Lin Yu Mei Sarawak Laksa & Kolo Mee 林玉梅砂越干捞面 - Simple yet full of taste!

• Operating Hours: 9 AM - 9 PM
• Operating Days: Daily
• Address: Haig Road Market & Food Centre, 14 Haig Road, #01-33, S 430014
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It was a lazy Sunday evening and after watching NOC's latest FoodKing episode, we decided immediately that we have to try this Sarawak Kolo noodles. 

It was not hard to locate 林玉梅's Sarawak Kolo noodles. They have only two choices - Laksa Sarawak and Sarawak Kolo Noodle.

We were lucky to have reached 7 PM+, and there weren't any long queues seen. 

We decided to try for their signature kolo noodle as highly raved Food-King Good! by NOC (can you spot their decal on the stall?) 

The cooking portion was pretty fast and straight forward - noodle was cooked in boiling water before running through the noodles in the room temperature water. Before serving, the stall owner mixes oil from onion and lard, light soy sauce, and chili in the bowl before placing the noodle in. It was then topped up with minced pork, char siew, spring onion and bawang goreng (fried onion) before it was served.

This is the portion for $4.

The almost colorless noodle was pale looking, but it was definitely not "pale" tasting! The Maggie Mee look alike noodles were actually very tasty and springy! Very well mixed with the ingredients, the taste of the Sarawak kolo noodle served at this stall was simply incredible. It was flavourful yet not overwhelming, every bite taken from the bowl of noodle seemed to make you want to continue eating. The chili, however, can be quite spicy so do take note to inform stall owner to place them in a saucer for you if you are unsure of the right amount to take.

We weren't served with free flow of pork lard as mentioned in NOC's video, however, we felt that the flavors in the bowl were enough for us. We felt that the texture of the char siew however, can be improved (I'm not a fan of dry Char siew). Other than that, we have no further complaints on this bowl of noodle.

林玉梅's Sarawak Kolo Noodles is definitely a must try if you are around that area. It is not uncommon to see patrons returning to take away a few packets of noodle home even after they have finished eating their share. Definitely a returning customer!

Yummy Sarawak Kolo Mee (砂撈越哥撈面) - Wanton mee wanna-be?!

• Operating Hours: 5 AM to 3 PM
• Operating Days: Daily
• Address: Tampines Round Market & Food Centre, 137 Tampines Street 11 #01-05, S521137
• How to get there: Tampines MRT station walk towards Tampines Street 11, walking distance est 10 mins.
• Food I had: Signature Kuching Kolo Mee ($5)

Weekends are a time for feasting after a long week of eating simple or takeaway lunches at your workstation. If you’ve been racking your brains over where to bring your parents or partner for breakfast on weekends in the east. Do visit Tampines round market & food centre, they do have lots of varieties of local food, today I'm going to recommend just 1 stall which I think has its own unique selling point. 

My first impression of Kolo Mee - just another gimmick to come out a different version of wanton mee, but this stall proved me wrong in sense of taste, texture and smell. As a Singaporean, if you see a long queue, just queue! 

Waited close to ten minutes before it was my turn, ordered their Signature Sarawak Kuching Kolo Mee at $5. (kolo mee price ranged between $4 to $7).

In addition to their signature Sarawak Kolo Mee, they also serve wanton noodle, spare ribs noodle, chicken feet noodle, Ipoh hor fun, have a look at what they offered.

The first bite, the noodle was springy, the texture is very similar to instant noodle, but the difference is they were accompanied by tendering char siew, crispy fried dumpling, "meat full" boiled dumpling and the braised, flavorful pork meat. The seasoning goes well with the noodles, but I felt that the braised sauce overpowered the taste of noodles.

Kolo Mee tastes differently from wanton mee or yellow noodle that used in the usual prawn mee. It is whiter in colour due to the noodle are made of egg white. Do take a moment to smell the noodles, it smells differently as they claimed it is free of alkaline.

Worth a journey to Tampines just to have this? Some people think so. The queues are very long throughout the day. But for me, I may eat again if I am nearby, but certainly not worth a trip almost half way across the Singapore for a bowl, but it is value for money considering a number of ingredients given.