Fish Soup Craving

Holland Village XO Fish Head Bee Hoon: The Original XO Fish Soup

Who in the world would think of putting XO into Fish Soup?

Located at Blk 46, Holland Drive. A guy who loves XO, does that! It turns out that the inventor of the XO Fish Soup was none other than an XO salesman who loved his drinks so much that he added it into Fish Soup. And as it turned out, it worked!

The creamy fish soup like any European cream based sauce, putting a dash of brandy in it actually does make sense. Since this soup is "branded", its price is also "branded" as well. Coming in different serving sizes. Price ranges from $7, $12 to $16/bowl, which cost more than the normal type.

Heard from others, you can't just simply add the XO into the soup at the end. Firstly, you don't just use any old XO, it must the best grade. Then it has to be added into the soup while it is boiling and allowed to cook for a little while (the timing is a trade secret). The dash of XO just prior to serving is but the garnishing at the end of the cooking process.

This uniquely taste of Fish Soup is making him, who is a non-fish lover to be attracted to this noodle as well! Now i will be having kakis enjoying this soup together.

Jing Hua Sliced Fish Bee Hoon: Hmmm..

Located at 77 Maxwell Road Food Centre. This is simply the most delicious fish soup I have had. I had my doubts at first when there were so many people lining up for the fish soup, but my first taste of it was quite an awesome experience.

Forget all about XO, if you've got a tasty fish soup, you don't need to hide behind the veil of XO brandy. Plus the best thing is that you don't have to pay a bomb for the fish soup because it comes in individual servings ($4/per bowl). The only problem with it is the long queue even in off peak periods. But there is a good reason why there is a queue and it is because each bowl of soup is made individually. But trust me, the queue is worth it especially when it is someone else who doing the queueing!