I took my kids out to lunch in Ipoh Garden South (I know, it's a school day) because yesterday while buying herbs at Soong Kong, I spied 2 ladies eating the black, thick noodles that I love so much at the Sentosa Ria coffee shop next door.
I grew up eating Hokkien Mee or Tai Lok Meen (big fat noodles) in PJ and I so miss Hokki
en Mee; however, it is not an Ipoh dish, so there is a dearth of places that sell it here. And even those that do, don't match up.
en Mee; however, it is not an Ipoh dish, so there is a dearth of places that sell it here. And even those that do, don't match up.As I discovered today. It looks good enough, but there was just no "fire" taste to the dish; the black sauce used failed to deliver the salty-sweet taste that is trademark to a good Hokkien Mee; and the fried pieces of lard were not numerous enough nor crispy enough. I took away a packet of the Hokkien Mee for hubby and he too said, "fail".
There is one other place that sells a kinda passable Hokkien Mee - an old uncle and wife who run a stall in a coffee shop (sorry I can't remember the name) opposite Yum Yum Restaurant on Persiaran Greenhill.
Sigh.....I would be glad to find a good Hokkien Mee in Ipoh.
