tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659859995099007525.post8075638833279084358..comments2024-03-19T09:45:21.051+00:00Comments on Eat Noodles Love Noodles: Review: Rasa Sayang (Malaysian & Singaporean), LondonMr Noodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13327242172810414292noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659859995099007525.post-85310800558540560752010-02-05T08:00:58.098+00:002010-02-05T08:00:58.098+00:00Anon - thanks for your detailed insight into the c...Anon - thanks for your detailed insight into the classic prawn noodle as it should be made. I wish I was a time traveller so I could taste the 'hae mee' in Singapore back in the day.Mr Noodleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13327242172810414292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659859995099007525.post-53618811273257815992010-02-04T23:36:58.638+00:002010-02-04T23:36:58.638+00:00By the way you certainly would NOT get this type o...By the way you certainly would NOT get this type of Hokkien Prawn Mee Soup at Rasa Sayang, as the restaurant is halal and does not serve pork or pig products in any form.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659859995099007525.post-63132615653589652442010-02-04T23:33:45.177+00:002010-02-04T23:33:45.177+00:00The classic Prawn Noodle Soup (or Hae Mee as it is...The classic Prawn Noodle Soup (or Hae Mee as it is called in Singapore, where I came from originally) has as its base a fragrant stock made from prawn heads and shells fried in lard, to which a little pork stock is then added and the whole lot mashed with a ladle or spatula until the liquid turns bright orange with the pigment from the prawn shells and the prawn roe. The stock should be made from a mixture of pork meat (belly or shoulder), pork ribs and a pig tail and flavoured with a chili sambal. The noodles should be a mixture of thick Hokkien yellow noodles and the fine rice vermicelli (beehoon or mifen). The prawns from which the shells were used are then cooked in the same stock and served together with the noodles with sambal belacan and cut local limes (kalamansi). The bowl of noodles should be topped with crisp fried shallot slices and bits of lardons (little cubes of fried pig fat). At least this is my memory of the dish which I ate growing up in 50s and 60s Singapore, especially in the hawker stalls along Hokkien Street. Naturally a more health-conscious generation has now eschewed the lard and fatty parts of the pig, and the dish has lost a lot of its character. I try to make hae mee at home sticking to the old ways (as taught to me by relatives) but I must admit not TOO often!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659859995099007525.post-78919253149709594652009-09-11T10:16:43.187+01:002009-09-11T10:16:43.187+01:00Hi Su-Lin, thanks for dropping by. I would also lo...Hi Su-Lin, thanks for dropping by. I would also love to find out exactly where the 'Wikipedia' prawn noodles photo was taken ! The only clue I have is that the contributor is from Singapore.Mr Noodleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13327242172810414292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659859995099007525.post-18746010320689376232009-09-10T17:19:54.071+01:002009-09-10T17:19:54.071+01:00Wow - can't say I've ever had Hokkien mee ...Wow - can't say I've ever had Hokkien mee with prawns like that before (Wikipedia photo)!Su-Linhttp://tamarindandthyme.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659859995099007525.post-43849208397812395422009-09-08T13:55:24.013+01:002009-09-08T13:55:24.013+01:00The lack of prawns still rankles and now I find ou...The lack of prawns still rankles and now I find out there should also be pork rib ! Not been to Kiasu for ages as Queensway is a bit of a trek but I'll definitely try it next time I'm in that part of town. Thanks for dropping by.Mr Noodleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13327242172810414292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659859995099007525.post-57031624280294123532009-09-08T10:58:02.350+01:002009-09-08T10:58:02.350+01:00Awww that is so cute, yeh you should definitely ge...Awww that is so cute, yeh you should definitely get more than two prawns! Anyway, try Kiasu (Queensway) next time, I love their food and the prawn noodle is amazing!cattyhttp://www.thecattylife.comnoreply@blogger.com