If you’re ever in Hong Kong, you need to head for Mak’s Noodles and engulf a few portions of their wanton mee. They’re overpriced definitely but oh-so-good. A tiny bowl like this (it’s probably 2 mouthfuls. And I’ve a small jaw, the dentist tells me) costs 28 HKD. You’ll need to order the regular wanton noodles and not the fanciful noodles on the menu that comes with beef. The beef dishes come with a different soup base and are rather plebian in my opinion although the price, again, is anything but.
I don’t get why no one in Singapore has thought of actually selling wanton noodles that don’t taste like stale pork soup. All the wantons in Hong Kong are these delicate parcels of shrimp. No redundant ingredients like pork bits to pollute the clear soup either. The noodles are springy and chewy and have a distinct flavor of egg.
The original outlet is at Wellington Street but apparently they’ve got new outlets around Hong Kong now. The one at Tsim Sha Tsui pales in comparison though and I’d assume the same of the rest of the franchises.