Thank you ever so much for the post about Yat Gaw Mien. Here's the Wikipedia entry for it:
Yaka mein (Ya-Ka-Mein, often pronounced Yakamee) is a type of beef noodle soup (牛肉麵, Cantonese: ngaw4-yuk4 min6) commonly found in many Creole and Chinese restaurants in New Orleans. Yaka mein is sometimes referred to as "Old Sober," as it is commonly prescribed by locals as a cure for hangovers. The dish is now offered at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Music Festival, along with many other Creole and Cajun specialties.[1] The soup is well loved by locals but not well known outside of the city and its surrounding region.[2]
The soup consists of stewed beef (such as brisket) in beef-based broth served on top of spaghetti noodles and garnished with half a hard-boiled egg and chopped green onions.[1] Cajun seasoning, chili powder, or Old Bay Seasoning is often added to the broth.
An alternate version, Yat Gaw Mein, is found in Baltimore and Philadelphia carry out restaurants. Yat Gaw Mein consists of thick wheat noodles (similar to udon) in a ketchup-based sauce or brown gravy, accompanied by thickly sliced onions and a hard-boiled egg[3]. Meat, chicken, and seafood can be added, with some restaurants including the option of pig's feet[4].
I've been looking for a "recipe" for it for years. I remember eating it in the 1970's. It has been hard to find it in the restaurants outside of the city proper. And I'd been looking for Ya Kat Mien on the compute. Now my search is ended. Thanks again.
