Fried Bee Hoon and Mee Goreng - Singapore's favourite hawker noodles dishes
Singapore Food & Culture 🍜 FUN FACT: The famous "Singapore noodles" served in restaurants worldwide — yellow, curry-flavoured, with char siu — doesn't actually exist in Singapore! It was invented in Hong Kong in the 1950s by Cantonese chefs who named it after our island's reputation for spicy food. The real Singapore version? Our humble hawker fried bee hoon. 😉 Singapore fried bee hoon is famous the world over. In many cities you'll find a stall or restaurant selling "Singapore noodles" — you'll even spot one at a London airport. Here at home, it's a hawker staple: rice vermicelli stir-fried either garlicky and white, or spicier and reddish. Bee hoon is also spelled mee hoon — same dish, different spelling. What's in it? Typical ingredients include prawns or slices of fish, egg, chicken, and vegetables. Don't forget the limau kasturi (small calamansi limes) on the side — a squeeze ad...