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Ratings: 4.5/5.0

Blk 75, Toa Payoh Lor 5
Song Kee Fishball Noodles

I woke up this afternoon morning with a craving for my favourite fishball noodles. Without having my usual dosage of caffeine and dressed in an extremely sloppy manner, I went to get myself a packet of the noodles. Guess that’s what PMS blues can do to me occasionally.

The photo of the fishball noodles does not look as appetizing as some of the other photos that I have on the blog, but please don’t be deceived by it. I think I was really starving by the time I got home with my packet of noodles that I didn’t have the time and mood to take really good photo of the noodles.

Basically, there are many reasons why I love "Song Kee Fishball Noodles". The first and foremost reason is because of the chilli that they used for the noodles, which makes it really tasty. Hence, I’m forever asking the uncle to add more chilli in my noodles. Besides that, I guessed another reason is because this must be the most lard-laden noodles in Singapore. Most lard will taste good, but for some reasons, the lard used by this stall is especially crispy and delicious. Thus, a word of caution, despite how mouth-watering the noodles are, it’s not the healthiest food around. Preferably, it’s a food to eat only when you’ve a craving for it.

Moreover, for the price of $2.50, it comes with many fishballs, and the fishballs are really bouncy and chewy, making them very yummy. The funny thing is that personally, I hate fishballs a lot. Despite how yummy the fishballs are, I always give away my fishballs if possible. When I was young, my Dad used to buy fishballs for every meal almost daily. Thus I went from a fishball lover to someone who has a phobia of fishballs. By right, I shouldn’t be a fan of fishball noodles, especially since this stall loves to gives an exceptional number of fishballs (There used to be more fishballs in the noodles, but nowadays, they have substituted some of their fishballs with other ingredients like meat balls or tau pok). However, I love this fishball noodles too much to care whether there’s any fishball in the noodles or not.

Of course, the last but not least reason why this fishball noodles is so delicious is because the noodles always taste just right, not too overcooked or undercooked. Furthermore, it’s not just the "guo tiao" that’s delicious, its "mee pok" or "mee gia" will taste equally good. T

his stall is so popular that it doesn’t require any media advertisement for it. I got a feeling the owner does not want any advertisement for it too. Basically, the popularity of this noodle is spread purely by the word of mouth. On weekends, queues are formed for the noodles right from the lunch hour until the supper hour (10 pm?) or perhaps until the stall closes for the day.

Some extra tips on the noodles: The noodles are especially delectable when it’s prepared by its main "chef", which is an uncle with white hair.

~Sanz