Ang Zao Mee Suah (Ingredients from Sitiawan, Perak)

by wiffy on April 17, 2010

in Asian,Chinese,Easy One-Dish Meals,Malaysia,Noodles,Recipes

Hong Zao Mian Xian (Ang Zao Mee Suah) 红槽鸡面线
A hearty and nourishing bowl of 红槽鸡面线 (red glutinous wine ginger chicken)

Note: Once in a while, I will write about food products that I really really love.
This is NOT a paid review.

A while ago, my mum went back to her hometown in Sitiawan, Perak (Malaysia) and I begged her to bring back some of their famous mee suah (aka flour vermicelli 面线) and ang zao jiu (aka red glutinuous wine 红槽酒) back for me. Details on where to buy them at the end of the post. The Chinese population there is largely foo chow (hock chew 福州) and this dish is a super famous speciality there. Due to customs regulations, she could only bring back the wine lees and not the wine. She also gave me a huge bag of their famous hand-made mee suah which tastes really good and different from the mee suah that are sold here.


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Hong Zao Mian Xian (Ang Zao Mee Suah) 红槽鸡面线
Red glutinous wine lees (红槽) from Sitiawan, Perak

Hong Zao Mian Xian (Ang Zao Mee Suah) 红槽鸡面线
Special hand-made foo chow mee suah (福州面线) from Sitiawan, Perak

So thanks to my mum, I get to eat many, many delicious and nourishing bowls of hong zao mian xian using the best ingredients money can possibly buy on Earth. This is currently my favourite one-dish meal and I eat it at least once a week. If you noticed a lack of food styling for the bowl, it’s because I can’t wait to tuck into my bowl since the aroma is killing me. It will not do the noodles justice if they become soggy. So right after cooking, I snapped a few quick photos on my kitchen top, and devoured the bowl hehe :p It is that good.

Hong Zao Mian Xian (Ang Zao Mee Suah) 红槽鸡面线
My hearty bowl of noodles (2 seconds before tucking in)

Hong Zao Mian Xian (Ang Zao Mee Suah) 红槽鸡面线
Chicken simmering away in the wok

Ginger
Ginger

Ingredients
(serves 2)

- 500g medium to large chicken drumlets (about 5 drumlets per person; can substitute with chicken thigh or half chicken)
- 3 slices ginger, cut to thin strips
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 servings of mee suah (about 100g per person)
- 600ml red glutinuous wine (红槽酒)
- a small dash of sugar (optional)

Marinade Ingredients (A)
- 2 tbsp red glutinous wine lees (红槽)
- 1 tbsp red glutinous wine
- 2 tsp ginger juice (grate some ginger, squeeze the pulp to get the juice)
- 2 slices ginger
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp light soy sauce (the particular wine lees I had is already salty so I cut down on the soy sauce, you may need more)

Garnishing
- more red glutinous wine (I use a generous amount, about 2 tbsp per bowl, can substitute with Hua Diao Jiu 花雕酒 or Shao Xing Jiu 绍兴酒)
- coriander (cilantro)

Directions

1. In a bowl, marinade chicken with the marinade ingredients (A) for at least 1 hour if you can.
2. In a wok, heat oil. Then add ginger strips and fry them till crisp. Set aside the ginger strips for garnishing later (step 8).
3. Using the oil left in the wok, stir fry the chicken until they are cooked on the surface.
4. Add red glutinuous wine, the remaining marinade sauce, sugar and mix until the chicken is evenly coated.
5. Cover with a lid and simmer for about 10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked. If you can, flip the chicken pieces halfway through the cooking time for more even cooking.
6. Add more wine or hot water if there is not sufficient soup. Season to taste (e.g. soy sauce for more salty, sesame oil for more fragrance).
7. In another pot, add mee suah and cook for about 1-2 minutes, separating the strands with chopsticks.
8. Take out the cooked mee suah and set in a serving bowl. Arrange the cooked chicken pieces on top of mee suah, and pour the soup over. If you prefer a richer wine aroma, drizzle 2 tablespoons of red glutinuous wine on top of each bowl. Garnish with coriander and the previously fried ginger prepared in step 1.

Cooking Notes
1.  Ideally, the dish is cooked with red glutinuous wine and red glutinous wine lees. But if you, like me, only have access to glutinous wine lees, you can substitute with other Chinese rice wine.
2. Different wine lees have different degree of saltiness. Season the dish with soy sauce/chicken cube/salt according to the taste of the wine lees.

Related Recipe
Hong Zao Ji (Chicken Cooked in Red Glutinuos Rice) 红槽鸡

Hong Zao Mian Xian (Ang Zao Mee Suah) 红槽鸡面线

Where to buy the wine lees & mee suah:
家發手工福州麵線 Perusahaan Makanan Jia Fatt
No. 2179B, Kampung Bintang, 32000 Sitiawan, Perak, Malaysia
H/P: 012-5709507, 016-5003955

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1 daphne April 17, 2010 at 6:04 pm

goodness me! this must be one of the dishes that i have not eaten in years (Due to the scarcity of ingredients as u have mentioned!). Lovely post…although i am not fook chow, their food appeals to me alot. Thanks for sharing!

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2 Angie's Recipes April 17, 2010 at 6:09 pm

A very typical Hokkien dish……

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3 wyyv April 17, 2010 at 6:20 pm

wau… I first time seen it.. Looks so special to me.. I bet its very tasty :)

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4 tigerfish April 17, 2010 at 6:30 pm

I have tasted this dish just once or twice in those coffeeshops which serve Foo Chow food (which is really rare) . You are arousing my taste buds again and definitely I don’t have 红槽 , so I can never make the dish :( ..can only go hungry…..

The only dish I have at least once a week is chicken soup (noodles).

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5 wiffy April 20, 2010 at 9:09 pm

This is a form of chicken noodles soup too, haha. There’s a nice 红槽面线 store at the basement of century square (tampines) at a Taiwanese cafe, you should try it out before you go back US :p

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6 The Little Teochew April 17, 2010 at 7:14 pm

I can totally understand why you couldn’t wait ti tuck in. I mean, look at that!!

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7 Zhixin April 17, 2010 at 7:50 pm

Ooo… looks delicious. I grew up eating this as my dad is hock chew. Do you know where i can get the red wine lees in Sg? I only know the shop in beach road that sells the foochow fishballs =)

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8 Ellie April 18, 2010 at 6:53 pm

they sell the wine and wine lees there too :)

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9 norma April 17, 2010 at 9:17 pm

This is new to me. It looks delicious.

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10 anncoo April 17, 2010 at 10:15 pm

Beautiful! I also love 红槽面线and 红槽鸡very much. Can’t wait to try those.

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11 MaryMoh April 17, 2010 at 11:59 pm

Mmm….my favourite. Fookchows eat a lot of this. I miss this. Will eat a lot when I go back.

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12 [eatingclub] vancouver || js April 18, 2010 at 12:53 am

I’ve been reading about this red wine lees and Fujian food: I don’t think I’ve ever tried anything like this dish — and I so very much want to try! Looks startlingly red!

I’ll try to scour ingredients here, but I think it might be something of a wild goose chase in Vancouver.

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13 wiffy April 20, 2010 at 9:13 pm

yes it’s really, really difficult to find this 红槽. Even in Singapore, I can’t find nice ones. I’m rationing my last packet currently. If my mum do go back to Perak and buy them for me, I’ll send you sisters a packet :)

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14 ShroomTen April 18, 2010 at 1:34 am

Omg… i love you… noobcook!!! =x its reason why i am fan of your blog =X i love this dish.. =X :o

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15 wiffy April 20, 2010 at 9:13 pm

I love you too… for liking the same food as me! hehe :-)

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16 HoppingHammy April 18, 2010 at 2:31 am

This dish looks like it would taste incredible! Love the red color of it (the more colorful something is, the better it tastes….right? LOL). Your styling of these photos is nice! :up:

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17 wiffy April 20, 2010 at 9:15 pm

glad the red hue didn’t scare you off. It used to scare me when I was a child and I only tried eating the noodles when I was older lol Thanks for your note :)

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18 peachkins April 18, 2010 at 7:58 am

love the color of this mee suah!

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19 Reeni April 18, 2010 at 8:14 am

This is totally new to me but hearing how much you love it and seeing how gorgeous it looks makes me believe I would love it to! I wish I was your neighbor! :lol:

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20 Lia Chen April 18, 2010 at 9:45 am

This is new dish for me. Curious about how it taste :!: But I think by just looking at your picture, already know it must be yummy :)

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21 Wandering Chopsticks April 18, 2010 at 1:31 pm

I remember your previous post and bookmarked that recipe to try. Love the color!

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22 TasteHongKong April 18, 2010 at 1:59 pm

I heart that natural red from 红槽, and understand it is irresistible to delay enjoying this flavorful dish.

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23 Ellie April 18, 2010 at 6:57 pm

now u know what i meant when i was telling you about the mee suah from sitiawan :) this dish doesn’t taste right unless its with this mee suah!! :) next time your mum goes back, ask her to buy ‘kong piah’, its a kind of biscuit with either onions or char siew inside, baked in a tandoor-like oven. Many pple order in bulk so order when she arrives and collect when she leaves :) Very famous there, just ask ard for the shop, I can’t really remember the landmarks nearby :p

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24 wiffy April 20, 2010 at 9:19 pm

I tried the kong piah before! hehe yes my mum always bring back nice food from her trip. I have to pester her to go there soon hehe

I saw the lees sold at Sultan Gate but I didn’t really like it coz it’s not aromatic and too watery. I remembered your comment at my previous post about the lees being sold at Tiong Bahru market, is the one sold there a bit better? Thx for your help Ellie ;)

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25 Ellie April 20, 2010 at 9:34 pm

My mum usually buys the Tiong Bahru lees but she will also add the foochow wine from NTUC or the sitiawan wine if she has :) The one she makes is the yummiest I’ve eaten so far :)

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26 wiffy April 20, 2010 at 9:37 pm

NTUC sells foochow wine? I have to try! I think I may have seen it before … it’s not red right? Do you know the brand name? :)

I’m current using hua tiao jiu for this, cost me S$17 a bottle so I drizzle two tablespoon directly on the noodles. Must ration hehe

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27 Ellie April 21, 2010 at 9:00 am

Yup shld be NTUC or cold storage :) Not sure of the brand name unless I check with mym mum but I rem its very obvious with the words foochow and wine somewhere in the name haha. I even saw an entire lorry with the name on it, transporting the wine to supermarkets! And yes its not red tho the one in sitiawan is red :)

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28 Selba April 18, 2010 at 8:28 pm

Oh my….. seriously… I’m salivating right now looking this red glutinous wine ginger chicken… I wish I could cook it by my own but I’m too lazy…..

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29 Little Inbox April 18, 2010 at 9:16 pm

This is really a nourishing bowl of mee suah. I made hong zhao chicken quite long time ago. Just love the smell with sesame oil along. :)

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30 wiffy April 20, 2010 at 9:20 pm

yes sesame oil, hua tiao jiu and lots of ginger. very delish :p~

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31 Clare @ Mrs Multitasker April 18, 2010 at 10:19 pm

WOW this looks AMAZING!
I love this dish and now feel so inspired to make it! Any clue where in Singapore one can get red glutinous wine lees ??

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32 wiffy April 20, 2010 at 9:22 pm

hello Clare, check out the comment here, where reader Ellie mentioned two places to find the paste in Singapore :)

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33 jo April 18, 2010 at 11:07 pm

Looks delicious. Do you know that I’ve never had mee sua in this version before? How not to give this a try after looking at the gorgous yummy pictures.

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34 wiffy April 20, 2010 at 9:22 pm

It’s not a really common bowl of mee suah, but you should try it if you ever come across. It’s really yummy :)

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35 gaga April 19, 2010 at 12:58 am

I’ve never tried this one! The color is gorgeous. I’ll definitely have to give this a try one day.

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36 Pepy @ Indonesia Eats April 19, 2010 at 8:05 am

Is the same with red yeast rice that give red colour into food? I still have some the leftover from making phoenix talons.

You’re making me hungry badly!

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37 wiffy April 20, 2010 at 9:26 pm

I think so! The red rice is made into wine over a period of about 2 months. I’m really hungry now too hehe

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38 blessedhomemaker April 19, 2010 at 10:55 am

I used to dislike 红槽面线 but my MIL cooks this for our birthdays so I eat this like 11 times a year, so much so I’m accustomed to the taste and loving it now. I know, I’m one fortunate woman :)

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39 wiffy April 20, 2010 at 9:28 pm

You’re soooo lucky!! I prefer this to abalone longevity noodles for my birthday hehe

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40 tasteofbeirut April 19, 2010 at 10:58 am

I can’t tell you how mouthwatering that photo was! I am so so tempted and the recipe seems easy! If only I could get a hold of that wonderful Chinese wine!

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41 Christine@Christine's Recipes April 19, 2010 at 8:25 pm

I’ve seen red glutinous wine lees at Asian stores many times. Actually, I haven’t tried it up to now, heehee. Does it taste like wine? The pink-red colour is very bright and tempting.

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42 wiffy April 20, 2010 at 9:29 pm

Yes it has a nice slight Chinese wine taste, but not the hard liquor type. You should try it out one day, I think you will like it :)

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43 Ching April 19, 2010 at 11:59 pm

The chicken simmering in the red glutinous wine looks so tempting! I never have this mee suah soup cook in red glutinous wine before, if only I can remember it when I go back to M’sia.

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44 wiffy April 20, 2010 at 9:30 pm

you must definitely buy a few packets back to try when you go back M’sia :)

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45 Bob April 20, 2010 at 12:11 am

Heh, I doubt I can get almost any of that stuff. But it looks great!

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46 xiaoyen April 20, 2010 at 1:49 am

This is definitely a great noodle soup to eat in the winter or in cold weather as the wine and ginger is very warming. I’ve never heard of this particular version before but wow, the picture does make it so appealing. I hope I can find all the ingredients at my supermarkets. It’s cold in San Francisco so this is definitely a great warming soup to eat.

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47 wiffy April 20, 2010 at 9:30 pm

yes this dish is really warming especially with loads of sesame oil and ginger! Hope you find the ingredients too :)

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48 sweetlife April 20, 2010 at 2:16 am

what a great soup..i love the rich color..i need to look for those products

sweetlife

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49 Juliana April 20, 2010 at 3:18 am

Wow, I never had anything like this…the color is so intense as the taste must be as well…great pictures!

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50 Trissa April 20, 2010 at 6:22 am

That looks like the most stunning soup dish I have ever seen. Such a vibrant red – I am so sure full of flavour – no wonder you couldn’t wait to devour it.

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51 Anh April 20, 2010 at 6:52 am

Very interesting post!! Learn something new today ;)

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52 Big boys Oven April 20, 2010 at 6:56 am

oh this lovely! I love this amazing red chicken dish! oh yes we wish to teach baking in Singapore but had yet to find people to manage us, and that is the reason why we have yet to be back in Singapore.

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53 Janet@ Gourmet Traveller 88 April 20, 2010 at 5:39 pm

I would like to try this !!! Never have that before, I like to try all kinds of noodles.

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54 Stella April 20, 2010 at 10:19 pm

This looks absolutely wonderful, Wiffy. I can eat soups like this all year long even in the hot summer, especially if they look as rich and delicious as this one!

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55 Cynthia April 20, 2010 at 11:58 pm

Oh my gosh, this looks soooo amazing!! Every time I see hong zhao dishes, I get super jealous because I can’t get hong zhao here! Even your quick photos look so good!

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56 ladyhomechef April 21, 2010 at 12:10 am

wait….you mean you ‘smuggled’ in, no your mum helped you to smuggle in the red glutinous wine ?? serious?! Can you email me your method? I shall try to ‘import’ in my mum’s yellow wine as well!!!! :o

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57 wiffy April 21, 2010 at 12:20 am

no we didn’t bring in the wine which is illegal. we only bring in the packet wine lees :P

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58 food-4tots April 21, 2010 at 12:28 am

Although I haven’t tried ang zao mee suah from Sitiawan, I bet the bowl you made tastes absolutely heaven! I’m craving for one now. Maybe I should check out the shop at Century Square as mentioned by you. ;)

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59 Jade April 21, 2010 at 4:50 am

Oh I LOVE ang jiu mee sua! I’m from Sibu, so I guess the foo chow-ness is probably similar to that in Perak. Too bad UK customs’ ridiculously strict about food items :(

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60 krissy @ thefoodaddicts.com April 21, 2010 at 12:30 pm

oh dear, i wish i was able to pronounce this dish! i’ve never tried this kind of noodle dish before, but i’m sure it’s tasty, comforting, and delicious!

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61 3hungrytummies April 21, 2010 at 9:17 pm

Oh this sure looks good! This is one of the strange but delicious food I tried in Sarawak, I think the fuchow people really like to eat red food :)
Do you mind if I use your recipe?

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62 wiffy April 21, 2010 at 11:05 pm

yes sure please feel free to use it. I hope you like it. Give me your feedback if any. If you write the recipe on your blog, a link back is appreciated hehe ;)

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63 3hungrytummies April 22, 2010 at 3:42 pm

Thank you! Of course I will link it back to you! :)

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64 Dee April 23, 2010 at 7:25 am

Woman, you’re an amazing cook! This would have been perfect after last night’s rain.

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65 Pei-Lin April 25, 2010 at 10:47 pm

So far in my life, I’ve only met a Fook Chow man in my life, i.e. my late uncle, who was born and raised in Sitiawan! That said, I’m not too familiar with Fook Chow cuisine in general though I’ve sorta heard of hong zhao mee suah. I might as well just try this delicacy whenever I happen to stop by the Perak town in the near future!

You just made me salivate, after I’ve had my dinner. Hahaha!

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66 adel May 9, 2010 at 9:55 am

my mum’s also from Sitiawan and thankfully, my aunts know how to make the red wine from scratch, that we’re able to enjoy through colder months and whenever there’s auspicious celebration around..
however, the homemade mian xian has to be bought as it takes skills to make..it’s almost like the slimmer version of la mian as pulling is part of the mian xian making processes..
so good to see Foo Chow Red Wine Chicken Soup being featured here :)

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67 wiffy May 10, 2010 at 5:41 pm

Hi adel, thanks for your comment :) it’s amazing that so many of us who reads this have roots in Sitiawan and enjoy this dish. The world isn’t so small after all hehe

All my aunts can make the red wine too. I heard that there are lots of superstitions to make it, such as don’t ask about the progress, be very good mood when making the wine etc to prevent the wine from becoming sour. I should beg my aunt to make for me next time she comes Singapore :lol:

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68 Charisse May 19, 2010 at 11:25 am

are you a hock chew too?? good 红槽 is so difficult to get over here. my granddad makes it very well, and he usually does a few bottles before CNY and distributes to us. its sad that noone else in our HUGE family really knows how to make it. we only know how to eat :roll: this dish is indeed YUMMILICIOUS!! my hubby doesnt really like it tho. think its scary looking to him :P

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69 wiffy May 19, 2010 at 2:22 pm

I’m not hock chew but my mum is. So that makes me 1/2? :p Oh 红槽 needs a lot of skill to make at home, or else it will be sour or tart tasting. You’re so lucky that your granddad makes it for the family. Maybe you should learn the skill from him one day.

The redness used to scare me a lot and I didn’t dare to eat it when I was a child. I guess it’s an acquired taste ;)

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70 bob May 20, 2010 at 1:46 pm

anybody know if i can hong zhao in sf usa?

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71 wiffy May 25, 2010 at 10:00 am

Hi bob, You can try the the Chinatown area in SF, however I think it might be quite challenging to find this in US. Even in Singapore (neighbouring country of Malaysia), this ingredient is not that common.

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72 priscilla hk May 21, 2010 at 6:48 pm

I live in hong kong and really wish to know where i can buy the wine lees. Please help.

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73 priscilla hk May 24, 2010 at 10:09 pm

You are so lucky to be so near Malaysia and have people bring you ang zao and mee suah. I am desperately trying to get my hands on some, do you think this company sell their goods in Johore or Kuala Lumpur ? If they do, at least I can beg my sister’s friends to bring me some. Meanwhile, I am going to try your recipe tonite. Thank you for being so unselfish in sharing this wonderful dish. Will let ang zao fans know the progress.

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74 wiffy May 25, 2010 at 9:58 am

The company looks like a small time home business to me. Maybe you can call them to ask if their products are available in other states of Malaysia?

You can find wine lees in Hong Kong? Maybe it’s good as well, yes do let us know the progress. Thanks :)

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75 priscilla hk May 27, 2010 at 2:58 pm

2nd day of my first attempt, the ang zao looks very much the same as when I bottled it. No liquid has been observed. I am keeping my fingers crossed. I cannot find wine lees here in Hong Kong and I have not been back to Singapore for almost two years. Sigh……. will keep you guys posted on my ang zao. Thanks.

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76 wiffy May 27, 2010 at 5:03 pm

oh woah, you’re making your own ang zao. Wish you all the best :)

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77 totoro47 May 31, 2010 at 5:09 pm

thanks so much for sharing ur recipes!
my mum is also from sitiawan.. i hv been eating this since very young and i absolutely love it! can eat it everyday! and yes, the mee sua from sitiawan is really good.. every time we have relatives coming to spore, we have to ask them to bring lots of mee sua for everybody!
last year, i finally had the chance to learn how to make the wine from scratch.. but i still cant re-create my grandmother’s taste whenever i try to cook this.. i guess i just to keep trying!

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78 wiffy June 1, 2010 at 8:54 am

good for you to learn to make the wine! I hope you succeed. And don’t give up. Fewer and fewer new generation know how to make this and it will be sad if this skill is lost ;)

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79 priscilla hk June 1, 2010 at 12:19 am

7 day old, my ang zao is still stubbornly sitting there. No wine or even a drop of liquid is detected. Wonder if I will ever get to eat ang zao again, really in despair……………

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80 wiffy June 1, 2010 at 8:54 am

I heard it takes two months for the wine to ferment?

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81 priscilla hk June 2, 2010 at 6:33 pm

Oh! It really takes two months? Ok then i shall wait patiently, thank you.

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82 jenny June 8, 2010 at 9:22 pm

You can even use the wine lees to fry the pork’s belly..yummy.

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83 wiffy June 8, 2010 at 10:17 pm

good idea! any recipe to share? ;)

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84 jenny June 9, 2010 at 1:02 pm

It’s more or less how u do the chicken except reduced the water cos it’s a dish and not soup base. Also just add some sugar or rock sugar and salt to enhance the taste. Sorry, I do not know how to write it out but hope u will give it a try. Maybe your followers from Sibu, Sarawak or other foochows can give a more detailed one. Mine will be something like this : Just lots of ginger or according to your taste, fried with some sesame oil or veg oil till fragrant, then add some wine lees, again according to your taste, n fry till aromatic, then add the pork’s belly, halfway through cooking, add some wine to it and simmer till meat is cooked. Add some rock sugar n salt to taste. The smell is heavenly, i can promise you. Serve with steamed rice.

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85 wiffy June 9, 2010 at 3:36 pm

Hi Jenny thanks so much for sharing. I can almost smell the aroma as you described how to cook it. My aunt is coming to Singapore soon and she will be bringing some wine lees for me, I can’t wait to try our your recipe. Excited to learn more than one way of enjoying this ingredient. Thanks again :)

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86 priscilla hk June 10, 2010 at 11:55 pm

Ang zao looks like it has decided to settle finally. It looks kinda soft now, not stiff anymore, I could see teeny bit of liquid, looks promising. Feeling a bit more optimistic now, hee hee …..

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87 grace June 18, 2010 at 1:46 pm

My mum makes this and it takes at least 6 weeks for the whole fermentation process. Be patient :) Good things come to those who wait!

We fry our food with both the red rice wine and the wine lees, and we add it only towards the end when the food is almost cooked – we find that this retains the flavour of the red rice wine.

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88 wiffy June 25, 2010 at 3:36 pm

I like to add the wine at the end too … so that I can totally savour the taste … I love the wine aroma :-)

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89 KT June 23, 2010 at 11:20 am

Hi, Ytd ordered bottle of the red rice wine and the wine lees at $10 each from Tiong bahru 23 Jalan Membina Kopitiam (Bian Mian) stall. Any one tried theirs?

I been eating that stall Bian Mian (both my hus and my fav bian mian – soup / Dry) and recently then heard from his fren that they patronise the stall for 红槽 to cook during his wife’s pregnancy. They dont put any advert/signboard on the 红槽 and you have to ask them to bring it down for your collection on the other day (Coffee shop too hot for the 红槽 to be placed there else will spoilt).

I am a newly married (now then start learning to cook) Fuchow girl but my mom never learn to cook this fav Fuchow dish from my grandma (I used to help her grind dont know wat to make the 红槽 when i am very young, something that look like little crabs/shells) when she alive..haiz.. now i hope i can use your receipe to try it out and see if can get tat “Wai Po De Wei Dao”. I hope i can suceed ..

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90 wiffy June 25, 2010 at 3:33 pm

Hi KT! thanks for sharing your quest for the wine lees! Actually I am really salivating for a bowl of 红槽面线 right now and guess what, I ran out of the sitiawan wine lees. Will try out the ban mian stall if I’m in the area, and glad to know of a new place to buy the wine less. Let me know if you like my recipe after trying ok? :)

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91 Samantha March 10, 2011 at 5:55 pm

If you want to go Tiong Bahru and eat Ang Zhao, can only go on weekend. Their Ang Zhao is thick and strong, alternatively you can call 9822 6535 to enquire:)

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92 priscilla June 29, 2010 at 5:25 pm

Dear Wiffy,

My ang zao has been sitting there for one month and 5 days. It looks soft but I don’t seem to see much wine in it. It does smell of wine though. Is this normal? Do I put it into the fridge now or do I leave it out for longer?

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93 Jelliojan July 20, 2010 at 2:13 pm

Hi priscilla,
do store the ang zhao in fridge and u can keep it for long long time.

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94 wiffy June 29, 2010 at 5:28 pm

hi priscilla, I’ve never made ang zao before, so I’m not the right person to ask :P

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95 priscilla hk July 13, 2010 at 2:02 pm

One and half month, my friends (ang zao lovers) are here for a vacation. They checked my ang zao and declared it a success! I now have supplies and will wait for winter before cooking ang zao chicken, it is way too hot to eat that now.

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96 wiffy July 14, 2010 at 12:08 am

that’s good news! congrats! :D

I heard you have to keep the lees in the fridge if you wish to store for long :)

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97 priscilla hk July 16, 2010 at 5:18 pm

Yeah, I kept it in the fridge, but my ang zao does not have a lot of liquid in it, do you think it is normal. Oh! my eighteen year old son asked for ang zao chicken with mee suah , I followed your recipe and it was a hit ! Thank you for your wonderful recipe, it made me look like a very clever cook!

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98 wiffy July 22, 2010 at 1:09 pm

glad to hear that, you’re too kind. What recipe did you use to make the ang zao? Is it difficult?

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99 Ellie July 16, 2010 at 6:12 pm

Does anyone know if I can buy the Sitiawan mee suah from Singapore? I saw a Foochow bldg ard Jln Besar area, dunno if they sell there haha

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100 wiffy July 22, 2010 at 1:09 pm

let me know if you do ever venture in, I’m so curious what they have there :D

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101 priscilla hk July 19, 2010 at 2:21 pm

May go to Singapore in August, hope to buy Sitiawan mee suah too, is there a foochow building in jalan besar? What is it called, may want to check it out whilst visiting.

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102 Ellie July 20, 2010 at 4:14 pm

http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_2806/travel_site_16042/
Its called FOOCHOW BUILDING 21 Tyrwhitt Road 207530

Only drove past, did not enter, no idea what they do or sell in that building :p

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103 Jelliojan July 20, 2010 at 2:12 pm

Hi,
My mother is making the ang chao and wine. We are Foo chew as well, from Sitiawan too.

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104 priscilla hk July 26, 2010 at 4:53 pm

My mom is from Kluang, her angzao recipe is as follows:-

1 kilo glutinous rice
2 pcs wine starter (jiu piah)
100 grams red kek rice
1/4 cup boiled and chilled water

Soak glutinous rice for one hour, steam for 30 minutes till cooked. Spread to cool. Crush or blend wine starter with red kek rice till fine. Wet hands and sprinkle over glutinous rice and mix thoroughly. Bottle the mixture in sterile containers and sprinkle remaining water over the top of mixture. (I forgot the water in my first attempt, that was why my angzao took two months to ferment and it rendered barely any wine) . My mom would stir it one week later and leave it for another month before harvesting. My first attempt was successful, and hope all you az addicts out there will attempt if you cannot buy good ones. Better to make your own than suffer from inferior anzao.

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105 jenny August 9, 2010 at 10:54 am

Hi Priscilla, Do u mean 1/4 cup of boiled water (not hot?) and 1/4 cup chilled water? Thanks.

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106 jenny August 9, 2010 at 5:23 pm

Ah!!!.. after re-reading the recipe, I got it. Sorry..my bad. Planning to make it over d next few days. Wish me luck.

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107 wiffy August 9, 2010 at 2:31 pm

Thanks for sharing your recipe :) I must find the ingredients at a traditional medical store first =D

When you say “Crush or blend wine starter with red kek rice till fine.” can I use a blender?

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108 priscilla hk July 26, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Hi Jellio Jan

Do you live in Singapore?

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109 donald_sg August 14, 2010 at 9:30 pm

I am not Foochow but myself is. I just felt in love with this dish. Now I am trying to make my own Angchow. My 1st attempt wasn’t successful. It was too startchy. I guess there are too much left over rice. My second batch is already more tha 2 months and it looks promising. I intend to improve on this receipe and may want to sell this commercially.
This is truly an acquire taste.

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110 priscilla hk August 23, 2010 at 10:59 am

Hi Jenny and all,
Sorry for the not so precise recipe ; boiled water is actually boiled and cooled. Yes I used a blender to blend the wine starter and red kek rice. I cooked ang zao chicken last Sunday for some Singaporean/Malaysian friends, they were so impressed that I made it and had me give then each a small jar. To be able to share this ang zao really made my efforts worth while. Do try making, we don’t want our future generation grow up without knowing their food roots!

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111 Jelliojan September 9, 2010 at 1:52 pm

HI Priscilla hk,
yes I stay in Spore.

My mother method is a bit different from urs. Infact, my mother is very careful that no water going into the mixture cos it will spoilt the fermentation.

If u want more wine, u shld cook the rice with more water. The rice will be a bit mushy. She spread the wine starter and red ker rice layer by layer and let it ferment for 3 months.

She usually use 2.5 – 3kg of g.rice

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112 Priscilla January 22, 2011 at 5:55 am

Hi Jelliopan, thank you for your tips. Unfortunately, I have to move to California and now I am even further away from Singapore and Malaysia. Sigh…. cannot find wine starter here in Palo Alto, does anyone know where I can find this and also pandan leaves in Palo Alto? Help!

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113 Debbie February 24, 2012 at 11:45 pm

Stupid me, I have been asking around smh forum if anyone is selling this. But who knows there are few guys from my office are from sitiawan (which I didn’t know this wine lees are easily available there)….

Read your blog on this last night then I know….

Asked my colleague today and he said that he saw his sister making it… Will pass some to me real soon…..

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114 wiffy February 26, 2012 at 10:30 am

oh lucky you to get home-made wine lees, and sitiawan recipe no less!

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115 Platanos, Mangoes & Me! February 25, 2012 at 4:02 am

This is such a beautiful dish…very comforting.

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116 Rocher ho February 25, 2012 at 8:44 pm

Hi there,
My mum was from Sitiawan too! Maybe our mum knows each other. And tis is also my favorite dish since young! I like all kinds of Hong zao foods. In deed, the ingredients in sitiawan are really so much nicer than SG.
Hope I can cook as good as u…
GrEat food and website :)

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117 wiffy February 26, 2012 at 10:30 am

hey who knows? it’s not impossible, the world is very small :)

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118 Irene Wong June 4, 2012 at 1:07 pm

Where can we get this traditional red glutinous wine lees here in Singapore?
My mother used to cook this when we were young but can’t get these wine lees anymore. I really miss the taste!

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119 jimmy February 24, 2013 at 12:25 pm

i’m very thanks for u to share the mee shua n red wine on ur page…
if u got come to sitiawan again please come visit us at 家發手工福州麵線 Perusahaan Makanan Jia Fatt….

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120 wiffy February 28, 2013 at 12:10 pm

Hi Jimmy, thanks for visiting my blog and for leaving a comment. My mum, aunt and basically whole family are all praises for your mee sua, they always fill the car boot with bags of it whenever they visit Sitiawan. I hope to have a chance to visit one day too :)

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121 jimmy February 28, 2013 at 1:32 pm

thanks….
n i hope to have a chance to meet u in person n.n

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122 Hannah April 21, 2013 at 11:40 pm

Gosh! Was craving for this and looking for recipes and found your blog! Argh! How delicious is that. One think cravings are only for pregnant women. Now I am having gastritis just looking at that delicious pix. Lucky you, you’re just across the straits… I’m waaaayyyy over the seas!! I miss my Sitiawan food toooooo! Thank you noobcook! will try my best to look for the ingredients and get cracking. Will try to make the Hong Zao lees if i have to! Muah!

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