Ikan Bilis Yong Tau Fu Chinatown Complex Temp Mkt Part 4 of 5
If you want to taste a REAL fish ball, you just have to head down to this stall. Just look at the all the craters on the fishball. It looks almost like the face of the moon! Actually, that large crater at the 5 o'clock position almost reminded me of the Death Star in Star Wars.
Neh, I prove to you that they actually make their own fishballs! Good fish balls are made from Hang Zhe Her (Yellow Tail - See that yellow tail?) and Sai Tor Her (Wolf Herring/Parang). The fish shown above is the yellow tail -- see its got a yellow tail.
The fish paste is then used to fill all the Tau Fu and Tau Pok (Tau Fu is the fresh bean curd and Tau Pok is the fried bean curd shown in the picture). Everything still done by hand.
The difference between this stall and others is the addition of ikan bilis which gives that extra savoury taste to the soup. The texture of the fish ball is very light and it is not overly bouncy like those you get from the factories. The other thing is that they serve the Yong Tau Fu with only chilli sauce with no option of the sweet sauce.
Conclusion
Make sure you visit them either very early or very late or you'll have to wait in line for your bowl of Yong Tau Fu. Too bad I am not a very big fan of Yong Tau Fu, fans will definitely give them a higher score. 4/5
Updated 25 June 2008
The stall has moved back to its permanent location
Xiu Ji Ikan Bilis Yong Tau Fu
Chinatown Food Centre
Blk 335 Smith Street
#02-88
S(050335)
I forgot to ask them, but most of the stalls here are opened early in the morning usually cater to the lunch crowd.
4 comments:
i tried the YTF couple of weeks ago. IMHO i find that with the exception of the fishballs, the filling in the rest of the YTF has too much flour in them making them soft and taste just like what you get in foodcourts.. the dried version of the noodles is quite tasty though due to the ikan billis..
still prefer the YTF at mosque street.. wonder if its still there..
btw nice blog.. been reading it for quite a while. keep up the great work!
Thanks Vincent. Your comments are a real encouragement!
Do write to my email if you have any places to recommend!
Great post here and also a nice blog. I loved the Ikan Bilis Yong Tau Fu at Chinatown Market, though sometimes the wait is horrendous. The other must-eat breakfast item is Joe Pork Porridge which is there too.
BTW, my cousin and my uncle are also doctors and my mum has been a staff nurse for more than 30 years. It is good to know that doctors also have a life outside the clinic.
The operating hours is 5.30am to 3.30pm.
The dry version is definately better than the soup one.
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