Xiao Wang Beef Noodle is from Taiwan which has been established since 1973 by Mr. Wang Shih Chun, current Chairman of Cook’s Association of Kaohsiung City.Xiao Wang Beef Noodle became a legend in the industry after clinching the dual championship in “Marketing Competition” and the“Most Popular Delicacy Award" in the 2008 Taipei International Beef Noodle Festival.I have never been to Taiwan before so I cannot comment whether it tastes authentic or not, but all I can say is that it tasted nice.At
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Xiao Wang Beef Noodle is from Taiwan which has been established since 1973 by Mr. Wang Shih Chun, current Chairman of Cook’s Association of Kaohsiung City.
Xiao Wang Beef Noodle became a legend in the industry after clinching the dual championship in “Marketing Competition” and the“Most Popular Delicacy Award" in the 2008 Taipei International Beef Noodle Festival.
I have never been to Taiwan before so I cannot comment whether it tastes authentic or not, but all I can say is that it tasted nice.
At the Diamond Hill branch of Xiao Wang Beef noodle, they have a snack counter at the front selling Taiwanese sausages and a small snack shop selling beef jerky, sauces etc.
The hot winter melon tea was a nice drink to start off with, it was sweet and had a really soothing taste. ★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★ White bitter melon with honey yuzu sauce:
I have always wanted to try this because I have never tried white bittermelon before. The honey yuzu sauce was really nice because it was not sweet but tangy. The bitter melon was lovely and crisp because it was chilled in iced water prior serving. ★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★ Guava with preserved plum:
The guava was cut into cubes and nicely arranged in a chequered pattern. The guava was refreshing and the hint of preserved plum made you hungry and ready for noodles. ★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★ Thickly sliced marinated beef stomach:
I got a surprise when this arrived because it looked different from the stomachs I have seen before. It looked like abalone slices. The beef stomach served here is prized because not all cattle's stomach have this quality to qualify. The texture was really meaty and similar to abalone, hence it is called Taiwanese abalone in Taiwan. ★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★ Pan-fried baby oysters with egg:
The pan-fried baby oysters with egg have been slightly modified and the shape is like a pizza making it convenient to eat. It tastes delicious eaten hot and I really loved it because it was not greasy, and the spring onions and plump oysters made it enjoyable. The oysters were clean and did not contain any sand. I would have eaten more but I had to leave room for other foods I was going to try. ★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★ Xiao Wong signature beef noodle in soup:
The beef used was meat taken from in between the ribs, so it was very delicate and soft like scrambled eggs hence the name "foo young" in Cantonese, "Fu Rong" in Mandarin. Only 10 bowls are served per day. I tried the beef first and it was as soft as stated and it was infused with the soup. Many reviews have said the soup did not have much herb taste but that night I could taste the herbs and it reminded me of bak kut teh but it did not have much beef taste. After reading Lemon Tea's review, I really want to try the XWBN in Taiwan because the broth looks stronger and reminds me of liver broth at Wai Kee's in sham shui po. The noodles were similar to the Chinese flat ho fun, but they were slightly irregular and squiggly. ★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★ Beef tendon and beef noodle soup:
The broth was the same as above and the beef had an equal layer of meat and collagen which was lovely and soft. (see Lemon Tea's photo) The beef tendons were clean and soft. ★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★ Beef belly - off menu: Tried a piece of beef belly without the noodles and it tastes like the beef above but even softer. ★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★ Salted Egg in Squid:
I have always wanted to try this at Grand Hill Taiwanese Restaurant in TST but I was too lazy to go there. The slices of salted egg in squid look really nice and pretty complemented by the green beans in it. The egg yolks are seriously delicious and not too salty.
In Taiwanese Sweet potato is "day gua" which is directly translated as ground melon so I thought it was a potato. It was actually purple sweet potato hence the lilac colour. On top of the drink there was whipped cream. The taste was slightly similar to taro but it was more fragrant and rosy. ★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★ Red beans with herbal black jelly:
Although it was a cheese cake, the taste of cheese is very light and it tasted of chocolate more. I have tried them before locally and did not like it because it was just fake cream, but this one was really delicious and I have changed my mind. ★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★ I will be back for more desserts, salted egg in squid, pan fried oysters and beef.
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[b]Price:[/b] $0
[b]Service:[/b] Good
[b]Yummy factor:[/b] better than expected
[b]Sweetness levels:[/b] just right
[b]Napkins provided:[/b] yes
[b]Toilets:[/b] In the mall
[b]Glass of water provided:[/b] Yes
[b]English Menu:[/b] Yes
[b]Air Conditioning:[/b] Yes
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The famous 小王牛肉麵 Xiao Wang Beef Noodle is from Kaohsiung in Taiwan. On my 1st visit for a tasting event here, we even met the 2nd generation boss himself, who is a funny and witty bloke! Anyway since I just came back from Taipei myself - I had a craving for Taiwanese beef noodles and came back to re-eat and also re-try the shop anonymously myself. (Haven't got time to post the longer tasting event though, when we tasted much more food... but it's similar to what my friends posted b
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The famous 小王牛肉麵 Xiao Wang Beef Noodle is from Kaohsiung in Taiwan. On my 1st visit for a tasting event here, we even met the 2nd generation boss himself, who is a funny and witty bloke! Anyway since I just came back from Taipei myself - I had a craving for Taiwanese beef noodles and came back to re-eat and also re-try the shop anonymously myself. (Haven't got time to post the longer tasting event though, when we tasted much more food... but it's similar to what my friends posted below).
牛肉麵 Normal Beef Noodles - $48 - Noodles: Seemed slightly narrower than my last visit. I am not someone who takes forever to take pictures, so after taking around 3 photos each on my camera and also iPhone, which would be barely 20 seconds or below, I started eating. The noodles were thin like Hor-Fun rice noodles, and I noticed that they were spot on at the beginning but softened up by the end of the bowl. I think it could be boiled for 30 seconds less? ~ 6.9/10
- Soup: Since we tried MANY bowls last time around, I already formed an idea in my head that soup flavours do vary slightly between various bowls. The one I got today was in the middle of the pack (a good sign for consistency). Filled with a decent amount of beef essence, hint of spice and just a tad of medicine flavour. Since 小王牛肉麵 is not a 藥燉 soup base, I actually consider this very well balanced. In fact this soup was better than many of the ones we tried in Taipei recently. Welcome to HK! ~ 7.9/10
- Beef: The beef seems to be the rib fingers version. The shape is exactly like you find in Taiwan, but to me it's less tender. In fact personally I found it a little tough chewy to my liking. ~ 6/10
鹽酥雞 - Spiced Salt and Fried Chicken - This was very salty, but guess what, this is normal in Taiwan. But even then, this was a bit on the saltier side. But fortunately I love salt, plus the chicken was fried really really well here. Not a bit greasy and the chicken meat remained moist, whilst the skin was outright crispy. Perfectly done in this instance and better than some of the Taiwan ones we ate. Really liked this! *But wish they could cut back on the salt still.
****************************** It's not perfect here as yet. Some blogging friends will be trying out their original Taiwanese store soon , so I await with anticipation of what they ate and really felt after going to the original Kaohsiung shop! But there are always compromises in life - and right now I am definitely happy enough to return back to here and hoping that they could improve on some minor points which aren't far off. And considering the price is set pretty low and the taste is quite authentic enough. Improvements that can be made, Eg. the Soup Base could really do with being slightly more medicinal input if they were to be consistent with the original store or just be a tad more potent to be convincing. Why cater for locals's tastes when most people crave for the real thing here? The noodles can also be slightly cooked less, just because the type here gets soft too quickly especially if people take ages to shoot the pic. A real foodie would always want to have the original version always. As a side note, the beef could really be improved as it's not tender enough compared to the Taiwan counterparts. CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM IS MY FORTE! OTHERS CALL ME ARROGANT I JUST WANT TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE WHAT I WANT TO EAT..