Its Mee, not you

Like most things in Singapore, even the humble Yong Tau Fu has gone through its own version of modernization. Most people today think of Yong Tau Fu as a healther alternative at a busy food court, where we can pick a choose from the wide range of fried bean curds to whole boiled eggs. Today we attemped to try Yong Xiang Xing Tau Foo 永祥興豆腐, the legendary Yong Tau Fu of Chinatown. Unfortunately, i forgot that they are closed on Mondays. They have two units side by side on the ground level, and when the are preparing the ingredients, both will be open. Once they open for business at 1pm, only the store on the left will be open. They tend to sell out at 3pm or so, but today no luck they are completely closed. For those who want to try, and didnt arrive early, don't be put off by the long queue, sources claim that the queue moves quite fast. And they even serve you at your table.

So we headed just opposite to Koo Kee Yong Tow Foo Mee 高記釀豆腐面, and boy was it a real treat. Both shops serve almost standard bowl of traditional Yong Tau Foo, but at Koo Kee, they throw in a small bowl of noodles or as we locals call it, "mee".

Wow, the mee was just the right level of saltiness, and it was soft and springy. When i spoon over some soup and achieve the right level of sogginess, it was just a joy to slurp up.

It was the 1st time i had yellow mee with my YTF, but i am totally sold on how Koo Kee got the balance of salt and springy mee right. I will definately drop by again. I heard that they are already a chain and there are outlets in around Singapore, but this is as they say, is the Real Mccoy.

Koo Kee Yong Tow Foo Mee 高記釀豆腐面 People’s Park Food Centre. Address: Blk 32, #01-1114. New Market Road. Singapore 050032.

Tel: (+65) 6535 5832

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