Xiamen satay noodle (厦门沙嗲面 / 沙茶面) is a traditional specialty noodle dish that originates from Xiamen, Fujian, and heavily influenced by Southeast Asia’s culinary culture — overseas Chinese from Xiamen brought back satay sauce from Southeast Asia and adapted it to their local culinary customs. The essence of the dish lies in the rich satay broth, typically made by simmering satay sauce, peanut sauce, dried shrimp, etc, resulting in a savoury and slightly sweet-spicy flavour. The noodle dish is often served with a variety of toppings and is a representative dish of Xiamen.
De Fa Xiamen Satay Noodle (德发厦门沙嗲面), located along Wenling Meishi Street (温陵美食街 / Delicacy Street) at the outer edge of Quanzhou Ancient City (泉州古城), offers Xiamen satay noodle as one of its signature dishes, alongside a long list of Chinese food, including Quanzhou’s specialties, such as old ginger duck.
De Fa prepares their Xiamen satay noodle using secret-recipe satay sauce and an array of ingredients to pick as the toppings for the dish. There are chicken / pork / beef meats, beef balls, fish balls and seafood (prawn, squid, oysters, mussels, etc).
We had a big bowl of Xiamen Satay Noodle (厦门沙嗲面) with toppings of big prawns, oysters and big beef balls — enough for 3 pax. The base noodle dish uses yellow noodle with bean sprouts submerged in satay broth. Both the prawns and oysters are very fresh and the beef balls have juicy beef flavour with firm, bouncy textures. The satay broth has nice, complex flavours and is savoury, sweet and mild-spicy — as expected — and not salty such that we can drink it without feeling thirsty.
Quanzhou’s vinegar pork (泉州醋肉) is a famous specialty snack in Minnan region of Fujian Province and originated in Quanzhou — a must-try since De Fa offers it. The pork tenderloin is marinated with vinegar, minced garlic, seasonings, and coated in sweet potato starch before deep-frying. Golden-brown in colour, the fried pork has crispy exterior and tender inside with an irresistible aroma. This crispy snack is delicious, and a great accompaniment to the satay noodle.
De Fa Xiamen Satay Noodle is one great restaurant to go for delectable Xiamen’s satay noodles in Quanzhou and also Quanzhuo’s own delicacies. Try their old ginger duck too.
Address:
191, Meishi Street, Fengze District, Quanzhou City, Fujian, China
福建省.泉州市.丰泽区.美食街191号 — Baidu Map
Opening Hours:
9am to 5am | Daily
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