this thread is three pages long and nobody talked about Bak Chor Mee Soup??
Actually the better version of Kg Chai Chee Bak Chor Mee Soup isn't at Blk 85 at all, nor at Bedok Reservoir nor at Toa Payoh Lor 8.
It is actually at Blk 58 Bedok South Market and there are 2 stalls.
The original one is better which named "58 Bak Chor Mee" the one right behind it called 利发 was an employee from the original and copied the recipe but not able to reach the same standard.
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What is THE big diff?
All the rest of such Bak Chor Mee use a standard factory made Pork Balls beside minced meat, but at Blk 58 they don't use these factory made pork balls at all. Instead they have very special dumpling which are blend with
deep fried halibut/flounder floss aka 鲽脯。 The original "58 Bak Chor Mee" adds more of this important ingredient, while the cloned 利发 uses much less of this expensive and troublesome ingredient. They both spend their own hard time self-making these dumpling which looks like Wonton, but taste can not be compared.
The original "58 Bak Chor Mee" starts sell early morning @0545hr until about 1400hr, the cloned 利发 about 0600hr to 1500hr. And if you arrived at peak breakfast time, your awaiting time can easily exceeds 30 mins. Original "58 Bak Chor Mee" with a longer wait time.
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