▁cur ry - based ▁soup ▁was ▁an ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁Indian ▁cu is ine , ▁while ▁the ▁no od le ▁was ▁ ▁Chinese ▁influence . ▁The ▁preference ▁to ▁m utton , ▁go at ▁meat ▁and ▁be ef ▁demonstr ates ▁their ▁Islam ic ▁value ▁that ▁requires ▁the ▁food ▁to ▁be ▁hal al . ▁While ▁the ▁preference ▁to ▁sea fo od ▁suggests ▁A ce h ▁ge ographic ▁location ▁surrounded ▁by ▁Mal ac ca ▁stra it , ▁And aman ▁Sea ▁and ▁Indian ▁Ocean , ▁also ▁the ▁way ▁of ▁life ▁of ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁A ce h ▁population ▁as ▁trad ers , ▁far mers ▁and ▁fish erm en . ▁Today , ▁mie ▁ace h ▁e ating ▁establish ments ▁could ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁Indones ian ▁major ▁cities , ▁and ▁also ▁neighbor ing ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁Malays ia ▁and ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Vari ations ▁ ▁Mie ▁A ce h ▁is ▁available ▁in ▁two ▁variations ; ▁mie ▁ace h ▁g or eng , ▁which ▁is ▁stir - fried ▁and ▁dry , ▁and ▁mie ▁ace h ▁k u ah ▁which ▁is ▁soup y . ▁The ▁no od le ▁is ▁also ▁available ▁in ▁two ▁options ▁of ▁ing red ients ; ▁meat ▁either ▁be ef ▁or ▁m utton , ▁or ▁sea fo od ▁either ▁sh rim p ▁or ▁c rab . ▁A ce h ▁no od le ▁is ▁usually ▁spr ink led ▁with ▁f ried ▁shall ot , ▁and ▁served ▁with ▁emp ing , ▁pe an uts , ▁s lices ▁of ▁shall ots , ▁c uc umber , ▁and