A Cheong Fun Brunch

Went over to N's in the morning for a chat and a coffee. The dogs played of course, and went for a short stroll at the nearby park before going home. But they won't bother each other too much; they generally look for their own corners to chill out after a while. Stayed on for lunch since we both had no plans till the evening. We decided to tapau instead of driving out to a restaurant.

N insisted I had to taste this stall's cheong fun (rice noodle roll) and told me to stay put on the couch. She rounded over to grab a few boxes. Oh... it's Chef Wei HK Cheong Fun (偉少港式腸粉 or in its simplified script 伟少港式肠粉). I think currently there're four 'original' outlets and in future, the rest would be franchises.

The eatery (and its branches I assume) offers a few options of cheong fun with different fillings — abalone, scallop, prawn, char siew, mushroom or plain. I really wouldn't have minded a plain version, but N insisted she couldn't feed me plain things and made me choose a filling. Hahaha. All right then. 

I opted for the prawn cheong fun since I had antihistamines yesterday and didn't mind some prawns today. I would usually take it plain or with char siew, These prawns were pretty decent! The soya sauce provided isn't the best, but it would do. We have better soya sauce at home anyway. So we could just drizzle that instead. The chilli, however, is good and spicy. I couldn't help finishing it. I love cheong fun and I can eat it all the time for lunch and dinner, and breakfast if I have to. 

Wow, those rice noodle rolls are really thin. I'm impressed. I judge all rice noodles by the thickness of the final product. This one is GOOD. The ratio of the rice flour and tapioca flour are perfectly balanced. Tasty! I'm definitely getting it plain next time. When cheong fun is done thin and right like this, I love having it with just a spritz of a good grade of sesame oil or soy sauce.