People usually think that northerners love to eat noodles, and the cooking skills around noodles and pasta are quite good. In fact, Fujianese are also very good at making noodles. Nine cities and one district have their own special noodles. The most famous ones are Shaxian noodles, which are going to the world, as well as Fuzhou noodles and Xiamen Shacha noodles. "Everything."
A bowl of noodles is not only a fruit belly, but also a deep homesickness and beautiful memories of hometown. When the pasta of Fujian has gone from the original countryside to Southeast Asia, combined with the local eating habits, with the passing sails, it has formed a delicious flavor that is different from the original country and integrated into the local flavor.
According to statistics, there are nearly 16 million overseas Chinese in Fujian, of which more than 12 million are in Southeast Asia. In Southeast Asia, overseas Chinese of Fujian origin are mainly distributed in Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and other countries. Especially in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, there are noodles labelled "Fujian", such as Singapore, "Fujian fried shrimp noodles", "Fujian fried noodles", "Hokkien noodles" in Kuala Lumpur and Penang, and Indonesian Medan. also has "Hokkien Mee" .
So, what are the unique flavors of these "Hokkien noodles"? The editor will take you to Ma Xinyin to "try it"!
Hokkein Prawn Mee
Hokkein Prawn Mee
" Southern Fujian all over the hometowns of overseas Chinese, buy shrimp infiltrated into the noodles and cook, so it is called'eating shrimp (summer and shrimp cooked in Hokkien) and reddish shrimp). Red and red are both auspicious colors, and shrimp and summer are homophonic, and this is a wish for summer."
-Liu Haoran, "The Customs of Overseas Chinese in Southern Fujian"
Malaysia: suitable shades
Malaysian "Hokkien noodles", Taking Kuala Lumpur and Penang as representatives, although the names are the same, there are big differences in practice.
Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur) Hokkien noodles are fried, using thicker cooked noodles, which are called "big fat noodles", "big strip noodles" or "dalu noodles". When frying, the chef will add condiments such as black soy sauce to give people the feeling of thick red sauce, and then add in ingredients such as pork liver, pork, vegetables, etc. The most important thing is to add "meat oil meal" (lard residue) ), it is the soul of this delicacy.
▶ Kuala Lumpur Hokkien mee
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◎ Address: Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur 49
▶ Penang Hokkien mee
Penang (Penang Island) Hokkien noodle is noodle soup, soup with "dog shrimp" (Black and white shrimps have better meat quality). Stir fragrant shrimp heads and shells. After mashing into a puree, add pork bones and pork to make a soup, add rock sugar and other seasonings, cook and filter out the shrimp Shell debris.
After the customer orders, the store blanchs cooked rice noodles, noodles, water spinach (water spinach), pours them into a bowl, and tops them with broth. The condiments include red meat, shrimp, eggs, etc. Some will put meat bones and sprinkle some shallots ,chili sauce. The noodle soup has a layer of red oil floating in it, which is salty, sweet and spicy. In recent years, "Fujian dry" and "Fujian shrimp noodle stir-fry" have been derived. The former is dry mix (dark soy sauce) and the latter is fried noodles.
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◎ Address: Three Roads, Georgetown, Penang
Star Island: Light and fragrant
Singapore’s Hokkien Prawn Noodles are similar to Penang Prawn Noodles. The condiments include shrimp, meat bones and meat oil and meal, divided into dry and soup. The dry one will be served with a bowl of prawn soup. The soup is like Penang prawn noodles, but without the red oil floating on the soup. It is not as sweet and spicy as Penang’s. Generally speaking, it will be lighter. .
There is another kind of "stir-fried shrimp noodles" (also available in Johor, Malaysia), also known as "Fujian fried shrimp noodles". It is white without black soy sauce. The condiments include shrimp and meat, and are served with half an orange and The sambal chili sauce is sprinkled with orange juice when it is eaten, and the taste is very local.
▶ Singapore Hokkien mee
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◎ Address: Singapore Old Airport Hawker Center
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◎ Address: Singapore Toa Payoh West Food Center ( Near Bled Metro Station)
Medan, Indonesia: Do not cook shrimps, put meat
The Hokkien noodles in Indonesia are represented by Medan. Medan is located in the northern part of Indonesia's Sumatra . It is the largest city in Sumatra, and it is also the place where the Chinese descent from southern Fujian resides. The Chinese in Medan account for 20% of the total population and are the most Chinese in Indonesian cities.
Local Hokkien noodles, mainly including meat, braised eggs, shrimp, fish balls, vegetables, etc. The noodles are dry mixed, and a bowl of clear soup with noodles will be provided.
▶ Medan Hokkien Mee
Unlike Malaysia and Singapore, the Hokkien soup in Medan does not contain any shrimp, but is cooked with Hokkien "seasoned pork" (that is, meat with soybean oil, local called babi hong).
Fengrou, originated in Tongan, Xiamen, is a traditional local dish. This dish puts the whole piece of meat in a basin, puts it in a cage and steams it, and then lifts the cover before serving, so it is called "sealed meat". The Hokkien mee in Medan is mixed with the marinade of the meat, which is quite creative. To be precise, it should be called "Fujian Fengrou Noodle" more appropriately.
Tongan meat, the color is like bronze, the aroma is overflowing. The marinade and meat are added to the noodles, and the mellow aroma of the meat instantly fills the entire mouth without too much chewing, and the meat seems to "melt" in the mouth.
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Whether it is Star Horse or Indonesia, the noodles with the name of "Fujian", the flavor is permeated with a strong Nanyang flavor, it is difficult to find this kind of stir-fry in the original Fujian. However, in Fujian, there is a tradition of eating prawn noodles on the first day of summer. It was originally a festive delicacy. As Fujianese go to Southeast Asia, they will be sold as snacks, and they will flourish overseas and become a famous delicacy. It is the most warmth in comforting homesickness. Express it.
Source: Minsheng Media
