You Peng Noodle Dumpling House Review: Hand-Made Xiao Long Bao And Guo Tie At Beauty World

The day I realised that the soup I’ve been devouring was made of pork fats, I was horrified. Even so, that didn’t lessen my love for the soup dumpling and at most, I hesitate a second or two but will still end up ordering one basket when I see any eatery selling xiao long bao. Hand-Made Xiao Long Bao And Guo Tie At Beauty World | You Peng Noodle Dumpling House Review Food at You Peng Noodle Dumpling House At the tiny stall that You Peng Noodle Dumpling House occupies, they serve quite a variety of dishes.

Besides having dumplings prepared in various ways, the stall also offers many different types of noodles such as Sour & Spicy Noodle ($4.80) , Sze Chuan Dan Dan Noodle ($4.50) , and Egg & Tomato Noodle ($3.80) . Unlike most restaurants that serve xiao long bao in a steaming basket of three to five dumplings, this stall offloads them in sets of 10 pieces. Gingerly and excitedly, we reached for our first xiao long bao and were surprised to find out how business the skin was.

Company enough for a lousy chopsticks user like me to pick the dumpling up without tearing the skin, I was also glad that it was not overly thick and doughy in a bad way. Overall, the soup of the xiao long bao impressed me but the taste and texture of the meat were slightly underwhelming.

The other dish that we tried was their Fried Dumplings ($6.50) . More commonly known as guo tie, the dumplings as well came in a set of 10.

Pan-fried upon order, the aroma of this one was inviting but one off-putting aspect was the thick layer of oil that sat between the folded layers of the dumpling skin. Compared to the meat inside the xiao long bao, the flavour of the guo tie’s pork was unappetisingly strong.

Though the skin was fried to a nice golden-brown, it was not as crispy as I would like it to be and was a little too thick as well. With a layer of oil coating the skin combined with the fats inside, the dumpling became jelak quickly and I couldn’t bring myself to go for more than two pieces.

Lastly, we in addition ordered their Special Sauce Noodle ($4.50) , which the stall owner told reporters is one of their most popular dishes. As for the sauce, it carried a strong sour and salty savour which was overpowering even with the big portion of noodles.

But for this, the sourness of the sauce was so intense that I left most of them out and focused on the noodles instead. Ambience at You Peng Noodle Dumpling House You Peng Noodle Dumpling House is found at Beauty World Food Centre, which is located on the fourth level of Beauty World Centre. Occupying one of the stalls nearest to the unsheltered part of the hawker centre, the tables around You Peng Noodle Dumpling House are well-ventilated.

As the dumplings are either steamed or pan-fried on the spot, a waiting time of about five to 10 minutes is required. While the xiao long bao exceeded my expectations for something found in a hawker stall, the fried dumplings were disappointing.