Bee hoon soup is as familiar as chicken rice and nasi lemak. But three-layered bee hoon soup? Many would would have heard or eaten this exotic noodle dish if they are a resident or frequent visitor to Machap.
The three-layered bee hoon soup or "Shang Chen Mi Fen Tang" is a popular Hakka noodle soup here, and what makes it special is that it can only be found in Machap New Village.
"We call it three-layered bee hoon soup because it consists of three layers of pork. Many people come here just for that," cook Tai Chee Fong, 33, told Bernama.
Tai, a local, has been dishing out this special rice vermicelli soup since he started his family business five years ago.
He only operates from 8am to 4pm, almost daily, taking off once every two weeks.
"Many people here couldn't find a job. That's they've become self- employed. This (the noodle soup) is my own recipe, you can't find it at other places," he said.
Tai said many captains of corporations and politicians had dropped by his shop to savour the dish.
"Sometimes, I can't operate longer as the ingredients run out early due to many orders. I only order 3kg of pork each day," he said, adding that the popularity of his noodle soup was spread by word of mouth.
Tai said he would definitely be voting in the Machap state seat by-election this Thursday after finishing work.
"I've made my mind on who I would vote for," he added, smiling.
-- BERNAMA
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