老火炖鸭煨面 (Double Boiled Duck Soup Noodles)
Dinner @ "家有好面", a very popular noodle chain in Shanghai.
A very "in" chain currently, with long queues at many branches.
Thought to check it out.
This is the No.1 seller in the chain.
First the pros:
1) It's economical - 25RMB a bowl.
2) There are more than expected pieces of soft tender duck as well as thin slices of Chinese preserved ham!
3) The noodles were al dente and does not soften into a gooey mess.
4) The service was great and efficient!
Now the cons:
The soup was not as rich or flavourful as I thought it would be, considering it should be double-boiled duck soup. It was umami, but the pieces of bamboo I found in the bowl just wouldn't make it so umami so the rest has to come from a little too much added MSG.
老火炖鸭煨面 (Double Boiled Duck Soup Noodles)
Dinner @ "家有好面", a very popular noodle chain in Shanghai.
A very "in" chain currently, with long queues at many branches.
Thought to check it out.
This is the No.1 seller in the chain.
First the pros:
1) It's economical - 25RMB a bowl.
2) There are more than expected pieces of soft tender duck as well as thin slices of Chinese preserved ham!
3) The noodles were al dente and does not soften into a gooey mess.
4) The service was great and efficient!
Now the cons:
The soup was not as rich or flavourful as I thought it would be, considering it should be double-boiled duck soup. It was umami, but the pieces of bamboo I found in the bowl just wouldn't make it so umami so the rest has to come from a little too much added MSG.