Rich, umami comforting prawn soup I am a big fan of prawn noodles, so I was rather excited to try out Zhup Zhup when I found out it had been awarded the Michelin bib gourmand.
My friend and I ordered the classic prawn noodle soup, and a dry noodle version of the prawn and pork ribs soup. When the soups arrived, you get hit immediately with fragrance of the umami, rich prawn broth bubbling away in front of you, which I really loved! I love my soups HOT so you can be sure that they served it that way haha, and I felt it also brought out the flavors of the broth better when served hot too. The prawn noodle soup was everything I had imagined and more, and the soup that came with the pork ribs and prawns surprisingly tasted slightly sweeter compared to the soup that only had prawns.
The kway teow noodles were thin and springy, which I feel can be rather hard to find in Singapore as you’d find the thicker ones normally, so plus points for that! We got a mix of the beehoon and yellow noodles with chili for the dry version, which was a good combination too. When eating prawn noodles, you also got to pair it with some ngoh hiang and prawn crackers, which was decent and went well with the noodles!
After trying Zhup Zhup, I can definitely understand why it got a Michelin bib! The soup broth was really fragrant and rich, and you can drink quite a bit of it before it gets too jelak haha. If you’re in the area do give it a shot :)