In Penang, mee sua are sold in different variations such as 'mee sua koh', fried mee sua' and 'ark tui mee sua'. Recently we came across a stall selling a new found delicacy, 'ang chew mee sua' 红酒面线.
'Ang Chew mee sua' is actually rice vermicelli cooked in red fermented rice wine. It is considered a confinement food and also a dish for birthdays in the Foochow community.
The lady owner was kind to shared with us her expertise in preparing the red wine; from the fermentation of glutinous rice, red rice (in the plastic bottle) to the starter cake or commonly known as chou bang 麴餅. The outcome of the residue is in the yellow container. To see how it is done in detail, click to Aunty Nee's blog.
These are the pots of red wine chicken soup. The red colour appearance of the soup turned me off at the first glance but after tasting it, I truly find it very unique and enjoyed in immensely!
Every bowl of mee sua comes with a chicken drumstick. The texture of the mee sua is very fine and smooth. The full flavoured chicken soup is slightly sweet with a hint of liquor. We were recommended to have another bowl of mee sua with a hard boil egg - the lady told us that we should mix the egg yolk into the soup. It was very tasty and I couldn't resist drinking up all the soup!
We really enjoyed the smooth mee sua. Forgot to mention, it cost only RM4.00 for a bowl of mee sua with chicken drumstick and only RM3.00 for the hard boil egg mee sua. If you are the adventurous type, do drop by this stall which is open from lunch till dinner.
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I didn't know they have this stall in Penang. And the link of how to make this ang chew was very detailed. I like...thk u.
Making this ang chew sure is a long and tedious process lo...
You should try out the mee sua and share with me your opinion on its taste.
I saw the mee sua shop at Burmah Rd yesterday and made a note to go there. Sounds really good from your description. Now I'm even more eager to try it :)
Haha you better try it before you leave Penang :P
Having fun back home? Must be enjoying yourself immensely, seeing that you have not been updating often :P
Hey there CK,
After reading your post on this red wine vermicelli, I shared it with some frenz and suggested that we go check it out sometime soon.
A galfren of mine couldn't wait for us and went there by herself yesterday. Read her post below on the current quality and info about that stall. Just tot you might wanna know. :)
http://girlietan.blogs.friendster.com/my_blog/2008/08/ang_chew_mee_su.html
Eleen Por - Thanks for sharing your friend's blog with me. It's nice to see her review on the place and update us on the new prices too.
Looks like many hawker food sudah naik harga...
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