Man buys & vacuum packs 30 packets of Hokkien mee from Yishun stall to bring back to M'sia

Anyone who has been far from home for a while knows that feeling of homesickness — not for a place, but for the food you grew up loving.

A man from Singapore, who has apparently been living overseas for 10 years, decided to take a taste of home with him during a trip back here.

He bought 30 packets of Hokkien mee from a stall in Yishun, vacuum sealed them to be brought back across the border to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

He shared his ambitious plan on Feb. 4 via Facebook group Hokkien Mee Hunting, which describes itself as a "database for the Hokkien Mee aficionados".

30 for the journey

In his post, the man posted pictures of his 30 vacuum-sealed packets of Hokkien mee from 618 Hokkien Mee at Yishun Ring Road.

According to him, the person at the stall had asked, “You buying for all your friends?”

To which the man cheekily responded, “Nope, just me.”

The man also shared that he has been permanently based overseas for the last decade, which explains why he went all out to stock up on his beloved Hokkien mee.

Soggy mee?

Naturally, people online had questions about whether the noodles would still taste the same after being frozen for so long.

One commenter joked that the noodles might end up as "soggy mee".

Others, however, were impressed by the man's creativity and steadfastness to the cause, with some even sharing that they have done similar things with other local favourites, such as wanton noodles and fishball noodles.

Some people were curious about how he was getting the noodles past customs.

He responded that he’d just be driving them through the border to Kuala Lumpur.

Mothership has reached out to the man for more details.

Top photos from Hokkien Mee Hunting/Facebook