We've been wanting to check out the noodles at Hi Noodle (#B3-19/20, 313@Somerset, 313 Orchard Road) by Haidilao for a while but they inadvertently ended up being one of those eateries tucked into a corner where when they fall out of sight, they go out of mind. We happened to be in the vicinity and decided that we're getting something here this time.
Not a bad bowl of 酸菜 broth and beef shank noodles. Not memorable as 酸菜 broths go but I wouldn't complain. Nice beefy flavour coming from those slices of shank.
One could choose between three noodle types. These were the Korean noodles which were pretty much instant noodles. The texture was a little softer with less bite than what I normally prefer.
The spicy crayfish bowl packed substantial heat. It was that mala-esque sauce that was potent, not so much those chillis which looked dangerous but didn't appear to be spicy much. Then again, it was all tossed together so I also couldn't tell accurately. While the bowl was called spicy crayfish noodles, those bugs in there were actually Chinese crawfish (小龙虾), not the slipper lobster/crayfish as known in these parts.
Braised pig intestines were not bad. Pretty tender and well flavoured from the braise.
Red chilli sauce was sweet, spicy and tangy - very similar to those from Putien. The pickled sliced green chilli were pretty sour and that was actually a good thing to cut through the heat and oils from the spicy crayfish noodles.
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