My local Chinese restaurant menu says I can get Chow Mein with Hong Kong noodles or Crispy noodles. I have only ever ordered Chow Mein noodles in whatever the "standard" or usual way you get them is when you don’t request a specific noodle. So, I am wondering what these two noodles are.
If anyone has links to further info on these noodles or any other Asian noodles (Thai for example), it would be appreciated as well.
In a Cantonese style Chinese Restaurant these are the two types of "chow mein" ("chow" means stir fry & "mein" means noodles):
CHOW MEIN is usually made with a soft and fatter noodle along with other ingredients. Here’s a picture of Chow Mein:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chow_mein
The other is
HONG KONG STYLE CRISPY NOODLES (it’s usually made with thin egg noodles). Personally, this is my favorite of the two.
It’s both crunchy and soft when you bite into it. Ingredients are poured on top of the crispy/soft noodle to create that great texture of soft & crunchy, mixed with the gravy and other meat & vegetable ingredients.
crispy noodles are better than hong kong noodles
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Crispy noodles are very fine thin rice noodles!
References :
In a Cantonese style Chinese Restaurant these are the two types of "chow mein" ("chow" means stir fry & "mein" means noodles):
CHOW MEIN is usually made with a soft and fatter noodle along with other ingredients. Here’s a picture of Chow Mein:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chow_mein
The other is
HONG KONG STYLE CRISPY NOODLES (it’s usually made with thin egg noodles). Personally, this is my favorite of the two.
It’s both crunchy and soft when you bite into it. Ingredients are poured on top of the crispy/soft noodle to create that great texture of soft & crunchy, mixed with the gravy and other meat & vegetable ingredients.
References :
Personal experience. I’m Asian.