Fish Ball Noodle

Various noodles served with fish balls, fish cakes and often a fish dumpling., comes in your choice dry or soup. Soup versions would have all ingredients in a bowl of soup. Dry ones have all ingredients in a dry bowl of noodles, served with chilli paste, pork lard, soy sauce and cooking oil for mixing with the noodle. Usaually they would ask if you want chilli with a dry order, as well if you want vinegar. Some stalls do not provide vinegar but if this is not your favourite, best to let them know. I prefer mine without vinegar, its taste can be overwhelming!

Fish Ball/Cuttlefish Ball

Jan 2021

Tasty and unique balls, serving fish, cuttlefish and meat balls.

Run by 3 elderly sisters, this stall has been around for ages, started by the eldest sister and soon joined by the other two. I remember this was the first stall I tried when I first visited Hong Lim. I was impressed since then but had not come back until recently, not for the lack of trying as it was not easy to catch them open.

They would usually not open if one of them falls ill or has some medical appointment as every part of their operations is “done in house”. They’d make their own balls and even wash the dishes too. Such that if one is not available, the other two might find it hard to cope.

They open when they’re ready which is usually around 10am, and close when they’re sold out, which is around 2pm. I went for the soup with rice but was informed the mee sua (thin noodles) is the most popular with customers. They’d also ask for the mee sua not to be separated from the soup for takeaways as the mee sua tastes better soaked in the soup. Lots of fishy people around.....

3 types of balls are served here, with a tiny wanton, which is tasty and nice. We get fish balls, sotong or octopus balls, and meat balls. The $6 medium sized one gives me 3 of each ball and 2 wanton, and some lettuce….

The soup is a little bit on the fishy side but what do you expect from a seafood soup? It’s not a complaint as it is delicious. The fish ball is solid and well, tastes slightly fishy…. I can see that real fish has been scrapped out of the bones to make these great balls of fish... the sotong balls are likewise solid. Both are tasty, solid to the bite yet tender. Very well made and you can taste the meat used. Interestingly, the fish balls have a slice of carrot sticking out like a fish sticking out its tongue, if they have one….

The meat ball to me is the best of the lot, mixed with salted fish, it gives you the oomph in terms of taste as the salted fish’s tastiness is exceptional. It is nice big but tender. This is the biggest and best balls of them all!

After all this, my mind is now filled with that song "Big Balls by AC/DC", which is at times my ring tone…

And I’m itching to tell you about them

Oh we had such wonderful fun

Seafood cocktail, crabs, crayfish

(But we’ve got the biggest balls of them all!)

Dong Fang Hong Sotong Ball Seafood Soup

531A Upper Cross Street, #01-47 Hong Lim Market and Food Centre, s051531

Mon – Thu 10am – 2pm

ZheJi

Fish Ball Noodles

Jan 2023

Excellent springy soft fish balls, fish cakes and dumplings.

Walk into Choon Guan coffee shop, next to the market along Old Airport Road and I was mesmerised. Beautifully rustic, the owner is friendly without a smile, not what I expected from her grumpy look… LOL. This fish ball noodle with an unending wave of short Q too, has a very happy owner welcoming each order, fluent in English, Mandarin and Hokkien; and his English is probably better than mine!

Ze Ji a stall front that looked like it was not open, the ordering took place behind a pillar just next to it, though the Q extended beyond the stall. Ze Ji (泽记）does not have an English name, there is always a bit of a Q here but it’s not too long. You’ll get served in about 10 mins.

The fish balls, fish cakes and dumplings here are home made. The fish balls are so soft its texture is like a soft bolster, squeezable to an “8” shape with chopsticks! Tastes brilliant and its bite a bouncy ball of joy.

The fish cakes and dumplings are home made too, they may not be as soft but they are fresh, taste wise brilliant too.

The bowl of noodles is nice. The chilli too spicy, but tasty. Do remember to ask for no vinegar if you're not into it. All in all, it is a lovely treat and it’s no wonder it is so popular.

Ze Ji （泽记）Fish Ball Noodles @ Choon Guan Coffee Shop 105

21 Old Airport Road, s390021

5am – 1030am, closed on Mon

ThyeHong

Fishball Noodles

Mar 2021

This would be the fish ball noodle stall I'd recommend when asked, with home made fish cakes.

With a stroke of luck, this stall had a pretty short Q when I was once there looking for food. Went for it not expecting much but it was a revelation!

A $5 large bowl came with A LOT of noodles! I had to try not to mix thoroughly, so that the chilli sauce, with the nice pieces of lard, don’t get too diluted with unwanted noodles. Why? The chilli sauce was brilliant, not too spicy; slightly sweet, it was fabulous.

The fish balls and fish cakes were soft and bouncy, inside your mouth, they seemed to be dancing; I couldn’t help but think of AC/DC’s “Big Balls”'s bouncy rhythm and it bounces just about to the tune… it was tasty and brilliant.

All the fish cakes are made by the uncle, he would take a few clumps and slice them. The slices are not too thin, thick and irregular, all the more better for us to enjoy its brilliant texture and taste!

I was here today at 945am, the lady in front of me was surprised he was still open, surely I heard wrong! So I asked the uncle when he closes and he said “soon”. I showed surprise and he laughed, saying that lady just complained he was closing late today while I was complaining he closes early! He just closes when it’s sold out, good luck to those behind me…..

We have to give it to the uncle for keeping things simple and original. Many fish ball stalls have gone to become vinegar sellers; or become bak chor mee sellers. If nothing else, this shows his confidence in his product.

My favourite fishball noodle stall!

Thye Hong Handmade Fishball Noodle

20 Ghim Moh Road, #01-52 Ghim Moh Road Market & Food Centre, s270020

500am – 10am (when sold out), closed on Mon and Thu