Da Shi Jia Big Prawn Mee
결석에 대해 미안해요.
일은 미쳤다고 백신 접종 후에 나는 오랫동안 아팠어요. 부작용이 너무 이상하고 심했다고 오늘은 3주 만에 처음으로 잘 지내요. 건강 해지고 기분이 더더 좋아.
어쨌든 이 레스토랑은 "내 직업에 부족"의 추천이었어요. 나는 오랫동안이 친구들을 알지 못했지만 이 여자들은 나에게 여동생처럼 되었어요. 이 여자들은 내 서포터 시스템이며고 사무실은 그들 없이는 재미있지 않아.
나는 타이타이가 될 때 이 여자들을 그리워 할 것이야 😢
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Da Shi Jia was another fantastic recommendation by my work tribe. It's the oddest thing, I must have walked past it a gazillion times and have never noticed it. If not for LP and Santo gushing about their white bee hoon, I wouldn't ever have known about it.
My only other graze with white bee hoon was sometime ago, requiring a trek up North to Sembawang at White Restaurant. Simply by virtue of its central location along Killiney Road, Da Shi Jia is already a win. That being said, the white bee hoon is indeed extraordinary.
Also, Singapore-style soupy prawn noodles have never really been my thing (I much prefer Penang's spicy porky version)...but Da Shi Jia's rendition of the local classic is some kind of wonderful. Save for P.S. Cafe's ultra-deluxe interpretation, Da Shi Jia would make a close second in a best-of list (Fei Zai at Pepy's Road would round off the top 3 imho).
This was, obviously, a lunch with my tribe before Phase II HA kicked in (these days, there's just too many asinine keyboard warriors jumping to the silliest conclusions, thereby requiring the preemptive need for defensive explanations😒), as well as multiple takeouts throughout the various permutations of SG's social distancing restrictions: a notable bonus, Da Shi Jia's dishes travel remarkably well.
A must-try, the Da Shi Jia White Bee Hoon ($16.80) is their signature dish for good reason. The secret to this is the red powder condiment, served on the side of every table. I call it the magic dust that makes Tinker Bell fly. A couple lashings of this powder and it takes this dish from delicious-to-the-last-spoonful, to honey-I-love-you-but-I'm-not-sharing.
The basic Prawn Noodle Soup ($6.80) is capped with 2 pieces of prawns on a base of fishcakes, pork slivers, kangkong, and your choice of noodles (my pick's a combination of yellow egg noodles and rice vermicelli). I liked the broth, it was sweet with toasty prawn shells but not cloying, having simmered pork ribs which lent a sturdy robustness. As with the white bee hoon, a tip is to dunk in a whole Chinese spoonful of the chilli sauce (pictured with the white bee hoon above), its piquant spice imparts a refreshingly lively kick.
Those who prefer their shrimp larger-sized should opt for the Big Big Prawn Noodle Soup ($15.80), not the most inventive of names I know, but the sweet juicy prawns are a worthwhile distraction. These days, they add a seafood cake (shrimp or squid I think?), which I much prefer to the fishcake.
The most premium of the lot, the Big Big Big Prawn Noodle Soup ($18.80) would delight those of the "size matters" camp, these prawns are huuuuge.
Another must-try, the Curry Prawns ($14.80) are like a cross between laksa and Nonya-style curry, fiery and potent and scrumptious. A tip is to toast up some sourdough, and dunk away.
I would pass on the Beancurd Skin Prawn Roll ($6.80), it was riddled with coriander leaves yikes. That said, the cilantro-loving Santos loved it, and because both LP and I detest the herb, she happily went to town on this.
Da Shi Jia Big Prawn Mee
89 Killiney Road
Tel: 6732 1085
Open daily from 11am to 9pm
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