Its creation is generally attributed to Ma Mon Luk, a Chineseimmigrant to the Philippines who began selling noodles served with chicken broth and chicken meat in Binondo, Manila in 1920. He originally worked as an ambulant vendor, carrying the food in two metal vats on a pole much like taho vendors. Thus, mami was originally street food, but with the success of his business, Ma eventually opened up an eatery and ultimately a chain of restaurants bearing his name. As a street vendor, Ma originally called his dish "gupit", after the Tagalog word for “cut”, because he would cut the noodles and chicken with scissors. He later decided to call the dish "Ma mi" (simplified Chinese: 马面; traditional Chinese: 馬麵; Cantonese Yale: Máh-mihn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Má-mī; lit. 'Ma’s noodles'). However, Ma did not have the name trademarked. Soon, imitation noodle soups sprouted with a name that was, personally, his.[1][2][3][4]
Alternately, mami is thought to come from manok (chicken) and miki (a type of noodle).[1] This is supported by beef or pork mami sometimes being known as bami, from baboy' (pork/pig) or baka (beef/cow).
^ abCordero-Fernando, Gilda (1978). "The Mami King". In Roces, Alfredo (ed.). Filipino Heritage: The Making of a Nation. Vol. 10. Manila: Lahing Pilipino Publishing Inc. pp. 2592–95.
^Gao Min Chuan, The Story of Mami King, Ma Mon Luk, Zhongshan Overseas Chinese Journal, April 1, 2010
^Rodriguez, Anna Katarina (2012). Southeast Asian Personalities of Chinese Descent: A Biographical Dictionary, Volume 1. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. pp. 736–738. ISBN978-981-4345-21-7.
^Jose Victor Z. Torres, The Legend of Ma Mon Luk, Rogue, April 2017
^De Leon, Adrian (2016). "Siopao and Power: The Place of Pork Buns in Manila's Chinese History". Gastronomica. 16 (2): 45–54. doi:10.1525/gfc.2016.16.2.45. JSTOR 26362345.
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mami, soup, mami, pronounced, popular, filipino, noodle, soup, made, with, wheat, flour, noodles, broth, addition, meat, chicken, beef, pork, wonton, dumplings, related, pancit, class, noodle, dishes, noodles, themselves, sometimes, called, pancit, mami, mamic. Mami pronounced MAH mee is a popular Filipino noodle soup made with wheat flour noodles broth and the addition of meat chicken beef pork or wonton dumplings It is related to the pancit class of noodle dishes and the noodles themselves are sometimes called pancit mami MamiChicken mami of Masuki restaurantTypeSoupCourseMain coursePlace of originPhilippinesRegion or stateBinondo ManilaCreated byMa Mon LukInvented1920Main ingredientsNoodlesmeat chicken beef pork wonton Media MamiOrigin and etymology editIts creation is generally attributed to Ma Mon Luk a Chinese immigrant to the Philippines who began selling noodles served with chicken broth and chicken meat in Binondo Manila in 1920 He originally worked as an ambulant vendor carrying the food in two metal vats on a pole much like taho vendors Thus mami was originally street food but with the success of his business Ma eventually opened up an eatery and ultimately a chain of restaurants bearing his name As a street vendor Ma originally called his dish gupit after the Tagalog word for cut because he would cut the noodles and chicken with scissors He later decided to call the dish Ma mi simplified Chinese 马面 traditional Chinese 馬麵 Cantonese Yale Mah mihn Pe h ōe ji Ma mi lit Ma s noodles However Ma did not have the name trademarked Soon imitation noodle soups sprouted with a name that was personally his 1 2 3 4 Alternately mami is thought to come from manok chicken and miki a type of noodle 1 This is supported by beef or pork mami sometimes being known as bami from baboy pork pig or baka beef cow Regardless the claim that Ma invented mami both the dish itself and the term is likely untrue According to linguist Gloria Chan Yap mami is Fujianese in origin not Cantonese in Philippine Hokkien literally means meat noodles simplified Chinese 肉面 traditional Chinese 肉麵 Pe h ōe ji Mah mi Like the siopao the noodle dish already existed in Filipino Chinese cuisine before Ma popularized his version 5 See also editBatchoy Maki mi List of noodle dishes List of soups Ramen Wonton noodlesReferences edit a b Cordero Fernando Gilda 1978 The Mami King In Roces Alfredo ed Filipino Heritage The Making of a Nation Vol 10 Manila Lahing Pilipino Publishing Inc pp 2592 95 Gao Min Chuan The Story of Mami King Ma Mon Luk Zhongshan Overseas Chinese Journal April 1 2010 Rodriguez Anna Katarina 2012 Southeast Asian Personalities of Chinese Descent A Biographical Dictionary Volume 1 Singapore Institute of Southeast Asian Studies pp 736 738 ISBN 978 981 4345 21 7 Jose Victor Z Torres The Legend of Ma Mon Luk Rogue April 2017 De Leon Adrian 2016 Siopao and Power The Place of Pork Buns in Manila s Chinese History Gastronomica 16 2 45 54 doi 10 1525 gfc 2016 16 2 45 JSTOR 26362345 nbsp This soup related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mami soup amp oldid 1204139417, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
