relatively new to serangoon gardens market and food centre is bossi, a stall that only sells the soup version of handmade noodles. for a stall to sell only one variation of a dish, there better be something special about it. run by a couple who in their 20s/30s, my initial doubts about their culinary skills were washed away upon tasting the piping hot bowl of noodles in front of me. what sets them apart from their competitors in the same category is the ingredients they use, which makes eating their handmade noodles a rather unique experience.

you have the usual suspects like fried ikan bilis, egg and minced pork balls (the minced pork balls are always very tender and well seasoned, with the fragrance of sesame oil shining through). while seen in an increasing number of stalls nowadays, their usage of star gooseberry leaves (马尼菜) is still pretty uncommon.

something you won't find elsewhere is the addition of a special mixture which tasted to me like the chye poh you find on chwee kueh. in fact, i think the absolutely addictive mixture consists of small bits of mushroom, chye poh and garlic.

the other differentiating factor of bossi is the provision of green chilli sauce instead of the usual red ones you see. the piquant zesty taste was reminiscent of a less spicy thai green chilli sauce. add some, or all of the chilli provided, into the soup and you'll find yourself finishing the bowl in front of you really quickly.

it definitely is comforting to see a new generation of competent hawkers emerge. amidst stiff competition from traditional favourites located in the same place, i hope that people will give bossi a chance like i did. okay, my post is getting too long again...

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