Out back behind Chapter 55 along Tiong Poh Road to Eng Hoon Street is Pin Shen Teochew Bak Chor Mee (#01-46, 56 Eng Hoon Street, tel : +65 8833 2282) - housed within the same coffee shop as a certain Tiong Bahru Yong Tau Hu stall
I've passed them by a number of times over the past year and have been wanting to give them a try. Saw that they have a tom yam bowl which looked intriguing. I ordered one and was intently observing the assembly of the bowl until it was plopped onto the tray and I was arrested by a “要小柑橘吗?”
小柑橘 refers to calamansi. A common lime variety found in this parts. All that was needed was a squeeze and a drizzle over the mee kia - one that had a moderate burn from the heat, was lime-y and lemon grassy from an enjoyable savoury tom yam broth. There was also a large fish dumpling among the toppings they had in the bowl. Not so much minced pork though. But I will come back for this.
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