mei fun

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English

Etymology

From Cantonese 米粉 (mai5 fan2). Doublet of bee hoon.

Noun

mei fun (uncountable)

  1. (cooking) Rice vermicelli, rice noodles, as used in East Asian (especially Cantonese) cooking.
    • 1997 06, “Orange Coast Magazine”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 168:
      Mee Krob — with its crisp mei fun noodles made sticky with a caramelized mixture of garlic, onions, tomatoes and chicken or shrimp — is a national favorite that goes back to the days of Siam.
    • 2011 August 1, Stephen K. Scott, Grunions with Onions: A Children's Food Fantasy, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 20:
      So he thought he'd better play it safe with a Super Mei-Fun Bowl. Now Mei Fun bowls can have some things that children wouldn't like, such as pig ears and some innards, some duck feet, or some tripe. This bowl held many creepy things, []
    • 2014 September 9, Robin Robertson, Robin Robertson's Vegan Without Borders: Easy Everyday Meals from Around the World, Andrews McMeel Publishing, →ISBN:
      Singapore Mei Fun
      Mei fun noodles are thin Chinese rice noodles (also called rice vermicelli) that are extremely popular in Singapore. Basic mei fun is somewhat bland, usually stir-fried with shiitake mushrooms, soy sauce, []

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