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KL Hokkien mee is a signature dish of Malaysia; we have verified places to eat it in Kuala Lumpur. Thick yellow noodles fried over a fierce flame in dark soy sauce with pork, prawns, squid and cabbage, finished with crisp pork lard. Start with where to eat KL Hokkien mee in Kuala Lumpur.
Thick yellow noodles fried over a fierce flame in dark soy sauce with pork, prawns, squid and cabbage, finished with crisp pork lard. Kuala Lumpur's version is black and glossy, unlike the Penang prawn soup.
Kuala Lumpur Hokkien mee is a Chinatown creation. Kim Lian Kee on Jalan Hang Lekir traces the dish to its founder, Ong Kim Lian, whose first stall stood in Dang Wangi; the corner shop off Petaling Street has fried it since the 1930s and is now in its fourth generation. Cooks braise thick wheat noodles in dark soy and pork stock over a charcoal or high-gas flame until the sauce clings, then scatter lard croutons on top. The name confuses visitors, because in Penang Hokkien mee means a prawn broth noodle soup, while in the capital it means this dark fried dish, often eaten late at night.
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