HOKKIEN MEE

Where to Eat It: Singapore

Singapore has one of the world’s most vibrant street-food cultures, and Hokkien mee is a classic dish to try while you’re there. Invented in the years following World War II by Chinese sailors from Fujian Province, this stir-fried noodle dish contains rice noodles and egg noodles, pork, egg, shrimp, squid, garlic, bean sprouts, and soy sauce. The dish is often garnished with lime and a chili sauce called sambal; traditionally, pieces of lard would have been added as a finishing touch, but that has largely fallen out of favor for health reasons.