Mie goreng, also known as bakmi goreng, is an Indonesian stir-fried noodle dish. It is made with thin yellow noodles stir-fried in cooking oil with garlic, onion or shallots, fried prawn, chicken, beef, or sliced bakso (meatballs), chili, Chinese cabbage, cabbages, tomatoes, egg, and other vegetables. Ubiquitous in Indonesia, it is sold by food vendors from street hawkers (warungs) to high-end restaurants.
Mie goreng in a restaurant in Jakarta
Stir-frying mi goreng Jawa in a wok
Mi goreng Aceh.
Instant version of mie goreng
Noodles are a type of food made from unleavened dough which is either rolled flat and cut, stretched, or extruded, into long strips or strings. Noodles are a staple food in many cultures and made into a variety of shapes. The most common noodles are either those derived from Chinese cuisine or Italian cuisine.
Traditional noodle-making involving hand-pulling in Dalian, Liaoning, China
A bowl of Bún thịt nướng
Jan Vermeer van Utrecht's painting of a man eating unspecified noodles (National Museum, Warsaw).
Egg pasta