The Magic Wonton Auntie
It's a real challenge to find a good wonton mee in Singapore in the old-fashioned "kon loh mee" style i.e. not the Hong Kong version (chunky prawn wanton/no char siew).
My vote for the centre of wonton excellence is the stall at Congress Kopitiam at Suntec City Convention Centre ... but ONLY if The Auntie is at the helm. If you see a male cook, turn around and patronise the prata stall instead.
You see, there's magic spun by this sprightly sixtysomething: not only in how she judges the right mix of sauces and ensures that the blanched noodles stay springy, but also in how she stays zen-like in the thick of the lunchtime throngs and gives you your order with a smile. She's no stinge with the wantons either (I got FOUR in my takeaway container today).
My mother will make the bus trip from Thomson Road just to eat there whenever she hankers for a taste of the past. I imagine that as she takes her tray of $3.80 noodles, she and the Magic Wonton Auntie exchange knowing looks that she's getting exactly what she used to eat in the '50s.
My vote for the centre of wonton excellence is the stall at Congress Kopitiam at Suntec City Convention Centre ... but ONLY if The Auntie is at the helm. If you see a male cook, turn around and patronise the prata stall instead.
You see, there's magic spun by this sprightly sixtysomething: not only in how she judges the right mix of sauces and ensures that the blanched noodles stay springy, but also in how she stays zen-like in the thick of the lunchtime throngs and gives you your order with a smile. She's no stinge with the wantons either (I got FOUR in my takeaway container today).
My mother will make the bus trip from Thomson Road just to eat there whenever she hankers for a taste of the past. I imagine that as she takes her tray of $3.80 noodles, she and the Magic Wonton Auntie exchange knowing looks that she's getting exactly what she used to eat in the '50s.
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