Yaka mein (Ya-Ka-Mein, often pronounced Yakamee) is a type of beef noodle soup (牛肉麵, Cantonese: ngaw4-yuk4 min6) found in many Creole and Chinese restaurants in New Orleans.
The soup consists of stewed beef (such as brisket) in beef-based broth served on top of noodles and garnished with half a hard-boiled egg and chopped green onions.Cajun or Creole seasoning and chili powder are often added to the broth.
Yaka mein is sometimes referred to as "Old Sober," as it is commonly prescribed by locals as a cure for hangovers. Vendors are common at New Orleans second lines. (The dish is also now offered in a more commercial setting at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, along with many other Creole and Cajun specialties.) The soup is well loved by locals but not well known outside of the city and its surrounding region.
An alternate version, Yat Gaw Mein, is found in Baltimore and Philadelphia carry out restaurants. Yat Gaw Mein consists of thick wheat noodles (similar to udon) in a ketchup-based sauce or brown gravy, accompanied by thickly sliced onions and a hard-boiled egg. Meat, chicken, and seafood can be added, with some restaurants including the option of pigs' feet.
Kamenné modly nad krajinou ledu
mrazivé stíny v duších mrtvých
krvavé slzy zkrápìjí zem
temní andìlé zažehli hranici.
Kamenné modly nad krajinou ledu
z mrazivých stínù vychází žár,
krvavé slzy - nasáklá zem
temní andìlé utrpení.
Strážci dìsivých temnot
ochránci smrti a zatracených,
temný andìl utrpení
krvavým pláèem zkrápí zem.
Krutá vláda temné smrti
trýznivì ledová, nesmrtelná, nekoneèná.
Temný úsvit zabíjí slunce
temní andìlé na vìèném trùnu,
krvavé slzy z kamených model
ledová smrš zkrápí zem.
Bohové stínù, bouøí a vìtru
vláda temnot nad krajinou ledu,
mrazivé stíny oblehly modly
tìžký led zabarven krví.