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Mee siput

Mee siput muar (Jawi: ), or simply mee siput, is a cracker which originated from and is commonly available in Muar, Johor, Malaysia.

Mee siput muar is traditionally and originally hand-made of flour dough which is rolled, stretched into long noodle-like strips or strings before being swirled in a circular spiral pattern to resemble the shell of a , or snail in Malay. They are dried in the sun before being deep-fried in cooking oil until crispy and crunchy. The ready-to-eat snack may be served with condiments like sambal, chili paste or chili soya sauce. Beside its spiral snail-shell shape which has contributed to the name of mee siput, the so-called snail noodle cracker also has a crispy texture similar to the light, brittle feeling of a snail shell once it breaks in the mouth.

In present times, the factory and machinery produced mostly were not made in the traditional "snail shell" form, but rather in a randomly swirled pattern due to mass production for durability, efficiency and commercial reasons.

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