The first time I tried dry version of mee siam was many years back at a shop called Tea Shake Hut. It was love at first bite for me. I recalled the plate of yummy fried mee siam will also come with a piece of finger-linking-good chicken wing. This shop is now no more but I still enjoy a plate of fried mee siam or mee siam goreng at other stalls.
I bought a packet of mee siam goreng premix recently and whipped a Quick and Easy Mee Siam Goreng meal for hubby and myself. I would never have thought of making my own mee siam goreng paste from scratch so I'm ever so thankful for such idiot-proof premix packaging.