JB Eat: Tian Xiang Fish Ball Noodle (天香永平手工鱼丸面) @ Taman Century

Tian Xiang Yong Peng Handmade Fish Ball Noodle (天香永平手工鱼丸面) is located in Taman Century near to KSL City Mall and closer to Holiday Plaza. The restaurant specialises in hand-making their fishballs. Specified as "Yong Peng fish ball" means they use fresh wolf herrings (西刀鱼) to make the fishballs — commonly confused with another type of fish called Pacific saury (秋刀鱼).

Tian Xiang Yong Peng Handmade Fish Ball Noodle (天香永平手工鱼丸面) @ Taman Century

Tian Xiang serves mainly fishball noodles in either dry-style, clear soup or laksa with a selection of noodle from 8 types of noodle, including wanton noodle, Hakka mee (客家面), glass noodle, etc. Handmade fishcake, fishball soup, Hakka yong tau foo (酿豆腐), etc, are available as side dishes.

Each fishball noodle dish will have a set of ingredients that includes fresh and bouncy fishballs, beancurd, stuffed tofu, stuff tofu skin, seaweed and greens. These ingredients may vary slightly for the dry, soup or laksa style. And they are very fresh and good.

The dry-style fishball noodle, with homemade Hakka mee, is dry-tossed in a light sauce with oil and topped with minced meat, fried shallots and spring onions. The seldom-seen Hakka mee is flat, with a chewy texture and is very nice after tossing well with the sauce and minced meat. For more flavours, go for dry-style.

Tian Xiang Fish Ball: Fishball with Hakka Noodle

I added a piece of stuff eggplant from the list of yong tau foo. The eggplant is fried before serving and is hot and tasty. Will go for more of the yong tau foo next time.

The soup-style fishball noodle, with kway teow, is served in the same clear soup that cooked the ingredients and has light flavours of the cooked ingredients.

Tian Xiang Fish Ball: Fishball Noodle in clear soup

Their handmade fishcake is highly recommended. It is served just-fried and piping hot with a nice aroma — wait few minutes before sinking your teeth into it. It is tasty and really must try.