All You Need To Know About MyKuali's White Curry Instant Noodles That Has Gone 'Viral'

Like most Malaysians studying abroad, Thomas Tang had a craving for the food of his hometown. Penang’s white curry noodles, to be precise.

“I missed my mother’s curry noodles the most when I was overseas, that is why I wanted to package it so that it can be brought everywhere and using my mother’s recipe,” Tang said.

Tang, who co-founded Sky Thomas Food Industries Sdn Bhd, decided to do more research on packaging one of Penang’s most-loved hawker fare so that it could be brought overseas.

In 2011, Sky Thomas Food Industries was established under the Sky Resources Group of Companies with an initial investment of RM1 million as a manufacturer of MyKuali instant pastes for a variety of dishes from Hainan chicken rice to satay chicken paste.

It was only in May this year that the manufacturer introduced the MyKuali Penang White Curry Noodles before it became an almost overnight sensation with packets of the instant noodles being snapped up faster than they could be produced.

Each packet of the MyKuali Penang White Curry Noodle comes with a sachet of non-dairy creamer along with a packet of chilli paste and soup powder. The chilli paste is made from fish stock, shrimp paste, spices and chillies and is very similar to the “sambal” used by hawkers.

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The Ramen Rater is a popular American blog which reviews instant noodles of all kinds.

Sky Thomas' first instant noodle in its MyKuali line was a relatively unknown brand until it shot to global fame after getting a five-star rating from American noodle reviewer, Hans Lienesch, who runs the Ramen Rater noodle blog, in August.

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In Kuala Lumpur, they are available at Sogo and NSK.

Sky Thomas Food Industries Sdn Bhd sales executive Annie Tang said they were increasing production to meet demand. She said Gama Supermarket & Departmental Store and Sunshine supermarkets in Penang are the only two malls being supplied the products

"However, we are expanding our local market next year. The product will be available in Giant Hypermarkets and Cold Storage," Thomas Tang.

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The popularity of the noodles prompted Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng to visit its factory on Dec 20.