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“Dry noodles tossed in savory pork and shallot, crowned with fried onions and clear sauce—Sarawak's heritage noodle.”

Kolo mee

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Kolo mee, or mee kolo (Malay: Mi kolok; Iban: Mi kering or mi rangkai; Chinese: 哥羅麵; Jyutping: Go1 Lo4 Min6; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ko-lô-mī), is a Sarawakian dish of dry noodles tossed in a savoury pork (or chicken, duck for a halal version) and shallot mixture, topped with fried onions and tossed in a clear sauce. The dish was included in the Declaration of Heritage Objects, a gazette of heritage foods of Malaysia, in 2024.

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Kolo mee arrives as a tangle of dry noodles, each strand coated in a savory pork and shallot mixture, then crowned with a scatter of fried onions and bound together with clear sauce. It's a Sarawakian dish that speaks to efficiency and layered flavor—the kind of noodle bowl where everything stays distinct yet unified, where the crispness of the onions survives until the last bite. In 2024, it earned formal recognition as a Malaysian heritage food, a validation of what locals have known: this simple combination is something worth preserving.

Order it here when it has

  • heritage-designated (2024)
  • adaptable (halal versions available)
  • textural contrast

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