Mi caluk is a traditional
Indonesian-
Aceh noodle
Noodles are a type of food made from unleavened dough which is either rolled flat and cut, stretched, or extruded, into long strips or strings. Noodles are a staple food in many cultures (for example, Chinese noodles, Filipino noodles, In ...
dish, which is commonly found in traditional markets and food courts in
Pidie Regency
Pidie Regency (also known as: Pidie, Pědir; "king of"; id, Kabupaten Pidie) is a regency of Aceh Special region, in Indonesia. It is located in the north of the island of Sumatra, in Western Indonesia, bordered by the Malacca Strait and Pidie ...
and
Pidie Jaya Regency
Pidie Jaya Regency ( id, Kabupaten Pidie Jaya) is a regency in the Aceh Special region of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The regency was created out of part of Pidie Regency in 2007. The seat of the regency government is at Me ...
.
It is a
noodle
Noodles are a type of food made from unleavened dough which is either rolled flat and cut, stretched, or extruded, into long strips or strings. Noodles are a staple food in many cultures (for example, Chinese noodles, Filipino noodles, In ...
dish served with a splash of thick spicy sauce made from a mixture of tomato, chili pepper or
chili sauce
Chili sauce and chili paste are condiments prepared with chili peppers.
Chili sauce may be hot, sweet or a combination thereof, and may differ from hot sauce in that many sweet or mild varieties exist, which is typically lacking in hot sauces ...
,
coconut milk, ground
peanut
The peanut (''Arachis hypogaea''), also known as the groundnut, goober (US), pindar (US) or monkey nut (UK), is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics, important to both small and ...
s, spiced with shallot, garlic, lemongrass and citrus leaf, and served with pieces of vegetables, sliced
cucumber and
krupuk
''Krupuk'' ( Javanese), ''kerupuk'' ( Indonesian), ''keropok'' ( Malay), ''kroepoek'' ( Dutch) or ''kropek'' (Tagalog) is a cracker made from starch or animal skin and other ingredients that serve as flavouring. Most krupuk are deep fried, ...
. The presentation of mi caluk is slightly similar to
spaghetti
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.
Each serving of mi caluk is not large, so it is more precisely categorised as a snack. Thus, sellers of mi caluk are often found in makeshift stalls, and do not have stalls in a food court as is usual for food and drink stalls in Aceh.
See also
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Mie aceh
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Mie jawa
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Mie goreng
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Mie rebus
Mee rebus, also known as mie rebus/mi rebus in Indonesian spelling, is a Maritime Southeast Asian noodle soup dish. Literally translated as "boiled noodles", it is popular in Maritime Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, an ...
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Mie celor
References
{{Indonesian cuisine
Acehnese cuisine
Indonesian noodle dishes