粉条 (fěntiáo) · vermicelli, starch noodles, cellophane noodles

Measure Word

一把粉条 bǎ

Meanings

1 vermicelli
2 starch noodles
3 cellophane noodles

About the ingredient

粮食 Grains and noodles

Thick starch noodles of sweet potato or potato, greyish to brownish, sold dried. Soaked, they turn slippery and chewy and hold up to long stewing, as in the northeast's pork stew with noodles, or go into hotpot and hot and sour noodles.

Used in 4 dishes

猪肉炖粉条 zhūròu dùn fěntiáo

酸辣粉 suānlàfěn

小鸡炖蘑菇 xiǎojī dùn mógu

麻辣烫 málàtàng

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

猪肉炖粉条是东北名菜。

Zhūròu dùn fěntiáo shì Dōngběi míngcài.

Stewed pork with vermicelli is a famous Northeastern dish.

HSK 7-9

粉条要先用温水泡软。

Fěntiáo yào xiān yòng wēnshuǐ pào ruǎn.

Soak the vermicelli in warm water first to soften it.

Tips

usage

粉条 are thicker and chewier than 粉丝 (fěnsī, fine vermicelli), and usually made from sweet-potato or mung-bean starch. Both are 'cellophane noodles' in English, but Chinese cooks treat them as different ingredients.