What is Bakmi?

Bakmi is a Chinese word that literally means "mass noodles". It refers to the species of egg noodle introduced into Southeast Asia Chinese. Today, it is most often used as part of the name of one of the Indonesian meals made with these noodles. In addition to noodles, Indonesian recipes Bakmi usually include meat, often chicken and various vegetables. There are many regional and local variations of meals. In addition to "Bakmi", mie and Bami also means noodles and words are used interchangeably. For example, chicken with noodles is sometimes called "Bakmi Ayam" and sometimes "Mie Ayam" or "Bami Ayam". Regardless of the name used, it is one of the most popular noodles in Indonesian cuisine. For frying, chicken and noodles, they cook quickly with vegetables and various spices. The soup consists of chicken broth with meat balls, wontons or both. Each part of the bowl is served in a separate bowl. Many guests immerse noodles and chicken into the broth or add broth to noodles and chicken.

Vegetables in this bowl are usually a mixture of bitter and sweet leaf green. The side of Choy and the Chinese celery are two that are often used. Common spices include shallots, garlic and soy sauce. Indonesian soy sauce Kecap, Indonesian sweet soy sauce, is also often added. Ginger and chili are other possible ingredients.

Another popular noodle bowl is Bakmi Goreng or fried noodles. It is a dry mixture of fried chicken, vegetables and noodles with an added egg. The chicken is cooked with garlic, shallots and other spices, then on the basis of soy sauce the mixture is added together with noodles. Once it is finished, the eggs break into a hot pan and mix until they boil, and then mix with chicken and noodles. Finally, vegetables, which were slightly pre -cooked, are added.

vegetables for bakmi goreng can be the side of choy, celery, sprouts of beans or anything that is green and fresh. Candles that mThey are highly added, often added or, if not available, macadamic nuts can be replaced. The food usually has added chili or chili paste to spicy, along with a generous amount of garlic and ginger. Sometimes other types of meat or seafood are added, such as sliced ​​meatballs or shrimp.