车仔面 (chēzǎimiàn) · cart noodles

Measure Word

一碗车仔面 wǎn

Meanings

1 cart noodles

Made with

面条 miàntiáo 猪皮 zhūpí 白萝卜 báiluóbo 香肠 xiāngcháng 牛杂 niúzá

About the dish

港澳 Hong Kong and Macau · 主食 Staple

Hong Kong-style noodles where you pick the noodle type and toppings, such as fish balls, pork skin, radish, sausage or beef offal, then have them in broth or with curry or chili sauce.

Usually contains wheat

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

小时候我常在街边吃车仔面。

Xiǎoshíhou wǒ cháng zài jiē biān chī chēzǎimiàn.

As a kid I often ate cart noodles on the street.

HSK 6

车仔面可以自己选配料。

Chēzǎimiàn kěyǐ zìjǐ xuǎn pèiliào.

With cart noodles you can pick your own toppings.

Tips

history

Originated in 1950s Hong Kong when street vendors sold noodles from wooden pushcarts (车仔), letting customers pick any combination of noodles, broth, and toppings.