It's usually instant noodle or street food (which are often spicy and rich in MSG)
If you want a recipe, I sometimes make a street food by myself called Seblak. It's basically soaked crackers (krupuk)
Here is the recipe, there are different versions but this is the one I use. No measurements because I measure the ingredients by feeling
- Uncooked crackers (krupuk) of around 100 g. It can be shrimp, rice, or garlic-flavored one, use only the raw one else it won't work. Something like this:
Soak it in warm water which is slightly added with cooking oil, the harder the cracker the longer you should soak it.
If you can't find said crackers, use macaroni and use the same method (I think you can normally boil it too), sorry Italians. Noodle, rice vermicelli, and rice noodle are popular option for cracker substitute. You can also combine all of them.
- Egg, whisk it first.
- Garnish/ topping includes: chopped cabbage, sliced meatballs, sausage, dried fish or squid, fish cake, shredded chicken, imitation crab stick, leek, celery, prawn, chicken foot, and whatever you can think of. Just use your creativity.
- Seasonings include: salt, sugar, garlic, galanga (don't skip it, it's essential), candlenut (optional), chili (add according your tolerance, use habanero or bird eye chili mixed with red chili. I usually use three to five habanero or bird eye chilis), and powdered chicken broth (or any variant), add exta MSG if you fancy. Grind the seasoning until soft.
Instructions:
- Heat a little amount of oil on wok/ large frying pan, insert the grinded seasoning and stir fry it until it smells good.
- You can add a little water and wait it to boil if you like it with soup, but I hate it with soup although many people here sell it with one.
- Insert the egg, then the crackers, and add garnish.
- You can add sweet soy sauce to it, but I personally hate sweet soy sauce.
- Stir fry until done, enjoy when warm! (It's much better when still warm)
Seblak has solid gelatine-like texture which is fun to bite and chew, savory taste with dash of galanga.