Chao ta bee hoon

Chao ta bee hoon (燒焦米粉) is a rare and special dish found at a handful of zi char stalls in Singapore. Zi char is Hokkien for ‘cook and fry’ and these establishments offer a huge range of seafood, noodle, rice and vegetable dishes. Eating chao ta bee hoon is a delightfully textural experience where you crack open the crispy crust to find silky, flavourful pockets of rice vermicelli. This recipe is very simple and requires little more than a few pantry staples, but