The mihun is those thicker springy type used for fish head mihun soup so next time I will ask the seller whether or not they have those soft fine mihun which I like.
It was drizzling again in the morning so went out later at 11 am to drop off a book and to buy steam soup with rice from Kopitiam 95 Desa Petaling.
1 pm - the ginseng chicken soup in the 2800 ml Container. I think the soup is only about 400 to 500 ml so this container can hold the soup very well without spilling because it is large and it has a rubber lining in the cover to fit better. The elderlies have remaining rice and braised meat dishes from their dinner on the previous day over ordered by kid 4 because the weekday dinner caterer is off on public holiday so we only need to provide them with a portion of soup.
1 pm - kid 4 over ordered pork trotter meat so the elderlies ate one portion and found the meat to be too lean so they gave us the remaining portion bought by kid 4 as extra food. True enough the meat is lean despite having the pork skin and pork fats underneath the skin so we ate that for lunch while they ate the remaining braised pork belly that kid 4 bought as add ons.
6 pm - pork mihun soup from Good Tea coffee shop Sri Petaling bought the previous day. He added in a half boiled egg when reheating this dish. The soup is just plain basic soup without strong garlic or shallot taste. It is not thick pork broth. There are no innards, only minced pork patty, pork slices, pork balls and vegetables. The mihun is thin mihun. So we will just stick to the pork noodles at Swee Hing Coffee shop.
He wanted watercress soup but it was sold out. They only have:
1. Abc meat soup
2. Dark chicken herbal soup
3. Ten herbs meat soup
4. Ginseng chicken soup
So I bought ginseng chicken soup for him and dark chicken herbal soup for the Elderlies. A portion of soup is MYR 10 nett inclusive of a portion of rice. Brought own containers for both soup and rice.
i prefer fish paste.
ReplyDeleteSomehow fish paste seems to be more real fish meat.
DeleteI also don't know the difference between fish balls and fish paste. Maybe it is the same and the name just differentiates the shape. Most times I avoid this sort of thing because they also contain flour, some more than others.
ReplyDeleteTrue, must know which sellers sell fish balls made entirely from fish meat only and no flour at all
DeleteI prefer fish paste. I am picky about fish balls. True that most people do not like lean meat unless it is cooked really soft.
ReplyDeleteNot soft then those with weak teeth like me will have difficulties with tough lean meat. Seems like fish paste is more real.
DeleteWhen come to pork trotter, one would prefer the collagen (skin and fatty part), not the lean meat.
ReplyDeleteI like fish paste and fish balls. My mil has been teaching me how to make fish paste from scratch. Mackerel is still the best fish to make fish paste and fish balls.
I believe just the skin provides collagen, not the fats. Good that you now can make your own fish paste and fish balls so you can make them from real mackerel meat with nothing else. When I was young, I watched my mother beat the fish meat until they are sticky and can be rolled into fish balls. Just use fish meat only, no flour at all. All real.
DeleteAgree with you that fish paste and balls can be the same save for the shape. Paste version has more flexibility since it doesn't have to be a nice round ball.
ReplyDeleteHahaha ya, the paste can be in any shape, even weird shapes.
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