Mie goreng

Mi goreng Aceh.

A number of mi goreng variants exist. In Indonesia mi goreng variants are usually named after the ingredients, while some might be named after the region of origin.

• Mi goreng ayam or common mi goreng uses chicken with shallots, garlic, leek, sweet soy sauce, egg, and vegetables typically added as well.
• Mi goreng ayam penyet mi goreng topped with ayam penyet smashed fried chicken with sambal.
• Mi goreng sapi, similar to common traditional mie goreng, but uses beef instead.
• Mi goreng kambing uses goat meat or mutton.
• Mi goreng kerang uses clam.
• Mi goreng udang uses shrimp.
• Mi goreng seafood uses seafood which includes mixture of fish, squid, and shrimp.
• Mi goreng Aceh a mi goreng variant from Aceh province, which uses a thicker noodle similar to that of spaghetti, and employs a curry-like rich spicy paste.[8]
• Mi goreng Jawa from Central Java, employ sweet soy sauce, egg, chicken, and vegetables. In restaurant, warung or travelling food vendor, it usually sold and offered together with mi rebus (lit. "boiled noodle") or mi Jawa.[9]
• Mi goreng tek-tek refer to mi goreng sold by travelling street hawkers that hitting the wok making "tek-tek" sounds to announce their wares. It is common in Jakarta and some large cities in Java, where street food hawkers commonly sell it together with nasi goreng (fried rice) and mi rebus from their food carts.
• Mi goreng dhog-dhog also known as Mi goreng Surabaya from Surabaya city. Refer to travelling food cart vendor selling mi goreng Surabaya that uses large wooden slit drum instead to announce his presence in the neighbourhood, thus creates "dhog-dhog" sounds.[10]

Instant version of mie goreng

• Indomie Mi goreng the instant version of mi goreng, Indomie Mi goreng is also popular in Indonesia and other countries, notably Netherlands, Nigeria, Australia, New Zealand, United States and several Middle Eastern countries.[11] This instant version however, is not technically goreng (stir-fried), but boiled instead and seasoned after discarding the water used for boiling. Nevertheless, it tries to closely resemble the authentic mi goreng by adding sweet soy sauce and crispy fried shallot. It is commonly found in warung Indomie stalls that sell instant noodles, grilled sandwiches and hot drinks in Indonesian urban areas.

Indonesians tend to name similar foreign dishes as mi goreng, for example in Indonesia, chow mein is often called mi goreng Cina and yakisoba is called mi goreng Jepang.

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  Basic mi goreng tek-tek sold by travelling street vendor
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  Mi goreng with chicken and shrimp in Jakarta
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  Mi goreng udang with shrimp
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  Mi goreng Jawa, Javanese style seasoned with kecap
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  Mi goreng Aceh
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  Mi goreng Bali
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  Mi goreng served as part of hotel breakfast buffet
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  Mi goreng and nasi goreng combo, a hotel breakfast buffet