Silver needle noodles / 銀針粉
Jul 22nd, '11, 10:20
Silver needle noodles / 銀針粉
Traditional Chinese 銀針粉
Simplified Chinese 银针粉
Literal meaning silver needle noodle
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alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 老鼠粉
Simplified Chinese 老鼠粉
Literal meaning rat noodle
[show]Transcriptions
Yin Zhen Fen, Lao Shu Fen or Silver needle noodle is a variety of Chinese noodles.[1] It is short, about 5cm long and 5mm in diameter. It has a white semi-transparent colour. The noodle is available in many Chinese markets in Chinese populated areas such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore.
Contents
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1 Names
2 Production
3 Preparation
4 See also
5 References
[edit] Names
Quite a number of names have been used to describe the noodle. The noodle is more commonly known as "silver needle noodle" (银针粉) in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and "rat noodle" (老鼠粉) in Malaysia and Singapore. The noodles are named as such because the shape of the noodles is long and tapered much like a rat's tail or a needle.
Lao Shu Fen
Yin Zhen Fen
Short Rice Noodle
Lou Syu Fan
Ngan Jam Fan
Loh See Fun
Mee Tai Bak
[edit] Production
The noodles are made from ground rice flour but sometimes added with some cornstarch to reduce breakage during frying.[1] As with most Chinese noodles, they are commercially produced and seldom homemade as it is too tedious to make a small amount for home consumption.
[edit] Preparation
Fried Lao Shu Fen / Fried Yin Zhen Fen / Fried Short Rice Noodles
The noodles may be stir-fried, scalded and flavored with a mixture of sauces, cooked in soup or cooked dry in a clay-pot. As with most Chinese noodles, it can be served for breakfast, lunch or dinner as a main course or supplementing a rice meal. Many Chinese restaurants, hawkers and roadside stalls serve the noodle in various forms. One of the famous dishes that can be found widely in Southeast Asia is Clay-Pot Lao Shu Fen.[2] The purpose of using clay-pot is to keep warmth of the dish and make the dish look more appetizing.
[edit] See also
Chinese noodles
Lai fun
[edit] References
^ a b Amy Chen. Short Rice Noodles / Lao Shu Fen 老鼠粉 - MaMaChineseCooking.com . Accessed January 12, 2007.
^ http://www.seasiafood.com/claypot-lao-shu-fen/
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_needle_noodles
Traditional Chinese 銀針粉
Simplified Chinese 银针粉
Literal meaning silver needle noodle
[show]Transcriptions
alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 老鼠粉
Simplified Chinese 老鼠粉
Literal meaning rat noodle
[show]Transcriptions
Yin Zhen Fen, Lao Shu Fen or Silver needle noodle is a variety of Chinese noodles.[1] It is short, about 5cm long and 5mm in diameter. It has a white semi-transparent colour. The noodle is available in many Chinese markets in Chinese populated areas such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore.
Contents
[hide]
1 Names
2 Production
3 Preparation
4 See also
5 References
[edit] Names
Quite a number of names have been used to describe the noodle. The noodle is more commonly known as "silver needle noodle" (银针粉) in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and "rat noodle" (老鼠粉) in Malaysia and Singapore. The noodles are named as such because the shape of the noodles is long and tapered much like a rat's tail or a needle.
Lao Shu Fen
Yin Zhen Fen
Short Rice Noodle
Lou Syu Fan
Ngan Jam Fan
Loh See Fun
Mee Tai Bak
[edit] Production
The noodles are made from ground rice flour but sometimes added with some cornstarch to reduce breakage during frying.[1] As with most Chinese noodles, they are commercially produced and seldom homemade as it is too tedious to make a small amount for home consumption.
[edit] Preparation
Fried Lao Shu Fen / Fried Yin Zhen Fen / Fried Short Rice Noodles
The noodles may be stir-fried, scalded and flavored with a mixture of sauces, cooked in soup or cooked dry in a clay-pot. As with most Chinese noodles, it can be served for breakfast, lunch or dinner as a main course or supplementing a rice meal. Many Chinese restaurants, hawkers and roadside stalls serve the noodle in various forms. One of the famous dishes that can be found widely in Southeast Asia is Clay-Pot Lao Shu Fen.[2] The purpose of using clay-pot is to keep warmth of the dish and make the dish look more appetizing.
[edit] See also
Chinese noodles
Lai fun
[edit] References
^ a b Amy Chen. Short Rice Noodles / Lao Shu Fen 老鼠粉 - MaMaChineseCooking.com . Accessed January 12, 2007.
^ http://www.seasiafood.com/claypot-lao-shu-fen/
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_needle_noodles
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