“Longkang Mee” is one of the food that I like to eat when I am back in Tampin. As its name says, the noodle is cooked with “longkang” water. That shows how clean the “longkang” water in Tampin is. We can cook with the water scooped up from the drain. How cool is that? Wait till you see our Tampin river, its clearer and clearer than the sea around Pulau Redang. The government should award Tampin citizens with the cleanest river in Malaysia award.

Ok, if you believe that, flush your head in the toilet bowl. The name for “Longkang Mee” is in Chinese, loosely translated as “Dragon River Noodles”. If you pronounce it in Cantonese, it sounds exactly like “Longkang Mee” and coincidently; the stall that sells this noodle is set up right beside a “longkang”. No, I don’t see any dragon swimming in the river or in my noodles.

“Longkang Mee” is like the normal dry noodles that you can find anywhere. The difference is that they don’t put black soy sauce in it. It tastes a little bland but not completely as it has its own unique taste too. It comes with a few sticks of vegetables, a few pieces of “Char Siew” (Barbequed Pork) and a small spoon of “Yok Sui” (Minced Pork). The amount of “Char Siew” and “Yok Sui” is so little that I consider it as pathetic. I would chip in extra RM1 for extra minced pork to have that extra kick.

Sarawakians who are studying in Multimedia University, Malacca would sometimes come here to eat this. They say it resembles a little like their “Kolok Mee”, which also doesn’t use black soy sauce, but with totally different side dishes. Although I don’t see any resemblance between “Longkang Mee” and “Kolok Mee”, most likely is because these Sarawakians miss their hometown food. Well…How much it costs? RM2.20 for small and RM2.80 for medium. Very cheap and filling, I can say. At least, I haven’t ordered large before.