This is the Prima Food Singapore Chilli Crab Flavoured La Mian, which is described as ‘premium noodle[s] in sweet and spicy seafood sauce’.

Each package includes a dried cake of ‘steamed non-fried premium noodles’ and two sachets of chilli crab-flavoured sauce. The noodles are prepared by separately boiling the noodles and sauce sachets in water for 6 minutes, then combining the sauce with the cooked noodles and three tablespoons of noodle water.

Tossing the noodles for 1-2 minutes thickened the sauce sufficiently to coat the noodles, which were the same premium al dente texture as the ones in the laksa. The sauce delivered a prawn shrimp flavour but fell short of hitting the mark for crab, which came exclusively from crab oil and was dominated by a rich tomato sweetness along with a subtle sharpness from the chilli skins. The level of heat was very manageable and not nearly enough to slow us down.

While sweet, we enjoyed the novelty of premium chilli crab-flavoured noodles but preferred the finesse of the laksa. As with the latter, the higher price (about 5x) and extended cooking time (about 2-3x) means we’re not sure if the flavour of these noodles is worth the premium to be a regular pantry staple.

This Prima Food Singapore Chilli Crab Flavoured La Mian contained 200 g. It was produced in Singapore and purchased in Sydney, Australia in 2022.