炒米粉 (chǎomǐfěn) · stir-fried rice vermicelli

Measure Word

一份炒米粉 fèn

Meanings

1 stir-fried rice vermicelli
2 fried rice noodles

Made with

米粉 mǐfěn 卷心菜 juǎnxīncài 胡萝卜 húluóbo 香菇 xiānggū 豆芽 dòuyá 猪肉 zhūròu

About the dish

Thin rice noodles stir-fried with shredded cabbage, carrot, mushroom or bean sprouts, often with egg or pork, seasoned with soy sauce. Dry, not in soup, and made of rice, not wheat. Jiangxi and Hunan versions add chili.

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

一份炒米粉配一杯豆浆就是很好的早餐。

Yí fèn chǎomǐfěn pèi yì bēi dòujiāng jiùshì hěn hǎo de zǎocān.

A plate of fried rice noodles and a glass of soy milk makes a great breakfast.

HSK 7-9

新加坡炒米粉里通常会加咖喱粉。

Xīnjiāpō chǎomǐfěn lǐ tōngcháng huì jiā gālífěn.

Singapore-style fried rice vermicelli usually includes curry powder.

Tips

usage

米粉 here = rice-flour vermicelli (thin, springy), distinct from 河粉 (wide, flat rice sheets) and 米线 (round, softer Yunnan noodles). Regional signatures: 厦门炒米粉 with seafood, 星洲炒米 with curry and shrimp, 台湾炒米粉 with dried shrimp and shiitake.