Fish Ball Noodles @ Penggaram Mee, Batu Pahat

I remember the time I had my first taste of Penggaram Mee, it was about 18 years ago.  I recall loving it and during my short stay of 3 nights in Batu Pahat that time, I ate a bowl of Penggaram Mee every night! Thanks to my bro-in-law and family, they took us for the noodles every night and even packed a few packets for us to take back to Kuala Lumpur.  They called it Penggaram Mee because the stall was located in Jalan Penggaram - also known as Hakka Street (for the Hakka folks were aplenty in that area).  From that time till now, there were only two other occasions that I got to eat the noodles again - once more a decade ago and the latest, in  2011! Yay! Bro had to travel to Batu Pahat for work and he got his local friends/colleagues to track down the stall (he had tasted it too in the past and was looking forward to eating the fish ball noodles again).

Apparently, the stall is no longer located there and had shifted.  Now, my bro followed his friends around and they told him there were two stalls selling Penggaram Mee; operated by different vendors who were related to each other.  Are there Batu Pahat folks out there who can fill me in as to where these two stalls are located currently?  Well, while this still remains a "mystery" to me ... what's more important is that bro accomplished his mission and came back with a few packets of Penggaram Mee for me!

Of course, it would have tasted so much better if I had the chance to eat the noodles at the stall itself but this was the next best thing! The handmade noodles had a light airy texture to it and was still as delicious as I recalled.  One can opt for normal or for a spicy version where some grainy chilli sauce is added - I love the spiciness of it. 

 

Now, aren't those the tiniest fish balls you've ever seen?  These home made fish balls were springy despite its tiny size and were nice.  I found their home made fish cakes a tad salty though (don't seem to recall them being that way back then) - maybe it's because it's Penggaram (Salt?) Mee? Hahaha....

Well, despite that ... I absolutely enjoyed my Penggaram Mee.  I hope I don't have to wait another decade to eat this fish ball noodles again.  Batu Pahat anyone? :o)