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Examples
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but I have to ask - these noodles look like what we call hokkien noodles - do you know if this is another name for the hakka noodles?
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Cap off your dining adventure with some satay, hokkien mee (wok-fried prawn noodle) or nasi lemak (coconut rice with side dishes).
After Hours: Singapore Alaistar Gale 2010
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I still can't forget the first time I met you for dinner and you screamed at the ONE taugeh found in your hokkien mee.
Manglish/Singlish - Food Culture Jerine 2009
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I didn't mean crazy in a bad way : Well, I only hung out with Chinese who mostly spoke and wrote mandarin or hokkien and I never heard them use these words.
Malaysian/Singaporean English Pt.4 Jerine 2009
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Day 8 saw the attempt of tiramisu from scratch using an authentic recipe, & the 1st attempt cooking hokkien mee.
joy-in-god Diary Entry joy-in-god 2009
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(I grew up there, havent been back for 3 years now) We are visiting this summer and I was telling my dh, I wanna eat, mee goreng, nasi lemak, mee rebus, chilli crab, hokkien mee and etc etc. he looks at me and says, do you miss the foor or your family ..
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Both were delicious, & I was proud of my hokkien mee attempt, considering I'd made it a more colourful, healthier variation of the typical Singaporean version!
joy-in-god Diary Entry joy-in-god 2009
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Hakka noodles, though look similar, originate from the Hakka region of Malaysia, and are a little thinner and softer than hokkien noodles when cooked...
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Yes, plse load up on Or-lua, hokkien mee, fish head curry (geylang is still best), char kway teow (hong lim still best), tiong bahru steamboat and laksa.
Still on Holiday 2006
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So there I was, buying hokkien mee for dinner at the hawker centre, and I tell the lady that the last few times I asked her not to add sotong, there was sotong in the pack nonetheless?
j-gan Diary Entry j-gan 2007
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