bakmi — Indonesia

Bakmi (pronounced "back" holding the final "k" in the throat, which becomes inaudible to a French ear) is the Indonesian spelling of a Hokkien word (one of the southern Chinese languages) that means "yellow noodles". It is under this name that in Indonesia these hard wheat Chinese noodles are known, which spread throughout Southeast Asia because of the presence of Chinese-origin communities in this region. This dish is particularly common in New Caledonia, Suriname, and Guyana, under the name bami, before being more widely distributed among the local population and Vietnamese-origin merchants. Thus, at midday, it is not uncommon to find a grocery store that sells it in takeaway containers. It is generally prepared with transparent soy vermicelli there, while its variant, made with hard wheat noodles, is called "bami yellow noodles" and is less common. --- Entry compiled automatically from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1293258) and Wikipedia. It will be replaced as soon as a contributor submits a cooked recipe.