Ifumi is an
Indonesian crispy
deep fried thick
noodle dish, popular in
Maritime Southeast Asia
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, served in a thick savoury sauce with pieces of meat or seafood and vegetables. The dishes are to be served hot while the noodles are still crisp until the noodles are softened by the sauce and are ready to be eaten. The dish is one of the most popular noodle dishes in
Chinese Indonesian cuisine.
The type of noodle being used in this dish is the thick ''
yi mein'' noodle, hence the origin of its name. It is quite similar to ''
mie kering'' noodles from Makassar.
Ingredients

Unlike other Chinese Indonesian favourite noodles with a soft texture—such as ''
mie goreng'' for example, ''ifumi'' has a crispy texture akin to dried
instant noodles or crackers. This is because the noodles were
deep fried in
palm oil first.
The vegetable sauce is actually quite similar to the other Chinese Indonesian favourite, ''
cap cai'' and it is made of stir-fried
carrots,
cloud ear mushroom,
choy sum or
napa cabbage,
cauliflower, garlic and onion all seasoned with
oyster sauce, ''ang ciu'' Chinese cooking wine, and a little bit of salt and sugar. The vegetable sauce then has water added to it, and it is mixed with dissolved
corn starch as a thickening agent.
This savoury thick sauce with pieces of meat and vegetables is cooked separately, and it is later poured upon the dry crispy noodles prior to serving the dish.
See also
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Indonesian noodles
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Laksa
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Mie kering
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Mie kuah
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List of Indonesian dishes
*
Chinese Indonesian cuisine
References
External links
I Fu Mie RecipesI Fu Mi Recipe(in Indonesian)
I Fu Mie cooking instructions(from YouTube)
Indonesian Chinese cuisine
Indonesian noodle dishes
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