Update: Bon Appetit has permanently closed.
What is ke kou mian (可口面)?
I first heard of this dish from a stall named Hai Xian Zhu Zhou (海鲜煮粥) at Blk 163A Gangsa Road (Bukit Panjang) which is pretty close by my place.
Ke kou mian translates to "delicious noodle", or it could simply be referring to the Koka brand of instant noodle that the stall used in the making of this dish. Basically, the stall cook instant noodle with your choice of broth flavor (pork, seafood, spicy, tom yum) and added ingredients like meat and vegetables to it.
I am not too sure if paying a couple of dollars for a bowl of instant noodle which I could easily whip up at home myself is such a good idea therefore, even though this Hai Xian Zhu Zhou is near me, I have not paid them a visit yet.
I think partly, it is also due to their ungodly operating hours from 4am to 2.30pm.
I doubt this ke kou mian stall named Bon Appetit at Yishun Park Hawker Centre is related to Hai Xian Zhu Zhou but since it have a much more normal operating hours, I decided to give them a try.
Bon Appetit is actually a fried Hokkien noodle stall but also sell ke kou mian ($3/$4). Unlike Hai Xian Zhu Zhou, however, they do not use the Koka brand of instant noodle and their broth only come in one flavor.
I suppose theirs should be pork broth since my bowl contains minced pork balls, chopped vegetables and an egg.
Other than instant noodle, you can also opt for sang meen, yee meen and you mian.
In terms of ingredients, there may not be much but the generous portion of noodle makes for a very filling bowl.
I find the soup rather average tasting. I cannot say I like this ke kou mian a lot but I do not dislike it either.
Maybe I will try their opeh leaf fried Hokkien noodle next time.
Crispy and fragrant without the stale oil smell, their fried pork lard is actually quite good.
The noodle is quite al dente.
I first heard of this dish from a stall named Hai Xian Zhu Zhou (海鲜煮粥) at Blk 163A Gangsa Road (Bukit Panjang) which is pretty close by my place.
Ke kou mian translates to "delicious noodle", or it could simply be referring to the Koka brand of instant noodle that the stall used in the making of this dish. Basically, the stall cook instant noodle with your choice of broth flavor (pork, seafood, spicy, tom yum) and added ingredients like meat and vegetables to it.
I am not too sure if paying a couple of dollars for a bowl of instant noodle which I could easily whip up at home myself is such a good idea therefore, even though this Hai Xian Zhu Zhou is near me, I have not paid them a visit yet.
I think partly, it is also due to their ungodly operating hours from 4am to 2.30pm.
I doubt this ke kou mian stall named Bon Appetit at Yishun Park Hawker Centre is related to Hai Xian Zhu Zhou but since it have a much more normal operating hours, I decided to give them a try.
Bon Appetit is actually a fried Hokkien noodle stall but also sell ke kou mian ($3/$4). Unlike Hai Xian Zhu Zhou, however, they do not use the Koka brand of instant noodle and their broth only come in one flavor.
I suppose theirs should be pork broth since my bowl contains minced pork balls, chopped vegetables and an egg.
Other than instant noodle, you can also opt for sang meen, yee meen and you mian.
In terms of ingredients, there may not be much but the generous portion of noodle makes for a very filling bowl.
I find the soup rather average tasting. I cannot say I like this ke kou mian a lot but I do not dislike it either.
Maybe I will try their opeh leaf fried Hokkien noodle next time.
Crispy and fragrant without the stale oil smell, their fried pork lard is actually quite good.
Yishun Park Hawker Centre have developed its own app called the "Tuck Shop" that allow customers to make cashless payments.
Download the app to your mobile phone, top up your account with credits via the machines at the hawker centre and you can now pay for your meal by scanning the QR code on your screen with the scanner at the respective stalls.
You will receive both a hard copy receipt from the hawker and a digital one in your app. You will also be able to check your past transactions and monitor the credits you have left in your account.
The price for this bowl is $4 but I only had to pay $3.60 with 10% off simply by using the Tuck Shop app.
Download the app to your mobile phone, top up your account with credits via the machines at the hawker centre and you can now pay for your meal by scanning the QR code on your screen with the scanner at the respective stalls.
You will receive both a hard copy receipt from the hawker and a digital one in your app. You will also be able to check your past transactions and monitor the credits you have left in your account.
The price for this bowl is $4 but I only had to pay $3.60 with 10% off simply by using the Tuck Shop app.
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