Maggi mee (instant noodles)

In Singapore, when we talk about maggi mee, often, we are talking about instant noodles, cup noodles. Not really the brand for the instant noodle.

http://www.oneduasan.com/2006/02/25/how-to-cook-maggi-mee/

(Like this one, maybe sometimes.)


So, why Singaporeans or people living in Singapore would call instant noodles maggi mee? The answer is simple,

1) Maggie (one of the brand for instant noodle), is the first instant noodle brand in Singapore. Back in the early days, when people talks about instant noodles in Singapore, they would say 'lets go eat maggi'. Its a short form that people invented after awhile, and it just became a slang.

2) It is easier and faster to say. Like when you hear someone say "i want go toliet", it simply means "i need to go to the toliet". So, when you hear someone say "lets buy some maggi", it would mean " lets buy some instant noddles packs". They dont really wan to buy the brand called "maggi". Instead, it could be other brands of instant noodles.