is chow mein rice noodles (aka clear soft noodle)?

Answer 1

Chow mein noodles are usually egg or wheat noodles. The clear noodles are cellophane noodles (or mung bean threads), but they are usually not used for chow mein.

Types of Noodles

Chinese noodles, known collectively as mien, fall into three main categories. The most common are wheat flour noodles, which can be made with or without eggs. While today wheat flour noodles are enjoyed throughout China, they originated in the north, where wheat is a staple crop. Depending on the remaining ingredients, wheat noodles can be white or yellow, thin as spaghetti or thick as fettucine, stiff or extremely elastic.

Made from rice flour, water, and salt, rice noodles can also be thick or very thin, the latter almost resembling long strings of coconut. The same is true of rice sticks. There are also rice paper wrappers which come in either circular or triangular shape. Finally, cellophane noodles are clear noodles made from ground mung bean paste.

In China, making "hand-pulled" noodles is an art involving holding the stretched out paste in both hands and whirling it around several times. Then the paste is laid out on a board and folded and refolded repeatedly. Eventually the paste is transformed into long, thin, noodles. While in China it is still possible to watch vendors make hand-pulled noodles, today most noodles are made by machine.

the difference between lo mein and chow mein noodles. Actually, the difference between the two lies not in the type of noodles used, but in the way the two dishes are prepared. In the case of chow mein, the ingredients are stir-fried and then served over noodles that have been prepared separately. By contrast, lo mein involves tossing boiled noodles in the wok and mixing them with other ingredients during the final stages of cooking. This allows the noodles to pick up more of the sauce flavor.

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Answer 2

Chocolate Haystacks Prep Time: 10 min Total Time: 1 hr 10 min Makes: About 22 servings, 2 haystacks each cup Baker's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chunks 1 cup butterscotch chips 2 cups chow mein noodles 2 cups Jet-Puffed Miniature Marshmallows 1/2 cup Planters Salted Peanuts Microwave chocolate chunks and butterscotch chips in medium microwavable bowl on HIGH 2 to 3 minutes or until almost melted, stirring after 1-1/2 minutes. Stir until completely melted. Add remaining ingredients; stir until evenly coated. Drop teaspoonfuls of the chocolate mixture onto large sheet of wax paper. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until firm. Enjoy!

Answer 3

Chow mein is typically made with wheat based noodles.
Where "mein" is wheat noodle.

When dishes are made with the clear rice noodles, mung bean noodles or rice noodles, the dishes are known as "mei fun" where "fun" generically refers to the rice noodles or mung bean vermicelli. Generally, the rice noodles are more white while the clear noodles are the mung bean vermicelli.

Answer 4

If they are clear they are not rice noodles..rice noodles are made of rice and are white..
--you mean the glass noodles made of bean thread.

Chow mein is egg noodle. that's why they add extra yellow food dye so you know.
LOL..no they are not soy based..

Answer 5

No chowmein noodles is basically flour noodles or egg noodle ,The clear soft noodles is made from beans commonly mung beans .

Answer 6

no they are made of a soy based product,, but they are soo good