Viral Noodle 'Mi Tikus' Wins Over Ipoh Foodies
IPOH, May 5 (Bernama) -- The quirky-named 'Mi Tikus' (rat noodles), which is also known as silver needle noodles, has gone viral and won over foodies across all races in Ipoh.
The man behind the popular dish, which has drawn a diverse crowd of customers over the past few years, is 52-year-old Muslim convert Redzuan Ooi Abdullah.
His eatery, named Ipoh - Ipoh Ajee, located at the Medan Kidd bus terminal, which operates from as early as 7 am to 3 pm, is regularly packed with customers eager to try Mi Tikus and other dishes.
Redzuan, fondly known as Abang Wan, has a unique technique of frying the noodles - he tosses the noodles high in a wok over open flames, a sight that fascinates and captures the attention of his customers.
'Mi Tikus comes from the original name of a Chinese dish, 'Lo Shi Fun', which means "rat noodles" in the Cantonese dialect. Since I was little, it has been called Mi Tikus in Malay, so I decided to keep the name,' he told Bernama when met at his stall, here.
Redzuan said Mi Tikus is made from short laksa noodles stir-fried with ingredients like onions, eggs, prawns and soy sauce.
A father of five, Redzuan considers himself fortunate to have embraced Islam and takes the opportunity to share the dish with the Malay community.
'It makes me happy to see Malay customers enjoying this Chinese dish. The idea for this menu came after the Movement Control Order (MCO), when my wife, Noraini Ropangi, was out of work and wanted to start a business.
'At the time, we only served laksa and curry noodles at the shop, so I added this Chinese-style dish as well,' he said.
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