During our visit to Bu Far’s stall, Observer was invited to watch the noodle-making process. It takes at least 40 minutes to an hour to make smooth and tasty chicken noodles, employing a special noodle maker machine. Its main ingredients are refined wheat flour and duck eggs.
“We are currently developing noodles for a certain segment, such as vegan noodles or gluten-free and sugar-free noodles, The topping can be adjusted; meat-free for the vegan, for example,” he further explained.
The stall’s favorite noodle is Pecel Noodles (noodles with vegetable peanut sauce), with directly imported peanut sauce from Madiun, the original place for the Pecel dish. “True Pecel lovers would taste the original taste of the Madiun’s authentic peanut sauce. This is a collaborative noodle flavor with the local Easter Java dish, Pecel,” said Andrie.
The other must-try menu in Bu Far’s Chicken Noodles Stall is Cakalang Noodles, with distinguished Cakalang (Skipjack Tuna) topping. Other chicken noodles toppings are available in this stall to provide a different taste for those who miss their hometown through a bowl of noodles.
Bu Far’s Chicken Noodles prices range from IDR 25,000 to IDR 40,000. The stall is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and is also available to order through online applications.
Afui’s Bangka Chicken Noodles
Afui’s Chicken Noodles (Mie Ayam Bangka Afui) is a halal-labelled chicken noodle shop, positioned at Sasana Budaya Blok B6 Pekringan, Kesambi District, in a residential complex in the center of Cirebon. Observer had the opportunity to meet Susandi and Sherly Godora, the couple who own this chicken noodle stall, on a sunny day in mid-March. They started their chicken noodles stall from their garage, which was later transformed into four dining tables of 16 seats since the pandemic broke out.
Afui’s Chicken Noodle stall has been open for guests to dine in since last year. Susandi said that previously their chicken noodle business started by word of mouth since his wife is fond of cooking. “Before turning the garage into an eating place, Afui’s Bangka chicken noodles were only served based on pre-orders, since 2016. The Bangka chicken noodles’ recipe is passed down, from generation to generation,” said Susandi, who is a native of Bangka.