Cwie Mie, Legendary Noodle Soft Textured Typical Of Malang City

Illustration of cwie mie (Instagram / @ hotcuimie_malang)

JAKARTA - Cwie Mie and chicken noodles at first glance will be difficult to distinguish. But if identified in more detail, the two differ greatly. What's the difference between the soft-textured noodles typical of Malang City and the chicken noodles that are popular all over the archipelago?

Cwie Mie is known as a legendary food typical of Malang City. Although at this time it is very easy to find restaurants and specialty stalls that sell noodles that are flat and have a smooth texture. This is one of the differences with the chicken noodles that we often know.

Cwie Mie, generally sprinkled with green onions and completed with dumplings and yellowish minced chicken. Not infrequently served with pickled cucumbers and carrots.

Well, the taste is not inferior to instant noodles which offer various flavors. Cwie Mie is served a separate sauce. If you observe, Cwie Mie, which is typical of Malang City, is similar to Mie Sumatra because both of them have a flat noodle shape. It is also equipped with fried dumplings and wet dumplings.

Based on the origin of the word, cwie means flat, so that is Cwie Mie as a flat noodle. In Malang itself, there are several famous food stalls that specialize in selling Cwie Mie, including the following:

Sutoyo Noodle Shop

The owner of this noodle shop used to sell Cwie Mie with a mobile cart since 1940. Stepping on the third generation, the shop was built on Jalan Letjen Sutoyo No. 41 A, Malang City. This soft, curly-shaped noodle is made by yourself every day so it doesn't mix with preservatives.

Don't ask about taste. Even though the price reaches Rp. 30,000 per portion, the taste makes buyers not deterred and always stops by for snacks every time they come to Malang City.

Mie Tan dumplings

The next shop is located at Jalan JA Suprapato II No. 34, Rampal Cokelat, Klojen District, Malang City. The shop's opening hours are from evening to 21.00 and each portion is priced at IDR 12,000. Because it prioritizes quality so that the production of this shop's noodles is limited.

That means if you want to taste the delicacy of a bowl of Cwie Mie, you need to adjust the opening hours.

Hot Cui Noodles

Unlike the previous recommended shops, the Hot Cui Mie shop not only serves Cwie Mie but also various other noodle variants, including song noodles and wonton noodles. If you like a variety of presentation, Hot Cui Mie also sells bowl-sized dumplings as the base for the Cwie Mie you ordered.

Hot Cui Mie is located at Jalan Kawi No.20 Kauman, Klojen, Malang City. Well, this shop is open from lunch time until 9:30 p.m. and with a price range of Rp. 15,000 per bowl of noodles.

Interested in enjoying the legendary culinary noodles typical of Malang City. It is not only found in Malang, East Java. Even in Jakarta and Bandung, there are shops that specialize in serving Cwie Mie menus.