FOO CHOW FISH BALL

For the last couple of days I have been looking for a route to and from work driving through which I don't have to fork out $4.50 to $6.50 daily, depending on how early I leave home. I am quite peeved that I have to part with my hard earned money to enjoy the convenience of driving to work when I don't see the convenience at all, what with the very heavy traffic and sometimes jams. Today, I found one going through Nichol Highway where it will cost me just $0.50 to $2.50. This seems to be within my irritation threshold.

This route also gives me the choice to go by Old Airport Road. So this evening, I decided to go to the Old Airport Road foodcentre for dinner. Browsing around, I came to Stall 103 selling Foo Chow fishball. Unlike the normal fishball which is quite ubiquitous in all the foodcourts and foodcentres in Singapore, the Foo Chow fishball is somewhat of a rarity. Thinking it wise to have a light dinner since I had a heavy nasi lemak lunch, I ordered a bowl of the Foo Chow fishball. $3 gives you 4 fishballs and 3 meat dumplings.

The thing about the FooChow fishball is that its centre is filled with minced meat. When you bite into it, you cut to two textures - the spongy fish outer layer and the soft meat centre, like biting through a savoury centre-filled chocolate. For me, a good fishball has a bite. At your first first bite, there is resistance; a little more pressure then cuts through the little rascal. This particular Foo Chow has some bite but I think some flour has been added so that it is softer. The meat dumplings were good and the soup tasty with the added kelp. Overall, worth a go. There are also other balls, I mean normal fish balls and pork balls, at this stall to go with noodles.
Yum, yum.