I’m sure many of us despaired when we found out that Plum & Rice, the delightful Japanese fusion stall, was ceasing its operations after 2 years. But not to worry! They’ve rebranded, and are back serving up bowls of prawn noodles instead. Curious, we asked why, and it turns out that it was to cater more to the crowd there. Apparently, noodles are a more popular choice at this particular market, and so they’d made this difficult decision.

Another change I noticed is the absence of their third partner, Eric, who has left the business. It’s nice to see that both of them are still as friendly as ever! The stall now only sells two classic items — Prawn Noodles, and Pork Rib Prawn Noodles. Both items come in soup and dry versions, and are priced at $4, $6, or $8.

Their broth is painstakingly boiled overnight with pork bones, before prawn shells are added in the morning. At first glance, their broth was noticeably darker than what’s served at other stalls. The soup was overly salty to me, and the saltiness overpowered all the other flavours present in the soup. Surprisingly, I was told that customers tend to say it’s not salty enough.

Fortunately, the pork ribs and prawns were great, and made up for the broth. The pork ribs were extremely tender and fell right off the bone. It had a slight sweetness, and there was no strong porky smell. You know how some prawn noodle stalls have prawns that are mushy, and make you wonder why it’s even in there? It’s definitely not the case here! The prawns were springy, and had a lovely crustacean sweetness. I’m utterly lazy at peeling prawns, so when I saw that they even peel off the shells for you beforehand, I couldn’t be happier!

The dry noodles looked rather normal at first, but it carried a subtle hei bi (dried shrimp) flavour. It would’ve been better if it was spicier, but that’s just my personal preference.

While I wouldn’t say it’s the best prawn noodles I’ve had, I would say its worth a try. After all, it’s not easy for them to have changed their entire concept and to have make it work. Do support them if you’re in the vicinity!

MissTamChiak.com made anonymous visit and paid its own meal at the stall featured here.

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