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2012-05-02
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I normally don't have fried noodles for lunch, as the excess carbs cause a carbo-crash (read: extreme afternoon drowsiness) and doesn't keep me full very long no matter how much I have (I need lots of protein and fibre); but this particular afternoon, I was feeling a little more adventurous and a little less careful over my calories, so I headed over to Hutong at Lot 10 and started looking for some fried noodles.The picture outside the side entrance of Hutong had me enticed - labeled "Moon Like
I normally don't have fried noodles for lunch, as the excess carbs cause a carbo-crash (read: extreme afternoon drowsiness) and doesn't keep me full very long no matter how much I have (I need lots of protein and fibre); but this particular afternoon, I was feeling a little more adventurous and a little less careful over my calories, so I headed over to Hutong at Lot 10 and started looking for some fried noodles.The picture outside the side entrance of Hutong had me enticed - labeled "Moon Like River", though when I reached the stall, the name was "Moonlight kuey tiao". I guess they couldn't decide which of its ridiculous names to maintain. Basically it's fried Hokkien noodles topped with a raw egg. I felt a little cheated that I had to pay 1 buck for an egg that they didn't even bother to cook, but I just went with it anyway.
The noodles are served smoking hot (literally), so I buried my egg and let it cook for a bit (but not too much - I like it runny). I gobbled up the noodles in no time. The egg lent more texture than flavour - slimy and gooey (just the way I like it). The noodles tasted richly salty, with enough lean pork slices and pork lard for flavour and aroma. I helped myself with generous amounts of sambal belacan and fresh garlic for that extra intense pungency that would keep anyone a good distance away from me for the rest of the day... so I can take an afternoon nap in peace, if I so elected to.
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