Bakmi consists of two Hokkien

Hokkien

Hokkien is a Hokkien word corresponding to Standard Chinese "Fujian". It may refer to:* Hokkien dialect, a dialect of Min Nan Chinese spoken in Southern Fujian , Taiwan, South-east Asia, and elsewhere....

 Chinese words literally translated to English as "meat noodle

Noodle

The noodle is a type of food, made from any of a variety of doughs, formed into long thin ribbons, strips, curly-cues, waves, helices, pipes, tubes, strings, or other various shapes, sometimes folded. They are usually cooked in a mixture of boiling water and/or oil. Depending upon the type, noodles...

s" . Bakmi is a wheat

Wheat

Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...

 based noodle which was brought to Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia

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 by Chinese merchants, and is today a common noodle dish, especially in Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

 and in Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

. The dish has also been further developed to more closely align with the local tastes. Bakmi is between Chinese style wheat noodles and Japanese Udon

Udon

is a type of thick wheat-flour noodle of Japanese cuisine.Udon is usually served hot as noodle soup in its simplest form as kake udon, in a mildly flavoured broth called kakejiru which is made of dashi, soy sauce , and mirin. It is usually topped with thinly chopped scallions...

s in thickness, and there are several variants of bakmi in Indonesia.

The most common type of bakmi in Indonesia is bakmi kuning, or 'yellow noodles'. And the most common recipe of bakmi dish in Indonesia is chicken noodle . Mie ayam is wheat noodle topped with diced chicken meat seasoned in soy sauce. Mie ayam often accompanied with wonton

Wonton

Not to be confused with WantonA wonton is a type of dumpling commonly found in a number of Chinese cuisines.-Filling:...

  either crispy fried or in soup, and also bakso

Bakso

Bakso or baso is Indonesian meatball or meat paste made from beef surimi and is similar in texture to the Chinese beef ball, fish ball, or pork ball. Bakso is commonly made from beef with a small quantity of tapioca flour, however bakso can also be made from other ingredients, such as chicken,...

 (meatball). Bakmi ayam is a popular Chinese Indonesian

Chinese Indonesian

Chinese Indonesians, also called the Indonesian Chinese, are an overseas Chinese group whose ancestors emigrated from China to Indonesia, formerly a colony of the Netherlands known as the Dutch East Indies...

 dish and ubiquitous in Indonesian cities, it can be served in a restaurant to a humble travelling cart.

The other popular Indonesian bakmi recipe is fried bakmi .

In Thailand, wheat noodles are also known as bami . It is eaten mainly in noodle soups and in Chinese style stir-fried noodle dishes.

Bakmi/bami strongly resembles the Chinese noodles called lamian

Lamian

Lamian is a type of hand-made or hand-pulled Chinese noodle. It is also the name of the dishes that use these noodles.-Etymology and preparation:...

and mee pok

Mee pok

Mee pok is a type of Chinese noodle characterized by its flat and yellow appearance, varying in thickness and width. The dish is of Teochew origin and is commonly served in a number of countries such as Chaoshan , Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand...

.

The words mie and bami, used in Dutch

Dutch language

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, come from bakmi and were introduced into the Dutch language during the Dutch colonial period in Indonesia. Indonesian food is very popular in the Netherlands, and bami goreng (fried bakmi) is a popular dish.

Preparation

Bakmi is normally boiled for serving. When bakmi is intended for use in soup, it is usually boiled separately from the broth. The noodles are usually mixed with either pork fat, chicken fat or beef fat. They are then served with toppings that vary from diced seasoned chicken to bok choy, fried or boiled wonton, bakso (meatballs). The soup is served in a different bowl, and is added to the noodles by the individual diner according to taste.

Some boiled bakmi are also served with thick gravy instead of a soup, or stir fried. The stir fried process follows after boiling the bakmi, it is stir-fried with vegetables, sweet soy sauce, meat, eggs or any other ingredients such as curry powder or gravy. However, there are exceptions such as Ifu mi, which is bakmi that is first deep fried and then topped with vegetables, meat and gravy.

Indonesian

• Bakmi Ayam or Mie Ayam, Indonesian Chinese chicken noodles, omnipresent in Indonesia
• Bakmi Goreng, Indonesian Chinese fried noodles, omnipresent in Indonesia
• Bakmi Bangka, from Bangka
  Bangka Island
  Bangka is an island lying east of Sumatra, Indonesia. Population 626,955. Area: c.4,600 sq mi .There is an additional small island named Pulau Bangka in northern Sulawesi, Indonesia.-Geography:...
  
   island
• Bakmi Jawa
  Mee rebus
  Mee rebus or Mie rebus , is a noodle dish popular in Indonesia , Malaysia, and Singapore.The dish is made of yellow egg noodles, which are also used in Hokkien mee, with a spicy slightly sweet curry-like gravy...
  
  , from Central/East Java
  Java
  Java is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million , it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is in west Java...
  
   with somewhat wet consistency
• Bakmi Aceh
  Mie aceh
  Mie Aceh is a spicy noodle dish, specialty of Acehnese people in Indonesia. The thick yellow noodle with slices of beef, goat meat or seafood is served in rich and spicy curry-like soup. Mie Aceh is available in two variations; Mie Aceh Goreng and Mie Aceh Kuah...
  
  , from Aceh
  Aceh
  Aceh is a special region of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. Its full name is Daerah Istimewa Aceh , Nanggroë Aceh Darussalam and Aceh . Past spellings of its name include Acheh, Atjeh and Achin...
  
  , it has a curry like flavor
• Bakmi Celor
  Mie Celor
  Mie Celor , is a noodle dish served in coconut milk soup and ebi broth, served with beansprout and boiled egg, and sprinkled with sliced fresh celery, scallion and fried shallot. The dish is originated from Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, and together with Pempek it has become Palembang...
  
  , from Palembang
  Palembang
  Palembang is the capital city of the South Sumatra province in Indonesia. Palembang is one of the oldest cities in Indonesia, and has a history of being a capital of a maritime empire. Located on the Musi River banks on the east coast of southern Sumatra island, it has an area of 400.61 square...
  
  , it has a sweet starchy gravy.
• Bakmi Belitung, from Belitung
  Belitung
  Belitung, , is an island on the east coast of Sumatra, Indonesia in the Java Sea. The island is known for its pepper and for its tin. It was in the possession of the British from 1812 until the British ceded control of the island to the Dutch in the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824...
  
   island, with sweet white sauce.
• Bakmi Kangkung
  Ipomoea aquatica
  Ipomoea aquatica is a semi-aquatic tropical plant grown as a leaf vegetable. It is known in English as Water Spinach, Water Morning Glory, Water Convolvulus, or by the more ambiguous names "Chinese spinach" and "swamp cabbage". It has many other names in other languages, such as "Phak bung" in Thai...
  
  , it is composed of noodles, kangkung, bean sprouts, lime juice, mince meat, and broth.

Thailand

• khao soi
  Khao soi
  Khao soi or khao soy is a Burmese-influenced dish served widely in northern Laos and northern Thailand. The name means "cut rice". Traditionally, the dough for the rice noodles is spread out on a cloth stretched over boiling water. After steaming the large sheet noodle is then rolled and cut with...
  
  , Northern Thai
  Lanna
  The Kingdom of Lanna was a kingdom centered in present-day northern Thailand from the 13th to 18th centuries. The cultural development of the people of Lanna, the Tai Yuan people, had begun long before as successive Tai Yuan kingdoms preceded Lanna...
  
  curry-soup dish
• mi krop , deep fried bami