Shāhé fěn (Chinese: 沙河粉), colloquially called hé fěn (河粉), is a type of wide Chinese noodle made from rice. While Shāhé fěn and hé fěn are transliterations based on Mandarin Chinese, there are numerous other transliterations based on Cantonese Chinese, which include ho fen, hofen, ho-fen, ho fun, ho-fun, hor fun, hor fen, sar hor fun etc. In addition, shāhé fěn is often called kway teow (粿條, lit. "rice cake string," transliteration based on Min Nan Chinese) or guǒtiáo (corresponding transliteration based on Mandarin), as in the name of a dish called char kway teow. Species Oryza glaberrima Oryza sativa Rice refers to two species (Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima) of grass, native to tropical and subtropical southeastern Asia and to Africa. ... Transliteration in a narrow sense is a mapping from one system of writing into another. ... Standard Mandarin is the official Chinese spoken language used by the Peoples Republic of China, the Republic of China on Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore. ... Standard Cantonese is a variant of Cantonese and is generally considered the prestige dialect of Cantonese. ... 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. ... Standard Mandarin is the official Chinese spoken language used by the Peoples Republic of China, the Republic of China on Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore. ... Char kway teow (Minnan: 炒粿條, chha2-koe2-tiau5; Cantonese corruption: 炒貴刁, IPA: , Jyutping: caau2 gwai3 diu1; literally fried flat noodles) is a popular noodle dish in Malaysia and Singapore. ...

Shāhé fěn are believed to have originated in the town of Shāhé, now a district of the city of Guangzhou, in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, from whence their name derives. Shāhé fěn is typical of southern Chinese cuisine, although similar noodles are also prepared and enjoyed in nearby Southeast Asian nations such as Vietnam and Thailand. Location within China Canton, China redirects here. ... Guangdong (Simplified Chinese: 广东; Traditional Chinese: 廣東; 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. ...

Shāhé fěn noodles are white in color, broad, and somewhat slippery. Their texture is elastic and a bit chewy. They do not freeze or dry well and are thus generally purchased fresh, in strips or sheets that may be cut to the desired width.

Cháo fěn

Shāhé fěn is often stir fried with meat and vegetables in a dish called cháo fěn (炒粉). While cháo fěn is transliteration based on Mandarin, chow fun - a transliteration based on Cantonese - is often used in the Chinese restaurants in North America. Some people who do not realize the fact that cháo fěn and chow fun are merely transliterations sometimes mistakenly interpret the terms with the meaning of the English words "chow" and "fun." Stir frying is a common Chinese cooking technique used because of its fast cooking speed. ... American Chinese cuisine is a unique style of cooking served by Chinese restaurants in the United States. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

See also

• Chinese cuisine
• Chinese noodles
• Char kway teow
• Dry-fried beef with hefen
• Rice noodles