The turning…

I know for a fact that the char bee lau pork leg here…

…is very nice but they only have it on alternate days. On the other days, they have the pek ting eyok chicken, another local herbal delight but I’m not really crazy about it –  I wouldn’t mind duck cooked this way though.

Anyway, I went there the other day as somebody was praising the kampua noodles…

…to the skies so I just had to go and give it a try.

In case, anybody’s wondering where this coffee shop is located, it’s at the turning from Central Road…

…towards Ramin Way, at the corner directly opposite this bank…

For one thing, I must say that they were very generous with the chopped spring onions…

…but tastewise, I think those who love the authentic old school kampua noodles, the way they tasted way back in the 50s or 60s, would love it a lot. Way back then, Foochow cuisine was known to be plain and bland with the emphasis placed on quantity rather than quality, if you get what I mean. It wasn’t too bad really but given a choice, I think there are many other places that I would prefer.

I also heard that the coffee was really good – the kopi-chn’ee peng (iced coffee with evaporated milk)…

…but I had the kopi-o peng (iced black coffee)…

…and it did not tickle my fancy. I think the coffee here or here would be a whole lot nicer.

I tried the Foochow-style chicken soup cooked with ginger and red wine…

…and THIS, I would say was very very good plus the meat had been very well simmered and was very nice and tender. I think if anyone feels like having mee sua (string/thread noodles), this would be a good place for that.

They also said that the Foochow-style fried noodles (with sauce) here is very good but I did not get to try that so I am in no position to say anything about it. Perhaps somebody who has had tried the noodles before at this coffee shop can shed some light on this?