Swee Guan Hokkien Mee Review | The Best Hokkien Mee in Singapore Ep 13

[@TanSean-up8gy]

char kway teow series pls!

[@JO-qn8gy]

Yes please 😊

[@Alderic.]

wait why does this have so many likes. I thought people don't eat char kway teow any more nowadays 😭😭

[@TanSean-up8gy]

@@Alderic. We stan hawker food 🙏

[@sucheng]

The quality of this review (particular this series finale) is outstanding, the language used simple yet to the point. I can’t imagine much of it being scripted since it’s an on-site review which makes it even more commendable! As much as I love food, I found myself enjoying the review even more.

[@Alderic.]

thank you! you made my day with this comment :)

[@liuszuling]

This one looks the best by far!! Petition to start a char kway teow series next🙌

[@Lauren-bh4hv]

I’m currently pregnant and have been craving Hokkien mee after quitting for a good 15 years after strangely developing an allergy to prawns…was searching for a good one so I won’t have to waste having allergic reactions on a subpar one. Thank you for this!! Would love to see more foods in this series such as fish and chips, onion rings, carrot cake (separate reviews for black and white would be nice), wanton mee, hor fun, chicken pie, kway chap, nasi lemak, and the list goes on 😭 Thanks again! Also I think you deserve way more views and subscribers!!! Hang in there 💪🏻

[@Alderic.]

thank you so much! there will definitely be more series to come (: well wishes on your pregnancy!

[@k.lim.]

Totally agree with the more noodles part. I realise after watching all the episodes that you like the HKM pure, no lime no chilli. You are a true HKM connoisseur.

[@Alderic.]

HKM with lime and chilli is also great but it hides too many details, especially when I'm trying to review it. you can put lime and chilli on white rice and it'll also taste good XD

[@tomsaltezza]

@@Alderic.lime on the chilli is good but not on the hkm cos it masks the real taste. maybe for those tasteless hkm 😂

[@123456crapper]

Can eat original first. Then squeeze a little lime makes it different. Don’t squeeze too much just one squeeze that won’t make any potential seeds fell out. Lastly tried it with the chili because the taste profile will be the strongest. But the sweetness and spiciness in my humble opinion blends and compliments the best with the unami and wet sometimes viscous texture. The sweet balances with the unami and perhaps some is just only salty flavour which has already been amalgamated with the sour lime flavour profile earlier on. The spiciness will cut the wet and viscous or starchy texture refreshingly, sort of like cleansing the palate, making you ready for yet another mouthful and so on and so forth…..

[@POS36]

Finally!!! The legend, the best !! Best HKM for me in SG

[@jaredj6883]

This is my best so far.. yes, char kway teow series pls!

[@Kibbitz]

Looking forward to the grand finale, I honestly am not sure who's winning at this point. Also been back to Simon Road's to try the dry, I like the wet better. However, I'm pleased to see they're offering extra noodles for +1 dollar that fixes my "5 dollar not enough, 8 dollar too much" problem.

[@Alderic.]

ooo the most value 1 dollar you're going to spend. the dry one is a very unique version, pretty tough to compare to the typical hokkien mees.

[@alvintanjunliang8509]

4 plates of noodles rating when its good! Consistency tends to fall off when there a crowd, i.e , he collects money while serving the noodles, leads to the lower part of the wok burning. Suggesting to do Kway chap next !

[@bkkmj4250]

Yeah was thinking 4 plates rating also, but guess the top 3 in the series will become like 4 plate winners…such a great series! 😊

[@DarkSithJawa]

I agree with you. The consistency is always off for this stall! Thus I will never go back again.

[@Toadsss]

Such a good series

[@Alderic.]

thank you!

[@jiyefuuu]

What's next? Hopefully Char kwe teow or laksa if ure going for local legends.

[@andyb8588]

Char Kuay Teow pls

[@JO-qn8gy]

Yes and yes 😊

[@crimsonDyNaM0]

I would like to hear your opinion about Wok Hei because smokiness is not just 5 percent for me.

[@Alderic.]

without going too much into it, wok hei is the phenomenon where the wok smokes profusely due to high heat cooking. at this state, a lot of good things are happening for the food - high level of Maillard reaction because of the high surface temperature but not burnt because the food is tossed. moisture is expelled rapidly due to the heat and convection currents. food is kissed by the flames running up the sides of the wok, giving that slight smoky burnt aroma. but, all these reactions manifest differently for different dishes. maybe the veg dish turns out watery because the heat wasn't high enough. maybe the stir fried meat is a bit flat because there's no color on the meat. maybe the stir-fried beef hor fan is lacking that signature smoky stir fried scent. a good chef will be able to tell what the wok looked like based on how a dish looks and tastes.

[@tomsaltezza]

@@Alderic. couldn’t agree more. i think not all dishes with good wok hei tastes smoky or charred. that depends on the smoking point of the ingredients in the dish. but with hor fun somehow it tastes better when the hor fun is seared. i don’t think i can describe wok hei as eloquently as u :)

[@adamk.3229]

When you said you were going for something big last week, I thought it would have been Kim Keat! Oh well, cant wait to see the finale next week 👍

[@roxannengmingli2697]

kway chap series next 🙏 bring me with you

[@Somatical69Painter]

Could u do laksa series too plse ? Thks

[@worldedit96]

Might I interest you in Davis Prawn Court's hokkien mee in 209 hougang st 21 hawker centre? The hokkien mee is fried by the stall owner's dad at night only. BUT it is so good and creamy, one of the best hokkien mee I tried. So creamy in fact that if I go for their $8 size, I actually feel jelak at the end of eating.

[@kelvinchan2756]

By far this is my favourite....

[@jtzyz]

watching this at 2.13 am while drooling intensely, lord have mercy

[@andyb8588]

Told you bro try Swee Guan not the East Coast Road one. As an Eastie I had to defend my home turf with the right reccos LOL 😊😊

[@1ewi5]

Nasi Briyani series!

[@its.dasher]

bro what do you mean by 'final form'???? do hokkien mees evolve?

[@Alderic.]

yes they do!

[@JamesAng-c6j]

My No.1 best Stall - Swee Guan. Hope the standard maintains.

[@freekuwait1000]

Both Stall owners at Geylang Lorong 29 and East Coast are brothers.

[@tomsaltezza]

save the best for last! their $10 always serve large prawns but now it’s comes in the smaller circular plate (prev $8) instead of the larger oval plate. i dunno abt your top 3 Alderic, but for me it’s gotta be Swee Guan, Come Daily & Hainan HKM.

[@oouu889]

bruh i saw your three fingers before u announced at 6:39 anticlimax :(

[@Alderic.]

woops XD although, I think you knew the rating even before it got there.

[@goddanner]

Swee Guan and the Geylang Lorong 29 is related.

[@irfy86]

One more dish added to the bank. Well done

[@zoscaedwinable]

Do try out 7TAVERN Hokkien Mee! Is at Goldhill Plaza #01-15

[@kuaqimai]

Next series char kway teow?

[@JO-qn8gy]

Yes please...

[@xDebilPandax]

Seems like this is gonna be your pick for best of the series since there're no misses LMAO

[@ANANDREAM]

where the whampoa food center one?

[@Alderic.]

hmmm might have

[@markshippo]

$8 and $10 get u medium size prawns. $15 and $20 get u large prawns. The 2 sizes are displayed on the shelf.

[@Alderic.]

ah I must have missed it.

[@muji4832]

Tried once and it's one of the worst HKM ever. It's not wok hei, it's CHOW TAR !

[@junjie01]

what about the Rolex Hokkien Mee???? that is 896 reviews though

[@khokl9288]

Bo standard 😂

[@Alderic.]

oh you're right! I had the Rolex Hokkien Mee in my research, surprised I didn't note the number of reviews.

[@junjie01]

@@Alderic. actually would really love to hear your views about the Rolex Hokkien Mee. Are you planning to try those restaurant level expensive hokkien mee and then compare to see if it is really worth the price ,in comparison to hawker style.

[@benloo]

Finally. GOAT

[@ChunkyROX]

Huh.... This one not even good lol. Too expensive, chilli serving too small, get ready to eat bits of charcoal, no shrimp taste.

[@marvint480]

You haven’t eaten Original Serangoon HKM yet before concluding

[@kevjumbaz]

what is their final form?

[@Alderic.]

coming next week! (although, I think it's already very obvious for people who eat hkm heh)

[@jaredtan6893]

@@Alderic. takeaway hkm?

[@123456crapper]

The go-to for HKM when in the East. I will want to cast my vote (if I have any) on the next series for Laksa.

[@LVPictures]

lol too little episode lah... i think can consider trying a few others Harlo Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee (Ci Yuan Hawker Centre) or Soon Hock Hokkien Mee Place (Block 23 HDB Sin Ming).

[@POS36]

Last time ciyuan fatty Hokkien mee better I feel.

[@Alderic.]

haha I have to save those recommendations for the next season. I think 3 months of hokkien mee is a good amount, any more and I'll smother my love for it.

[@LVPictures]

@@POS36 to be fair my harlo review not fair. I make a stupid mistake of under estimating their chili. Asked for more and mixed everything in. Nearly died when i normally eat without water

[@POS36]

@@LVPictures it’s the same chilli as the Yi Ji Hokkien mee at kovan. Really will burn if u whack all. Harlo/Fatty I will only give 1 star. I need to try XiaoDi and Simon road one next

[@LVPictures]

@@POS36 lol is not that bad la but i do need to eat it again for a fairer review of the taste rather than just chili

[@kahfiwirmandy]

why do you always upload at night man that's dangerous edit: my winner is youfu hands down

[@Alderic.]

what can I say, I live life on the edge.

[@casey5750]

Would you give like a sticker to paste at their shop for the top 3 awardees? ☺️ support local 🤙🏻

[@Alderic.]

maybe in the future, I'm not at the level to be giving out stuff like that at the moment I think.

[@rayquaza67]

First time no “let’s get it boys”

[@Alderic.]

I had to drop it for my 4 girl viewers.

[@khokl9288]

Everyone won't be able to agree on the top 3 next week 😢😅😂

[@adriansim1407]

Swee Guan HKM ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@cherierogez2134]

BCM please!

[@andreasimng]

Bak Chor Mee Series?

[@wongying1595]

😋😋😋👍👍👍

[@devstruction98]

FINALLY LETSSSGOOOOO

[@shanke300]

Xiao Di has lovely broth.

[@stonecrack6775]

No pork no lard no good.

[@biibikiki1304]

$10 for so little ??? prawns are ex .. understand but noodle damn cheap ok .. siow. The creaminess is from the prawn stock and if they add more water instead of stock during frying the noodle wont be as nice. No starch is used yo .. starch is used in Hor Fan not hokkien mee.

[@Alderic.]

noodles are cheap but it's very expensive to make the noodles tasty. prawn stock doesn't make it creamy, too much of it will just flood the noodles, you need starch for it to gelatinize. I have never seen people add water to hokkien mee before. you don't need to use starch if you can control how much starch will seep from your noodles. based on what I've ate in this series, that seems to be a challenge even for experienced hawkers.

[@123456crapper]

Rental not ex meh…?! Come on lah man (or woman)….you must consider whether is restaurant, mall foodcourt, kopitiam stall, hawker centre or private enterprise-managed hawker centre. Big big difference if you chat with a range of F&B operators, then you will get a bigger picture. Plus nowadays, you see the kopitiam sales transactions alot record high, you know where the money goes.

[@beanoyip06]

If $10 I’ll ask them for more noodles over bigger prawns. Prawns are just prawns..

[@mavcly]

Got scolded the last time I filmed there 🤣

[@Alderic.]

I was genuinely surprised I didn't get scolded. not even a bit of sass.

[@duncanmit5307]

👍💜💜👍👍🍲🍲🍲🍲

[@rudykang2727]

The taste not consistent...sometime good and bad overall overpriced for just two prawns sometime not fresh. Give a miss

[@blob6968]

Are you secretly a Twitch frog? D:

[@dayannasirrudinabdullah8216]

This series has the most 3 plates hahahahaahahahaha

[@Alderic.]

3 places are coming down to "2 plates".

[@Freeman-xm7ug]

I tried before....so so only

[@MrNamesNoMore]

Bak kut teh next!

[@bensgoodeats1493]

Nice but expensive

[@Wvk5zc]

that for 10 bucks? hmmmmm

[@Alderic.]

easily worth it imo. 10 bucks can barely buy fast food nowadays.

[@abhishekjoshuaernestkcpps3007]

SImon Road Winner IMO.Idk,Mybe also Xiao Di or Yong Heng.

[@avneeshbhardwaj9926]

This shop is a rip off la

[@Swoosh6855]

Over rated and most expensive in Spore! If you like charcoal in yr hokkien mee this is the one. 😵‍💫

[@wjwong28]

Not good la

[@souffled]

Creamy? What a distortion of the language.

[@Alderic.]

I prefer the intelligibility over accuracy