Decades ago, Mee Rebus was sold by itinerant hawkers who used to carry two baskets over a pole. At one end of the pole was a basket containing a stove and a pot of boiling water. At the other end of the pole was the other basket containg his ingredients for the Mee Rebus.

Translated into English, the dish means simply 'boiled noodles' - but this is a misleading name. The dish is anything but mere boiled noodles. It is yellow egg noodles in a thick, spicy and slightly sweet gravy, garnished elaborately with boiled eggs, sliced green chillies, fried cubes of beancurd and fresh calamansi. Some people add a dash of dark soy sauce as a finishing touch.

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Mee Rebus is a fine example of fusion cuisine. The egg noodles, beancurd and dark soy sauce are Chinese while the gravy carries the combined influences of Indian and Malay cuisine, with its curry-like flavour and use of dried shrimp and tamarind.