What's the difference being chow mein and lo mein?

Answer 1

Any kind of noodles could be chow mein or lo mein. In Cantonese (a Chinese dialect we use in Hong Kong)

Lo = mix / stir with

chow = fry

During the cooking process, we would boil the noodles (mein) till cooked, drained, then go to the following step "lo" (mix) or "chow" (fry) the noodles with other ingredients.

We (Cantonese) mix the noodles with green onions & ginger with some sesame oil, as green onion & ginger lo mein. Sometimes we put meat sauce on the noodle (just like how you prepare speghetti), as meat sauce lo mein. These two kinds are typical lo mein. (It could be cucumber slices + sweet pickles slices + ham slices cold lo mein when served in summer)

Chow mein refers to the fried noodles with vegetables / meat / seafood, there are 2 different types of chow mein, wet chow mein is we fry the noodle with more sauce (usually we cover the sauce on top of the fried crispy noodles), dry chow mein is without sauce on top (i.e. we fry the noodles together with other ingredients in the wok and the noodles would not be crispy too).

This Cantonese style of cooking (deep fried noodles covered with brown sauce + prawns / chicken / vegetables etc. on top) is popular in western countries and the restaurants use Cantonese thin egg noodles for "mein". The fried noodles in Shanghainese or Pekingnes cuisines are not crispy at all because they use different kinds of noodles (those thick like Japanese Udon).

So Singapore fried noodle in Cantonese is Singapore Chow Mein.

Answer 2

Chicago Style Chow Mein

Answer 3

Chicago Chow Mein

Answer 4

Chow Mein is Pan Fried Noodles.
Lo Mein is Dry - Steamed or Boiled Noodles - Yes..like spaghetti.

Answer 5

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What's the difference being chow mein and lo mein?

Answer 6

Chow Mein uses veggies, lo mein, noodles.

Answer 7

I think that lo mein is regular noodles but chow mein is rice noodles.

Answer 8

Mein or mian is simply the Chinese word for noodles. Lo Mein means "tossed noodles," while chow mein or chao mian means "fried noodles."

Both lo mein and chow mein are made with Chinese egg noodles - wheat flour noodles with egg added. The noodles need to be softened in boiling water before cooking. Dried noodles are parboiled in boiling water for 5 to 6 minutes before using, while fresh egg noodles only need to be boiled for 2 to 3 minutes.

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Answer 9

chow mein noodles are fried & crispy, lo mein is cooked like spaghetti

Answer 10

Chow mein is mixed with vegetables while lo mein is mixed with noodles....but the best is mei fun...mmmnnn