031_yong tau foo

I like Yong Tau Foo. I think it is one of the coolest foods on earth. You pick your own recipe and the variety of choices is great. The usual ingredients provided are bean curd, crabsticks, cuttlefish, fish balls, ladies fingers, chilies, bitter gourds, kangkung (water morning-glory), tomatoes, and many more. Some of these items, such as chilli, and bitter gourd, are filled with surimi (fish paste). The rule is simple, first pick the ingredients you like, usually minimum 6 items, after that select type of noodles; rice noodles, egg noodles, or bee hoon (rice vermicelli) and then you can choose either to have it dry or with soup. Yong Tau Foo is usually served with chilli sauce and brown sauce. These sauces and the soup are keys to success for a good Yong Tau Foo stall.