Mee Siam also known as “Siamese Noodles” is a popular dish in Singapore for breakfast and lunch. It may be said that this dish originates from Thailand but in Singapore, it has become a Nyonya specialty that is now prepared by Indians, Malays as well as Chinese stalls in Singapore. It is a dish made of rice noodles (vermicelli) served in a gravy that is made of tamarind juice and dried shrimp.
The gravy is of a taste that can be sweet, a little sour and spicy. Though this dish is usually served with the gravy as it is most famous for the gravy-version, it can also be fried to be served as a dry dish that comes with sambal chilli sauce for added spiciness.
What goes as toppings on this dish are ingredients that include fresh calamansi, tiny cubes of dried beancurd, chives and slices of boiled egg. Mee Siam has been adopted by Singaporeans of all races and is produced in different versions to be enjoyed by all. This is also the other dish that may be accompanied with Otahs.
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