Which wanton mee do u like?

Which wanton mee do u like?

  • Black

    Votes: 17 48.6%
  • White

    Votes: 13 37.1%
  • Others pls elaborate

    Votes: 5 14.3%

  • Total voters
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eversomighty

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I like Red (Ketchup). love in when I was a kid.

My favourite was Da Jie wanton Mee at Sam Leong Road (now no more)

if non-traditional style, I like Dunman wanton mee. thicker noodles, clear transparent sauce with super spicy chilli sauce.
Their wanton is the best as the portion of the skin and meat is just nice, and it is very soft.
they are originated from Eng Kee but I don't really like Eng Kee.

HK style, I like 正斗,opened by the son of the disciple of Mak's noodle.
local HK style, there is a 坚哥, but the alkaline taste is too strong.
actually OG sg style is the dunman wanton mee pattern but as MORE JHK immigrants came in and become hawkers, the black, red, panda become the norm.
 

charliebrown

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nao a day bcm or wtm yao siew..... small start at $6....
think cai png better deal and $ can stretch ronger. :frown:
 

MisterRei

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I told AI what I have eaten so far, and AI summarize these.

Wanton mee actually comes in quite a few different styles. I'm definitely no expert, but based on the ones I’ve tried so far, they generally fall into these categories:

  • The Red Sauce Version: Tossed in either a tangy tomato ketchup base or a sweet chili-ketchup blend. It’s an old-school style but it has a very nostalgic, comforting taste.

  • The Traditional White & Chili Style: This is the classic Singaporean staple represented by spots like Dunman, Fei Fei, and Eng Kee. The noodles are usually tossed in a light, savory seasoned oil (sometimes with a tiny touch of light soy sauce), and the signature fiery chili paste is served strictly on the side so you can control the heat.

  • The Dark Sauce Version (Black): This camp splits into two distinct variants:
    • Savory-sweet: Coated in a balanced, aromatic mix of light and dark soy sauce that leans slightly sweet.
    • Lard-heavy & thick: A richer, more decadent version where the sauce is darker, thicker, and deeply infused with crispy pork lard oil and heavy dark soy sauce for maximum umami.
 

NoSouL

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actually OG sg style is the dunman wanton mee pattern but as MORE JHK immigrants came in and become hawkers, the black, red, panda become the norm.
not for me. i didn't know about Dunman / Eng Kee until i move to East side when I was 30.
I walk passed Joo Chiat and saw Eng Kee new eatery, so I tried. And then i did a bit of research of them, and tried Dunman, which is opened by their worker.

It was always Ketchup, or soup when i was young. Then friend bought me to Fei Fei, and another one recommend me Pontian when i was older. ok to me, not my favourite. I also tried the 2 famous stalls in Old Airport Road Hawker Center, also ok nia. Bedok camp hawker center got 1 stall not bad, but the food like not hot.
 

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Eng's style with the spicy burn your lips chilli.

I used to eat the one at Dunman opened by his former assistant.

The one opened by his chewren I boycott because of lousy attitude.
 

mdax23

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Last time in Amoy street food centre got one I remember very generous one bowl of wanton mee like 8-10 wantons but that was like 10-20 years ago in the 2000s
 
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