My third bowl of fish soup at Xin Yuan Ji during a single seating. This is the fish head bee hoon soup, which is said to be one of their speciality.

But I didn't like this at all.. Yes, the fish head is well fried and crispy. But there's just too much skin which was really fishy, and that fishy taste gets into the soup which slightly tainted the otherwise sweet and fresh stock. The meat is tender but for a more substantial bite, I'll stick to their fried fish soup.

My favourite fried fish soup is at Cafe 2000 (M Hotel). They have a cod fish bee hoon soup on the menu and I love cod. Their fried cod remains crispy in the soup when served. Cognac is given on the side so it's optional whether you want it in your soup.

So between the sliced fish, fried fish and fish head soup here, it's clear that my favourite is the fried fish soup.