Silver needle noodles

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Silver needle noodles
Alternative namesRat noodle
TypeChinese noodles
Place of originChina, Meizhou
Main ingredientsRice flour
Silver needle noodles
Chinese name
Hanyu Pinyin
lǎoshǔfěn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinglou5 syu2 fan2
Second alternative Chinese nameTraditional Chinese米篩目Simplified Chinese米筛目Literal meaningrice sieve eyesVietnamese nameVietnamese alphabetbánh lọt mặnThai nameThaiเกี้ยมอี๋RTGSkiam-iKhmer nameKhmer
លត

Silver needle noodle (

Indonesia, Malaysia , Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore
.

Names

Quite a number of names have been used to describe the noodle. The noodle is more commonly known as silver needle noodle in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and rat noodle or "mouse tail noodles" in Malaysia and Singapore. They are sometimes also called as pin noodles.[2] The noodles are named as such because the shape of the noodles is long and tapered much like a rat's tail, translucent white like needles, or from the way the noodles are made by pushing them through the holes of a sieve.

  • Yin Zhen Fen, Ngan Jam Fan (銀針粉/银针粉)
  • Lao Shu Fen, Lou Syu Fan, Lao Cu Pan, Loh See Fun (老鼠粉)
  • Bei Tai Mak (鼻涕嘜) (Cantonese)
  • Bí-thai-ba̍k (米苔目/米台目/米篩目/米筛目) (
    Min Nan
    )
  • Mi Shai Mu (米篩目/米筛目) (Hakka)
  • Kiam I/Giam Ee (Thai)[3]
  • Short Rice Noodle
  • Rice drop noodle

Production

The noodles are made from a mixture of ground

cornstarch to reduce breakage during cooking.[1] The noodles are made by pushing the rice and water mixture through a sieve directly into boiling water in the same manner as Spätzle.[4]
The noodles are made beforehand and then further prepared before serving. The noodles are only available fresh and they are made by noodle vendors or commercially produced and seldom homemade as it is too tedious to make a small amount for home consumption.

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.[5] The purpose of using clay-pot is to keep warmth of the dish.

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ a b Amy Chen. Short Rice Noodles / Lao Shu Fen 老鼠粉 - MaMaChineseCooking.com or លត lot in Khmer . Accessed January 12, 2007.
  2. ^ "pin rice noodles".
  3. ^ "All About Noodles, Sen Guay Tiew – Thai Noodles for the Beginner Episode I". Giam Ee noodles, the rice pin noodles, are rice noodles that have a diameter about 1/4", round, are short, about 2" long, with pointed tips on both ends.
  4. ^ 自製手工米苔目, 2009-02-12
  5. ^ "seasiafood.com". www.seasiafood.com.
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