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Shanghaifriednoodles
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HK CWB 登龍街 1 Tang Lung Street 花樣年華 Midtown Soundwill Plaza 王家沙 Wang Jia Sha Restaurant diner December 2018 SSG Shanghai Noodle 02
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DASEIA huui KOON
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HK food 上海粗炒麵 Shanghai fried noodle 金太陽 Golden Sun Fast Food Restaurant Nov 2016 Lnv 01
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WoBuaiGeejiemocha
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上海粗炒

Shànghǎi cūchǎo
Also on menus as 上海炒面
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 Shanghai fried noodles

About the dish

本帮菜 Shanghai · 主食 Staple

Thick, chewy wheat noodles stir-fried with shredded pork and vegetables such as cabbage, bean sprouts or onion in dark soy sauce. Glossy, dark brown, savoury and slightly sweet.

Usually contains wheat

Examples

HSK 6
Zhè pán Shànghǎi cūchǎo yǒudiǎnr xián, jiàngyóu fàng de tài duō le.
These Shanghai fried noodles are a bit salty: they put in too much soy sauce.
HSK 7-9
Shànghǎi cūchǎo shì yòng cū miàntiáo, ròusī hé qīngcài chǎo de.
Shanghai fried noodles are thick noodles stir-fried with shredded pork and greens.

Tips

usage
粗 "thick" refers to the noodles, which are much fatter than in most fried noodle dishes. Menus also call it 上海炒面.

Stroke Order

上 shàng
海 hǎi
粗 cū
炒 chǎo