The magic must be in the mushrooms; whether a minced pork noodles, or bak cho mee in hokkien, makes or breaks it depends largely on the stewed mushrooms in black sauce. Ah kow's mushroom is savory and complements really well with the noodles and minced pork, while they bathe in a mixture of vinegarish black sauce. The $4.50 version comes with fried bian yu 扁鱼(literal translation flat fish) which gives the dish an overall extra flavor when u bite into these crunchy bits. We always ask for more mushrooms instead of noodles for the $4.50 version, because Ah Kow is very generous with his noodles! And extra vinegar too!
I do feel that his mee kia (面仔 or thin yellow noodles) are somewhat a little less springy and QQ than some of my other favorite fishball or BCM stalls, but hub thinks it still has bite. One thing that ah kow misses the mark, in my humble opinion, is the meat dumpling. Their skin tears apart easily and gets soggy when mixed into the noodles, and they seem to have more skin than meat. Perhaps he should serve them with the soup instead.
Overall still a good bowl of BCM. Ah Kow is probably in his 60s, and it doesn't look like his kids are helping out at the store. I sure hope that he can continue this legend for as long as possible, and pass it on for someone to continue the legacy.
Rating: 3.75 / 5
Ah Kow Mushroom Minced Pork Noodles
#02-43 Hong Lim Food Centre
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| Only remembered to take photo after gobbling halfway through! |
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