Yeap Noodles, perhaps the best noodles in Penang, is named Yeap Noodles for a simple reason. The owner of the four generations of Chinese is named Ye.
At first, they set up a small stall on Coconut Foot Street, and later the business became better and better and expanded to Harmony Road. The shop on the busy Niu Gangdong Street was the last to move.
Yeap Noodles is a small shop, but their noodles are the most recognizable and healthiest in Georgetown, because they are made with carrots, turmeric, oats and other things. If you have the opportunity, you can even watch how they make noodles, or you will be interested in going home and trying it yourself.
There are many choices for how you want to cook your noodles, so the first step is to think about whether you want soup noodles or dry noodles, and then determine the flavor of noodles you want to eat. The noodles that are usually available are original, carrot, chili, mint, spinach and bamboo charcoal, and other noodles that are made from time to time, such as seaweed, five spices, green tea, etc. (Special flavor noodles need to be booked with the owner in advance), and finally, decide what ingredients you want to add, meat, vegetables, seafood, etc.
Therefore, the menu of Yemian is very interesting. Each type of noodles is distinguished by different colors. The original flavor is white, carrot is yellow, pepper is red, mint is green, spinach is pink, and bamboo charcoal is black. You can eat the noodles you like by following the color.
Before cooking, all noodles are almost tasteless, but after being blanched in hot water, these noodles of different flavors will show their own flavors due to the ingredients in them.
Each type of noodle is cooked in a different way. This is to match the different cooking methods and sauces with different types of noodles. This combination can definitely enhance the taste and essence of the whole bowl of noodles.
As a first-timer, we ordered the most classic original and spicy dry noodles and a clam soup noodle. The noodles are original and carrot. The dry noodles are all added with soy sauce and pork, and even oil residue. The original flavor is delicious, the spicy flavor is spicier, and the different flavors of the noodles themselves are blended together. It is a very unique experience. The soup base of the clam soup noodle is really fresh, and the clams are extremely fresh. I immediately asked the boss to make another steamed clams on the spot. It is really worth trying again and again. I can only hate myself for having a small appetite and not being able to try all kinds of flavors one by one.
The noodles are quite unique and delicious, and the price is very cheap. Normal noodles are 7-8 Malaysian ringgits, freshly squeezed juice is only 2.5 Malaysian ringgits, and barley water is only 1.5 Malaysian ringgits. I like and admire such craftsmen, who are creative and honest and conservative. The taste is good and the price is good. I sincerely hope that such shops can continue to be passed on.