S$5 bowls of genuine Sarawak Kolo Mee value making a visit for

Kolo mee must be one of the vital underappreciated noodle dishes in Singapore. Often overshadowed by its universally widespread cousin wanton mee, this masterpiece of Sarawakian Chinese delicacies undoubtedly deserves extra consideration. I’m completely satisfied to report that Gold Kolo Mee Ju Xiong within the Kopitiam at 205 Bedok North is doing its half to share the magic with Singaporeans every single day.

Coming on 8 years because it opened, this stall is arguably the most effective locations in Singapore to do that dish. Prepared from an unique Sarawakian recipe by the house owners, it ought to be your first possibility if you wish to uncover genuine kolo mee.

What I attempted

You already know the reply to the header: there isn’t a method you could come to Ju Xiong and never strive their signature Sarawak Kolo Mee (S$5).

The stall presents three variations of the dish— white, purple, and black.

White kolo mee is the unique model. It is served with sambal and you’re free to pile on as a lot lower inexperienced and purple chilli as you would like in your noodles.

Black kolo mee will get its identify for the soya sauce it’s coated in. The sauce on purple kolo mee is a mix of lard, shallot oil, soy sauce, and char siew sauce that offers it the attribute color.

On the day we visited, that they had run out of the purple model because of its overwhelming reputation.

The stall operators put together kolo mee the identical method that they’ve executed for many years. The base is made up of springy dry egg noodles that aren’t too oily. It is topped with beneficiant quantities of flavourful orange-edged char siew (Cantonese fashion barbecued pork) and aromatic minced pork.

Beautiful little cylinders of inexperienced shallots type the garnishing. Most different kolo mee distributors additionally high off the bowl with fried onions however that was not the case right here. Some may complain however, personally, I choose to not have them.

I discovered the noodles to be just a little dry, however I can not inform if the bowl was ready that method or if I had left it too lengthy whereas I attempted to take one of the best footage. By distinction, the char siew was executed good and I discovered the minced pork to be mild and flavourful regardless of the wait. The aroma wafting from the shallots warmed by the meat and noodles was wonderful.

I selected the smaller $5 bowl however the serving was beneficiant, to say the least. I might not be capable to end a single bowl all by myself.

Because the purple kolo mee was not obtainable, we determined to strive the Sarawak Laksa (S$6) as an alternative. This is a singular technique to put together a traditional laksa that features each coconut milk and tamarind paste.

Perhaps it was the excellence of the 2 kolo mee dishes however the laksa paled compared. Having had among the most famous laksas in Singapore, I discovered the Ju Xiong model to be common at greatest.

It lagged an extended distance behind within the perfume division and, most significantly, didn’t have the spiciness kick to make up for it. I might not exit of my method to do that dish.

Final Thoughts

Overall, the similarity of kolo mee to wanton mee was apparent however you’ll be able to simply inform one aside from the opposite— kolo mee is at all times served dry whereas the opposite is at all times served with a bowl of soup. Wanton followers will certainly disagree however I discover that the presence of the soup could be distracting, and that it takes away from a full enjoyment of the flavour of the meat and noodles.

Ju Xiong’s Sarawak Kolo Mee is an fascinating and scrumptious instance of the extensive and great world of Sarawakian Chinese delicacies. If you’re within the Bedok neighborhood, it’s nicely value sampling. I come to that conclusion primarily based on each its style and the worth for cash it provides. There are few higher methods to spend lunchtime and S$5.

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