Shacha Noodle（Noodle with Satay Sause）
As a traditional famous Xiamen dish, the Shacha noodle (noodle with satay sause) is found everywhere at the streets of Xiamen. It is famous for its cheap price as well as the flavorful spicy satay which are not only rich in nutrition, but good for appetite, body metabolism and dispelling endogenous wind and cold.
“Shacha” is a transliteration of Malay language originating from Southeast Asia. It is a seasoning which made of sesame seeds, crushed onion and garlic, herb, peanut oil, shrimp sauce and chili powder, etc. it is called “Shacha spicy” because it is in taste of slight spicy. According to the saying of the famous gastronome Yang Jibo, the spicy sauce was introduced to Xiamen by the returned overseas Chinese Mr. Chen Youxiang. Based on the overseas study for years, Chen developed the cooking methods of spicy satay to make its own specialty before founding the “Seasoning Store of Chen Youxiang”. He increases his seasoning to more than twenty kinds. Besides the sauce type, Chen also developed the powder type for better preserved and carry. His cooking has reached such a high degree of excellent that even the overseas compatriots are fond of his seasonings.
The cooking of Shacha noodle is quite simple. Just cook the noodle in boiled for a few seconds, take them out and pour the thick spicy satay soup into the bowl of noodles while they are still hot, a bowl of rich-flavored satay noodles will come to completion. When cooking the Shacha pork noodle or Shacha beef noodle, the meet should be cut into thin slices. The marriage of some mungbean sprout or other vegetables will result in a savory taste that you’ll yearn for.
