Chao Zhou Fishball Noodles

Finally had the chance to try the original Li Xin Fishball Noodles at Toa Payoh Lor 7. The noodles and chilli combi is damn shiok! Not overly spicy, yet the chilli-ketchup-lard mix leaves a nice aftertaste in the mouth. And the fishballs. Tastes so different for all the standard DoDo/ytf kind. Chewy and bouncy, yet subtly smooth and briney. Really redefined fishball noodles for me and definitely one of the best fishball noodles i ever had.

Even on a heavy rainny Sunday morning, the queue was snaking and no sign of stopping. The noodle was well cooked and fishballs were big, and it still selling at $3.50. Sause was towards the sweet side even with chili unlike the common fishball noodle taste, and there is no vinegar. It's on the board of Bib Gormand 2022.

Went there Toa Payoh Lor 7 Li Xin stall on Sunday 20 Feb. @ about 11.55am. Queue was fantastically long. Waited 1 hour to get my 2 bowls of noddle (1 dry and 1 soup). Felt totally so cheated and frustrated. Not worth the wait. The dry noddle so soggy and the soup kway teow so blend. Fishball don't taste like authentic old time texture, more like supermarket packed fishball. Old man stall owner and a young guy helping out at the stall so snobbish refused to help an elderly man fainted and bleeding while queueing to be buy their teochew fish ball soup. Terrible attitude. I ate much better teochew fishball noddle elsewhere.