Hokkien Mee

What is Hokkien Mee

Hokkien Mee, in the Penang context, refers to a spicy soup of mee (egg noodles) and bihun (rice noodles) in a stock made from prawn, dried shrimp, pork ribs or chicken stock. It is a popular Penang hawker food. Hokkien Mee is garnished with sliced boiled eggs, sliced prawns, kangkung (water spinach/morning glory, water convolvulus, Ipomoea aquatica), fried onion, with a dollop of chilli paste. Hokkien Mee is popular at hawker stalls during breakfast and lunch time, but is also found in some places during dinner.

Outside Penang, Hokkien Mee is called Prawn Mee, or Hae Mee, where the name "Hokkien Mee" itself refers to a fried noodle dish which is similar to Penang's Hokkien Char.

Ingredients of Hokkien Mee:

egg noodles (mee)

rice noodles (bihun)

bean sprouts (taugeh)

pork ribs or chicken stock

prawns

eggs (boiled and sliced)

fried shallots for garnishing

water spinach (kangkung)

chilli paste

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Hokkien Mee

Where to find Hokkien Mee

Hokkien Mee is available at the following locations in Penang:

Classic Kopitiam, Perak Road (oppl. Dato Kramat Police Station), breakfast (8:00am-9:30am, closed on Tues), 1 vote (No 1 on map)

Green House, Jalan Burma, further up of Union Primary School. Opens at night and if I am not wrong - close on Sunday, 1 vote (No 2 on map)

Coffee Shop at Presgrave Street, 1 vote

Yun Lai Hokkien Mee, behind Penang Plaza, (breakfast), 1 vote (No 3 on map)

Chang Yen Vegetarian Food, Jalan Burma, Pulau Tikus (No 4 on map)

Eng Loh Coffee Shop, 48 Lebuh Gereja (no 5 on map)

Gurney Drive Hawker Centre, Persiaran Gurney (No 6 on map)

Kedai Kopi Kong Bee Lee, Jalan Burma, Pulau Tikus (no 7 on map)

Kedai Kopi Kwai Lock, Jalan Burma, Pulau Tikus (No 8 on map)

Northam Beach Cafe, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah (No 9 on map)

Poly Coffee Garden, Jalan Burma, Pulau Tikus (No 10 on map)

Restoran Bee Hooi, Jalan Burma, Pulau Tikus (No 11 on map)

Seng Lee Cafe, Jalan Burma, Pulau Tikus (No 12 on map)

Sin Hup Aun Cafe, Jalan Pasar, Pulau Tikus (No 13 on map)

Song River Coffee Shop, 65 Persiaran Gurney (No 14 on map)

Yi Garden Coffee Shop, 150 Jalan Macalister (No 15 on map)

BB Coffee Shop, Bayan Baru (lunch), (No 16 on map)

Bayan Baru Market Hawker Centre (breakfast), (No 17 on map)

Farlim Air Itam, 1 vote (No 18 on map)

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