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Yi mein
Alternative namesE-fu noodles, yee-fu noodles ,yi noodles, yifu noodles
TypeChinese noodles
Place of originChina
Main ingredientsWheat flour, eggs
Yi mein
Traditional Chinese伊麵
Simplified Chinese伊面
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinyī miàn
Wade–GilesI1-mien4
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationyī mihn
Jyutpingji1 min6
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese伊府麵
Simplified Chinese伊府面
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinyi1 fu3 mian4
Wade–GilesI1-fu3-mien4
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationyī fú mihn
Jyutpingji1 fu2 min6

Yi mein (pinyin: yī miàn; Cantonese Yale: yī mihn) is a variety of flat Cantonese egg noodles made from wheat flour. They are known for their golden yellow color and chewy characteristics. The slightly chewy and slightly spongy texture of the noodles is due to the soda water used in making the dough (as opposed to regular non-carbonated water), which was then fried and dried into flat patty-like dried bricks.

Preparation

The noodles may be cooked a number of ways. They are boiled first, then can be stir fried, or used in soups or salads. Good noodles maintain their elasticity, allowing the noodles to stretch and remain chewy.

Dishes

Yi mein noodles can be consumed directly or used in various dishes:

  • Plain yi mein
  • Plain yi mein with Chinese chives (韭王)
  • Dried fried yi mein (乾燒伊麵), often comes with Chinese chives and shiitake mushroom
  • Crab meat yi mein (蟹肉伊麵)
  • Lobster yi mein (龍蝦伊麵), it is sometimes served with cheese in Hong Kong.[1][2]
  • Yi mein with black mushrooms and eggplant

Traditions

When Yi mein is consumed on birthdays, it is generally referred to as Longevity noodles or Sau mein (壽麵/寿面). The Chinese character for "long" (長壽麵/长寿面) is also added as a prefix to represent "long life". Usually it is consumed with longevity buns during birthday celebrations.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lobster Yee Mein". pigpigscorner.com. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Lobster Yee Mien". www.scmp.com. South China Morning Post. Retrieved 22 October 2015.