The day Kian Lai got married, his dad told him one of the family’s biggest secrets — their secret char kway teow sauce recipe. Thanks to that, his version of this Southeast Asian stir-fried noodles is a hit in Australia and New Zealand.

Shop address: 1395 Logan Rd, Brisbane, Queensland 4122 Australia

This video is part of our latest “Mean Street Gourmet” series about mom-and-pop stores across the Chinese diaspora. In the next episode, we head to Toronto to visit the spicy world of Jamaican-Chinese food.

0:00 What is Char Kway Teow
02:22 The importance of wok hei
04:48 From Malaysia to New Zealand
06:21 United through food

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Producer: Christine Schindler
Script Editor: Yoyo Chow
Videographer: Christine Schindler
Editor and Mastering: César del Giudice
Animation: Stella Yoo

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