Hokkien mee

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Hokkien mee

Traditional Chinese:		福建麵
Simplified Chinese:		福建面
Mandarin
Mandarin	Hanyu Pinyin:	Fújiàn miàn
Min Nan	Pe̍h-ōe-jī:	Hok-kiàn mee
Literal meaning:		Fujian noodles

Hokkien mee refers to fried noodles cooked in Hokkien (Fujian) style. Hokkien mee is served in Malaysia and Singapore and was brought there by immigrants from Fujian Province in southeastern China.

1 Types of Hokkien mee
2 Hokkien hae mee (Hokkien Prawn Noodles)
3 Hokkien Char Mee (Hokkien Fried Noodles)
4 External links

[edit] Types of Hokkien mee

There are two types of Hokkien mee: Hokkien hae mee and Hokkien char mee. Hokkien hae mee (Hokkien prawn noodles) is commonly served in Penang and Singapore while Hokkien char mee (Hokkien fried noodles) is commonly served in Kuala Lumpur and the Klang Valley. The dish is commonly referred to as Hokkien mee, depending on the locality, Hokkien mee can mean either Hokkien hae mee or Hokkien char mee. For example, Hokkien mee in Kuala Lumpur refers to Hokkien char mee.

Hokkien hae mee (prawn noodles)	Hokkien char mee (fried noodles)
Refers to either the Penang prawn noodle or Singapore prawn noodle	Refers to the Kuala Lumpur Hokkien noodle
Soup based (Penang) and stir fried (Singapore)	Stir fried
Egg noodles and rice noodles (beehoon)	Fat yellow noodles
No dark soya sauce used	Dark soya sauce is used
Prawns is the main ingredient with slices of pork, squid and fish cake. Kang Kong (water spinach) is common in the Penang version	Slices of pork, squid and cabbage

Strictly speaking, the Penang and Singapore versions of Hokkien mee are two different dishes, except that they are both prawn noodle dishes and share the name "Hokkien." The ingredients and methods of cooking are different, and the Penang version is cooked in soup while the Singapore version is stir fried. In this respect, the dish Hokkien mee can refer to no fewer than three different distinct dishes: Penang Hokkien mee, Singapore Hokkien mee, and Kuala Lumpur Hokkien mee. The Penang Hokkien mee is sometimes referred to as mee yoke in Kuala Lumpur as Hokkien mee in Kuala Lumpur by default means Hokkien char mee which is noodles stirred fried in dark soya sauce.

[edit] Hokkien hae mee (Hokkien Prawn Noodles)

Hokkien hae mee (Hokkien/Fujian prawn noodles; 福建虾麺) is served in Penang (with a variant served in Singapore known as Hae mee). It is a dish of egg noodles and rice noodles in a fragrant stock, which is made from both fresh shrimp and dried prawns, as well as pork or chicken. Traditionally, small cubes of fried pork fat are added to the soup, but this is now less common due to health concerns. It is garnished with prawns, fish cake, leafy greens, pork ribs, squid, vegetables, crisp deep-fried shallots, spring onions and fresh lime. The dish is served with sliced red chili, light soy sauce and sambal.

In Singapore, Hokkien mee refers to a variant of the Penang version of Hokkien hae mee. The dish uses the same egg noodles and rice noodles used in Hokkien hae mee, but is stir fried and served dry. The main ingredients are shrimps and small pieces of sliced pork. It is usually served with lime and sambal chilli.

[edit] Hokkien Char Mee (Hokkien Fried Noodles)

Hokkien char mee (Hokkien/Fujian fried noodles; 福建炒麺) is served in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding region. It is a dish of thick yellow noodles braised in thick dark soy sauce with pork, squid, fish cake and cabbage as the main ingredients and cubes of pork fat fried until crispy.