Hainan Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee

After trying the 91 Fried Kway Teow Mee, Makan Boy and I hopped down to basement level for Hainan Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee!

Extremely simple and straightforward business offering.

Hainan Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee. A mix of style from two different provinces?

What you see is what you get.

The boss stood out with his lab goggles while he fry his noodles and they have only one serving portion at $3 per plate. And yes... they have the same "One set of chopsticks and spoon per plate" policy as 91 Fried Kway Teow Mee. (O_o)

Spot the... 2 prawns.

There were only 2 small prawns, a few slices of sotong and one small slice of pork belly in the whole plate of noodles. -_-

Burnt elements from the wok.

As seen in the above macro shot, Hainan Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee consists of mainly yellow noodles and thin beehoon. The black spots on the noodles are a result of the boss's stir frying technique which gives the noodles a flavour and fragrance we refer to as wok hei, or simply, wok aroma. To impart wok hei, the food must be cooked in a wok over a high flame while being stirred and tossed quickly. This is the reason why you can taste the infusion of the red hot wok and burnt elements in Hainan Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee.

They have that X-factor in their flavourful and tasty dry noodles but they should be more generous with their ingredients. Afterall, how can you call it prawn mee when there is only 2 prawns? I definitely still prefer wet versions of fried hokkien prawn mee (with of course more prawns), so this place is a no-no if you are like me.

Hainan Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee  
Golden Mile Food Centre
505 Beach Road  
#B1-34  
Singapore 199583
Tel: 62946798
Daily: 11am - 9pm
Closed on Wednesdays