I can’t think of anything in English that can adequately describe these little noodle snacks which I grew up eating. We knew them as “Mee Siput” which translates as “Snail noodles”. It sounds quite gross but what it actually is is noodles twisted up into a cake form and then deep fried.
Basically, its a noodle snack. As its deep fried, its crunchy and tastes rather like eating ‘keropok’ crackers. I remember eating them a lot in school where they would cost something like 20 sen per piece and we’d try to grab the largest piece of all. It is usually eaten with sambal for a lovely spicy ‘kick’.
I’ve never seen this here in Kuala Lumpur, nor anywhere else except in the South where I’m from. And so, the next time I was back in my hometown, and saw it being sold at one of the stalls in town, I decided to pick one up to see if it was as nice as I remembered it to be.
This time, it comes packaged in a plastic bag with a packet of chilli sauce included. I felt that it spoilt things a tad because nothing beats having a thick sambal to go with the noodle cake.
Some people like to crush up the mee siput before eating but I prefer to eat it whole and bite off pieces of it. And was it as good as I remembered it to be?
Yes. It was nice and it brought back the memories but its not something I’d be eating very much of. Do you remember eating “mee siput”? Do you have “mee siput” where you live?
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Wuahahahah! When I saw the title, I thought it was fried balitong noodles or something. Didn’t expect this.
PB says: LOL… have you eaten this in your hometown?
It looks alien to me.. I have never seen it, let alone tasted it, though from the way you described it, it sounds totally delish!
Nope, don’t see it around…
I have tried it. Nice & crispy!!
Mee siput! *squeals with delight* Oh how I remember rushing out after school and buying them from the stall. Ooh, the sambal was damn kick. No words to describe this culinary delight of my childhood days. This and Kiki bubble gum.
hahah u are one of them weirdos who eat this stuff …
my mom has this friend, sort of like family friend la … she is from muar … so everytime she is back there she would buy these otak otak – the chiense ones, not the one in leaves, and this muruku thingy …
i am not sure why people like it, but its tasteless, and hard … and the chilli … its freakin hot … normally i would just munch a few strands, its hard and tasteless … hahaha
but the chilli sometimes my mom when cooking sambal will dump it in … its freakin hot …
I woult to know know where can i buy the Mi Siput at KL or Selangor area. It is very hard to find from this two area. and the Nasi kerabu advertisement here at where?
TQ
Anson
PB says: I haven’t found Mee Siput in KL or Selangor so I’m guessing its a Johor thing. Nasi Kerabu can be found at most Malay restaurants.
Yes, I lov mi Siput as well. I buy bulk fr my hometown, prepare own sambal udang for it. Better than howkers ! So yummy! my kids love it too!
If anybody is interested, I am selling mee siput at Masjid Negara every Friday for starter, hope to sell it elsewhere later.
this is the snack i love since i m small, i think just can get sumwhere near Muar, Tangkak n Melaka. Is a fried noodle after dry under sun then eat with chili paste..WOW, miss it a lot!!!
@tangzi: Yeah its so delicious right?
you should taste it.it nice n crunchy as snack..If anyone want buy it in kl or selangor area,i sell it.Check out at mudah.com.my and find “mee siput”.
you can get this in muar
i grew up there & i had it like almost every week
im missing all those malaysian food, they bring back all my good old memories
Hello! This is the frst time I’m visiting your blog (a friend sent this link about mee siput). I grew up in muar and me and my schoolfriends used to have mee siput every day during canteen time. During my time, we would eat it over a cut-up piece of newspaper (as a plate) and we would heap sambal over it and just crunch and crunch away. Glad to find another mee siput lover like you, and thanks for blogging about it. It’s still sold in many places in muar. Whenever I go back I always try to buy it. It’s my all time fav snack and I’ll never tire of it. Pity that most msians don’t know it and those who try often don’t like it. Childhood is not complete without 20 sen mee siput wolfed down between classes.