Food: Big Prawn Noodle
Location: Min Kong Cafe.

I knew that one day, before my lifetime fully expired, I must come here to taste the legendary Big Prawn Noodle. Eversince I heard someone said to me that “only successful people can eat Min Kong’s Big Prawn Noodle”, I vowed that someday I will be successful enough and then come here to eat this dish. I was determined. I was motivated. I will be successsful enough for this dish.

But well, technically all you need is RM 20.

Min Kong Cafe is located nearby the Tua Pek Kong Temple. This is a restaurant famous for its wide extensive menus of Chinese cuisines. But none is more well-known or even controversial to their signature dish Big Prawn Noodle priced at RM 20.

Since first introduced many years ago, this dish has become the talk of the town. Some have tasted it and unshamefull tell the tale, but RM 20 for a noodle dish is still too extravangant for most.

Today I had finally made the decision to go for it. I even dressed up a bit for the occasion, to look a bit more successful. After all, this was a lifetime experience.

I walked straight in alone and ordered the Big Prawn Noodle. The senior male waiter stared at me and asked twice whether I meant the RM 20 Big Prawn Noodle. I almost took it as an insult before politely nodded my head artificially.

I never denied that I am a hypocrite.

Min Kong is actually a very popular restaurant in Sibu. Perhaps without the fancy decor or anything. But from the smells and looks of the dishes I saw on other tables, I think regardless what happened today, I shall return for other tasting session.

And then my heart was pounding hard. I saw the same male waiter who took my order walked straight towards me. I knew this was the moment.

And so he placed the dish before me.

The smell was already brilliant. I could see three shelled big fat prawns sat right on top of the noodle. The dish was cooked in Chao Zhu Mian style. It smelled wonderful and looked impressive. I went for the soup first; it had strong prawny flavor with intensed sweet aftertaste. The soup basically contained all the goodness from the prawns.

I went straight for the biggest prawn; fresh, crunchy, tender, juicy and delicious. No complaint there.

Then I ate quietly and finished the whole bowl. Silence can either be good and really bad.

Well…

It was bascially a Chao Zhu Mian dish cooked with 4 big prawns, wasn’t it?

I thought I wasn’t as excited as I hope I would. It was a bit anti-climax I thought too. I certainly expected a little bit more complicated dish with WOWs and all. I have eaten bigger prawns and tasted better Chao Zhu Mian before. Don’t get me wrong, the dish was good.

But I didn’t know how should I react.

For RM 20, I’m not sure if I will return again for the dish.

Perhaps be able or willing to come here for the Big Prawn Noodle gives you a rather superior status compared to those who don’t. Perhaps it’s a created urban symbolism to distinguish the rich and the not.

If you really really love prawns, you will be thrilled of this culinary experience. I like big prawns, but the truth is, even that won’t be enough to totally impress me and meet my accumulated expectation.

Min Kong’s Big Prawn Noodle successfully gets 3 1/2 Stars.

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