Jawa Mee Stalls in Penang

Jawa Mee (14 June 2008)


Penang Jawa Mee, or Mee Jawa Pulau Pinang, is a Penang Nyonya-inspired noodle soup. Despite its name, Jawa Mee has its origin in the Peranakan kitchen far and away from Java. The type of Jawa Mee sold by hawkers has the noodle swimming in a transparent tomato-based gravy. It is topped with boiled eggs, boiled potatoes, one or two prawns, fritters, slices of beancurd, a sprinkling of fried grounded peanuts, and chilli paste to taste.

In my opinion, the home-cooked Jawa Mee made by my wife (which she learned from my mother-in-law) is best! She uses broth made from pork bones (bah kut) into which she adds orange sweet potatoes and tomato sauce. The meat from the pork bones is chopped fine and added to the gravy. The taste is out of this world.

Ingredients of Jawa Mee:

There are a number of places on Penang Island where you can enjoy Jawa Mee. I show them on the food map below, as I found them, and list out the stalls below the map.

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Where to find Jawa Mee Stalls in Penang

Jawa Mee is available at the following locations in Penang:

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