Hakka-style & one of the best YTF I’ve had in Singapore, jumbo units from $5.80

Mam Mam Yong Tau Fu by Chef Sebastian isn’t like a lot of the different meals and hawker stalls that I’ve reviewed. Much of that has to do with the truth that it’s manner out in Yishun. However, my go to did jolt me into realising that making an extended journey could be properly value it.

The stall is situated within the Kedai Kopi Coffee Shop at 925 Yishun Central 1. Kedai Kopi Coffee Shop is a Muslim-friendly espresso store chain that has shops in Clementi, Haig Road and Ang Mo Kio as properly.

One of the primary issues I seen was that the place isn’t arrange like a typical espresso store. It’s nonetheless informal, sure, however there’s extra heat to the place. More care has been taken (and doubtless more cash spent, too) on the tables and chairs for extra consolation. The decor doesn’t function the inflexible sterile white tiling we’re used to in common espresso outlets.

The Mam Mam Yong Tau Fu stall itself is a nice sight. It combines easy-to-read signage and vivid lights illuminating the substances on show with the mellow color scheme properly. My eating associate and I had been keen to start out and ordered virtually the whole lot on the menu.

What I attempted at Mam Mam Yong Tau Fu

Fun reality: “Mam Mam” is a colloquial time period for “eat”.

This stall has a barely extra in depth vary of substances than the everyday yong tau fu stall.

By the top of the night, I had determined that beancurd pores and skin with fish paste, ngoh hiang, white tofu with fish chilli paste, meatball with beancurd pores and skin, and you tiao with cuttlefish are important for a great meal right here.

Order à la carte and select 6 gadgets at S$0.80 every. 1 Plain Noodle and 5 items (S$4.80) is an efficient selection however you may additionally think about including Laksa/Tom Yam (+S$1).

The Mam Mam Signature Style Set (S$5.80) is labelled a must-try and I agree! You have a selection of minced hen with noodles (hakka noodle or Ipoh hor enjoyable) or rice. That’s not crucial choice, although.

It’s selecting between the authentic hen soup and spicy hen soup. Each accommodates inventory cooked for 10 hours. I discovered the spicy model the hands-down winner. Don’t get me incorrect— the unique soup is beautiful, too, however the spicier model is miles forward by way of flavour.

In reality, I preferred it a lot extra that I began transferring the yong tau fu substances from the unique bowl to the spicy one. It had been raining continuous that week and the meal did wonders for clearing my sinuses.

Also on our record was the Power Laksa. So, there I used to be, cooing away on the wonderful spicy hen soup when this fellow arrived. To my shock, it jostled itself confidently into first place.

This bowl of laksa ran the complete gamut of flavours I really like from this basic native dish. With such strong back-up within the type of the beancurd variants and chilli with fish paste, it was no shock. It had the proper stability of coconut hints and spiciness.

The Hakka Noodle with Minced Chicken was yummy! Soft and flavourful, it’s actually one among my must-try suggestions with the wonderful spicy hen soup.

This is the Ipoh hor enjoyable. As you’ll be able to see from the image, it’s fairly distinctly on the wetter facet. Some individuals could adore it that manner however I actually want the marginally drier model. The mushiness of it distracted from the style which, by itself, was fairly good.

Good as the whole lot was, one bowl did fail to move muster in my view. The flavours within the Authentic Tom Yam appeared to have gone awry, with an excessive amount of depth from sure substances. Instead of complementing one another, they competed for consideration and detracted from the general style. I’m taking a look at you, coconut milk and lemongrass. 

Final ideas

It’s a no brainer that the freshness, flavour and high quality of the yong tau fu substances are crucial to the style. It’s when they’re constructed up by a strong base {that a} yong tau fu stall actually excels. That’s what I discovered right here.

No surprises that I’m referring significantly to the the spicy hen soup yong tau fu dish (with Hakka noodles) and Power Laksa. Both these bowls actually made my day. A particular point out goes to the hearty parts. Mam Mam’s Signature Style Set is unquestionably a full meal, even for giant eaters.

In a nutshell, that is one yong tau fu dish I’m able to mam mam any day!

Expected injury: S$5.80 – S$10 per pax

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