The standard here is ma la soup, so if you want the dry version, please let them know when ordering! We were quite sad knowing that we got a bowl of ma la soup instead, but boy, this soup is super potent with generous amount of dried chilli and grinded chilli padi in the broth. The soup itself, though oily, had a tinge of sourness that kicked our tastebuds further. We paid $5 for this bowl full of ingredients — 4 slices of luncheon meat, loads of conjac, thick noodle and oyster mushroom. One of the best ma la soup around!
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The take-away stall is just outside the Chinatown MRT exit C; it’s called Old Chengdu.