Hai Chi Jia Suan La Fen 嗨吃家酸辣粉 – Instant Mala Noodles That Is Taking Singapore By Storm

Recently, you might have seen Hai Chi Jia Suan La Fen 嗨吃家酸辣粉 popping up all over your social media feed. I decided to check out this trending snack for myself and I’ve got to say it was worth the hype! Currently the most convenient way to get this suan la fen is to buy from NTUC FairPrice Finest branches (sold at $3.25 each). The cheapest place to buy is Ezbuy where you can get six cups for $8.90. This article was last updated on 25 August 2020.

Hai Chi Jia 嗨吃家

Hai Chi Jia 嗨吃家 is a convenience food company based in the Henan province of China. They specialise in instant noodles snacks.

Other than selling in China, the company also exports to many other countries like Italy, Russia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

Hai Chi Jia Suan La Fen 嗨吃家酸辣粉

The company’s signature product is the Hai Chi Jia Suan La Fen 嗨吃家酸辣粉, which translates to “Sour and Spicy Noodles”.

It comes in a smooth brown cardboard packaging, and has an expiration period of 10 months.

The ingredients are vermicelli noodles, dehydrated vegetables, seasoning, peanuts, chilli paste, vinegar and chilli oil.

The cooking instructions are very easy – just add in all the ingredients and noodles into the cup, pour in boiling water, cover with the lid, and let it cook for 4 to 5 minutes.

The mala broth was numbingly-spicy, savoury, vinegary, and extremely addictive. The tasty peanuts added crunch.

The vermicelli noodles were really smooth and had just the right amount of bite. It was so satisfying to slurp them up after they had absorbed all the goodness of the broth!

Personally, I did not find the noodles to be overly spicy, but that’s because I enjoy eating spicy food. You can add less chilli oil and paste if you wish.

The noodles is labelled as “清真”, which means that it is Halal. Therefore, Muslims can enjoy this great snack too.

According to the packaging, the ingredients do not include beef.

And in case you’re wondering, the man on the packaging is Bobby Yip, a well-known veteran Hong Kong actor.

Where To Buy

The Hai Chi Jia Suan La Fen are usually sold in cartons of six. There are four ways to buy this snack in Singapore. Note that you may have to wait for a few weeks because sometimes the suan la fen needs to be shipped from overseas.

1. Taobao – You can buy directly from Taobao, where most stores are selling the noodles for just CNY39.90 (about SGD8, excluding shipping fee).

2. Local Resellers – It is also possible to buy from Ezbuy, Lazada, Shopee, Qoo10, and Carousell, but you will have to pay more due to the middleman fee. Most of these stores are selling the noodles for around SGD19.90 (excluding courier fee), except for Ezbuy where you can find prices as low as $9.80.

3. Social Media Platforms – Do a search for “Hai Chi Jia” on Instagram / Facebook and you will see a slew of accounts selling this trending instant mala noodle.

4. Sheng Siong – According to one website I came across, Hai Chi Jia Suan La Fen is available at Sheng Siong supermarkets. I’m not sure if this is accurate though.

5. FairPrice Finest – You can now buy individuals cups for $3.25 each at NTUC FairPrice Finest branches.

Other Flavours

Besides the most popular 酸辣粉 (sour and spicy) flavour, Hai Chi Jia also offers a variety of other tantalising flavours like 花甲粉 (clams) and 香辣牛肉酱 (spicy beef). Check out their full list of flavours.