SOBBLES SOBBLES SOBBLES SNIFFS SNIFFS SNIFFS..
I am hungry looking at this photograph, while I am reflecting and writing this blog post.
I cooked instant noodles haha.
This is no ordinary Mee Hoon Kuey that's why I blew the picture up BIG BIG.
It is the extremely home-made and hand-made mee hoon kuey~
If you notice, most mee hoon kuey sold outside are flat rectangles. Then the stall claims to be be serving you hand-made mee hoon kuey. I often wonder which part of the process is hand-made though. Is it that the dough is made from the machine, then when the stall owner plucks pieces and tosses them into the boiling broth.. and that part is hand-made. Hmm uh oh.
There was a stall opposite my JC that sells the hand-made ones and my friends and I often head to that stall of a bowl during lunch. I kinda miss the stall opposite my school but not that much since mum makes really good mee hoon kuey!! I miss mum's mee hoon kuey though. T.T
It's not easy to make the mee hoon kuey hence mum hasn't made it for a long time, since she had undergone an operation on her arm a few months ago and is currently still regaining her strength, in addition to other existing problems she has on her arms. ): ): ): ):
Time is one factor in making the dough from the flour and other ingredients.. Then there's the part which is the most energy-consuming because you need to keep kneading the dough until it is the right texture.
YOU NEED DA FEELS TO KNOW WHICH THE RIGHT TEXTURE. Amateurs like me probably wouldn't know. I need my mouth and my teeth to feel the right QQ chewy texture when it is cooked. xD
Needless to say, mum makes absolutely fresh and flavourful broth! From meat, soy beans, ikan bilis and many more.. And the accompanying dishes like vegetables, meat, etc. GREAT. Fried ikan bilis perfectly tops the entire dish. :)
To quote mum, the traditional and original mee hoon kuey resembles clouds. They have a chewy QQ texture and leave you looking forward to another big bite and another cloud. And the whole time you are munching on the clouds and sipping the broth, you'd feel like you are on the clouds!
Please get well soon mum, I want your yummy mee hoon kuey. <3
-J