He fen (河粉; pinyin: héfěn; also shahe fen, sha he fen, ho fen, ho-fen, ho fun, ho-fun; hor fun in Cantonese) is a type of wide Chinese noodle made from rice. They are believed to have originated in the Shahe district of Guangzhou, in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, from whence their name derives. He fen is typical of southern Chinese cuisine, although similar noodles are also prepared and enjoyed in nearby Southeast Asian nations such as Vietnam and Thailand. Pinyin (Chinese: 拼音, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hà nyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (汉è¯æ‹¼éŸ³, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard... Binomial name Oryza sativa L. Rice (Oryza sativa) is a species of grass in the genus Oryza, native to tropical and subtropical southeastern Asia, where it grows in wetlands. ... Location within China Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong Province in southern China. ... Guangdong (Simplified Chinese: 广东; Traditional Chinese: 廣æ±; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuang-tung; Postal System Pinyin: Kwangtung or Canton Province, Jyutping: gwong2 dung1), is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ...
He fen noodles are white in color, broad, and somewhat slippery. Their texture is elastic and a bit chewy. They are typically sold in strips or sheets, and stir fried with meat and/or vegetables in a dish called chao fen. He fen noodles do not freeze or dry well and are thus generally purchased fresh. Stir frying is a common Chinese cooking technique used because of its fast cooking speed. ...
The dark peat land of the fen and the moor of East Fen lies inland from the silt while the peat of West Fen lies further inland still, beyond the Devensian moraine at Stickney.
There is evidence for human settlement near the fens from mesolithic period on; indeed, the evidence suggests that mesolithic settlement in Cambridgeshire was particularly along the fen-edges and on the low islands within the fens, to take advantage of the hunting and fishing opportunities of the wetlands.
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