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Mi Tikus piques interest of food lovers

o Ipoh eatery packed with customers keen to sample operator’s uniquely named noodle dish

IPOH: The quirky-named Mi Tikus (rat noodles), also known as silver needle noodles, which has been shared widely on social media, has won over foodies across all races in Ipoh. The man behind the popular dish, which has drawn a diverse crowd of customers over the past few years, is 52-year-old Muslim convert Redzuan Ooi Abdullah. His eatery, named Ipoh-Ipoh Ajee, at the Medan Kidd bus terminal, which operates from as early as 7am to 3pm, is regularly packed with customers eager to try Mi Tikus and other dishes. Redzuan, fondly known as Abang Wan, has a unique technique of frying the noodles – he tosses the noodles high in a wok over open flames, a sight that fascinates and captures the attention of his customers. “ Mi Tikus comes from the original name of a Chinese dish, Lo Shi Fun , which means rat noodles in the Cantonese dialect. Since I was little, it has been called Mi Tikus in Malay, so I decided to keep the name,” he told

Bernama when met at his stall here. Redzuan said Mi Tikus is made from short laksa noodles stir-fried with ingredients such as onions, eggs, prawns and soy sauce. A father of five, Redzuan considers himself fortunate to have embraced Islam and took the opportunity to share the dish with the Malay community. “It makes me happy to see Malay customers enjoying this Chinese dish. The idea for this menu came after the movement control order, when my wife, Noraini Ropangi, was out of work and wanted to start a business. “At the time, we only served laksa and curry noodles at the shop, so I added this Chinese-style dish as well,” he said. A native of Ipoh, Redzuan said he once worked at a Chinese restaurant in Klebang Besar, Malacca, where he learned cooking techniques and recipes, which he then adapted to meet halal standards without compromising the authentic Chinese taste. He shared that in the 1980s, he

Redzuan preparing one of his popular dishes at his eatery. – BERNAMAPIC

as Mi Hailam , Yee Mi Hailam , Mi Tikus Pagar and Nasi Goreng Pagar at his eatery. On his cooking techniques, Redzuan said it’s not easy and requires strength in both hands.

“Every day, I cook non-stop, from opening to closing time, with just a short break in between because customers keep coming. “At the end of the day, I cook because I love it,” he said.

also helped his family run a food stall at Medan Kidd, selling cendol , laksa and grass jelly. Other than Mi Tikus , Redzuan, who converted to Islam in 2006, also serves a variety of special dishes such

RM22m allocation for 117 conservation projects BUKIT MERTAJAM: The National Conservation Trust Fund (NCTF), under the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry, has funded a total of 117 conservation projects involving an allocation of RM22.59 million. Royal Belum State Park – Temenggor Forest Reserve Complex, Community at Dewan Kampung Pisang, Cheruk Tokun here on Sunday. His speech was read out by Forest Research Institute of Malaysia director-general Datuk Dr Ismail Parlan. Also present was Nature Sustainable Ecosystem Society (NEST) chairman Sulaiman Salikan.

hunting and keeping of wild birds as pets. “Birds play an important role in maintaining environmental balance, including serving as indicators of ecosystem health, with the number and type of birds in an area reflecting whether that area is healthy or polluted,” he said. Avian coordinator Dr Siti Norasikin Ismail said NEST had previously collaborated with the Shorebird Peninsular Malaysia project in carrying out coastal bird-watching activities. – Bernama

terms of sustainable urban planning. Nik Nazmi said data from the International Union for Conservation of Nature and the wildlife department found that a bird species that went extinct around the 1960s was the green peafowl ( pavo muticus ). Species facing the threat of extinction include the Malayan crested argus and the mountain peacock-pheasant. He added that the causes of extinction include loss of habitat due to logging and development, illegal trade in exotic birds as well as illegal

implemented by the NGO Borneo Rhino Alliance in collaboration with the Wildlife and National Parks Department, and brought to the Second National Biodiversity Council. “The meeting recognises the seladang as an endangered species of national importance, and a Seladang Conservation Management Plan will be developed to stabilise its population,” he said in his closing speech at the Biology Exploration Workshop with the Seberang Perai

Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said of the total, 72 projects are in the implementation phase with a funding commitment of RM6.59 million, while 35 projects have been completed with an allocation of RM14.2 million. “One of the completed projects is the Conservation of Seladang in the

The workshop was conducted through a collaboration between Think City, as the fund provider through the Seberang Perai Town Grant with NEST, as the implementing body, and the Seberang Perai City Council, which provides support in