The Dead Cockroach: Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee 海南福建炒蝦麵 @ Golden Mile Food Centre

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This fried Hokkien noodle stall called Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee located at the basement of Golden Mile Food Centre is immensely popular. You may not see a physical queue but there are always a few people standing in front of the stall at any one time waiting for their orders.

After placing your order, you just have to wait patiently at one side for the staff to call out to you. I stood there for a good twenty minutes before I receive my plate.

I ordered a plate of fried Hokkien noodle for $4 but the portion seems small. If you want a bigger portion, you will have to order another $4 plate since they only have one price option available.

The fried Hokkien noodle here uses yellow noodle with thin bee hoon (rice vermicelli). Ingredients included prawns, squid, egg and taugeh (bean sprouts).

Over here, the uncle fries his Hokkien noodle in one big batch. Towards the end, he will cover the wok with a wooden lid and let the noodles simmer in the broth until all have been fully soaked up, resulting in a smokey and flavorful noodle dish.

The noodles will then be dished onto individual plates and served with both sambal and cut chili with a lime on the side.

Although dry, the noodles are still moist with the aroma of eggs and garlic. Surprisingly, the noodles were not mushy despite the simmering process.

This dry version is definitely worth a try but I would still prefer mine slightly wet with umami goodness in my Hokkien noodle.