This is my favourite brand, and I am pretty sure it is the favourite of many too, when it comes to instant mee goreng (fried noodles). I haven’t had any for quite a while now – usually, I would just eat whatever my missus buys and leaves lying around the house or I would cook something else for breakfast.
However, when I dropped by the shop round the corner from my house the other day, I saw that they have come out with this new flavour – green chili…
…and at RM3.80 for a pack of five, I thought that was all right, less than 80 sen a packet…unlike some of the instant noodles that I see on the shelves at the shops these days.
I bought a pack and the other morning, I cooked one packet to try…
There was a packet of bumbu (seasoning) inside, a bit of sweet dark soy sauce and some green-coloured oil. I checked the ingredients and these are the contents – refined palm oil, green chili, onion, spices and permitted colouring – chlorophyllin. That last one, alongside the green chili used, probably explains the colour.
I was too lazy to dig into the freezer or the fridge to see if there was anything that could go with it so I just fried an egg…
…the way my mum used to do it – in a wok, with the crispy golden frills all round. Like what she used to do as well, I splashed the hot oil over the yolk to cook it so it would not so orange and raw-looking and of course, I made sure not to overcook it…unlike what I would get at those makan stalls at the shops here, there and everywhere.
After boiling the noodles to soften, I tossed them with all the ingredients provided and served…
– with the fried egg by the side.
Yes, it was very nice. I liked it a lot – very slightly spicy with a hint of that green (chili) taste, almost like the original but not exactly. It did not look as green as in the photograph on the pack or the packet though. Ah well!!! I guess it is not easy to be green…
Have a delightful weekend, everybody…and happy holidays, kids!!!
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 