Mee rebus ( or , , also known as mie rebus/mi rebus and mie kuah, the latter literally means "

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" in Indonesian) is a Maritime Southeast Asian

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dish. Literally translated as "boiled noodles", it is popular in Maritime Southeast Asian countries such as

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In certain areas, a similar variety of Mee rebus is called ''

Mie Jawa Mie jawa (), also called as mi jawa or bakmi jawa in Indonesia, or mee Jawa in Malaysia is a traditional Javanese style noodle, commonly found in Indonesia and Malaysia. The dish is made of yellow noodle, chicken, vegetables, egg and spices. ...

'', ''Mee Jawa'', ''Mi Jawa'', ''Bakmi Jawa'' or ''Bakmi Godhog'', although this is a popular misnomer, since Mie Jawa is slightly different from Mie Rebus. Despite sharing similar spices, Mie Jawa contains chicken instead of shrimp. A dish similar to Mie Rebus in Indonesia is called mie celor, and it is popular in

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. Batam islands has a version called Mie Lendir.

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File:Mie Rebus Jawa.jpg, Mie rebus Javanese style served in a

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in Java, Indonesia File:Mie rebus Medan1.jpg, Mie rebus

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style File:Mee rebus.JPG, Mee rebus served in a coffee shop in

File:MeeRebus.JPG, Mee rebus takeaway in

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, Singapore File:Mee rebus and Bandung drink.jpg, Mee rebus and Bandung drink File:Mi rebus Kuala Terengganu.jpg, Mee rebus

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