炒粿条 (chǎoguǒtiáo) · char kway teow

Measure Word

一盘炒粿条 pán

Meanings

1 char kway teow
2 stir-fried flat rice noodles

Made with

河粉 héfěn 鸡蛋 jīdàn 豆芽 dòuyá 腊肠 làcháng 虾仁 xiārén 沙茶酱 shāchájiàng

About the dish

Flat rice noodles stir-fried over high heat with soy sauce, egg, bean sprouts and beef, pork or seafood. Smoky and savoury; made of rice, not wheat. Chaoshan versions often add sha cha sauce.

Usually contains egg and shellfish

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

炒粿条的粿条是用大米做的宽面条。

Chǎoguǒtiáo de guǒtiáo shì yòng dàmǐ zuò de kuān miàntiáo.

The noodles in char kway teow are wide noodles made from rice.

HSK 7-9

在潮汕，炒粿条常常加沙茶酱和牛肉。

Zài Cháoshàn, chǎoguǒtiáo chángcháng jiā shāchájiàng hé niúròu.

In Chaoshan, char kway teow is often made with sha cha sauce and beef.

Tips

usage

粿条 is the Chaoshan and Hokkien word for flat rice noodles, which Cantonese calls 河粉. The English name char kway teow comes from the southern Min pronunciation.