Hai Xian Zhu Zhou Review: Famous Ke Kou Mian And Seafood Ee-Mee At Yishun

If not for the horrifying health facts that often accompany instant noodles, I am sure Maggie mee would not be a once-in-a-blue-moon treat for me. After putting off and resisting the desire to try the famous ke kou mian from Bukit Panjang’s Hai Xian Zhu Zhou , I finally gave in when I realised they as well have a stall that is much nearer to my home.

Famous Ke Kou Mian From $3 At Yishun | Hai Xian Zhu Zhou Food at Hai Xian Zhu Zhou Hai Xian Zhu Zhou serves a wider variety of porridge than koka noodles but judging by the number of koka noodle bowls seen on the tables at the kopitiam, the latter seems to be their more popular dish. While we were there, we tried three of their noodle dishes, the first being Pork Koka Noodles ($3) .

The koka noodles were hardly visible as the top was entirely covered with vegetables, lean pork meat, minced meat, and huge layers of pig’s liver. Together with the generous amount of well-marinated meat, the bowl was tasty, comforting, and definitely value-for-money. The sun was relentless when we were there but if it were a rainy day, I can imagine how satisfying the piping hot bowl of noodles would be.

The second bowl that we tried was their Seafood Ee-Mee ($5.50) . With a heap of ee-mee sitting at the bottom, the bowl was brimming with three large prawns, thick fish slices, pieces of cuttlefish, and lean pork meat.

For the soup, the taste of meat was unmistakable and with the seafood in it, the savour was also enhanced with a slight sweetness. The freshness of the prawns was prominent in the soup, along with a hint of the ee-mee taste. For a stall not specialising in seafood soup, I was pleased at how well-executed it was.

Even so, that was what I preferred as the ee-mee had its own taste which was lighter, and complemented the soup. Even if $5.50 may be a steep quotation for a bowl of noodles served at a hawker stall, the huge amount of seafood justifies the rate.

Compared to the first two bowls, the tom yum soup was much more concentrated. When I tried the soup even so, it was not the spiciness that hit me, but the saltiness and sourness of the soup. The minced and lean meat that came in the soup were thoroughly marinated and tasty on their own.

That said, after soaking in the tom yum, the taste was again way too much for my palate. Even though there was a queue forming at about 12pm, the owners of the stall were efficient and we did not have to wait more than a few minutes for the food to be served to us.

Even though the taste of the soup and noodles may be a little strong, I still enjoyed my overall experience there. The amount of elements found in each bowl of noodles was the highlight for me and for that, the noodles at Hai Xian Zhu Zhou are definitely a steal.