2006-12-14 09:26:44 · 14 answers · asked by ♥monamarie♥ 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
Chow Mein are crunchy noodles, lo mein are soft.
2006-12-14 09:29:37 · answer #1 · answered by noroomnhell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Cantonese,
"chow" means fry
"lo" means mix / toss with
therefore, we refer "chowmein" as fried noodles, the mein (noodles) could be rice noodle, egg noodle, wheat noodle, ramen, thick or thin, crispy or soft, etc. "Lo mein" could be cold noodle and we sometimes put the sauce (minced pork or other ingredients) on the noodle and toss to combine.
2006-12-15 08:25:42 · answer #2 · answered by Aileen HK 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chow mein is the crunchy noodles, lo mein is the soft noodles
2006-12-14 17:39:00 · answer #3 · answered by sweetsum691 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chow mein is served over crunchy, fried noodles, while lo mein is served over boiled noodles like cooked pasta.
2006-12-14 17:29:47 · answer #4 · answered by LoneStar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lo mein has large flat noodles.
2006-12-14 18:47:49 · answer #5 · answered by DON S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mein is just the chinese word for noodles, so it can be any kind of noodle, though noodle soup and thin noodles and everything has a different name. mein is just the base word. an chow mein is just a type of dish with mein/noodles.
2006-12-14 17:30:18 · answer #6 · answered by one&only<3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lo mein is long soft noodles and chow mein is short and crunchy like fried noodles or something
2006-12-14 17:30:44 · answer #7 · answered by glad_2beme 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lo mein is better XD i hate chowmein
2006-12-14 17:29:35 · answer #8 · answered by PirateBoy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chow mein has beansprouts, lo mein has noodles.
2006-12-14 18:47:06 · answer #9 · answered by Mary W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ooo ooo i kno this 1 i used to work at a chineese takeout place i think its chow mein thats the bigger noodle and lo mein thats the smaller noodle or it could b da ohter way around but i think das it
2006-12-14 17:31:26 · answer #10 · answered by cece 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋