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“Blanched noodles in shrimp and coconut broth—Palembang's flavourful specialty, recipes guarded for generations”

Mie celor

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Mie celor (lit. 'blanched noodle' in Indonesian) is a Southeast Asian noodle soup dish served in a coconut milk and shrimp-based broth, specialty of Palembang city, South Sumatra, Indonesia. Next to pempek, mie celor is widely associated with Palembang city, despite this noodles might be sold in other cities in Sumatra. Certain restaurants in Palembang specialised on serving and selling this flavourful shrimp noodles with their specific recipe inherited for generations.

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Mie celor is Palembang's answer to the noodle soup—blanched noodles swimming in a broth built on shrimp and coconut milk, a dish so tied to the city that it shares billing with pempek as the place's signature. Generational recipes guard the specifics at certain Palembang restaurants, each kitchen keeping its own version of what makes the broth sing.

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