You mian
You mian or thin noodles are a variety of Chinese noodle widely used in Southern China, especially in the cuisines of Hong Kong and Guangdong. It has also been selectively used in the cuisines of Shanghai, Malaysia, and Singapore. You mian is also used in some dishes in the overseas Chinese communities.
Production
Thin noodles are generally made of eggs.
Preparation
Depending on the cuisine style, thin noodles may be boiled with some type of broth or stir fried in a wok.
Dishes
Cantonese cuisine
Shanghai cuisine
- Shanghai pan fried noodle
Varieties
One well known variety of thin noodles is called 全蛋麵 (Cantonese jyutping: cyun4 daan6 min6; Pinyin: quán dàn miàn; translating roughly as "all egg noodles"). This variety is almost exclusively found in East and Southeast Asia, in regions with sizable Chinese populations.
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