$2.50 soupy bak chor mee in a effervescent claypot in Maxwell Food Centre

When I heard {that a} stall in Maxwell Food Centre bought soupy bak chor mee for simply S$2.50— to not point out in a claypot— I assumed it was too good to be true, and determined to take a look at Ah Gong Minced Pork Noodle for myself. 

Given Singapore’s rising inflation charge, I arrived at Ah Gong Minced Pork Noodle totally anticipating to seek out that that they had revised their costs.

After all, no one would blame them for elevating their costs. Rising meals prices and an more and more aggressive market has resulted in loads of hawker stalls closing down.

Yet, there it was— S$2.50 soupy bak chor mee that was cooked and served in a piping claypot!

What I attempted at Ah Gong Minced Pork Noodle

I began out with the dish I got here right here for: Bak Chor Mee (Soup) (S$2.50). Each order is made recent upon order, so you’ll be able to watch because the uncle and auntie accountable for the stall whip up your orders on the spot by cooking it in particular person claypots, just like claypot rice.

Do observe that whereas this dish is accessible in each soup and dry variations, you’ll need to top-up an extra S$0.50 for the dry model. To preserve it inside S$2.50, we went forward with the soup model and requested for mee kia noodles.

While the S$2.50 Bak Chor Mee got here together with your common components, similar to noodles, minced pork, lard, a few cabbage leaves and shallots, the very first thing that I seen was the heaping quantity of noodles that virtually took up the whole bowl. 

Slippery and slurp-worthy, the mee kia noodles did its job in filling me up, although I want that that they had been eggier and springier. Plus, the overwhelming quantity of noodles soaked up the soup sooner than I anticipated. 

It’s actually a double-edged sword that left me confused as as to whether I needs to be appreciative that I had been given extra noodles or not, particularly given such a low value level.

The auntie advised us that their soup is made with zero MSG, so that you gained’t really feel thirsty after. 

Indeed, after I tasted the soup, I seen instantly how recent, gentle and candy it was, with a pleasant full-bodied savouriness from the tee poh and pork bones that had gone into the inventory. There was none of that synthetic saltiness that sometimes comes with dishes laden with MSG.

 It was comforting and soothing, with the lard including a pleasing roasted smokiness to every sip. Plus, the claypot retained warmth nicely, and my soup remained sizzling even after a very good 15 to twenty minutes.

While the minced pork and lard gave a pleasant texture to the dish, I used to be left wishing for barely extra components (similar to meatballs) to enhance the noodles. Despite that, this was nonetheless a extremely satisfying dish that I nonetheless couldn’t consider solely value S$2.50.

We additionally determined to get Ah Gong Minced Pork Noodle’s Signature Bak Chor Mee (S$4.50), and topped up S$0.50 to get the dry model with mee pok noodles.

The noodles had been tossed in a tomato and chilli sauce combination, making a tangy but mildly spicy mixture of flavours. It was drier than anticipated, so we added a few spoonfuls of soup to loosen up the noodles, which was springy and bouncy.

What I loved most concerning the Signature Bak Chor Mee had been the components, which included dumplings, meatballs, crispy lard, shallots and beancurd pores and skin. While the silky dumpling skins had fallen aside, forsaking the fillings, the remainder of the meaty and crispy components had been savoury and substantial, making it tremendous gratifying.

Final ideas

For simply S$2.50, the soupy Bak Chor Mee is an actual steal. Not solely are you getting a considerable portion, the soup was a transparent winner and I might inform {that a} ton of effort had been put into it. Full-bodied, candy and with none of that overly salty MSG flavours, Ah Gong Minced Pork Noodle’s soup is one thing that I’d come again once more for.

If you’re particularly hungry or favor one thing with extra components, I’d suggest you go for Ah Gong Minced Pork Noodle’s Signature Bak Chor Mee as a substitute.

Expected injury: S$2.50 – S$5 per pax

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