Jiak Song (Bedok)

Maybe the best ban mian in Singapore. The soup is insane. Really.

Ordered the dry version, which comes with a bowl of soup. There's black sauce at the bottom of the Mee hoon kway. What's nice is the chewy texture of their handmade noodles, and the flavourful soup which has some wok hei taste. I will order this again.

Since it’s our first time trying, we went with the full works of the Signature All-in-One Combo ($5.50) which comes with mee hoon kway, minced pork, pork slices, pork ball and shrimp ball. The trick is to order the dry version as you will be getting a small bowl of soup by the side. Tossed in a dark soy sauce mixture, which we have tasted the slight wok hei smoky aroma, the al dente hand pulled noodle has the perfect chew and bite to go along the other ingredients. Definitely not your average bowl of mee hoon kway but surely a bowl that is worth checking out.
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✨ Jiak Song Mee Hoon Kway
📍 177 Bukit Batok West Avenue 8, Singapore 650177
🍴 [Self Funded]

Jiak Song seems like a hot favourite amongst the crowd in this coffeeshop, so come prepared to queue for a while as I did - 20mins during weekday lunch hour.

As it was my first time, I wanted as comprehensive an experience as possible. So I ordered the Signature All-in Combo ($5.50 nett), which comes with the full works of ingredients: Minced pork, pork slices, pork ball, shrimp ball.

With mee hoon kueh, I usually get the dry version instead of soup, with the intent of wanting to appreciate the sauce the noodles are tossed in. Was dismayed to find this sauce quite ordinary. However the soup was pretty damn amazing. There is an egg mixed in (wheeew), & the soup is fairly umami, served hot & very comforting.. I slurped up every last drop. The texture of the handmade mee hoon kueh was pleasant too, so I think next time I'll opt for the soup version.

I had the all in MHK ($5.50). The surprise was there was a wok hei taste, which I'm guessing is from the aroma oil but unsure how's that possible. The soup tasted porky and umami. The mhk was slightly thin but had a nice chewy doughy texture, that perhaps hint of the gluten developed in the dough that was used. The pork slices and meat were cooked nicely. The egg was runny.

After eating for a while, I felt like I needed some vinegar to cut through the richness of the soup and oil, looking for a braised mushroom or a sourish chili. The prawn and pork balls were unique but nothing to shout about.

Its a really unique bowl of mhk and there was a deliberate thought process. I do think there is room for improvement but the noodles and soup are exceptional. 4.5/5!

Soup version mee hoon kueh - including an egg, greens and crispy ikan bilis.

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