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Encyclopedia > Char kway teow
Char kway teow
Char kway teow

Char kway teow, literally "fried flat noodles", is a popular noodle dish in Malaysia and Singapore. It is made from flat rice noodles (called Shāhé fěn or hé fěn in Chinese), approximately 1 cm or slightly narrower in width, fried over very high heat with light and dark soy sauce, chilli, prawns, cockles, egg, bean sprouts and Chinese chives. Sometimes slices of Chinese sausage and fish cake are added. It is fried in pork fat, with crisp croutons of pork lard, which give it its characteristic taste. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 978 KB) charkwayteow, selftaken photo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 978 KB) charkwayteow, selftaken photo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Shāhé fÄ›n (Chinese: 沙河粉), colloquially called hé fÄ›n (河粉), is a type of wide Chinese noodle made from rice. ... Japanese name Kanji: Hiragana: Korean name Hangul: Vietnamese name Quoc Ngu: Soy sauce (US) or soya sauce is a fermented sauce made from soybeans (soya beans), roasted grain, water and salt. ... The chile pepper, chili pepper, or chilli pepper, or simply chile, is the fruit of the plant Capsicum from the nightshade family, Solanaceae. ... Superfamilies Penaeoidea Aristeidae Benthesicymidae Penaeidae Sicyoniidae Solenoceridae Sergestoidea Luciferidae Sergestidae Prawns are shrimp-like crustaceans, belonging to the sub-order Dendrobranchiata [1]. Prawns are distinguished from the superficially similar shrimp by the gill structure which is branching in prawns (hence the name, dendro=tree; branchia=gill), but is lamellar in... The word cockle may refer to: Cockle (bivalve), the common name for bivalve mollusks. ... An egg is a body consisting of an ovum surrounded by layers of membranes and an outer casing of some type, which acts to nourish and protect a developing embryo. ... Binomial name (L.) R. Wilczek Synonyms Phaeolus aureus Roxb. ... Garlic chives (Simplified: 韭菜; Traditional: 韭菜; Hanyu Pinyin: ), also known as Chinese chives, Chinese leek, Ku chai or Nira is a relatively new vegetable in the English-speaking world. ... Photograph of a half used package of lahp chéung with nutrition and ingredients clearly visible. ... A fishcake (also fish cake) is a food item similar to a rissole or croquette, consisting of a filleted fish and potato patty coated in breadcrumbs or batter, and fried. ... For other uses, see Pork (disambiguation). ... This article is about the fat. ...


Char kway teow has a reputation of being unhealthy due to its fat content. However, when the dish was first invented, it was mainly served to labourers. The high fat content and low cost of the dish made it attractive to these people as it was a cheap source of energy and nutrients. When the dish was first served, it was often sold by fishermen, farmers and cockle-gatherers who doubled as char kway teow sellers in the evening to supplement their income. For other uses, see FAT. Fats consist of a wide group of compounds that are generally soluble in organic solvents and largely insoluble in water. ... In classical economics and all micro-economics labour is one of three factors of production, the others being land and capital. ... Link title {{portal|Food} A nutrient is either a chemical element or compound used in an organisms metabolism or physiology. ... A fisherman in central Chile A Long Island fisherman cleans his nets A fisherman (in recent years sometimes called a fisher to be non-gender specific), is a person who engages in the activity of fishing. ... For other uses, see Farmer (disambiguation). ... The word cockle may refer to: Cockle (bivalve), the common name for bivalve mollusks. ...

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Etymology

The term "Char kway teow" is a transliteration of the Chinese characters "炒粿條", based on the Min Nan spoken variation of the Chinese language. More precisely, "炒粿條" is pronounced as chha2-koe2-tiau5? in Min Nan, and cháo guǒtiáo? in Mandarin. Japanese name Kanji: Kana: Korean name Hangul: Hanja: Vietnamese name Quoc Ngu: Hantu: A Chinese character (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a logogram used in writing Chinese, Japanese, sometimes Korean, and formerly Vietnamese. ... Mǐn N n (Chinese: 閩南語), also spelt as Minnan or Min-nan; native name B ; literally means Southern Min or Southern Fujian and refers to the local language/dialect of southern Fujian province, China. ... Spoken Chinese The Chinese spoken language(s) comprise(s) many regional variants. ... Chinese (written) language (pinyin: zhōngw n) written in Chinese characters The Chinese language (汉语/漢語, 华语/華語, or 中文; Pinyin: H nyǔ, Hu yǔ, or Zhōngw n) is a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ... Technical note: Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... Mǐn N n (Chinese: 閩南語), also spelt as Minnan or Min-nan; native name B ; literally means Southern Min or Southern Fujian and refers to the local language/dialect of southern Fujian province, China. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Standard Mandarin, also known as Standard Chinese, Modern Standard Chinese or Standard spoken Chinese, is the official modern Chinese spoken language used by the Peoples Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Singapore. ...


However, as Char kway teow was brought from Min Nan-speaking regions to Cantonese-speaking regions, the Chinese name was corrupted as "炒貴刁". This is pronounced as caau2 gwai3 diu1? in Cantonese and cháo guìdiāo ? in Mandarin. "貴刁" has no literal meaning, but its pronunciation in Mandarin is similar to "粿條" in Min Nan. This article is about all of the Cantonese (Yue) dialects. ... Jyutping (sometimes spelled Jyutpin) is a romanization system for Standard Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK) in 1993. ... Standard Cantonese is a variant, and is generally considered the prestige dialect of Cantonese Chinese. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Standard Mandarin, also known as Standard Chinese, Modern Standard Chinese or Standard spoken Chinese, is the official modern Chinese spoken language used by the Peoples Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Singapore. ...


Moreover, "Char koay teow" is often known as "Singaporean Char koay teow" (星州炒貴刁) or "Malaysian Char koay teow" (馬來炒貴刁) in Hong Kong, in order to emphasize the origin of the dish.


In Vietnamese cuisine, a similar stir fried noodle dish is called hủ tiếu. (I don't know how to do this in the right way but the sentence is wrong. I am Vietnamese and I find that these Chinese-stubs on kway teow and related are incorrect and very biased. Please be more objective and factual. I'm getting annoyed at the moment. KL 25/09/07)


Variations

Penang Char Koay Teow.
Penang Char Koay Teow.

A variation is the gourmet version of char koay teow. This is commonly found in the island state of Penang, Malaysia. The version of char kuay teow found there is sometimes augmented with duck's eggs (for richer taste) and crab meat (for sweetness). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 959 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Char kway teow User:Chensiyuan Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 959 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Char kway teow User:Chensiyuan Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... State motto: Bersatu dan Setia (United and Loyal) State anthem: Untuk Negeri Kita (For Our State) Capital George Town Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas  - Ketua Menteri Dr Koh Tsu Koon History    - Ceded by Kedah to British 11 August 1786   - Japanese occupation 1942...


Another evolution of this dish is fried without pork fat or lard. This evolution has come about due to char kway teow's growing popularity amongst the Muslim community in Malaysia. There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ...


This dish is also popular in take away establishments in Australia and New Zealand.


See also

Rice noodles are noodles made from rice. ... Shāhé fěn (Chinese: 沙河粉), colloquially called hé fěn (河粉), is a type of wide Chinese noodle made from rice. ... Beef chow fun is a staple Cantonese dish, made from stir-frying beef, hefen (wide rice noodles) and bean sprouts. ... Chinese cuisine includes many different types of noodles, called miàn (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; often transliterated as mien or mein ). Miàn (麵) refers to noodles made from wheat while fěn () or fun refers to noodles made from rice. ...

External links

  • More pictures of Char Kuay Teow
  • What to look out for when eating Char Kway Teow
  • Where to eat Char Kway Teow in Malaysia
  • Char Kway Teow in Singapore
  • Singapore Tourism Board's Char Kway Teow recipe
  • Prima Taste's Char Kway Teow recipe
  • MalaysianFood.net's Char Kway Teow recipe
  • Whats 4 Eats' Char Kway Teow recipe
Cuisine of Malaysia
Malay food Kuih, Ketupat, Nasi Dagang, Nasi paprik, Nasi goreng pattaya
Indian food Banana leaf rice, Thosai, Idli, Putu mayam, Biryani, Capati
Mamak food Roti canai, Maggi goreng, Nasi kandar, Nasi lemak
Chinese food Asam laksa, Bak kut teh, Bakkwa, Pao, Char kway teow, Hokkien mee, Popiah, Rojak, Tong sui
Nyonya food Laksa lemak, Otak-otak

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Culinary Hags in London (1835 words)
Char Kway Teow is pretty authentic (still like the Selfridges one better).
The Singapore noodles (£5.50) and char kway teow (£5.50) were pretty close to the real mc coy.
If I told you that one of the best Char Kway Teow’s I’ve had in London was in Selfridge’s – well, you would probably throw me in the darkest dungeon and throw away the key.
ieatishootipost: 302 Newton Char Kway Teow: 40 years and still going strong! Serangoon Way Food Centre (1536 words)
The big difference with this Char Kway Teow was that the old man uses a seafood broth made from freshly blanched squids, prawns and cockles to wet his Char Kway Teow instead of plain water.
Another really good Char Kway Teow but the most endearing of all was the sight of a 70 year old man doing what he has been doing for 40 years as if he had just started doing it yesterday.
It is not the ultimate char kway teow, but rather a fusion of hokkien mee and char kway teow due to the use of the seafood broth.
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