mee chiang kueh

plural mee chiang kuehs · alternative mee jiang kueh · alternative mee jiang kuih

1. MalaysiaSingaporeA thick, sweet pancake originated in Quanzhou, Fujian, usually with a filling of peanut, coconut or red bean.

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   Before we left Tiong Bahru, whose stall holders are all ethnic Chinese, we tasted further evidence of the Asian genius for making a lot from a little, in the form of mee chiang kueh, a thick pancake filled with coconut and peanuts crushed before our eyes in an ancient heroically clanking and banging contraption.

   2003 10 September, R. W. Apple Jr., “ASIAN JOURNEY; Snacker's Paradise: Devouring Singapore's Endless Supper”, in The New York Times