We noticed the table next to us has additional fried fish slices in their fish head noodle so we enquired about it and was told that we could add the fish for an additional MYR5 to the MYR17 for a small portion of fish head noodle so we did just that at
this Soon Lei eatery.
The deep fried fish slices are different from the fish used in the fish head noodle. We think that they are from dory fish and are a bit salty so we don't think we will add them again next time although they taste quite ok otherwise.
Oh, that is quite costly to add if those are indeed dory fish.
ReplyDeleteDespite being a little too salty, they taste quite good. MYR5 only for 6 pieces is costly to you?
DeleteFish is your favourite, is it?
ReplyDeleteYes, it is.
DeleteI wonder how big the serving is. If that is one of those small individual claypots, RM17 is expensive, ok if it is a big one for two or three to share! RM5 for the extra dory is ok, so many pieces, they all use that for their fish and chips, all the western joints here, and it's definitely over RM10 a plate for maybe two miserable pieces.
ReplyDeleteMYR17 is for one person's portion but enough for two small eaters. I agree that MYR5 for the dory is ok. The fish head and meat in the noodle is not dory.
DeleteWow! Quite pricey for the whole claypot. But fishes are expensive and I still love them.
ReplyDeleteMe too. I like to eat fish.
DeleteI have tried fish noodles with fried fish pieces but I didn't like it because it was too hard. I prefer fresh fish slices.
ReplyDeleteThis fried fish pieces are not too hard. They are like fresh fish slices with a coating of thin batter.
Deletewhere is this place? PJ?
ReplyDeleteNo, this Soon Lei is at Kuchai Lama. The exact location is in my post here:
Deletehttp://muntalksfood.blogspot.my/2014/05/glass-noodle.html
Mention dory and the first thing that came to my mind is that they are frozen.. so normally I do not order when I heard that. Last night the place I went to, the lady also mentioned that we can change from fish head to dory fish, and I said no thank you.. hahahaa..
ReplyDeleteThis one, we did not change but add the dory fish slices to the fish head noodle which is not dory fish.
DeleteI always try to remember to ask what type of fish before I order. I don't like dory fish especially in soup and noodles.
ReplyDeleteSometimes they won't say that it is dory fish.
DeleteFish is so expensive nowadays. I just had ikan pati at a Malay place for dinner just now. It's made with tempoyak and you can choose either the head, middle or tail. Being Chinese and a fish lover, I chose the head. It's pretty good but a little on the expensive side.
ReplyDeleteYou are right. Fish is expensive now, even tilapia is expensive.
DeleteI can see many slices of fish in the noodles...worth to add in for extra RM5.
ReplyDeleteCan be considered worth it if you like to eat dory fish.
DeleteI'm bad at identifying fish so I never ask. Quantity looks decent for RM5.
ReplyDeleteQuantity is ok. They were deep fried nicely too with tender flesh. Just a bit over salty for me.
DeleteI still remember those days when I accompany my mom to the pasar and the fishmonger auntie sold the dory as "premium import fish from overseas because it is boneless". It was more expensive than the other types of fish. Nowadays it seems dory is the pariah of the fish... :/
ReplyDeleteI think there are many types of fish, all called dory (from wiki) so maybe the dory we are talking about here is different from the premium imported dory.
DeleteWalau Eh! I just noticed that fishes are not cheap anymore these days.
ReplyDeleteYou are right!
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