Let's get this one straight. I love noodle; in fact I'm a maniac when it comes to noodle. And it doesn't help either that the wife shares the same appetite for all things noodle. Some of our happier times were spent in the morning while eating at our favourite noodle stalls.
So I kinda made it one of my priorities to find any good noodle places in the surroundings of my office and home after I moved here. But it's not an easy task as the style here was different with the one that we love back home.
Some obvious differences were the black vinegar used in the sauce, and the noodle itself which I think was a bit bland. Therefore, you could imagine how tortured we were when our cravings for noodle had reached its climax and there's nothing good to satisfy it.
We have to please ourselves with MyNoodle in Centrepoint food court which sold Jakarta-esque Mie Ayam Jamur for a while. But even it didn't last long as it closed last year.
Then out of the blue, we strolled into this noodle stall while we were in Chinatown area and instantly hooked with it. Its springy and smooth noodle was reminiscent of Indonesia's noodle, and it also came with minced meat which was very good for me.
The noodle was called Kolo Mee, and it was a specialty noodle from Sarawak Kuching in Malaysia. We were so happy that we were back there the following week as it's the only noodle here which has the closest resemblance to our kind of noodle. A couple of weeks later, the stall made its way to the Review column in the newspaper, and it's been adding quite a number of outlets islandwide so far.
The stall's name is Jia Xiang Sarawak Kuching Kolo Mee, and the one that we normally order consisting of char siew, wonton, and prawns. It costs S$6/bowl, and if it's not enough, you could ask for extra noodle which will cost you another dollar.
At least for the time being, we could rely on kolo mee supply to fulfill our desire for noodle. It should be able to last until our next trip back home where a noodle tour to our favourite haunts stalls will surely commence every morning.
