Hong Xing Handmade Fishball & Meatball Noodle: Perfectly executed and consistently good!

One of three fishball noodle stalls at Hong Lim, Hong Xing is one of two stalls that has the most consistent queues every morning.

It is easy to see why: their irregularly-shaped fishballs and “meatballs” have an addictive soft but firm texture and their noodles are always perfectly dressed.

This stall is a branch of their main stall at Bukit Merah View Food Centre. The father runs the main stall while the second generation run the outlet at Hong Lim.

Their fishballs are made every day and have a higher-than-usual salt content as they have retained the traditional method of using salt as a preservative.

The fishballs may be a little on the salty side when eaten alone but they work perfectly in conjunction with their noodles which have the right balance of savoury, spicy and oil rich flavours.

There is also a hint of black vinegar to cut through the richness.

Their noodles also come nicely springy and we’ve never encountered any clumpy-ness.

The other specialty here are their “meatballs” — fish paste mixed with a small proportion of minced meat and tee po (dried sole fish).

Some of them are included in every bowl and they are addictively good — with a complex savouriness and a little richer in taste.