Food of All Nations

Phở in Flemington October 1, 2008

This post has actually been delayed for approximately 2 weeks. To be honest, I was reluctant to write it because the sight of those pictures makes me hungryyyyyyy!

It was a bad day to began with, when we drove along Paramatta Rd it was initially sunny but it started raining cats and dogs (kangaroos and koalas) as we got closer to Flemington. Thankfully we secure a park and headed straight to Ta Fong Noodle House.

I was actually brought here long ago by my ex. However, we didn’t have a car back then so it was always a hike to get to Flemington from where we lived.

Their Special Beef Noodle Soup is to die for! Unfortunately I don’t eat beef so I always end up ordering just plain Special Noodle Soup, BUT, there’s one thing that I absolutely love about here – homemade chilli oil.

The friendly owner came over and talked to us for a little while, and that’s when we found out that the chilli oil i always soak my noodles with are home made! (As you know i’m a BIG FAN of spicy food) For drinks, they have a wide choice to choose from, I ordered home made soy milk and Shaun decided to go with the tea instead.

Special Beef Noodle Soup

The Special Beef Noodle consist of beef tendons, beef tripe, partly raw beef, etc. The soup, according to Shaun, it’s so sweet with the taste of beef which he loves! (I’ve trained this white man to eat the unusual food that does not appear in his diet regularly)

Special Noodle Soup

Frankly, I do not think this Noodle Soup is very “Special” at all. I certainly know how to make it awesome though – check out the progress of turning my noodles into CHILLI NOODLE SOUP

Step 1

Step 2

Notice the transformation of my plain Pho into chilli Pho? hehehe =P I went psycho with the chilli oil and even the owner noticed the colour of my Pho when he walked past our table!

Shaun, on the other hand refused to let his soup covered with chilli taste, so he decided to drink some of mine instead! I won’t blame him, it’s too delicious to be missing out!

Ta Fong Noodle House

That’s how it looks like from the outside, not very grand or appealing, but they serve good food.
Flemington isn’t a big suburb, when you’re there, just walk up to the end of the block of shops and turn left, walk for about 2-3 mins you should be able to find this restaurant.

Also, consider having freshly squeezed sugar cane juice down the road while you’re there! It’s refreshing and sweet 🙂

P/s: There are NO banks or ATM machines in Flemington. The only place you can do a cash out is the liquor store at the corner but with a purchase of minimum $10 . Remember to have some cash with you, as most stores such as Ta Fong Noodle House only take cash payments.

Aivy & Shaun