Really very thankful to burpple again .... my 🐜 antennas are literally up when I am in search of food.

Intended to have dinner at aroy thai but was disgusted with the Long queues and the stuffy conditions inside the restaurant ( where were the Shaw tower days 🧐???) . I immediately searched my “ burpple memory bank” and I vaguely recall reading a post about this place called one bowl at sultan hotel.

So blessed to have found this quiet spot for dinner and the food was fabulous - prepared with so much sincerity .

I must say that I dislike pork but for me to like this char siew noodle - it speaks volume of the chef’s skills .

Its hard to find a place in Singapore that has a similar concept as one bowl - just hearty dishes conceptualised by a lady who loves cooking and wants to share her best recipes with people who love food .

The char siew was premium pork belly slow roasted and it was so flavourful and well marinated ( without being overly marinated ). I specifically asked for as least fats as possible and I was Glad that my cuts of char siew were not overly fatty ( since pork belly was used).
The siew was the “ Melt in your mouth “ type.

And now going on to the noodles - think springy noodles drenched in home made shallot oil with visible strips of shallots fried to golden brown. Topped with some deep fried chye Poh , this noodle on its own was tasty enough.

And now moving on to the homemade soup that accompanied the char siew noodles- home made white radish soup with carrots and a pork base slow boiled to perfection ( just like how your mum would cook soup at home ).

You might have realised by now that I have intentionally discussed the dish in 3 different parts - char siew , noodles and soup.

I felt that these 3 components were really very good on their own but when out together there was quite a conflict of taste ( because each item was trying to overshadow its counterpart ).

Perhaps it would be great just to have the char siew with plain rice drenched with a bit of that yummy home made char siew sauce and have that noodles eaten on its own - just shallot oil and fried chye Poh and have that soup drank on its own.

Having said that - this was still a really really really good and satisfying meal .

At just 8.90 - It is very value for money given the work that has to be put in to each component of the dish .