My kind of breakfast

The best part of waking up, for me, is my dressed up instant noodles.


I find that this brand of instant noodle goes well with beef or pork.


I added hot sauce and napa along with the noodles. After a few minutes, added the egg and leftover fatty pork.


With cilantro

Sometimes with the addition of extra ingredients, the flavor gets diluted and so, I like to add some extra sauce to balance it out. The following are a few items from my sauce collection:


Ay-Chung is a present from my brother on his vacation in Taiwan. It is one of the most spicy, intense and flavorful sauces that I've encountered. I add about 1/4 teaspoon to my noodles. I dare not add more!


This hot soybean paste is good for dumplings and stir fries. It's not as spicy as Ay-Chung, but it's easier to obtain and I'm not as worried about killing my taste buds.


This chili garlice sauce you can get just about everywhere. It adds a lot of color, but isn't very spicy and nearly as flavorful as the hot soybean paste.


Satay sauce, good for hot pots and beef stir fries

I'm out of photos, for real, now.

Across the Bridge Rice Noodle

Also known as "Guo-Qiao Mi-Xian", a specialty and must-have when visiting the province of Yunnan.

Excerpt from a travel blog:
"Legend has it that guoqiao mixian came about when a young scholar retreated to another place to prepare for the imperial examination. His loving wife would travel and cross a nearby bridge to bring him his daily meal. Frequently, his meal would turned cold by the time it gets to him. One day, quite by chance, she discovered a bowl of chicken soup could keep warm with a layer of oil on top. From the on, she would serve the noodles and meat slices with the oil layer soup and the young scholar could enjoy a warm meal every day. When the scholar did well in the examination, he credited his success to his wife's noodles hence, this dish Across the Bridge Rice Noodles was popularized."


This is a chain store that sells primarily these rice noodles and a few side dishes. My family and I have eaten here quite a few times. The prices are fair and the quality is reliable.


Take a peek inside


This set meal is $0.75 US


This more elaborate set meal is $1.25 US


Ingredients

The idea is to throw all the ingredients and noodles into the boiling hot soup. Ready for consumption after a few minutes.