Update: Jin Li Satay Bee Hoon has permanently closed.
I must admit that I am not exactly a satay bee hoon person therefore, you will not find any satay bee hoon reviews here in this blog.
I do like satay but I find the pairing of the sauce with bee hoon is kind of weird for me.
However, I am willing to make an exception for Jin Li Satay Bee Hoon at Beauty World Food Centre because something about the stall reminded me so much of how a typical hawker stall in the 1980's looked like.
After all, Beauty World was built nearly forty years ago. I believe most of the older stalls here have not gone through much changes since day one.
As a child of that era, I missed the good old days when life were simpler and I really appreciate the 80s vibes the stall is giving me.
Apart from satay bee hoon, laksa is also on the menu although I have not seen anyone having it before.
I decided to stick to what everybody else are having by ordering the satay bee hoon which is available in three sizes ($4/$5/$6).
I went for the smallest portion since it is really not my thing.
Strangely, there is a different set of pricing for takeaways ($5/$6/$8).
I went for the smallest portion since it is really not my thing.
Strangely, there is a different set of pricing for takeaways ($5/$6/$8).
On my plate is a portion of bee hoon with prawn, cuttlefish, sliced pork, taupok, beansprouts and kang kong all smothered under a layer of satay sauce. I believe the $4 portion does not come with any see hum (cockles).
There was just enough satay sauce to cling onto the bee hoon as there are no extras left on the plate after I finished tossing everything thoroughly together.
The sauce is mildly spicy with distinctive flavors of the aromatics. However, compared to the sauce used for the kebabs, the sauce for satay bee hoon are not as gao (thick) and in my opinion, less shiok.
Perhaps, that is why satay bee hoon have never make it to my list of must-eats.
And no, after having Jin Li Satay Bee Hoon, it still did not change my mind about satay bee hoon. I need someone to teach me how to appreciate this dish!
Anyone?
144 Upper Bukit Timah Road
#04-40
Singapore 588177
Closed: Wed