伊面 (yīmiàn) · yi mein, e-fu noodles, pre-fried egg noodles

Meanings

1 yi mein
2 e-fu noodles
3 pre-fried egg noodles

About the ingredient

粮食 Grains and noodles

Cantonese egg noodles of wheat flour and egg, coiled into cakes and deep-fried golden, so they keep for weeks and cook in minutes. They are braised, stir-fried or served in soup, and eaten as 长寿面 at birthdays.

Contains egg and wheat

Also called 伊府面

Used in 2 dishes

锅烧意面 guōshāo yìmiàn

鳝鱼意面 shànyú yìmiàn

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

过生日的时候，我们家一定会吃伊面。

Guò shēngrì de shíhou, wǒmen jiā yídìng huì chī yīmiàn.

On birthdays, our family always eats yi mein.

HSK 6

伊面是用鸡蛋和面粉做的。

Yīmiàn shì yòng jīdàn hé miànfěn zuò de.

Yi mein are made from eggs and flour.

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usage

伊面 is short for 伊府面, a classic noodle of Cantonese cooking. The noodles are fried and dried, so they keep for a long time. Eaten on birthdays, they are called longevity noodles.