the noodles until it become a thick prawn sauce. The noodles itself is tasty since it absorbs part of the broth and the flavour of prawns is infused to it.

I also like the presentation, even it's in a plate, they still served it on a traditional leaf that was used during the olden days. It doesn't improve the taste but it add up to the experience.

By the way, this dish is one of the top dishes that Singapore can offer. So if you happen to visit this country anytime soon, I strongly suggest for you to give it a try.

Cheers!
FT