What is Wan Tan Mee
Wan Tan Mee is a noodle dish that is popular in Penang and available at most coffee shops and hawker centres. It is said to be a Hakka and Cantonese dish and originated from South China. It is usually taken as breakfast but also available during lunch time. Wan Tan Mee gets its name from the wanton (Chinese ravioli) that accompanies the noodle dish. A less common name for Wan Tan Mee is Tok Tok Mee, so called because in the olden days Wan Tan Mee hawkers used to announce their arrival by hitting two bamboo sticks or chopsticks together.
Wan Tan Mee is available either as dry form, on a plate, or as a soup. The dry form is served in soy sauce and sesame oil, and topped with barbecued pork and vegetable. In addition to wanton, many Wan Tan Mee hawkers also sell sui kow (prawn dumplings), a bigger, more elaborate version of the wanton made with finely diced water chestnut, prawns, meat, and some times mushrooms and carrots.
Ingredients of Wan Tan Mee:
wheat noodle
wanton (Chinese ravioli)
barbecued pork
chye sim (sawi, often translated as mustard green, but are not exactly similar)
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Wan Tan Mee
Where to find Wan Tan Mee
Wan Tan Mee is available at the following locations in Penang:
Plus 2 Restaurant, Sungai Dua (in between McDonald's and Baskin Robbins), breakfast-lunch, closed Wed (1 vote)
Qi Xiang Coffee Shop, junction of the roundabout to Penang Hill Railway Station and Ayer Itam Market (dinner), 1 vote
Chang Yen Vegetarian Food, Jalan Burma, Pulau Tikus
BB Coffee Shop, Bayan Baru
Bayan Baru Market Hawker Centre, Bayan Baru
Eng Loh Coffee Shop, 48 Lebuh Gereja
Sin Hwa, Jalan Burma, Pulau Tikus
Kedai Kopi Kong Bee Lee, Jalan Burma, Pulau Tikus
Kedai Kopi Kwai Lock, Jalan Burma, Pulau Tikus
Kedai Kopi Swee Kong, Jalan Burma, Pulau Tikus
New Cathay Coffee Shop, 425E Jalan Burma
New Lane Hawker Stalls
Poly Coffee Garden, Jalan Burma, Pulau Tikus
Sin Hup Aun Cafe, Jalan Pasar, Pulau Tikus
Sin Yin Nam Cafe, Jalan Macalister - New Lane junction
Super Tanker Hawker Centre, Lip Sin Garden, Sungai Nibong
Yi Garden Coffee Shop, 150 Jalan Macalister
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