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Newish stall alert! Soondubu (korean/ japanese tofu stew) is one of my favourite things and it is practically my dream come true to have a hawker-priced one open up near me. So I was really keen to try this!
It turned out to be nothing like any soondubus I had tried before. The portion was very generous and soup base was quite tasty even though my amateur tongue cannot tell if it’s added seasoning. Pretty amazing that they are offering refills of soup rice and kimchi ( not sure if there are any t&cs). Halfway through the meal I realised it’s different cos this feels more Chinese style rather than Korean. The rice is white rice instead of sticky rice, and the soup base was quite tasty but feels like a broth our Chinese mothers would make.. no hint of spice at all. Tofu texture also feels very much like tow hway ( soya beancurd). Tried googling it to see if it was a Chinese-Korean franchise ( should be easy since 400 outlets worldwide?) but found nothing. Someone enlighten me! Happy to have the option when craving hits though. Their specialty is of cos bibimbap which I didn’t try.
Mincheng bibimbap, blk 186 toa payoh central ( coffeeshop next to Courts)
