If dry noodles are more your cup of tea, then give the Fried Heng Hwa Bee Hoon (RM 15.90) a go! There was a lot of rice vermicelli (mee hoon) and not as much toppings for our liking, but we must give credit for how fine the mee hoon was. The addition of crunchy peanuts was welcome as it gave a different taste to the dish.And if the mee hoon feels a bit dry, just have it with a bit of the accompanying chilli sauce for an instant improvement! We loved this tangy and spicy chilli dip at each table.

We didn't have rice because at Putien, noodles takes centre stage! We each ordered one noodle, necessary because each one looks so different from another. This one was the Stewed Sweet Potato Noodle (RM 14.90). The noodles were chewy and thoroughly well-fried with a ton of different ingredients nearly too numerous to count, all adding in to its insane flavour!There was everything from peanuts to celery and tau fu, not forgetting seaweed, mushrooms, and cabbage - all the vegetables gave it a nice, natural sweet taste. Definitely not our recommendation if you're a picky eater, since it's near impossible to separate it all out! Besides, everything should be eaten together to enjoy a yummy slurpy mish-mash of flavours. =D

This Claypot Chicken in Fermented Red Rice Wine (RM 18.90). Those who love this dish should be impressed with Putien's version - the smell of wine is very strong and fragrant when served, and what is suspected is indeed confirmed at first taste. But don't worry; the taste of wine wasn't so strong as to overpower the natural chicken flavour. We did wish we had ordered a bowl of rice, because it would have gone very well together.

On the other hand, the Spinach with Salted Egg & Century Egg in Supreme Stock (RM 18.90) was a much better version of the usual spinach-in-soup! The spinach was stewed till soft, and the generous usage of salted egg and century egg made the stock-soup absolutely irresistible and creamy (not to mention sinful), which of course ensured the spinach was slurped down to the last strand. Great with rice =D

Putien prides itself on being a pioneer of sorts in true blue Heng Hwa cuisine. The restaurant had humble beginnings as a small restaurant 11 years ago but has now expanded to cover much of Singapore and is now moving into nearby regions.Recipes at Putien are familiar yet different, like this Sweet & Sour Pork with Lychees (RM 18.90). It sounded like something special on paper, but turned out to be just like ordinary sweet and sour pork. Perhaps the presence of only one lonely lychee was a contributing factor. At least the pork was crispy when served, but got soggy very quickly, possibly because of the strong air-conditioning.