Johor's Mee Bandung Rated As 5th Best Noodle Dish In The World

Are you a fan of Mee Bandung?

Rejoice! Your love for the rich, springy, shrimp-infused dish has been recognised as the fifth-best noodle dish in the world.

The ranking was published by international food website TasteAtlas on Sunday, 15 June.

In its entry, the website said the broth of the Muar-origin dish is made with chillies, onions, shrimp paste, and dried shrimp.

"Each mee bandung is topped with a variety of condiments that typically include halved boiled eggs, shrimps, fishcakes, vegetables, and occasionally beef, while the dish is best finished off with a splash of lime juice.

"The term bandung roughly translates as mixed or paired and is not related to a namesake Indonesian city," TasteAtlas wrote.

Malaysia has nine dishes on the list

Here is the list, in order:
26. Laksam
27. Laksa
49. Curry mee
58. Mee goreng mamak
62. Penang Hokkien mee
67. Asam laksa
72. Mee rebus
91. Hokkian mee

Char kuey teow also made the list at 22nd place, but was labelled a Singaporean dish, with Malaysia listed as an alternate origin.

Below are the top 10 noodle dishes on the list:
1. Ohn no khao swè (Myanmar)
2. Ramen (Japan)
3. Tonkotsu ramen (Fukuoka, Japan)
4. Yokohama-style Ramen (Yokohama, Japan)
5. Mee banding (Muar, Malaysia)
6. Miso ramen (Sapporo, Japan)
7. Dan Dan noodles (Sichuan, China)
8. Hakata ramen (Fukuoka, Japan)
9. Biang Biang noodles (Shaanxi, China)
10. Beef pho (Vietnam)