Super yummy mee siam with even nicer lontong at Chinatown

I’ve by no means been a fan of mee siam, I imply it actually tells you to go away.. ba dum tss. On a critical notice, I can’t even bear in mind the final time I had one. I took that lengthy lapse of mee siam in my life as an indication to move over to Aziz Jaffar Muslim Food, which is situated at Chinatown Complex. They are identified for his or her mee siam and have been round since 1968.

Whilst Chinatown MRT station is the closest cease, Outram Park MRT station is an efficient different for these staying within the North-East aspect of Singapore, requiring only some minutes of strolling earlier than reaching Chinatown Complex. Aziz Jaffar Muslim Food is among the few Muslim-friendly meals obtainable there. Some good stalls embody Mum Daughter Kitchen and Bamboo Nasi Rendang.

What I attempted at Aziz Jaffar Muslim Food

The meals selections at Aziz Jaffar Muslim Food had been equal to a Malay meals starter pack. It had virtually each traditional Malay dish, like Nasi Lemak (S$3.50), Mee Rebus (S$3.50), Nasi Sambal Goreng (S$6) and naturally, Mee Siam (S$3.50). 

It even serves nasi padang with completely different lauk (aspect dishes) similar to Asam Pedas (S$3.50), Sambal Fish (S$3.50) and Ayam Merah (S$3.50). But my thoughts was already set on the Mee Siam and obtained myself an extra order of Lontong.

The Mee Siam was served with bee hoon noodles coated in a watery reddish gravy. It was topped with cubes of fried tofu, chopped chives and naturally, a boiled egg. There was additionally sambal and lime on the aspect. 

It solely took me one spoonful of Mee Siam to remind me why I’ve by no means been an enormous fan of it within the first place. It had this savoury and spicy style that I actually couldn’t put my finger on. A fast search on-line will let you know that it’s speculated to style bitter and spicy, however I believed there was extra sweetness than tanginess.

As the spoonfuls grew, I grew to become extra accustomed to its flavours. That, coupled with the well-cooked noodles and additional chewy tofu bits, made it surprisingly simple to eat. The spiciness, regardless of being average at greatest, was sufficient to offset the sweetness of the gravy. It by no means got here to the purpose the place I felt jelak.

However, at the same time as I completed my plate, I nonetheless couldn’t pinpoint the precise flavours of what I ate, which bugged me.

Having eaten at Queenstown Lontong, my expectation for Aziz Jaffar Muslim Food’s rendition of this fashionable dish was excessive. And I feel this was presumably higher than what I had.

There was no subtlety to its creaminess and I appreciated it for that. You can clearly style the coconut milk at work, full-time.

The cabbages had been additionally cooked to close melt-in-your-mouth perfection. Unlike, Queenstown Lontong, there weren’t any candy undertones which made it an ideal dish to have after my Mee Siam. Unfortunately, I wasn’t an enormous fan of the sambal because it was somewhat too tangy for me and didn’t go properly with the general creaminess of the dish. 

Final ideas

I feel it’s a fantastic injustice to suggest Aziz Jaffar Muslim Food solely for its Mee Siam as their scrumptious Lontong means the opposite dishes are most likely good as properly. I imply, they’ve been round for 55 years in spite of everything!

This a particular must-try particularly while you’re round Chinatown and have had one too many mee pok or roasted duck rice dishes.

I’m glad that I selected this spot to finish my decades-long of ghosting mee siam and admittedly, it’ll most likely be a couple of years’ time earlier than I’ve mee siam once more, however no less than I do know the place to take action.

Expected injury: S$3.50 – S$7 per pax

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