Mie Ayam Bento

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Mie Ayam literally means chicken noodles. This is a very popular Chinese-Indonesian dish, which can be found almost everywhere in Indonesia. I spent my childhood in Jakarta and mie ayam was a chilhood favourite of mine. I have posted a recipe of mie ayam in the past, please do check it out if you're interested to recreate this beautiful dish at home :)!



I added loads of toppings to my mie ayam, including steamed shao mai, boiled dumplings, savoury ground chicken, blanched bean sprouts and asparagus, half semi hard-boiled egg, two blanched carrot flowers and lettuce. For extra yumminess, sprinkle the noodles with chopped green onions and fried onions (or shallot). If you like your noodles spicy, add chili sauce as condiment.

It was an exceptionally delicious lunch, but I felt bloated afterwards because I underestimated the size of the wooden bowl - it looks small, but it's actually very roomy...!


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29 comments:

  1. Food Glorious Food!16 May 2011 at 01:25

    Chicken noodle bento! This is very new to me! But I am sure I'll love it!

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  2. Lyñ (My Little Messy N Cheeky)16 May 2011 at 01:53

    the savoury ground chicken is making me hungry now! I'm going to eat my supper now! LOL

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  3. lena16 May 2011 at 02:01

    CG, this bento looks so appealing, i just want to eat everything here!

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  4. Diana16 May 2011 at 02:43

    OMG, what a delicious meal, my Dutch origins make me know the Indonesian kitchen quite a bit, yummy !

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  5. Cooking Rookie16 May 2011 at 03:04

    This is so pretty. It's funny to compare the presentation in the original recipe and your current photo - such an amazing improvement :-). Probably 2 years from now one could just frame your pictures and hang them in a museum directly :-).
    But the recipe itself sounds really yummy! I have to try it. It will be great for my boyfriend, he pretty much only eats ground or shredded meat, so something like this Mie Ayam would be perfect for him. Thanks!

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  6. Cooking Gallery16 May 2011 at 03:28

    @ Cooking Rookie - You're so right...;)! It's rather embarrassing to see my photos in the past. I definitely learn a lot about food arrangement/photography after having a food blog, especially after I've started making bento lunches. Well, I do surely hope that my food photos would look even better in the future...:). Thank you for the encouraging comment :)!

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  7. Food Glorious Food!16 May 2011 at 03:36

    Hi dear, Please do drop by my blog as I have awards awaiting you :)

    Thank you for all the wonderful ideas!

    http://personalfoodjournal.blogspot.com

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  8. Sissi16 May 2011 at 04:02

    Mie ayam looks as delicious as all the rare Indonesian dishes I have tasted or prepared from cookery books. All the Indonesian recipes I tried cooking (I hope my book contains REAL Indonesian recipes) call for the spicy mixtures with lots of ingredients and I am too lazy to cook them very often, but they are all scrumptious! I think the most surprising and my favourite is rendang. I prepare it with beef cheeks. Mie ayam looks encouraging: it doesn't call for many ingredients!

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  9. scrambledhenfruit16 May 2011 at 08:25

    This looks so good! I'd love this for my lunch any day. :)

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  10. ann low16 May 2011 at 08:56

    This looks yummy and lovely presentation with all that generous topping on it.

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  11. The Harried Cook16 May 2011 at 11:28

    How gorgeous! I love Bento boxes just because they are so gorgeous, not to mention delicious and healthy! And I think your presentation is amazing and your photographs are very professional! I love visiting your blog :) Thank you for stopping by mine & I hope you'll come back to visit :)

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  12. Pam16 May 2011 at 12:13

    What a fantastic and beautiful looking bento!

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  13. muppy16 May 2011 at 13:46

    This looks sooooo delicious. i haven't tried indonesian dishes before.

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  14. Rosita Vargas16 May 2011 at 14:44

    Que lindo es mirar tus recetas en especial ésta última ,colorido ,elegancia y todo se ve muy delicioso,cariños y abrazos.

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  15. yummylittlecooks16 May 2011 at 16:02

    This looks delicious!!!I want to have a bowl...:)

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  16. Maria16 May 2011 at 16:19

    Silly me I hadn't realised you're based in Germany! Are you Japanese? That would be too funny because my partner is half Japanese half German :-D Anyway, this bento looks as gorgeous as always. I am amazed by your talent AND your patience to create these stunning pieces!

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  17. oeymom16 May 2011 at 16:37

    I love mie ayam...especially this one, so beautiful and complete...slurrpp ^^
    Jumbo style...makan berdua hubby yah ;p

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  18. adorasbox16 May 2011 at 23:50

    Really pretty and sounds so yummy. I like all the bonus toppings. A party in one dish.

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  19. kitchen flavours17 May 2011 at 00:53

    Mie ayam bento! This looks delicious! I love everything in that bowl!

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  20. Greg17 May 2011 at 01:43

    I think I just became a bento convert!

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  21. Alice17 May 2011 at 02:52

    i like this bento - all my fave food! :)

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  22. the Gardener17 May 2011 at 04:01

    Your bentos look so good! I could never be bored eating them... there's a little bit of everything and it all looks so tasty!

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  23. Jamie @ Wokintime17 May 2011 at 04:16

    Your bento is so cute!! If I made this for my daughter she would love me forever. In fact, she has a field trip tomorrow so I'm going to try to make something cute for her. Thanks for the ideas!

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  24. Catherine17 May 2011 at 05:31

    This looks absolutely delicious and healthy. Thank you for visiting my blog and your kind comments. Blessings, Catherine

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  25. Nami | Just One Cookbook17 May 2011 at 14:04

    Hi CG! Looks so delicious! After meeting many foodies from Singapore, I'm learning a lot of their dish and I totally enjoy it. This one looks so yummy and nice way to welcome guests. :-)

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  26. My Little Space18 May 2011 at 09:51

    Oh man, this looks so mouthwatering.
    Kristy

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  27. Chandra15 June 2011 at 16:49

    wow
    seeing the food made ​​me so hungry

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  28. Anonymous14 August 2011 at 20:35

    asd

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  29. Shend13 November 2011 at 14:33

    Mieayam is my favorite food, and I so want to eat it after I saw your article

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